Program

Wavey Tones & MS Stubnitz present an audio visual Christmas party with some
very Special Guests on a very special ship..

Finally
Shackleton (live)
Romare (live) a/v
Zan Lyons (live) a/v
Wavey Tones DJs
Stubnitz DJs
Phonica DJs
Special guests tba

Mysterious audiovisual experiments in the front deck.

In the countdown to Christmas, Wavey Tones are set to takeover the formidable MS Stubnitz for a pre-apocolyptic crimbo party.
This time round the enigmatic Shackleton is to headline on Friday 21st December, showcasing his mesmerizing audio-visual show on the front deck. Shackleton in this environment will certainly be something to behold. Joining the Skull Disco frontman will be talented newcomer Romare, whose distinctive blend of African-inspired sounds and footwork rhythms will also be a highlight, plus Berlin-based producer and film-maker Zan Lyons.

Naturally, the Wavey Tones residents are on support duty, as well as Stubnitz and Phonica DJs bringing the 'apochristalyptic' vibes. With a line up and location like this one, what better way to celebrate the end of the world.

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Romare has spent the last year collecting samples and working on a concept: that a new form of music can emerge by investigating the relationship between different musical cultures through sampling.

Samples of songs, speeches, interviews, field recordings and films were carefully chosen and rearranged to explore the connection between African and African-American music. Rhythms from West Africa are integrated with voices from Harlem, conversations about race and identity between writers and ethnomusicologists are constructed, speeches from activists are conjoined with the voices of prisoners. This process of combining preexisting material has inspired four 'Meditations on Afrocentrism'.

Originally, information about each sample was going to be disclosed on the back of the record sleeve, giving listeners the opportunity to trace each sample and form an interpretation of the song through an understanding of the different sample sources.

Unfortunately, due to copyright laws, this has not been possible and instead an audio track was composed entitled 'Footnotes (Meditations on Afrocentrism') to communicate the concept instead. This 13 minute track of cut up samples describes the processes involved and the themes of each track, in order to try and convey the concept behind 'Meditations on Afrocentrism' within the confines of music law today.

The track will only be available digitally in all online stores except itunes, as they were unable to categorize it. But it should be heard in order to understand what Romare wanted to accomplish.

'Meditations on Afrocentrism' will be out on the 5th of March 2012 on 12' and digitally.

Zan Lyons is a violinist, electronic composer and filmmaker. He is a second-generation Trinidadian of Asian and African descent.
Zan began making music as a teenger with a handful of releases on Foundry records and Moshi Moshi as well as remixes for Super Furry Animals and Panic DHH.

Zan is an accomplished film-maker and has had films at the Cannes, Raindance and Onedotzero film festivals

Zan is best know for his uncompromising live shows where he fuses live viola looping with frenetic distorted beats and real-time remixing of his own films.

He has remixed Ridley Scotts Blade Runner in it