SABATO 18 FEBBRAIO - SEASON 2016/2017 ▷▷▷▷CANTIERI B••SIDE PRESENTS ◁◁◁◁ __________________________________________________ ►►Lee Van Dowski [Mobilee/Cocoon/Bed Rock]◄◄ ▸ artist: • www.leevandowski.com • www.facebook.com/LeeVanDowski • www.soundcloud.com/lee-van-dowski • www.residentadvisor.net/dj/leevandowski • www.beatport.com/artist/lee-van-dowski/12550 ▸ label: • www.facebook.com/mobilee • www.facebook.com/COCOON.OFFICIAL Lee Van Dowski: The very name exudes style and intrigue—a country lord, perhaps, who at night throws open the manor gates to host all-night bacchanals legendary for their wine and song. And though the French-born, Geneva-based artist may not have a manor to his name, the rest isn 't far off the mark. Born Renaud Lewandowski, L ee has earned a reputation as a kind of dark pr ince of uplifting electronic music—a trickster who spreads his mischief via long, undulating D J sets and bewilderingly epic releases. No surprise to learn that Lee's roots go deep. His musical prehistory may be similar to many o f his generation: raised on rock and hip-hop, c omplete with the obligatory attempt to learn to play guitar followed by short-lived bands with schoolmates. But Lee was the beneficiary of hi s stepfather's eclectic musical tastes, which s panned classical, jazz, funk, rock and even mus ique concrete and academic electronic music. "I was fascinated by the metallic sleeves and the ir geometrical designs," he remembers, suggesti ng a possible source for the shimmering timbres and clever vectors of his own music. The pieces first fell together in 1993, when a friend invited Lee to attend a rave in southern France, near where he lived. "That was the shoc k of my life," says Lee, echoing a sentiment th at will be familiar to many. "That was what I w as looking for, without really knowing it—thous ands of people dancing and sweating in the open air. An amazing soundsystem. And this never-en ding kick that drives you to madness… Since tha t day, I've devoted my life entirely to being a part of this." Lee got involved with the infamous Dragon Bal r aves, where Miss Kittin got her start; he worke d mundane jobs, saved money, bought decks and a mixer and taught himself to spin. He came to p roduction the same way, beginning with an MPC20 00, but translating the sounds in his head into its fat, blocky pads wasn't as easy as it seemed. His ambitions took Lee to Geneva, where he earned a degree in music engineering, but it may have be en his next job, working in a Lausanne music shop, that really signalled his entry into the world of electronic music. "Even if the boss was a crazy g uy, the shop was like a goldmine, full of gear an d old analog synths, drum machines, all the recor ding and mixing tools you could dream of," he rec alls with awe. He took advantage of his employee discount to build out his studio, and just as imp ortantly, the shop served as a focal point for al l the area's musicians. It was here that Lee woul d meet both Quenum and Luciano—and from there, as they say, the rest is history… Between 2004 and 2013 he was a mainstay at Lucian o’s highly regarded Cadenza troupe. Over nine yea rs the highly prized Gallic import played Vagabun dos parties the world over, while dropping a seri es of tantalising dancefloor groovers on the resp ected imprint led by 2004’s ‘Extension/Oregon’ EP with Quenum, ‘La Cucina Del Cabrón’ with Glimpse (Half of Dense&Pika) in 2009 and ‘Bimbam’ in 2011. Outside of Cadenza, Lee was also industrious, rel easing a full-length album with Quenum on Soma in 2006 titled ‘As Told On The Eve Of…’ while furthe r bolstering his production credentials on an imp ressive list of labels such as: Wagon Repair, Coc oon, Bedrock, Suara, Soma, Rekids, Kling Klong, I ntacto, Material, BPitch Control, Snatch!, Cabin Fever, Ilian Tape, Noir, Rebellion (sub-label of Crosstown Rebels) and Mobilee (the label presided over by Anja Schneider and Ralf Kollmann) that ra ng strongest for Lee when he was a looking to cre atively challenge himself after his Cadenza years. In any case, his music career had been always ste ady and full of dancefloor weapons. To name just a few: surreptitiously entitled “050504” released on Mobilee (a deep tribal gem canned by Sven Väth that became one of the year’s biggest techno trac ks after it was first debuted in Anja Schneider’s Essential Mix ; 6th most charted track of the yea r on Resident Advisor and hitting the tech house top10 for quite a while), for the same imprint “E LLE” (most charted track in RA’s top50; #2 on Bea tport’s techno top 100 chart) or “WWW” (Cocoon). We stand as obedient soldiers if we talk about so me of his most recent releases. His terrific remi xes for example of the legendary “By the Kiss" by M83, euphoric sounding Pig&Dan’s “The Saint” (Ele vate) or Dave Seaman’s “Nightfalls” (Selador), an absolute top seller on Beatport. And of course do not forget at all his most recen t LP to date: “Cerca Trova” via Mobilee, where Le e gave the dancefloor a time-out for the contempo rary IDM. “This experimental/ambient session find s a precious heart hidden within twisted metal an d frazzled circuitry, crunching machinery togethe r and finding the beauty within, or at the very l east, placating the beast he puts in charge” atte sted Matt Oliver on his CLASH album review. The 1 4-track longplayer sees the artist hark back to h is nascent rave years when Autechre, Aphex Twin a nd Boards of Canada ruled the stereo. From ambien t techno to breaks, electro and acid, the work is ambitious, inspired and like all the best musical experiences – ultimately surprising. Said all this, let’s mark on fire this 2017 where he’s going to kick off with a brand new release o n MOOD, Nicole Moudaber's record label. And not o nly that... Lee Van Dowski represents tirelessly the passion for the music. It is moving always in exciting ne w directions that keep him at the very top of the pile... And definitely, he has lots more to come. ____________________________________________________ #Lineup Main room ►T.B.A. #Lineup White room ►T.B.A. __________________________________________________ in collaborazione con: Wink/Brother's bar/Panorama/Bar Sicilia/ ▸ Official Page: • www.facebook.com/Cantieri2014BSide __________________________________________________ |CANTIERI| Via Delle Gualchiere,5 Città s.Angelo - Pescara