Eat Static on a Psy Techno Universe
type: DanceEvent
language: en
start date: 2024-12-13T23:30:00+01:00
end date: 2024-12-14T12:00:00+01:00
duration: PT12H
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description: T Athens - IT celebrating 21 years in the music things with the Legend - Eat Static Tickets : 17 euro presale / 20 Euros on the Door
performers: ✦ Eat Static by Merv Pepler Eat Static was formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton as a creative outlet for the diverse range of electronic music that the pair were writing... This year see's them reach the magical 30 years of performing! Always primarily intended as a live band, Eat Static can legitimately claim to be one of the UK's first live techno outfits. Eat Static quickly developed a spectacular live show that included a huge light-show and a giant illuminated brain. A loyal following quickly formed, with the crowds realising that dance could be performed live at a time when 'live' performances by other bands were often mimed PA’s. Since that time Eat Static have played hundreds of gigs headlining festivals and shows around the world. Early Eat Static releases were on the band’s own imprint - Alien Records, and laid the foundations of the band’s sound with inventive editing, B Movie samples and a sense of humour and unpredictability. They then signed to Michael Dog’s legendary label Planet Dog, which captured the spirit and idealism of a heady time. The album Abduction was a particularly strong release and the band went on to enjoy chart success with a number of their EP’s on the label. At the same time Eat Static were headlining Megadog nights and festivals as well as Glastonbury. With their departure from Planet Dog the band formed their own label - Mesmobeat and a number of album releases followed, including the standouts Crash and Burn and In the Nude, where the band explored a wider palette of sounds, including Big Beat, 70’s kitsch, psychedelic Latin and subtly twisted lounge music. Merv also started a side project Hi-Fi Companions with ??? As well as recording and releasing on their own label the band also worked with Solstice, BNE, Twisted,TIP World and Interchill and a handful of other labels. The tracks on Interchill compilations provided an outlet for downtempo and chillout. Merv’s collaborations are numerous; Hi Fi Companions,The Flexitones…
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location: It Athens
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    address country: Greece
    street address: Mpotasi 11, Athina
    address locality: Athens
    postal code: 10682
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    latitude: 37.98683
    longitude: 23.73271
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organizer: Dj Qses aka Dark Q