Robert Owens"I think the essence of what I do lies in the belief that the human heart can change. It's just me expressing different emotions, emotions that go from happy to sad because that's human existence. My work is about being aware of all the different facets and feelings in life. Much of it is driven by pain, but that's just an emotion. I can't stand there and be like a pop star, because I need to be real - and a real person gives from their soul and won't let anyone taint that." - Robert Owens
Though electronica has always been a producer's medium (and the few vocalists keeping their head above water are usually woman), Robert Owens became one of the figures most associated with the late-'80s golden era of Chicago house. Born in Ohio in 1961, he grew up singing in the church, but was working as a DJ when he met pioneering Chicago producer Larry Heard in 1985. The pair formed Fingers Inc. with Ron Wilson, and released a few excellent singles ("You're Mine," "It's Over") and the 1988 full-length Another Side.The group dissolved soon after, though, as Heard's burgeoning solo-production career (as Mr. Fingers) took over.
Owens had already released tracks on his own - "Bring Down the Walls" and "I'm Strong" for Alleviated, with production from Heard - and he signed a solo contract with 4th & Broadway. His 1990 LP Rhythms in Me was a solid effort, though it soon disappeared within the quickly disintegrating Chicago house scene. (One of his best-known features of the late '80s, the epic house moment "Tears," appeared under the names of Frankie Knuckles and producer Satoshi Tomiie.)
Owens had basically retired from music by the early '90s, preferring instead to run his own Christian bookstore. By 1996, he'd returned to dance music with Ordinary People, a two-part EP for Musical Directions. He teamed up with Tomiie and Cevin Fisher for a track from Tomiie's Full Lick LP in 1999, and one year later Owens appeared on the Photek smash "Mine to Give."
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Hi Retrospective
Stereotype is on this weekend at Club Berlin with Huggy (Subliminal Records), Gibby (Tokyo Blu), Ewan Smith, Chris Graham and Darren M
For a £5 paying guest list + que jump just email me and I'll add you to the list.
Hope to see you there
Hi Retrospective
This weekend Stereotype with Huggy (Subliminal Records), Ewan Smith & Chris Graham plus Gibby (Tokyo Blu) & Darren M (iDJ raw talent winner)
House, Techno House, Minimal, Deep House and much more all for £5
Stereotype
Sat 27th June
Club Berlin
Queensferry St Lane
Edinburgh
10:30pm - 3am
£5 before 11:30 / £8 after
Hi Retrospective
Looks like it's going to be a bumper night at Stereotype the Saturday night. We have Spencer Parker as out guest DJ who's on fire just now with some amazing releases on Rekids and Buzzin' Fly.
£8 entry before 12 and £2 drinks I hope you can make it.
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Sat 30th May Stereotype at Club Berlin with special guest Spencer Parker and an amazing line up of local DJ's. Doors 10:30pm - 3am and it's £8 early entry.
With the added bonus of £2 drinks til midnight get down early
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The Newsroom FREE pre club affair continues this Saturday 18th October (opposite St James centre) ............
And joining the So It Is residents at the Newsroom (down stairs) this Saturday will be LUVELY'S Tommy Kay playing you some fine sexy and uplifting house muzik to get you all in the mood for your Saturday night!!
Door's for this FREE pre club Affair are at 9pm.
Drink promos 9pm till 11.30 (DOUBLES FOR SINGLES)
Sputnik Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Bacardi, Southern Comfort, Morgans Spiced rum and Bottles of Corona
SHOTS OF SAMBUCA £1 SELECTED COCKTAILS £3
These have to be some of the best offers in the City can you afford to miss out??
You know it makes sense!!!!!!!
Edinburgh's hottest new pre club venue has arrived.............
So It Is start there new weekly residency every Saturday from 27th September @ The Newsroom (Opposite St James Centre) for proper free pre club banter. Joining the So It Is residents will be some of Edinburgh's most loved DJs from City’s finest club nights over the coming weeks.
DJs Tommy Kay and Claudio get the ball rolling for the very first night from 9pm playing quality uplifting house muzik to kick start your Saturday night in style…….
With drink promos on the following you know it makes sense…..
DOUBLES FOR SINGLES
Sputnik Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Bacardi, Famous grouse whisky,
Southern Comfort, Morgan’s Spiced Rum, Bottles of Corona and Cosmopolitan cocktail
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Hey NSD!
Renaissance Edinburgh Launch Party Friday 9th May 2008.
Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, Edinburgh.
King Unique,
Neil Bartley (Musika / AFTERDARK),
Nick Yuill (Solescience) &
Euan McKenzie (Renaissance).
Renaissance is proud to announce the launch night of our latest world-wide residency, a bi-monthly event at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh.
King Unique are a pair of studio junkies with a taste for bulldozer beats and sick synthesizers. It'd be easy to spend paragraphs listing this duo's accolades, but we think it'd be better to let their music do the talking. Their jab dropping decks 'n' fx DJ sets have headlined them at top clubs and festivals across the globe, their four-armed, twin-headed, single-minded mash-ups are truly a spectacle, not to be missed.
Doors: 11pm - 3am.
Entry: £12 on the door. £10 + BF from renaissance.com.
NOT SO DIRTY presents ANDY CHATTERELY (SKYLARK, BUICK PROJECT) FRI 2ND MAY @ EGO (cocteau lounge)
What a year 2007 was for Andy, Grammy nominated for best remix of the year(buick project; Worked with kanye west on his new album Graduation(synths); Remixed a ton of great bands and artists;,recorded the edison album and is rehearsing with the band and finished the debut skylark album (i panik) with Nic Fanculli which is out at the end of march. 2008 is going to be a good year for Andy so NOT SO DIRTY is more than happy to give him his Edinburgh Debut!!!
Also ANDY & NIC FANCUILLI's mix of X-press 2's classic MUZIK has tore it up in Miami this year, set to be one of the biggest remixes of the year..................
venue-EGO(cocteau lounge)
doors-10:30pm til 3am
price-£8 b4 12 £9 after
DJ'S-ANDY CHATTERLEY(SKYLARK,BUICK PROJECT,EDISON,THE DROYDS)
KIWI
PAUL MILLAR
CHRIS GRAHAM
EWAN SMITH
"Sugar" not so dirty's offical pre-party @ Newsrooms `````````````
Hey Retrospective!
DOMINO - The Grand Opening - Friday 21st March @ Ego
On Friday 21st March a new brand will be unleashed on the Edinburgh house music scene... DOMINO. Whether it's funky, dirty, techy, minimal or electro, if it's quality house music, you'll hear it.
Your residents are two of Edinburgh's clubbing mainstays in Kris Lindsay & Gregsta and two of Edinburgh's freshest new talents in Stevie Carnie & Ross Hammond.
Our guests for the Grand Opening will be Dermot C of Pukka-Up & Ibiza Residents fame and Sean Hughes of Disco Bomb & Cream Ibiza.
Doors: 10:30pm - 3am
Price: £6 before midnight, £8 after
Dress Code: Anything goes!
For further info: club.domino@hotmail.com / 07894 580 168
For £5 paying guestlist all night please private message me!
After the Christmas period everyone is pretty skint... so Diskokitten want to help out everyones wallet by offering £5 ENTRY ALL NIGHT TO EVERYONE !!!
The Diskokitten residents will be on hand to make sure that everyone gets the most value for money and maximum enjoyment. Catch Jason Cortez playing a special Electro mix in room 3 this month too.
To make things a little more fun we are also throwing in the ever popular "Back To School Theme" with some prizes for the best outfits and CD's for those who dress up.
Looking forward to it!
On Saturday 15th December, The Beat Boutique team are very proud to present the Scottish Debut of one of the Worlds hottest producers and Dj's - KLAAS GERLING!!
Venue: Massa, Market St, Edinburgh
Doors: 11pm - 3am
Entry: £8 before midnight, £10 after
Drinks: £2 ALL NIGHT!
Private mail me if you would like to take advantage of queue jumping guest list and discounted entry.
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Rite looking forward to this!!!
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