Linkwood roots go back to early 2000’s in Edinburgh UK when the underground dance music scene there was popping off. Eventually Nick Moore and his partner Lindsey Todd (House of Traps) put out the first Firecracker EP on their Firecracker label in 2004 featuring their now sought out masterpiece “Miles Away.”

Since then Moore and Todd have collaborated on four more praised Firecracker releases as well as many more individual projects.  Moore had a breakthrough year in 2009 after releasing System on the soulful Prime Numbers label. This is the release that has taken his sound on tour around the world.  I describe the Linkwood sound as weathered acid washed beaten down house spaceship disco reprise.  Does that do it justice? Have a listen:

If that is not enough, then bug out to one of his latest mixes:

Latest tracks by Linkwood

So, Linkwood will be performing this Friday 23rd at one of the world’s most unique and intimate party spots located around the outskirts of San Francisco, very limited capacity and by the way, it probably has the best custom sound available in the Western Hemisphere…. Not kidding. The very secret and special locale will be disclosed the day of the event. Seeing that this is Linkwood’s only West Coast appearance I would not miss this if I were you. Alongside this house-disco phenomenon and appearing for the first time in the secret locale will be Jeno, one of the pioneers of the West Coast’s party scene, a living legend; also Sammy D of Kontrol who killed at his closeout set for the Sunset Campout, Conor SF, a local rising disco star and the man behind No Way Back, and Briski, my good friend who I love and respect, plus he dons a record bag full of slick cuts and knows how to mix them.

Don’t miss this one kids.

rebody sf, Linkwood, Jeno, Sammy D, ConorSF, Briski

Pre-sale tickets start at $15 and are available via Pay Pal, rebodysf@gmail.com, or find the pay pal link at http://www.rebodysf.com/

See you there dance suckas.

Calling all true underground dance music connoisseurs of San Francisco.  In case you missed the last one, the one and only Mr. Dan Bell aka DBX will be playing another 9 hour set this Saturday night at the most precious of all underground locations in North America, this is a fairly common opinion shared by those who have experienced it.

Who? What? Dan Bell is an underground dance music pioneer from Detroit.  Many will argue that he invented the minimal techno sound, he definitely owns rights to the original classics like Losing Control.  Check out his Discogs page. Dan inspired an entire generation of producers to bump those beeps and blips into a bliss of smooth rhythm, very basic, very primal, very deep, sexy. These days Dan Bell usually only plays for big crowds at festivals or at some of the world’s largest clubs like Tresor, Panorama Bar, etc.  On this very special night in San Francisco however Dan will deliver another exclusive 9 hour performance for 150 people, the max capacity of the venue.  Why are we so lucky?

Dan Bell loves playing at this special underground venue.  Here is an excerpt from the official invite by our great host Mr. G. Bird who describes it oh so passionately:

In late 2008, after playing for [KONTROL] four times between 2005 and 2007, Dan Bell approached me and told me he had an idea for a long-format special event in which he was the only DJ all night. Knowing this would truly be one for the history books, we secured SF’s most amazing intimate private location, and it was on. After promising an 8 hour set in which he was the “opener, headliner, and closer”, Dan delivered what was, without a doubt, one of the most memorable nights of music I have ever been witness to in well over a decade of steady partying. Flawless long mixes, incredible unheard gems both old and new, and a deep, sophisticated vibe that has rarely (if ever) since been replicated. At 7am, when he was scheduled to end, Dan asked if he could play one more hour, as he still had some great music he’d like to get to before calling it a day. He did. And many of us stayed to the very end. And through nearly 9 hours of mixing, he never lost his focus, never even stopped to use the bathroom! To this day, when people ask me about my favorite parties ever, this one immediately jumps to mind, and I suspect I’m far from alone in feeling this way.

We will leave the name of this underground locale out of this post to protect the integrity of the spot.  However it is ‘theatre in the round’ presentation,  the artist performs in the middle, and 150 lucky people are engulfed by the perfectly tuned state of the art 360 degree 16.1 dolby surround sound system.  OH YEAH BABY!  This place is a sound engineer’s wet dream and it requires going through some dirt roads to find it. (Awesome! anyone been to underground Detroit parties in the early 90’s? It’s a lot like that:-)  Again, I’d like to give a special thanks to our host G. Bird for putting together this event on for the second time.

Besides having have had Dan Bell play my college house party for 30 of us (thank you Lucas Ortega for hooking that up), this event is as intimate as it is ever going to get to the decadent sounds of Dan Bell over a high quality system in the best city in the world, San Francisco.

Want to know how to make it to this party?  First you must be on Facebook, here is the link the invite:

Photos by Gilbert Rizzo

Thursday November 19th at 9pm, Indy Spirits Expo Afterparty

Macchu Pisco and Combier Present

‘NOW AVAILABLE’ IN CALIFORNIA PARTY

1 FREE Macchu Pisco Daisy cocktail, Come celebrate

$5 Pisco and Combier cocktails

Top Shelf Music provided by Romanowski

@ 83 Proof, 83 First Street (between Market and Mission)

NO COVER

Special thanks to our new distributor in California, Wine Warehouse.

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The Facebook Invite: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=176404807157&ref=ts

Join the Macchu Pisco Facebook Group for more goodies: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18760511406&ref=ts

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As best described in bullet points by Daniel Gritzer in his Time Out New York magazine article. “Pisco: Getting to Know Peru’s Grape Brandy”:

• Pisco comes in three main categories: puro (pure), acholado (blended) and mosto verde (green must).
• Puro piscos are made from one type of grape, and are themselves divided into aromatic and nonaromatic categories, depending on the varietal used.
• Acholados are blends of the distillates of various grapes, such as the delicate and floral La Diablada, produced by the Asher sisters.
• Mosto verde is distilled after it is only halfway fermented, resulting in a much diminished yield. It is best sipped alone.
• The most traditional grape for pisco is called quebranta, meaning “broken.” It was brought by Spanish explorers to South America from the Canary Islands, and was essentially “broken in” to survive the Peruvian climate, hence the name. Macchu Pisco is 100 percent quebranta, and it makes a less fruity and floral spirit. Other pisco grapes can be much more aromatic.
• Pisco is different from Italian grappa in that grappa is distilled from pomace (the solid remnants like skin and seed after wine has been pressed), while pisco is distilled from freshly fermented grape juice with no associated wine production.”