Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Saturday, Dec 03, 2011 10:00 PM EST / doors @ 09:30 PM Biodiesel featuring Chameleon Project at Monarch Tavern - Toronto,ON $12.00 Get Tickets >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Facebook Event Link nufunk.ca presents [color:red]BioDiesel (Philladelphia, U.S.A) back to Toronto’s Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St., 1 block south of College) alongside Toronto’s own Chameleon Project for a double bill of foot stomping, mind-bending dancefloor electronica. (facebook event link) BioDiesel lies in razor-thin space between band and DJ, synthetic and human, man and machine. The duo is an inventive collaboration between Johnny Rabb and Clay Parnell. Modern electronic dance music has always been primarily about beats and basslines—and that fact is ever more present today. Naturally, when you take a world-class drummer and a celebrated bassist who are also passionate producers, the elements are there for a super-charged ensemble that shatters boundaries and dares to take the musical genres they explore to thrilling new places. BioDiesel is coming on strong in 2011 and beyond. The first half of the year has seen performances in every time zone in North America, the release of the EPCarbon Confidential, which garnered favourable attention from Urb.com and other media, as well as some exciting collaborations with top artists in the scene. Before the year is out, they will have released a live album and toured as far away from home base as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. Drumming legend Johnny Rabb—pioneer of the freehand technique—has performed and given clinics the world over. Recognized as an inventor, author, educator and the Original World’s Fastest Drummer, he is able to execute his passion for live electronic music in ways that few (if any) others are able to effectively emulate. Clay Parnell is known for his work with Brothers Past, the Join (featuring members of the New Deal) and Philabuster (featuring Korey Riker of the Roots), as well as holding down his own Philadelphia residency as Lo Life. Recently tapped as a consultant for The Bass Players Bible in the styles of Drum n Bass, House and Hip Hop, he is considered the go-to bassist in the Live Electronic genre. Whether shaking a dance club to its foundation, blowing the doors off a theatre or working a festival audience into a frenzy … BioDiesel is the cutting edge of tangible electronic music. Chameleon Project Intelligent Dance Music Focused, driven, improvised..…and all the way live! The Chameleon Project delivers sleek and progressive dance music, using all the tools at their disposal. Urgent and infectious beats meet deep pocket angular grooves. Surprising textures and cleaver arrangements unite in an atmosphere where anything can happen for the sake of the groove. This tightly knit quartet pushes musical limits while remaining melodic. With backgrounds in improvisation, jazz, electronic music, dub, and funk they lay down dance music with a brain and improvisation with a purpose. Extracting the musical innovations from the masters of the past and the vanguards of today, the Chameleon Project distill their disparate influences into a cohesive sound utlitising every sonic weapon at thier disposal creating a unique yet farmiliar musical space where exciting soundscapes and dangerous beats meet improvisation. This is a band that you have to experience live. No two shows are ever the same. Be prepared for anything, but count on dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterave Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) boom - these guys were great with Dynamo & Badnutbeats in the winter/spring. Edited November 24, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Live Bio Diesel recordings can be found athttp://www.archive.org/details/BioDieselBandand live Chameleon Project recordings can be found athttp://www.archive.org/details/ChameleonProjectAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Thanks for the links Brad, those Chameleon Project live shows on the archive a little older. To see what we are up to now check this... Bigfoot Wako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Nice feature in http://www.thenewtoronto.ca/portfolio/biodiesel-december-3rd/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterave Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 whoa digging those new Chameleon Project tracks.anyone else hitting this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Turns out we will be having BPM TV film this gig for future use on national TV which is pretty bitchin'. Also everyone in attendance will get a free CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Wish I could be there.. will be catching Biodiesel at the BrooklynBowl on Dec. 9thhave a blast JChameleon , loving the new CP tunes too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterave Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Great Write up in Blogto Guys!http://tinyurl.com/bveabapMUSIC | BioDiesel & Chameleon ProjectIf 'livetronica' is your thing or you are curious, you will want to check out this very cool double-bill tonight at the Monarch Tavern! BioDiesel is a group centered around the heavy drumming chops of Johnny Rabb, and live bass and laptop/synth work fills out the sound with influences coming from all modern musical corners, including breakbeat, D'n'B, house, and so much more. These guys have been touring heavily, so you can count on them to be in top form tonight. Chameleon Project are an established, newly revitalized TO band that are on the same page stylistically, but with more of a live element that is augmented by electronics: soulful, funky, morphing jams always abound at their gigs. This is going to be a great night of cutting-edge music - be prepared to dance!The Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton Street) 9PM $12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Big night for Biodiesel last night, Aaron Magner from Disco Biscuits sat in with the duo at Brooklyn Bowl, NYC. I got to meet Aaron and hang a bit with Marc Brownstein. Great show, packed out was dancing till like 4 in the morning, big 2 hour+ set by Biodiesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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