[microsound] SF, USA - Friday, April 30th - JiffyScuttler 4

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Jiffy-Scuttler Four: Friday, April 30th
Doors Open: 8pm
Music Begins: about 9
at Rx Gallery -- 132 Eddy (near Mason) -- 1 block
north of Powell Bart
San Francisco, California

$6
21+

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Pepito
Brian and Chris
Takeshi Kojima

Wobbly ? special guest DJ
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Pepito ? www.pepito.net

Pepito is José Márquez and Ana Machado. Though of
Cuban and Mexican origins, respectively, the members
of Pepito are based in San Francisco, California. The
Pepito sound has been called "experimental pop,"
"indietronica," and "electronic punk rock." This
clutter of adjectives is likely due to the newness of
the Pepito sound: an effort to reinvent pop music as a
vehicle for tender rebellion carefully crafted and
energetically delivered. According to Static Discos,
"Pepito is punky IDM with both English and spanish
lyrics, optimistic modernism, political discourse with
the gratification of an ever expanding universe,
crafty songs that hook you up and never let go, smart
bombs, sexy cars and pop deliverance. " Many Pepito
songs feature lyrics sung in Spanish, electronic
elements and rhythms along with electro-accoustic
instrumentation. Music critics have likened this
combination to the Postal Service, Tortoise, Buffalo
Daughter, Sonic Youth, Cornelius, and Schneider. Their
first release, "Migrante" (2002) earned them "Best New
Band" at the 2002 Latin Alternative Music Conference
in New York. While mostly involved in studio
production, the team have played with indie pop and
electronic music groups like Orixa, El Vez, Loopdrop,
DNTEL, Tussle, Los Skarnales, Dealership and the
French Kicks in venues such as Galapagos (NYC), the
Stork Club (Oakland), Bottom of the Hill (SF), Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts (SF), Fais Do Do (LA),
SilverLake Lounge (LA), and the now defunct Don Loope
(TJ, MX). Pepito completed its first album "Migrante"
in October of 2001, released in the U.S. in May of
2002. Pepito's second album will be released in the
Spring of 2004 by Static Discos of Mexico and
distributed in the U.S. by Darla Records. 

Brian and Chris ? www.brian-and-chris.com

brian_and_chris are Brian Fraser and Chris Palmatier. 
They are two friends who met in the mid-1990's in
Chapel Hill, NC.  In 1996 Chris moved to San
Francisco, followed shortly by Brian, who had been
asked to score a friend's movie.  Chris had access to
a studio, and thus brian_and_chris was born.  Their
music explores the intersecting edges of rock, IDM,
downtempo, dub, and anything else that strikes the
fancy of the players. Brian mostly plays drums, but
can also be heard playing guitar, various keyboards,
bass, and using his voice.  Chris mostly plays guitar,
bass, and keyboard, but is also known to do glitchy
drum programming and the occasional bit of singing. 
Both players actively participate in the
recording/editing process and consider the studio
itself to be a primary instrument in their
music-making process. Their first CD (s/t, This Record
Label) was released in late 1999, followed by
"Vectors" (Megalon Records) in late 2000 and a 12"
vinyl EP for Dielectric Records in early 2004.  Their
third full-length recording, appropriately titled "3",
will be released mid-2004.

Takeshi Kojima

Born in 1969 in Kobe, Japan and currently based in
Osaka, Takeshi Kojima has performed regularly (about
40 concerts a year) in Japan, France, Spain, England
and Italy. He has organized experimental/improvised
music concerts called "Electro Future Pop" in Osaka
since 2000. Beside solo works, he has performed with
Suzuki Akio, Otomo Yoshihide, Sachiko-M, Massonna,
Haco, Takemura Nobukazu, Gene Coleman, Paul Hood,
Thomas Ankershumit, Barre Philips, Sam Bennet, CCM4,
Bruno Meillier, Hans Koch, Martin Schutz, Broken
Consort, members of Trummerflora, Jacob Draminsky, and
Carl Stone, and has composed music for theater and
dance. Originally a drummer, in 1995 Kojima began to
play computer (MAX/MSP and M) in the improvised music
scene. Since then, he mainly plays a laptop and
samplers. His sonic style is colorful and his digital
computer sounds have the soul of rock drumming. His
current sonic theme of "impressive experiment of the
auditory nerve" explores the combined use of digital
synthesis, sound systems and venue. In his solo
performances, Kojima plays a specialized sound system
with 8 speakers. In 1994, his first solo work was
released on his own label. Since then, he has
continued to compose and release both solo and
ensemble works.

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JIFFY-SCUTTLER is a music series at Rx Gallery in San
Francisco co-curated by Blevin Blectum, Lance
Grabmiller, J Lesser and Sean Rooney. Last Friday of
every month. Electronic music that doesn't cower,
quiver with fear or fade into the woodwork. Have a
beer, have a conversation, check the gallery and hear
music you won't tag "erase". Jiffy-Scuttler --
electronic music for today, tonight and all of your
special tomorrows!
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Jiffy-Scuttler website:
http://www.jiffyscuttler.praemedia.com 
Jiffy-Scuttler booking info: srooney@xxxxxxxx
directions and gallery info: http://www.rxgallery.com


Sincerely,
The Jiffy-Scuttler gang:
Blevin Blectum, Lance Grabmiller, J Lesser and Sean
Rooney




	
		
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