Un Block Party?! Et des smoothies!!

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It's summertime! Ladies looking hot!...

Well not for long; we're already in the beginning of the month of September and you guys (and ladies) know what it means....

But before everybody drops their head in the closest math book, there is an event not to miss...
Not just because me and Barbarossa (yes, my dear friend and blog partner, yes, the kid releasing the hottest mixtapes since June...) will be there and will offer a duo DJ performance, but also because it is outside, there will be a lot of people, and it's so downtown that it can't be anywhere but near your house!

Where: Parc Rouen, Avenue De Lorimier (entre Sherbrooke et Ontario)

When: Saturday from 2pm to 11pm

Why: Because we like good music and fresh air!

See you there! ;)

Facebook event for details and attendance confirmation:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=125747774638&ref=nf
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Nuit d'Amour- Photos

A.M.O.N

Il vous arrive à l'occasion de vous questionner sur les activités à faire les dimanches?

Vous connaissez, sans doute, tous déjà la réputation enviable des Piknik électronik ayant lieu chaque 7e jour de l'été sur l'île Saint-Hélène. Quoi de mieux que de terminer la fin de semaine tout près de l'eau sur ce convivial site qu'est la place de l'homme. Ce dimanche, vous aurez une raison de plus de vous y présenter, et ce, même si Dame nature semble vouloir se déverser sur nous!

Car, c'est une grosse pointure qui s'amène sur Montréal ce weekend!

Le prodigieux Amon Tobin, de son vrai nom Amon Adonai Santos de Araujo Tobin, viendra déchaîner la piste de danse avec ces rythmes endiablés. Et le terme ici est faible, d'origine brésilienne, le producteur a eu l'occasion de voyager énormément afin d'explorer et d'élaborer une sonorité particulière ou les rythmiques très subtiles s'agencent avec des mélodies recherchées, d'une perfection inouïe.

Depuis quelques années, Amon Tobin nous propose une musique s'inspirant des mouvements tels que le breakbeat, le drum'n'bass ainsi que le downtempo. La maturation de son style a eu pour effet de créer une harmonie musicale réunissant de multiples styles donc le jungle, le jazz, l'electronica, le groove, le hip-hop et j'en passe! Écouter Amon Tobin, c'est parcourir un univers complexe et stimulant, ou sa musique nous fait vivre de multiples émotions.

Signé sous Ninja Tune depuis fort longtemps, cet ancien Montréalais a eu l'occasion d'explorer plusieurs facettes de la musique en créant, à la demande d'Ubisoft, la bande originale du jeu vidéo Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory. Cette création lui aura donné l'occasion de rééditer une collaboration du genre, cette fois avec Sucker Punch pour le jeu inFamous sortie en 2009 sur PS3. Son plus récent projet, Two fingers, sortie en 2009 également est une coproduction étroite avec Doubleclick. L'album éponyme, propose un hip-hop expérimental avec des artistes invités tels que : Ce'cile, Sway et Ms.Jade.

Bref, c'est un rendez-vous, ce dimanche, 20 h au piknik électronik

Myspace

ici

Official web site

là là

Two fingers

Juste là

About us

Contributors:

Barbarossa (founder)

PeCTRNK

Duke of Swabia is an electronic music blog which aims for the promotion of artists and events that make up Montreal's electro scene.

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Duke of Swabia est un blog Montréalais sur la musique électronique visant à promouvoir les évènements et les artistes de ce milieu.

Samedi, Nuit d'Amour @ Le Social

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Finalement!

Apres 5 semaines d'attente, je decide enfin de me joindre a la belle petite famille de dukeofswabia.com. Pour ceux qui ne me connaisse pas encore, lisez le post juste avant celui-ci.

Mon but ce Vendredi est de vous trouvez quelque chose a faire pour cette fin de semaine. Pas question de rester assis devant sa tele un Samedi; vous etes a Montreal, vous le savez bien...

NUIT D'AMOUR

Voila ce que We Blast Out et Feeling Nouveau vous propose, un heureux melange des seules choses qui comptent vraiment sur cette planete; sexe, musique et alcool.

Apres avoir susciter l'attention et le desir de centaines de personnes pendant le mois de juin, Nuit d'Amour est de retour afin d'eveiller nos sens. Bien plus qu'une simple soirée de DJ, Nuit d'amour se veut une célébration, un culte à la passion, à la danse, à l'excitation, au plaisir. Pour cette édition, Nuit D'amour nous transporte dans l'univers chaud et sensuel des tropiques!

Au menu:

E.S.L CREW
http://www.myspace.com/eslonline

WIZESTAR
http://www.myspace.com/wzstr

GARCONS
http://www.myspace.com/garcons4ever

• Visuels Érotiques de la jungle by Le Video Droid •
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Video-Droid/44342673312

N'oubliez pas de vous vetir le plus leger possible (Dress code: Sexy 60s & 70s Tropicalia)
Et de ne pas oublier vos accessoires fetish (Maracas, castagnettes, flute de pan, etc.)

Mais avant de vous quitter,

Voici le lien de l'evenement sur facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115459809236&ref=ts

TRON Legacy - Trailer

or click this link:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/tronlegacy/large.html

Here's a John Roman remix of Daft Punk's Tron Legacy Theme:
Daft Punk- Tron Legacy Theme (John Roman remix)

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V

Pendant que la plupart des fervents amateurs d'hockey comptent les jours avant le début des camps d'entraînement, que plusieurs fanatiques de musique attendent avec impatience l'arrivée de la brochette d'artistes de qualité qui viendront nous faire danser cet automne... Une entreprise s'apprête très bien bientôt à lancer sa campagne de charme, version 2.0, afin de [re] conquérir l'intérêt de nous tous!

V ...

Vous connaissez ?

Dès le 31 août, le mouton noir de la télé, TQS, ne sera plus. Armé d'une nouvelle image de marque et d'un nouveau symbole, V devra dès le départ se départir de ces superlatifs populaires que nous nous voyons déjà tous utiliser ( voir ici Canal V, ou même V télé ).

D'ailleurs, que pensez-vous de cette nouvelle image?

Un logotype épuré, voir très moderne, vient nous montrer ses «cornes» d'un aplat de jaune vif dans un cercle de noir massif. Ce visuel très «Web 2.0» nous expose allègrement son nouveau visage qui devrais, du moins, captiver l'attention de plusieurs par son approche inégalée dans la télévision Québécoise. Bonjour les formes vectorielles, les silhouettes de couleurs et les formes géométriques s'agençant avec les 3 seules couleurs de la nouvelle chaîne!

TQS, voir désormais V, télé-diffusera les jeux olympiques de Vancouver (oh est-ce une autre référence à V?) à compter de cet hiver et cette nouvelle station profitera sans aucun doute d'une immense capitale de sympathie à l'ombre de ces jeux au Canada.

Il faut souvent laisser la chance au coureur et dans ce cas si, c'est une citation à suivre. Cette chaîne devra réunir, comme il est cité : «la Vitesse, les Vedettes, les Victoires, les Voyages, les Vices et la Vérité». V devra réussir son importante campagne publicitaire auprès de ces auditeurs, qui ont délaissé ce poste il y a déjà longtemps, afin que leur nouvelle image de marque ne rime pas avec Violence, Vulgarité et Vide de contenu.

Bon Visionnement automnal!

Vtélé

Knightriders! with R.O.U.X. Soundsystem

Duke of Swabia welcomes PeCTRNK

Big announcement! Barbarossa of Duke of Swabia.com would like to warmly welcome a new contributor to this blog: PeCTRNK.

Also known as Pierre-Etienne Corriveau in the civilian world, PeCTRNK is a graphic designer and established DJ with a keen eye for photography. A supporter from the start, he helped design the look of Duke of Swabia.com, and created the site's header and logo.

PeCTRNK is a multi-talented artist, seeing as he is also a professional DJ who has been around for a few years now, mixing in Quebec city and Montreal. He is resident on Fridays at HB Bar Room in Sainte-Thérèse, north of Montreal. The HB and PeCTRNK have welcomed the likes of DJ Orgasmic and Cuizinier (TTC-Institubes), as well as The Carps, to name a few.

My friend and now colleague, Pierre-Etienne will surely add a lot to this site. He will fit in perfectly, as he also shares Barbarossa's passions in music, photography, and sports.

Since Montréal is a bilingual city, and because it is important to integrate both English and French in this blog, PeCTRNK will mostly write his articles and posts en Français.

A quick THANK YOU to all the readers and supporters out there, for your interest and help in developing this site.

Knightriders! with Clifford Brown

SAY WHAT!?

Yes, no need to yell. He needs no introduction. Clifford Brown will indeed be mixing at Club Saphir this Thursday, part of the weekly Knightriders! with DJs La Débauche and JulianC, and photographer Barbarossa.

Here's what resident DJ La Débauche has to say:

" Vous connaissez Clifford Brown? P-A Buisson, de son vrai nom est un VRAI roux. Sa présence dans le nightlife montréalais se fait sous plusieurs formes. Chroniqueur et éditeur culturel du magazine NIGHTLIFE, promoteur et finalement DJ. Faisant partie des collectifs Microzoo et Mirrorballs.ca. Clifford Brown se produit notamment à la soirée "MOTION" du Salon Daomé où il ne joue et reçois que la crème du House et ses adjacents.

Vous l'avez noté, dans les dernières semaines KNIGHTRIDERS! se donne corps et âme à vous fournir de nouvelles saveurs musicales. Moins de distorsions et plus de basses, toujours avec la même qualité, toujours les mêmes spéciaux sur l'alcool : Les drinks gratuits pour les dames de 22h à minuit et le shooter GRATIS pour les mectons qui payent au DERNIER ÉTAGE.

Sur ce, à JEUDI !"

Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=119154655027

http://nightlifemagazine.ca/accueil

http://www.mirrorballs.ca/

D.I.M + AUTOEROTIQUE (Continued)

D.I.M & TAI - Lyposuct (Original Mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64260013dcc7dc3d/

AutoErotique - Gladiator (Original Mix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64260624b61ff9e3/

D.I.M - Sysiphos
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6426075793d19cca/

The Presets - My People (D.I.M Remix)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64260985c0752c7c/

D.I.M + AUTOEROTIQUE @ Club Soda

Summer is almost over. It went by too fast, as always. An up and down Summer '09 in Montreal in terms of weather, and also in terms of shows. In a few weeks, many young Montrealers will be back in school.

But does that mean the partying is over? I think....NOT!

The month of September should be seen as a glass half full! It isn't just the beginning of the fall semester, it's also the beginning of a new wave of shows and events, with the biggest DJs coming to town.

With that said, mark Saturday September 5 on your calendars, because D.I.M, AUTOEROTIQUE, LOVE THY BROTHER, and MAD KIDS will be blowing the roof off Club Soda, 1225 St-Laurent.

Thanks to SAINTWOODS.com, their first of many crazy events to come this fall promises to be unforgettable!

(Click to enlarge)

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115851714911&ref=ts


SAINTWOODS.COM presents
http://www.saintwoods.com/

D.I.M. (Boys Noize Records/Germany)
http://www.myspace.com/dimhh

AUTOEROTIQUE (Dim Mak/Toronto)
http://www.myspace.com/autoerotique

LOVE THY BROTHER (SW.com/Montreal)
http://www.saintwoods.com/

MAD KIDS (Montreal)
http://www.myspace.com/madkidsmusic


Tickets are available at: Moog Audio, Oldgold, Off The Hook, Atom Heart

Tickets are also available online at:
http://www.wantickets.com/EventDetail.aspx?e_id=67815

Limited Amount: $10
Regular Price: $15

Murray wins Rogers Cup

Photograph by: Shaun Best, Reuters

There is now a new #2 ranked tennis player in the world. Andy Murray of Britain has defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina to claim the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Murray prevailed in the grueling Montreal heat, roaring back after losing the first set in a tiebreak, ultimately winning 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1.

Murray's efficient all-around game and great physical and mental endurance proved to be key in defeating a red hot, hard-hitting del Potro. After needing 2hrs and 17mins to play the first two sets, del Potro ran out of gas, unable to compete with Murray who easily took the last set 6-1 in only 25mins. It should be noted however that the last two weeks were very demanding for the Argentinian, as he won last week's tournament in Washington D.C, before continuing his run all the way to the finals here in Montreal. This is Murray's fifth tournament win this year, matching a career-best and placing him just behind world No. 1 Roger Federer in the ATP rankings.

The hot conditions certainly didn't seem to bother tennis fans in Montreal, as the finals were played in front of another sell-out crowd of 11,490 at the Stade Uniprix. The total attendance reached 200,077 people, breaking the attendance record of 185,252 for a 1-week ATP tournament set two years ago, here in Montreal.

Draw Sheets (rogerscup.com)

The Sheen Brothers: Scumbag Funk Vol.1

The SHEEN Brothers: Scumbag Funk (Volume 1)

Nothin’ but that jherri curl funk all day everyday

Free Download/Stream Links:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/639150272cb97c71/

http://4thpyramid.com/SheenBros-ScumbagFunkVol1.mp3

Tracklist

01 - I Got The - Labi Siffre
02 - I'm Your Pimp - Skull Snaps
03 - Let's Take Off - Dam Funk
04 - I Love To Dance - Kleeer
05 - Hollywood Hot - Eleventh Hour
06 - Daddy Cool - Boney M.
07 - Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Pyramid Edit)
08 - Baby Come On - Sex O' Clock U.S.A.
09 - Touch Me Again - Bernard Pretty Purdie
10 - En Melody - Serge Gainsbourg (Sheen Edit)
11 - Comin' Home Baby - Mascara
12 - I Don't Know if I Can Make It - Dawson Smith
13 - Boogie Joe The Grinder - Ultrafunk
14 - Sport - Lightnin' Rod

The SHEEN Brothers:

"DJ extraordinaire Cosmo Baker (The Rub, NYC) and MC/Producer phenom 4th Pyramid (Toronto) jokingly came up with the concept of THE SHEEN BROTHERS one balmy Manhattan evening: A duo of slicked-out sleazestars tuned into the greasy funk and drippy disco sounds that make girls lose control and guys feel like macks hit the stage in style to turn the party out. Unbeknownst to them, the two hit on a virtual party rocking monster machine that’s no joke. With Cosmo on the ones and twos and Pyramid on the MPD, these two have smoothed out their own brand of sexy dance floor flavor, what they like to call Scumbag Funk, and the people want more. What can they say…it’s a Sheen thing.

Now, you can get your greasy fingers on a piece of SHEEN with this, their much anticipated mix, Scumbag Funk Vol. 1. Out the gates first with an electrifying mix of the dankest drippy-disco around is SHEEN Brother, 4^th Pyramid. Get ready for the funk at its finest, being a sleaze ball never felt this good.

Want more? Of course you do. Over the next few months, the Brothers will be trading 30 minute volumes of Scumbag Funk, mix for mix, in an onslaught of awesomeness. Pyramid will be handing off the baton to brother Cosmo for Volume 2 of the prestigious Scumbag Funk series. Be on the lookout! "

www.twitter.com/sheenbros

www.4thpyramid.com

www.cosmobaker.com

Photos- Knightriders! with Loose Joints

You've been a Bad Girl...

I can barely contain my excitement! Friday the 14th is just around the corner! "What's so special about Friday August the 14?" you say...

Now that introductions have been made, let me remind you that TEENAGE BAD GIRL (myspace.com/teenagebadgirl) is coming to town this Friday, at the Foufounes Electriques (some place on St.Catherine).

Thanks again to the High Food/NEON/BIG CITY NIGHT collaboration, Teenage Bad Girl, Cherry Cola (myspace.com/djcherrycola), and Le Matos (myspace.com/lematos) will no doubt make this Friday one of the hottest shows to take place in Montreal this summer.

For those who have heard Teenage Bad Girl before, for those who have attended a Big City Night event before, for those who have seen Montreal's Le Matos live before, there isn't much I can say. You'd know this Friday promises to be an unforgettable night, pleasing all the electro lovers in Montreal.

Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=88023798261&ref=ts

Teenage Bad Girl - Cocotte (Hystereo Rebrand)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64022099332d32b2/

Le Matos - Quiet Earth
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64022527b1befef4/

See you there!

Knightriders! with Loose Joints

Today is Wednesday.
Yesterday was Tuesday.
Tomorrow will be Thursday.
Where am I going with this nonsense?
Thursday nights, the nights following Wednesday nights and preceding Friday nights, are all about KNIGHTRIDERS! @ Saphir!

This week, Loose Joints will be invited to mix alongside JulianC and La Débauche, to bring some old-school disco flavor to the Saphir's top floor! Their goal: to get your body moving to the sounds and beats of timeless electronic disco and Italo disco. Bring back the 80s!

Knightriders! is going in a different direction this month, distancing itself from the head-banging hardcore electro, and going for a smoother sound and more musical approach. The top floor provides the best in house, tech-house, minimal-tech and disco.

For a 5$ cover paid on the TOP FLOOR, boys get a free shooter and girls get free drinks until midnight.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=136514889399&ref=nf

The Mirror (June 12th 2008)

Written by: Jack Oatmon

There's very little quite so satisfying and stress-relieving than a whirling throng of sweaty young revelers boogying down to the visceral, thumping sonic serotonin that is old-school disco, from the sweet strings of New York to the synthetic revision of the Italo set to the dark, guttural psychedelia of groups like Black Devil.

It's an uplifting style of music that ranges from foolish and flippant to deadly serious, but one thing reigns it all in: every single funky bass line, twinkling synth, catchy verse and cheesy string line is engineered to get your booty movin'. And that's just what two of the city's key disco pushers, Loose Joints and the All-Rounder, are coming together to do this weekend.

"I had really only been aware of Loose Joints since last summer," says organizer Jay Watts III, "and was intrigued by what they were doing. At the same time, I started the All-Rounder at Korova, and noticed that people were really responding to disco."

Attendees at Body Work: Electronic Disco Spectacle can expect '70s-style oil-colour light projections and tunes by names like Montreal's Gino Soccio, Creative Connection, Kano, Jimmy Ross and many other classic artists. The resurging popularity of disco on the Plateau has become notably more visible over the past year, aided by groups such as these two. "Not cheesy stuff, necessarily, but not just esoteric Italo either."

Photos- Knightriders! with Pandora

KNIGHTRIDERS! with Pandora

As the Black Eyed Peas so eloquently put it, I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night.

It's Thursday, which means Knightriders at Saphir tonight! Invited DJ this week? PANDORA!

In Montreal, from New York, Pandora will be mixing some delicious tech house! Ça promet!

Follow this link for a little taste of what Pandora can do behind the booth:
http://soundcloud.com/pandora-music

Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=144407858064

TONIGHT: JulianC @ St.Sebastien!

Like every Wednesday, the St. Sebastien in old Longueuil welcomes Jarco Weiss and a guest DJ to bring some flavor to the south shore.

This week, it's the one and only: JulianC!

If you haven't heard of him, first of all where have you been? Second of all I advise you to hit the Club Saphir on St. Laurent on Thursdays, seeing as he's resident on the top floor, mixing alongside La Débauche. Third of all, he opened for LeCastle Vania a few months back at S.A.T. Last but not least ladies, he's single.

Always charismatic, fun to watch and a delight to listen to, JulianC has a knack for getting people out of their chairs and on to the dancefloor!

Tonight, with 4$ pints of beer and NO COVER, there's no reason for you to not stop by.

See you there!

Duke of Swabia goes .COM

Just a little update, Duke of Swabia (previously under the address dukeofswabia.tk and dukeofswabia.blogspot.com) has now switched to a registered .com domain.


So no more confusion of any sort, this site is:

dukeofswabia.com

Photo tags, logos, business cards, etc will be adjusted accordingly for future content.




(To be extra clear, Blogger (blogspot) still remains, however, the host/publishing tool for this site. Therefore, the site dukeofswabia.blogspot.com is still in use and appears in search engine results, and will also be used for facebook link sharing. For all other use, the official address is: dukeofswabia.com)


If you have any questions of any kind, don't hesitate to email me at alxleb@gmail.com.

D.I.M. @ Saintwoods club soda

MEG BOAT 2009

Montreal, the wait is almost over... call your boss, take Monday off, and get some rest tonight.

You're going to need all the energy you can muster, because tomorrow night, Sunday August 2, will be the ultimate party on the MEG Boat (Cavalier Maxim). Don't be late! Boarding will take place at 11h30pm at Quai Alexandra in the Old Port of Montreal for a 4-hour cruise of a life-time on the Fleuve St.Laurent.

Three dancefloors, with DJs MAYDAY (Diesel DJ Battle Winner), L.A. RIOTS, DATA, DJEDJOTRONIC, DON RIMINI, MILANO, AND MR MAQS to make you dance until 3h30am. It's the party of the year, and this year's lineup is really exciting! You don't want to miss this, period. See you there!

http://www.megmontreal.com/english/meg.html

For ticket info:
http://www.megmontreal.com/english/billets.html

Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=92061262555&ref=ts

Photos: Knightriders! with DJ Seez + Cadence Weapon

Photos: A-Rock + Jarco Weiss @ St.Seb