DYSTOPIAN

Say Yes 1 Year Birthday Presents Special Guest
Don Williams [Mojuba, A.R.T.less, Dystopian/ Berlin]

7月22日周五 晚10点
Fri 7.22. 2016 10 PM

时光飞逝，岁月如梭，这话一点不假，岁月的脚步快实在有点crazy, 眨眼功夫, Say Yes即将迎来周岁生日! 我们有幸地邀请到现今在欧洲火得一塌糊涂的柏林厂牌Dystopian旗下优秀制作人Don Williams, 熟悉该厂牌的朋友都是应该长期一同代表厂牌巡演的同门全是Rødhåd, Recondite, Alex.Do这样举足轻重的大人物。

Time indeed flies. A swift blink and Say Yes is turning 1 year old. For a big celebration, we’ve invited Dystopian’s Don Williams who’s one of the most subversive artists of the Berlin techno scene. After joined this solid label in Berlin, he played alongside RØDHÅD, Recondite, Alex.Do such big names a lot for their label shows, also released some good productions there of course.

我们不妨先来回顾下这一年的成长经历: 我们在超过9座不同城市的16个不同场地邀请了30多位现场艺术家和电子音乐人, 约15位本土电子音乐人，组织了6场巡演和6位艺人的中国首演。首场演出是签约Transmat和Get Physical等众多重要厂牌的多栖才子, 玩转钢琴和Techno游刃有余的青年才俊Francesco Tristano的中国首场电子live演出。黑白键之间的行云流水, 旋律通过优质的声场设计被呈现得美轮美奂。当他在弹奏和电音教父级人物Derrick May合作的经典曲目 《Strings of life》 时, 整个舞池被点燃。紧接着是更为重量的教父级人物Basic Channle和Rhythm & Sound联合创始人, Dub Techno之父Moritz von Oswald。Say Yes向各种志同道合的伙伴们敞开大门，联手4X4X4X4邀请老牌厂牌Soma的Deep/ Ambient/ Dub Techno英国制作人Deepbass及来自Kompakt/ Magazine的德国制作人Barnt. 偶尔也会携优秀电子音乐人来到Shelter, 传奇厂牌Transmat和Kompakt实力派制作人Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito。

着眼于组织巡演, Say Yes陆续在北京, 成都, 香港, 广州, 深圳, 杭州, 台北, 宁波, 曼谷等众多城市陆续完成了一个又一个演出: 底特律全能奇才Jimmy Edgar, 柏林传奇夜店Tresor女驻场Reka, 柏林标志俱乐部Berghain, Ostgut Ton元老Boris, 意大利Techno制作人Marco Faraone, Deep House/ Disco制作人Downtown Party Network。期间还穿插推广声效视觉现场的AV Live项目, 瑞士Feldermelder & Encor的Erratic和纽约双人组Teengirl Fantasy。同时致力于搭建中外音乐人互动平台, 柏林制作人Philip Bader和中国优秀电子音乐人Misloop的联合演出, 电子音乐人和爵士乐手的合作等。最后，Say Yes在近期颁布的2016《城市周末》评选中获得杰出主办方该奖项的赢家。

We obviously won’t go quiet on a birthday bash, but hold up the surprise just yet and let’s have a look back at the journey we’ve been through together so far. 16 venues in 10 cities, 30 more artists/ live acts that we booked and toured, 15 more true local talents, 6 China debuts and 6 China Tours, and got 1 Award – City Weekend Shanghai Readers’ Choice Awards: Winner of The outstanding promoters. It all started the first gig with the multi talented, multi labeled Francesco Tristano’s first ever live set in China at Jz Music’s very own well designed On Stage. Derrick May collaborated <Strings of life> lit the whole place up like it never had before. From there Say Yes just can’t be stopped, second guest we invited was the one of the all time legends, co founder of Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound, father of Dub Techno, the one and only Moritz von Oswald. With Arkham’s 4x4x4x4 crew Soma label’s Deepbass and one of Germany’s most wicked minds Barnt from Kompakt.

Say Yes has also worked with the long standing venue, land mark of the scene, Shelter to bring Transmat and Kompakt label producer Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito. Shanghai isn’t the only city we’ve brought excitements to, we’ve been to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Bankok and we’re going to Taipei and Ningbo. Throught out the first half of the year Say Yes toured around the entire country with Detroit’s genius Jimmy Edgar, Tresor’s resident Reka, one of first generations from Berghain, Panorama Bar and Ostgut label – Boris, Italian techno producer Marco Faraone, deep house/disco producer Downtown Party Network, Feldermelder & Encor’s well famed audio-visual live performance Erratic and the latest installation of ours, New York duo Teengirl Fantasy. Say Yes puts as much effort in raving as connection building. We’ve linked Berlin producer Philip Bader and Shanghai’s very own Misloop, and connected the local electronic scene and jazz scene.

这一年来，Say Yes想借此感谢所有支持过我们活动的朋友。是时候来好好庆祝一番了。
We would like to take this chance to thank EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS WHO HAS SUPPORTED US. The thrill doesn’t stop just here. Bigger and bigger things are promised to you all lovely faces. Now let’s cut the birthday cake.

Don Williams is one of the most subversive artists of the Berlin techno scene. As a longtime friend of Dystopian, the solid label in Berlin, he joined them for many label tours, played alongside RØDHÅD any times, released many good productions there. His path of eastern German Techno-socialization began in the mid-nineties and led quickly from mere record collector up to producer and co-founder of the label Tokomak. It was here that in 1999 his first release appeared, followed by releases on Mark Broom’s Pure Plastic, as well as Rewired, Styrax and Styrax Leaves.

Don Williams是柏林techno业界最具颠覆性的艺人之一。自加入特别火热的柏林厂牌Dystopain后, 他多次和厂牌首脑RØDHÅD一起参与厂牌巡演，并在该厂牌发行了不少可圈可点的作品,因此也收获了越来越多的关注和好评。他的音乐历程要追述到90年代中期，他在踏上了techno社会化的历程后很快从唱片收藏者成长为了制作人及Tokomak厂牌的创始人之一。1999年推出首张个人作品，之后更是在Mark Broom的Pure Plastic以及Rewired, Styrax and Styrax Leaves等厂牌下发表作品。

He founded his own label Mojuba in 2005. Since then it stands for elaborate and one-of-a-kind deephouse releases. His techno production fond an adequate home in 2006 with the formation of the label a.r.t.less. In 2008 followed the label wandering, which features many different styles. In his label catalogue, besides his personal releases, one can find artists such as Chez Damier, Ron Trent, Steve Rachmad, Mark Kinchen and many, many more. Being at home with many different styles of electronic music, as a DJ Don Williams stands for Detroit-style Technosound with just the right amount of historical awareness, internationally as well as on the home front at Panorama Bar, where since 2008 the Mojuba-labelnights are hosted. Currently Don Williams is working on numerous new projects, focusing mainly on his own productions and remixes as well as completing his debut album – always commemorating the legacy of house and techno.

2005年Don成立了自己的Mojuba厂牌并将其打造成了deephouse厂牌的代表之一。而他自己的techno作品也于2006年开始在a.r.t less厂牌下发表，并逐渐发展了更多不同的风格的作品并与Chez Damier, Ron Trent, Steve Rachmad, Mark Kinchen等艺人交流。虽然Don Williams在多个风格都展现了其创造力，但从2008年开始于Panorama Bar主持Mojuba-labelnights系列派对的他最为人称赞的还是其techno。目前Don Williams正在发展多个不同项目, 致力于他自己的作品并打造自己的专辑。