the spaces left between the beats
Vakant + Dumb-Unit @ Watergate, Berlin, 12.02.2010 ∞
the first vakant + dumb-unit 2010 comes along with a very special line up! robag wruhme is about to play his first official solo dj set in berlin ever. alex smoke, who is going to release his new album ‘lux’ on his own imprint hum+haw in march this year will drop another bomb live set as we know him, and we know him well! further acts that night are jeremy p. caulfield, maetrik, from karaoke to stardom & beaner.
here’s the resident advisor link with more information about the party.
Vakant + Dumb-Unit @ Arma17, Moscow, 01/2010 ∞
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Nico Purman’s Interstellar Discotheque ∞
A journey into sound, 105 minutes of interstellar disco, or Nico Purman`s unquestionable ability to blend Kate Bush into Moodymann and further to Bryan Ferry’s Roxy Music, and make it all sound so homogenic it makes us ask is Nico from this earth or the space?
We hope you enjoy this piece of music, timeless and classic it seems to last forever.
VALT3 Dario Zenker – Belfort ∞
Vakant continues its VALT series with the third installment of uncompromising club tracks. Started in 2008 with Onur Özer and followed up by Tolga Fidan in 2009, Dario Zenker brings up VALT3 in 2010.
Vakant’s representation in the decent south of Germany locates ‘Belfort’ as close to Detroit as it’s indefinite in time. Was it written by littleDario in the 90’s? Or maybe on a US tour in Detroit itself with some helping hands? We don’t know, but surely have a timeless piece of music here.
VA032 Nico Purman – Rhapsodies ∞
Nico Purman, our Argentinean (soon to be Berlin based) drumline captain and all around groove slinger is back for his third instalment on the marching band in the sky that we call our Vakant home.
Purman’s sound continues to evolve, covering truly large distances with every release. Since his robo-strobe inspired earlier Vakant works Tuesday EP (VA017) and Euphrasia EP (VA025), Nico drops 3 large-and-very-much-in-charge space jazz masterpieces that he fermented in what sounds like a mid-nineties New York house basement.
First up is ‘Why What’ where Nico sets the free-flowing rhapsodic mood that covers so much ground with one track. Starting in what sounds like Tenaglia’s beloved Chelsea, the track slowly moves uptown landing at the Blue Note where Rollins, Monk, and Roach sit in on the session.
‘Funk Forest’ follows with more pep and less mood. Upbeat and popping percussion blend with Rhodes while a diva whispers in your ear until late seventies Hancock shows up with his synth and brings the hands way up.
‘Chamomile’ finishes the EP off in style. Moody while maintaining the jazz feel, “Chamomile” peaks with futuro baritone sax and piano in unison. Smooth and steady all the way.
upcoming Vakant nights ∞
february 12 2010 - vakant @ harry klein / munich / germany
with mathias kaden & dario zenker
february 13 2010 - vakant + dumb-unit @ watergate / berlin / germany
with robag wruhme, alex smoke, jeremy p. caulfield, maetrik, from karaoke to stardom & beaner
march 12 2010 – pretty vakant #2 @ horst kreuzberg / berlin / germany
with mathias kaden, tolga fidan & tyler
may 14 2010 – vakant @ harry klein / munich / germany
with onur özer & dario zenker
may 21 2010 – vakant @ indigo / istanbul / turkey
with mathias kaden, tolga fidan & ali kuru
july 2 2010 – vakant @ weetamix / geneva / switzerland
with mathias kaden and tolga fidan
