FACE MELT v5 w/ Mexicans With Guns, DJ Newlife, Down Giant
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FACE MELT returns for it???s fifth installment! Touring in support of his latest full length Ceremony, we???re excited to welcome Stonesthrow / Innovative Leisure recording artist Mexicans With Guns.
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June 7th, 2011. Presented by Ground Lift Media, FACE MELT is a new monthly event series which showcases envelope-pushing artists on a local, national, and international level. The 2011 programming schedule includes Live Bands, Live PA sets, DJs/Turntablists, & Touring Acts spanning genres like Dubstep, Glitch, Electronic, Hip-Hop, and Beat-related. And if that???s not enough, the resident roster boasts some of Chicago???s finest talents ???Maker (Stonesthrow, Now-Again), Phaded (Dubfix), & DJ Intel (The Comeups, Platter Pirates). Hosted by ADaD (All Natural, Eulorhythmics).
Positioned to be the defining voice in a rapidly evolving musical environment, FACE MELT continues for it???s fifth installment June 24th at Darkroom (2210 W. Chicago Ave. 9pm, $10, 21+) featuring live performances by Mexicans With Guns (Stonesthrow / Innovative Leisure), Down Giant (Push Beats) & DJ Newlife (FEx).
When talking about Hip-Hop or any of the countless genres it has influenced, it???s all about the beats. Even after a producer loops ???Amen Brother??? for the millionth time, it will always be about the beats. They???re the foundation of Hip-Hop, and the defining characteristic of any artist or genre claiming Hip-Hop as inspiration. And at FACE MELT, they???re the only thing that matters.
As if he???s already plotting to bring an MPC to his cousin???s quincea??era, Maker explains the underlying motivations of FACE MELT as ???a gathering of different styles, cultures, and scenes that are all related??? It???s like a family reunion but with hard ass drums.??? Simple enough concept but reading between the lines, you may want to consider ear plugs!
Produced in conjunction with FEx, Crowdnoize.com, Frank151 / Chicago Riders, & Do312.
OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY @ THE MID!! w/ Tipper, Love & Light, BRC, RM Joint, & Maker. Password for FREE entry will be announced during FACE MELT. Get in to Win!
Visit www.facemeltchicago.com for more.
MEXICANS WITH GUNS BIO:
Mexicans With Guns is back in the club, and he???s not here to sell you roses. The bass luchadore sometimes known as Ernest Gonzales conjures mystic bass-bin beats for his debut Ceremony LP due May 10th on Innovative Leisure. It???s his second proper release on the Highland Park set following 2010???s out-of-print Me Gusto EP for which notably The FADER & LA Times spilled ink. Those familiar with the masked man???s previous efforts won???t be surprised by his gritty, sleep-with-one-eye-open basslines and atmospheric swelter, but they may find themselves entranced as they diffuse over the space of 14 original tracks. Gonzales crafted the distinct sound of Mexicans With Guns as an outlet for exploring traditional Hispanic folk music as an electronic artist in the present; on Ceremony he effortlessly transposes the spiritual tradition of the past onto the rattling dance halls of today.
The San Antonio, TX native cut his teeth producing remixes for Freddie Gibbs, Rainbow Arabia, CYNE, Faunts & Yppah and honing his live show headlining Low End Theory as well as on bills with Peanut Butter Wolf, Daedelus, Eliot Lipp, Mux Mool & Jogger. In addition to Me Gusto, he???s released a split EP with Robot Koch, last year???s Friends of Friends Vol 3. Now for Ceremony, MwG shows the chops he???s primed producing for others and also those he???s sharpened playing for a room. He???s invited a bevy of MCs & vocalists for his coming-out LP including Freddie Gibbs, Helado Negro, Chico Mann, Nocando, Zacky Force Funk & Sasha Perera of Jahcoozi.
The ???Opening Incantation??? of no hay espacio, no hay tiempo cedes to ???Jaguar??? an early standout, its shoulder-slinking, mid-tempo grind stalking along a fierce low end. Freddie Gibbs picks up the mic on ???Highway To Hell??? and the brash Gary, IN rapper proves he wouldn???t lose an ounce of his hustle south of the border. Staying decidedly dark is ???Dame Lo;??? dark enough, at least, to inspire the violent, boozy & occultish video The FADER called ???the sickest we???ve seen in a minute.??? ???Me Gusto??? lightens the mood a stitch, with Antibalas??? Chico Mann???s swaying melody improbably fusing a track filled with 8-bit, lazer & nods to 80???s funk & b. Finally, MwG dips into drones and loops, helping Savath y Savalas cohort Helado Negro, feel right at home on the disembodied ???El Moreno.???
There is a sense that while Ceremony has finished, something larger has commenced??? keep attuned to Mexicans With Guns in 2011 as he preps a 7??? featuring Texas rap legend Bun B (joining Freddie Gibbs on an alternate to ???Highway to Hell???), collaborates with Mexican raverton originator Toy Selectah as Gun Selectah, and tours behind a mask & altar.