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As spring sheds her skin into summer, shifting old dreams into new possibilities we invite you to join us for the new rite of spring… Praxis: a Twisted IOSIS Art Party

Shpongle [Tip Records/Coast II Coast Ent.] UK
Hallucinogen [Twisted Records/Coast II Coast Ent.] UK - LIVE
Koxbox [Twisted Records] Denmark/Ibiza - LIVE

Add sets by Osiris Indriya and Amanita, a visionary showcase of art, CHICKENHED hosting the second room and.. you get the idea. Be ready for anything… welcome to Praxis: Twisted IOSIS Art Party.


Saturday, June 16, 2007
@ The Fenix: 1700 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
9pm - 4am
18+ welcome, 21+ welcome at bar


1st tier presale $25 - SOLD OUT!
2nd tier presale $30 - limited number remaining
Tickets available at ticketswest.rdln.com/EventDetails.aspx



“Resist the urge to stay home!”



With over 80 years experience collectively Simon Posford and Raja Ram are more than qualified for the exploration into the unclassifiable music frontiers they have ventured into; ‘SHPONGLE’ is a new world of traditional sounds, acoustic guitars, Moroccan drums, Turkish operatic singing, cello, double bass, backing vocals and silver flute blended together with the computer wizardry of Simon Posford's studio production. Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) has long had a reputation as the, 'Hallucinogenius' a imitable pioneer in sound experimentation, from his seminal first album, 'Twisted', up to his recent Millennium hit, 'Mi-Loony-Um' with its up-to-the minute modem melodies. Raja Ram, is the innovative sonic co-pilot producing alongside Simon and providing inspirational artwork for the album covers and the website as well as his unmistakable flute solo's in C Major. A founding member of the band Quintessence in the sixties Raja has many years of band experience in the music industry. Not only a band member but also the creator of TIP Records along with their infamous party sound and energy, he is not only a brilliant flautist but the inspirational man behind the ‘Shpongle’ concept. Shpongle has been a working project since the release of the first album in 1998 filtered out into the underground in which Twisted Records is so renown for its dance music, having sold 30,000 copies without any noticeable press coverage. Now finally the UK has a chance to catch up on this worldwide phenomena with the forthcoming release of their second album, 'Tales of the Inexpressible' with its further explorations into diverse sound production they are ready to unleash the multiversity that is ‘SHPONGLE’. www.shpongle.com


Hallucinogen (live) aka Simon Posford is a pioneer of electronic music and founder of the psy-trance scene. With the release of his first album, "Twisted", which reached Number 27 in the French album charts, a genre was born. There are many words to describe modern electronic music but none that come close to the wealth of emotion and experience that comes from listening to a Posford tune. These days he is just as likely to be entrancing crowds around the globe with a throbbingly epic live set as he is to be dribbling ambient delectations in the Hallucinogen Soundlabs in the West Country. He is co-director of Twisted Records with Simon Holton, ex-label manager of Dragonfly Records. Their label is one of the hottest underground gatherings of talent this side of Mars. Hallucinogen's second album "The Lone Deranger" blew the lid off the musical scene that had built up around his influence. Not only did it have more of the killer musical riffs but also was a feat of clean production and professionalism previously seen with the likes of The Floyd, one of Simon's major influences. Another tune that influenced Simon was "The Age of Love" by Jam & Spoon and this can be heard in some of his earlier releases. More recently he has produced tracks with Benji Vaughan as their band Younger Brother, Simon Posford has completed new sounds with Dub 'Ott' & Hallucinogen and is currently collaborating with the Twisted Allstars and touring the world spreading his music to all sorts. There is talk of a 'Hallucinogen 3' but Simon's most recent album is "Tales of the Inexpressible", his second album by Shpongle. Simon is the musical genius behind Shpongle and for this latest orgy of brain fluid he gathered 4 other talented musicians, as well, of course, as Raja Ram- Druid of Psy.


Koxbox (live) Stalwarts of the Danish scene for sometime Frank'e, Peter Candy and Ian Ion started working together in the early '90s. Frank and Peter had made their names as DJs when the pair met the producer Ian Ion, known for his work with The Overlords. After releasing their first single on Where's The Party Records and a follow-up on Peter Candy's Outloud Records, Koxbox was signed to seminal Harthouse label, who released six singles before the first Koxbox album Forever After. In 1997 Koxbox decided to sign with the London electronica label, Blueroom Released and released Dragon Tales. Dave Fowler pretty much summed up the reaction to the album in Muzik magazine; "Probably the most in-yer-face psychedelic outfit ever, ...Danish floor fillers Koxbox are not know for pulling any punches." The same year saw Koxbox remixes of Juno Reactor and Slinky Wizard and Frank'e and Ian formed the band Psychopod which released on TIP Records. The following year, Peter Candy left the band and Frank and Ian spent most of the year working on film music and a new album. In the summer of '99, Koxbox put the finishing touches on The Great Unknown. The Great Unknown was a radical departure from the known Koxbox style, slower and more funky, but retaining the crystalline production and exquisite application of state of the art technology for which the band is known. Signed on German trance label Novatekk, The Great Unknown went on to become one of the best selling psy-trance albums of the new millennium. Afterwards, Frank’e and Ian set out to work on the Psychopod project and change the name to Saiko-pod. In 2000 and 2001 a number of tracks were released on different compilations to mark the beginning of a new style from the Koxbox lab. In 2002 the first Saiko-pod album, “Phutures and Options” was finished and licensed to Spiral Trax (Sweden), Solstice Music (Japan) and Sound Sorcery (Mexico). Frank’e and Ian have been building new studio facilities in their hometown of Copenhagen and the cover of the album features a picture of the studio command centre. www.koxbox.dk


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Sound Engineer: LUCID Audio www.infiniteconnections.org/lucid_audio
Decorations by: Sri Yantra Space Shaping - www.SpaceShaping.net
Graphic design by: Osiris Indriya – www.osirisindriya.com/design
Art Curator: Teresa Payne - Intense Payne


Second room hosted by: www.chickenhed.us

Art by:
St. Even (BC, Canada) ww.divinereflections.ca
Mythril (BC, Canada) www.mythril.ca
Jacob Aman (Olympia, WA) www.jacobaman.com


Twisted Records specialises in electronic music and DJ culture. Some of the world’s top trance acts and DJ's have released albums on Twisted Records: Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Tristan, Prometheus, Younger Brother... Since 1996, Twisted has been building the UK's best independent record label dedicated to electronic music. www.twisted.co.uk/home/


Like the final stage in Alchemy, IOSIS Art Parties blend together the power of different worlds and transforms them into something new. Pulsating beats, inspirational sights, scrumptious treats, and visions through light… put them all together and you get IOSIS Art Party the finest international trance music and visual art. iosis.tribe.net/; www.myspace.com/iosisartparty


Infinite Connections is a multifaceted company specializing in Event Production and Promotions, Artist Management and Booking with the goal of connecting people to new experiences through art and music. Infinite Connections brings you Breaks & Freaks, IOSIS Art Party, Shringara and Body Systems Dark Art Party. www.infiniteconnections.org/

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