From Hemment Sent Thu, Jul 16th 1998, 01:12
S U B .=09 M E R G E >>>tHE eNHANCED cLUBBING eXPERIENCE in association with DiY and FACT for ISEA @ CREAM, Liverpool Friday 4 September 1998 10pm-4am, =A37, =A34 concs sound:=20 IAN O'BRIEN,=20 CO-FUSION (sublime records, japan),=20 DIGS & WOOSH (diy),=20 SCANNER,=20 DJ WADA visuals:=20 D-FUSE,=20 TRACTOR,=20 HEXSTATIC(tbc),=20 GREYWORLD,=20 STUDIOFISH=20 + OTHERS Once upon a time, clubs were boring places where DJs played crap records = over a dodgy system and the most you could expect in the way of visual = entertainment were those nausea-inducing lights that spin round on the = floor. Thankfully, those days have faded into a distant memory as the = growth of DJ culture has been matched over recent years by the = development of increasingly sophisticated sonic design and club art. And = now Sub.Merge, in association with one of the country's leading party = promoters DiY, are here to take things=20 to the next level? On September 4 1998, the Sub.Merge crew will descend upon Liverpool's = Cream club to present a whole new clubbing experience to party-goers = across the North-West. Using various forms of electronic trickery, = Sub.Merge will create a unique interface between clubbers, DJs and = visual crews, allowing clubbers to influence what they are hearing or = seeing by exploring the club environment, through a series of gizmo's = hidden around the venue. Sub.Merge will create a living party space, = blurring the relationship between performers and audience, and getting = people involved. All are welcome,=20 Inertia is not an option! Music for the night will be provided by DiY jocks Digs & Woosh, the = newly crowned jazz techno king Ian O'Brien and DJ Wada, plus live sets = from Scanner and the stars of the emerging Japanese dance scene Sublime = Records duo Co-Fusion (who are being specially flown in for the event), = while visuals will be provided by the likes of D-Fuse, Tractor and = Hexstatic (tbc). Sub.Merge is part of ISEA, an international conference =