Motorpop 3

[CatsEyeOfTheWiccan]

Motorpop 3

:: Industrial Music Festival ::

September 02 at Saint Andrews Hall

St. Andrews Hall | Shelter

431 East Congress

Detroit, MI

48226

$20 Advanced

$25 Day of show

ALL AGES!!!

Doors: 6 p.m.

Tickets on sale NOW thru TicketMaster.com

Combichrist

By now, no strangers to the live scene and club floors everywhere, Norway's Combichrist combines the hard-dance side of techno with the sweaty aggression of EBM and the twisted aural torture of industrial. Combichrist is a name that is firmly synonymous with titanium-strength beats, provocative themes and hook lines that grind into the subconscious. With a string of club hits such as Get Your Body Beat, This S*It Will Fcuk You Up, Blut Royale, Like To Thank My Buddies, This Is My Rifle, Without Emotions, WTF Is Wrong With You People?, Intruder Alert, Joy To The World and plenty more Combichrist delivers a sonic assault live with a non-stop show full of energy, blood, and a contagious rock n roll attitude that will have you pulsing with every drum beat.

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Stromkern

Stromkern are one of the most distinctive electro outfits around today, combining elements of electro-industrial, EBM, dark synth-pop and even (gasp!) classical as well as hip-hop. Originally formed in 1994, Stromkern has been making waves in the world of EBM and Electro since inception. The mastermind behind this elaborate project is the classically trained Ned Kirby (vocals and programming). Ned's early experimentation with a 4-track and a sampler laid the foundation for what Stromkern has become today. The bands latest release "Light It Up" (Featuring the club hit "Stand Up!") tackles not only their mutating, genre-bending industrial-rock angle as well as Kirby's classical piano training, it also seethes with anger over the turbulent socio-political climate of war, terrorism, globalization, corruption and greed rife within Kirby's homeland of the United States. With a recently wrapped up 4 month tour as support for Front Line Assembly, Stromkern have honed their live show into a fierce unforgettable performance.

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Imperative Reaction

Gaining immediate attention for their stunning debut ( some years ago on the legendary but now defunct Zoth Ommog label ) then returning with the brilliant 'Ruined' in 2002, 2004's "Redemption"and the bands most recent "As We Fall", U.S. electro act Imperative Reaction have matured into a league of their own, and become one of the major contenders in the field of dancefloor electro. Combining aggressive, uncompromising and relentless beats with smooth programming, highly charging sequences and accentuated vocals, Imperative Reaction creates songs that will get stuck in people's heads as well as challenge their minds. From supporting VNV Nation on their 2005 and 2007 U.S. Tours, to the recent reissue of their debut CD, Imperative Reaction is a band that continues to gain momentum and should not be missed.

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Modulate

The hard industrial project of Manchester based industrial DJ, Echo. The band started life around 2002 and mutated through various sounds before streamlining the hard electronic industrial sound they now have, taking in elements of hard electro, noise and old skool EBM. Built upon a solid foundation of pumping, floor-burning soundwaves, the bands debut single "Skullfuck" has become an instant club anthem in Detroit and world-wide. Modulate recently completed a tour with VNV Nation around Europe and no is set to conquer America. An act who has shot to attention really quickly and one you'll continue to hear more from.

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Ayria

Canadian singer Jennifer Parkin has become a true icon on the electronic scene with her unique writing style and personality. After her departure from Epsilon Minus, she shook the foundation of the scene with the extravagant “Debris” album of her solo-project Ayria on which she mixes straight old-school EBM with smooth electronics while giving a nod to electro-clash. Her newest release "Flicker" continues the musical progression with a combination of aggressive EBM cuts and more melodic synthpop / techno tracks lavished with rich and expressive female vocals. An astounding palette of edgy electronic styles perfectly fitting the impressive vocal range of Miss Parkin.

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Softcore

Soft on the outside, dirty on the inside. Softcore are fresh newcomers to the live industrial/electro community in Detroit. With influences ranging from Soft Cell to Leatherstrip, TKK to David Lynch, Softcore should peek one's attention

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Candle Nine

Based in Bay City, Candle Nine may be a new name to Detroiters ears however their music is nearly as innovative as Haujobb or Doubting Thomas. Exploring moody sample-laden atmospheric tracks juxtaposed next to more danceable numbers this band is entirely capable of turning heads quickly.

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DJ's:

DJ Saint

DJ S@iN+ (Saint) is an Ann Arbor/Detroit based electronic music DJ who has spent nearly a decade spinning regular club nights at numerous clubs throughout Michigan as well as Windsor, Ontario. His DJ travels stateside have taken him to The Motorpop 2 festival in Cleveland, club nights at Fusion and Radio Radio in Indianapolis, Main Street Lounge in Louisville, KY, Axis of Evil in Bloomington, IN and Inferno Nightclub in Madison, WI. August of 2004 saw DJ Saint travel to the UK's premier festival of alternative electronic music - InFest. There he spun 2 well-received sets and kept company with some of the best DJ's from across the pond. In 2006, he was invited back to Infest. DJ S@iN+ currently is the Saturday resident DJ at Detroit's Leland City Club - one of America's longest running industrial clubs @ 19 years. He also continues to spin many special events and concerts including a set at the Detroit CodeR23/VNV Nation show,Detroit’s official Skinny Puppy after party and two exclusive noise only nights called Untergang. DJ S@iN+ continues to mix the innovative pioneers with the progressive newcomers, the obscure with the recognizable - all the while perpetually maintaining a technical and inventive rhythmic flow that makes his sets both danceable and emotionally moving.

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City Club

located inside the Ramada Hotel

(Open Fridays and Saturdays)

400 Bagley at Cass

Detroit, MI

DJ Pleasure Kitten

More than just a DJ, Pleasure Kitten can also be found promoting, maintaining websites, bartending and also doing some radio work on Riff2's The Dark Side. Her DJ credentials include: former resident DJ of IGUN, and the creator and former co-resident DJ of Rewired in Bowling Green, OH. Both clubs are often considered among the premier underground venues in the Mid-West US, with IGUN going strong into it's 8th year of existence. An eventual move North to Detroit area saw Pleasure Kitten become resident DJ for Elektro-Industrial Wednesdays at Luna in Royal Oak, Michigan (along with DJ Void 6) which has quickly become the mid-week destination for the best blend of elektro/industrial/ebm/dark retro and alternative.

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LUNA

Elektro-Industrial Wednesdays

1815 North Main Street

Royal Oak, MI

www.lunaroyaloak.com

www.myspace.com/lunaroyaloak

The Dark Side

is a weekly specialty Goth/Industrial program on RIFF2 that you can catch each week, on Thursday nights at 10pm for 2 hours!

Streamin' online world-wide at www.riff2.com or on 101.1 HD2 in Detroit if you have a High Definition Radio

DJ Darks Choir

A name that should be familiar to many in the midwest - Darks Choir has been DJ'ing for 10 years including opening for many bands ,playing raves and much more. Currently DJ Darks Choir holds a residency at Bowling Green, Ohio's I.G.U.N. spinning a mix of heavier guitar driven dance music,ebm,hard industrial techno and hard trance. Not your typical dj who just stands around and count beats. Darks Choir enjoys crowd participation and mayhem!

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I.G.U.N.

Every Wednesday night located at

SkyBar

238 N. Main St.

Bowling Green,OH.

www.myspace.com/igun

DJ Cypher

The nomadic DJ cypher is among the country's most established gothic and industrial music DJs. His DJ career began in 1994 in Washington, DC as resident DJ for two weekly events: the short-lived Asgaard and the original incarnation of the Dark Wave Lounge. In 1997, he became resident DJ for BOUND, which was at that time DC's largest weekly gothic/industrial dance party. In the summer of 1999, he relocated to Hartford, where he began the weekly radio program Dark Nation Radio on the University of Connecticut's student station WHUS and, together with DJ Damzelfly, started BOUND, Hartford. At this time, he also became resident DJ for Contempt, NYC's largest monthly gothic/industrial dance event. 2001 brought Cypher to Michigan where he hosted Dark Nation Radio on Central Michigan University's WMHW until the spring of 2003, developed his online radio program, Dark Nation Radio Online, watched the rise and demise of an event called DeadBeat at the Wayside Central, and resurrected the Dark Wave Lounge. Cypher's guest spots have taken him across the country, from Ghoulschool in Hollywood, CA to Electronic Pulse in Ft. Lauderdale. He has been a featured DJ for the Convergence Gothic festival, Endless Night in New Orleans, and has appeared at Dracula’s Ball in Philadelphia four times.

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Dark Wave Lounge

First Wednesday of each month

Fifi’s French Press

203 W. Broadway

Mt. Pleasant, MI.

www.darkwavelounge.com

Dark Nation Radio

To listen in, point your browser to:

http://www.live365.com/stations/297970

Hotel information for out-of-town guest:

Holiday Inn Express Detroit

www.hiexpress.com

1020 Washington Blvd,

Detroit, MI

(313) 965-4307

Hilton Garden Inn Detroit

www.hiltongardeninn.com

351 Gratiot Avenue

Detroit, MI

(313) 967-0900

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[Homicidalheathen]

Me and my 'things' and their buddy are going....!!!!

WEeeee!

Also, that puppet band is playing at a future TB party I am attending..I will post as soon as i get the info.