Thursday on Art Of Beatz Radio: Xan (Live PA!)

[Kuma]

tonight!

Hour 1: XAN - live PA
(Deep Space Networks)

Xan started off in the late nineties running the Deep Space Lab Sessions at the Alibi Room, a series of mediated breakbeat environmental installations created by artist remixing D-Jays. In 2005 while producing under the moniker Faktion, his Drum and Bass track "Anfang" was featured on air by CBC Radio 2 as well as Grant Lawrence's "Breaking New Sound #25" . While playing select performances, he has focused his wide ranging energies into genre hopping compositions, lovingly crafted on his ebon Roland V-Synth. Xan's sound is said to be drawn from cyberpunk nihilism spliced with epic sonic themes steeped in mysticism.

Xan's first EP: The Adolescence of Mars features a number of artistic collaborations, including vocalists Leah Martin and Justine Ross, who deliver delicately crafted, darkly beautiful vocals over viciously dirty & infectious rhythms. His second and forthcoming EP will feature collaborative works with Simon Williams from the original Deep Space crew. Be sure to check out the videos "A Black Night", animated by Crystalbeard Collective artist Ben Jacques, and his latest "The Fall of Mumbai" an apocalyptic dubstep vision.

Hour 2: the AOB DJs (Lady Eve, Motomasa, Kuma)

A throwdown of epic proportions. an Aubredelic excursion through cascadian soul vibrations. A bunch of awesome.

On your radio via 102.7 FM, here in Vancouver.
Streaming worldwide via www.coopradio.org

12-2 am PST
3-5 am EST
8-10 am GMT

www.artofbeatz.org

AOB: Hello summer, where's your bassbin?