New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Basic NYC) - For almost seven years, Sleepy & Boo's Basic NYC has been rocking
Saturdays at the Sullivan Room with a wide assortment of underground beats, delivered by a huge range of guest DJs. But on Saturday, November 20th, for one special night, the party is expanding upstairs. For this event, Basic NYC is teaming up with KGB to take over Sully's sister venue - the Sullivan Hall - as we welcome two sets of outstanding guest DJs and performers. In the Sullivan Room downstairs, the UK's mighty Layo & Bushwacka! make their long-awaited Basic NYC debut with an extended set of their signature dark and twisted tech-house. Upstairs, Detroit's leading innovator and Planet E boss Carl
Craig will be rocking Sullivan Hall, with the Motor City's hugely talented Amp Fiddler adding live keyboards to the mix. Partygoers will be able to go between floors to catch all the music at this dynamic night of underground sounds.
Carl Craig truly has his hands involved in every aspect of electronic music culture. There's little he hasn't achieved in his nearly 20 years of making and playing forward-thinking beats. He's a masterful DJ whose itinerary takes him to the world's finest clubs and festivals each and every weekend, and a hugely in-demand producer and remixer, who continues to create timeless music that captures the attention of international tastemakers and music fans alike. From undisputed classics like the Paperclip People's 'Throw' (recently covered by the LCD Soundsystem) to his Grammy-nominated remix of Junior Boys' 'Like a Child', Craig's music continues to blur the boundaries of genres and sounds.
Joining Carl will be fellow Detroit native and multi-instrumentalist Amp Fiddler, who will be playing keyboards and adding his own vocals to the mix. A music industry veteran, Amp has performed with artists as varied as Parliament Funkadelic, Prince, Primal Scream and Moodymann, and released his own solo albums 'Waltz of a Ghetto Fly' and 'Afro Strut.'
London's Layo & Bushwacka! have been at the center of the UK underground since their emergence in the late 90s. The duo have built a storied career on the strength of their albums, their productions and their mesmerizing live sets, which include such standout moments as 'Love Story', their top 10 UK hit from 2002. From their legendary All Night Long residency at the now-departed The End in London, to their new series of roving parties Shake It!, to headlining sets around the world, Layo & Bushwacka! are prime purveyors of their own unique brand of dark, heady late-night tech-house grooves, the perfect soundtrack to serious sessions on the dancefloor. This will be their first-ever Basic NYC appearance, and we couldn't think of better guests to have anchoring this event.
Joining the special guests will be a host of some of New York's local DJs. Also making his Basic NYC debut on the night will be Gennaro Le Fosse, one of the homegrown talents of New York's own storied techno culture. An accomplished producer and globetrotting DJ, Le Fosse got his start as part of Program 2, the techno duo that helped launched the career of fellow Brooklynite Victor Calderone. His productions have been released on his own Convolute label, as well as renowned imprint 8 Sided Dice Recordings among others. Birthday Boys Illich Mujica and Paul Nahm will also be on the lineup, along with Basic NYC regulars Prawns & Bajaj and Mike Murphy. Basic NYC residents Sleepy & Boo will also be on hand for this dynamic night of top shelf music.
Saturday, November 20th
Basic NYC + KGB present
Upstairs @ Sullivan Hall
Carl Craig /Planet E/
w/ Amp Fiddler on live keyboards
Illich Mujica
Mike Murphy
Paul Nahm
Downstairs @ Sullivan Room
Layo & Bushwacka! /Olmeto Records/
Sleepy & Boo /Basic NYC/
Gennaro LeFosse
Prawns & Bajaj
Hosted by Rob Rewind
Sullivan Room + Sullivan Hall
218 Sullivan St.
Email [email protected] for guestlist.
$30 advanced tickets are available at wantickets.com/basicnyc.
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