Casa Creative Force

At the beginning of April, members of the creative association Casa Creative Force will hold a music festival of the same name in Moscow. The organizers of this event are people known in various club music circles in Moscow. Their interests include nu-rave, orthodox hip-hop, new disco, indie rock, deep house, minimal techno – all genres of dance music except boring ones. Casa events planned to be held in Moscow in 2009 will be based on the 'club within a club' principle, where on a given night a specific venue will transform into the Casa club. Plans include a concert by Ladytron, a Grecoroman party hosted by Joe from Hot Chip in London and New York, the arrival of Obama's election committee member, the fantastic scratcher and mashup master – American DJ Z-Trip. On April 4, with the support of the magazine 'Afisha' and under the slogan 'free your mind & your ass will follow', the first event of the Casa series will take place. Detailed information about the event participants: Joakim Live Band (France, live): Parisian Joakim Bouaziz, also known as Jimmy Bazuca, Live Octet, T.B.S., K.I.M., The Ectoplasmic Band – is an outstanding figure in the French electronic scene. It is difficult to provide a genre definition for his place there – he is a crossover between loose disco and otherworldly rock-n-roll. He embodies the perfect representation of French musical eclecticism, where, as on Radio Nova, there are no significant boundaries between hip-hop, jazz, and indie. From the age of six, little Bouaziz studied piano, a decade later graduated from the Versailles Conservatory, where he met Gi-Manuel, Thomas, Nicolas, and Jean-Benoit – future members of the Daft Punk and Air projects, respectively. Next came three quite successful albums that caught the attention of music lovers worldwide, and the founding of the Tigersushi label, where he continued his cross-cultural explorations, releasing a wide range of artists. From experimental performer Sir Alice to Chilean rockers Panico and mixes by the patriarch of No-Wave DJ Morpheus. Getting a remix by Joakim is considered an honor by producers like Lindstrom and Simian Mobile Disco. In Moscow, Bouaziz and his band will present material from the latest album 'Monsters And Silly Songs'. Optimo Espacio (UK, DJs): Optimo is a party in Glasgow that has been going on for almost 15 years. It takes place on Sundays from 11 pm to 3 am, and there is a £7 entrance fee. They do not let anyone in without queuing: the organizers Twitch and Wilkes claim that even Madonna would have to wait, and even their close relatives are at the door. In 1998, they made the slogan 'Kill The DJ!', and they have stuck to that policy ever since. They do not book DJs for their parties – only live acts ('however, if Henry Rollins shows up wanting to play his favorite songs, we'll let him in,' note Optimo). They call themselves 'selectors', not DJs, they can mix tracks or put them end to end. Optimo are the most consistent opponents of musical segregation. In their opinion, any song has the right to dance, including country and folk. They named themselves after a song by the avant-disco group Liquid Liquid, which may be the only reference point for their style. But Optimo's main advantage is how delicately they mix music from obscure subcultural histories, like minimal techno or click-house, with broken disco, brash new wave, rare pop, and full bald-faced stuff like country and folk. Twitch and Wilkes are directly connected to Joakim and his Tigersushi – their micro-label Oscarr is supported by the Tigersushi management. 'Yunost' Bar by Idle Conversation: Europe is experiencing a boom in pop-up bars that open for a short, predetermined period, typically in completely unexpected places. Here's an example – the O.H.W.O.W. space that popped up just for a week during Art Basel Miami, the Parisian Le Baron that temporarily opened in New York during Fashion Week, or the Ever Ever Altar Bar, pouring complex cocktails for just a couple of days in the studio-gallery of 032c magazine in Berlin. A bar was designed by the guys from Idle Conversation – the 'Yunost' bar, whose debut will take place on April 4th in a former garage recently discovered by the Casa festival organizers on the Arma 09 site. 'We decided that the first 'Yunost' bar would be a strip bar. But the stripping will not be erotic, but hipster. On the erected pedestals with poles, anyone will be able to get rid of hipster uniform. Shedding off their Ray-Bans, dud keys, Nikes, cameras, and T-shirts with ironic sayings, they will appear in the form that we like – undressed, drunk, and independent,' say Dima Yaponets, Roman Mazurenko, and Sergey Poydo. The entrance to the 'Yunost' bar will be guarded by a door bitch. For the first time, Ramona was asked to scan the entrance. All the attributes of a real bar are also present – neon signs, a large bar counter, and stripper poles. In addition, the bar will have music – DJ Orange, Troubles, iPoido, and Yaponets will be behind the DJ booth. Flammable Beats Lab: Flammable is the most venerable and persistent Moscow congregation of DJs systematically promoting black music in Russia, from old-school hip-hop and electro to experimental rap and dubstep. They will have a separate area at the Casa festival, located on the third floor of the club – Flammable Beats Lab. They plan to play a little more relaxed than at their own parties. There will be disco, funk, a bit of old-school rock – something similar in format to evenings when FB DJs perform at 'Simachev Bar.' Additionally, 44100Hz and Casa Creative Force are conducting a joint ticket giveaway for the festival on April 4th. Participate in the quiz and win two invitations! April 4, 2009, 11 pm Arma'09 Nizhniy Susalnyy per., d.5, str. 3A (Arma plant territory) Casa Festival: Joakim Live Band (France, live), Optimo Espacio (UK, DJs), as well as DJ Sandra and separate areas – 'Yunost' bar by Idle Conversation (DJs Yaponets, iPoido, Orange, Troubles), Flammable Beats Lab (DJs Pirumov, Vinylkin, Chagin). With the support of the 'Afisha' magazine. Ticket price - 500 rubles.