Nexus Presents: The 4th Annual Maze Party

Look for me and the Ambient Mafia in the maze for a surprise treat! Also i will be droppin’ an extra-special live set from 3-4am!

Come get lost within the confines of a 2 acre hay bale labyrinth!

Saturday Nov. 7th 2009

Room 1:

The Martin Brothers (Justin & Christian) – Dirty Bird – SF (dirtybirdrecords.com)
Otto Von Schirach – Schematic – Miami (myspace.com/ottovonschirach)
R/D – The Designed Disorder – LA (myspace.com/designeddisorder)
Jphlip – Dirty Bird – SF (myspace.com/jphlipmusics)
Monacle – Hidden Shoal – LA (myspace.com/monoclemusic)
Mozaic – Nexus – SF (myspace.com/mozaicmusic)
Antacid – Jackalope Records – SF (soundcloud.com/unsaturated)

Room 2:

Mad Professor – Ariwa Records – UK (myspace.com/madprofessordub)
Matty G – Argon, Dub Police – SC (myspace.com/mattygbeatz)
EPROM – Surefire, Black Acre – SF (myspace.com/eprommusic)
Ana Sia – Surefire, 3WS – SF (myspace.com/anasiamusic)
Virtual Boy – 1320 Records – LA (myspace.com/wearevirtualboy)
Ghosts on Tape – Wireblock – SF (myspace.com/ghostsontapesf)
Lotus Drops – Street Ritual – SF (myspace.com/lotusdrops)

Main Rooms Visuals by:

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VJ-K4
Spongemonkey
Jean Shuman
DAX!

Room 3:

Downtempo Room Hosted by: The Ambient Mafia
Redstickman with MC Leisurelee (FnF/Kitten Krew)
Actual Rafiq (Famous Kids)
Cubik y Origami – live (Dinner Party Records)
Hickory (WaNP)
MC Boomerang Fidget (HATFYR)
Mo Corleone (Want It)
Mino (Word of Mouth)
Seventh Swami (Muti Music)
The Captain (Chill Syndicate)

Visuals by: Viberation and ocul8r

Also Featuring:

• Multiple interactive art installations throughout the maze
• ALL FUNKTION ONE SOUND!
• Breakfast served at 6 am with special morning set by Lil John of Raindance
• Experimental Sound Chamber “Avant Garde Electronic Music Petting Zoo” brought to you by UCSD Electronic Music Dept.

Tickets & Location:

$25-$35 Presale
$40 Door

Presale tickets available @ brownpapertickets.com/event/84767

PLEASE CARPOOL!
Parking is FREE for cars with 3 or more people. Cars with less than 3 people will be charged $10 for parking.

The Castle Maze
185 Verde Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA

…with Kindness

Sometimes the battle between good and evil transpires in small and unexpected places… like the back of this TP dispenser in Santa Cruz. I’m sure the original graffiti artist did not expect their work to turn into a collaborative piece, but so it has become.

Quantum Tunneling and Your Socks

a friend recently posted on “the facebook”…

“…discovered today that his swimsuit he left on top of the dryer has vanished into the void that claims all the lost socks.. after tearing the house apart looking for it, I’ve surmised that it fell into a dimensional rift never to be seen again.. sigh.”

Personally I believe a clothes dryer creates conditions which allow for quantum tunneling… i also believe that the spinning centrifuge has a radius of influence that extends beyond it’s perimeter. So his swimsuit was totally close enough to feel the effects.

The ratio of the square of the leaked amplitude to the square of the incident amplitude gives the probability that the swimsuit “tunnels” through the dryer

The good news is the gremlins (machine-elves… whatever) usually bring your belongings back.

The bad: never as a matching pair.

Yes… i’ve put a lot of thought into this.

Steampunk Toilet

Pecha Kucha @ The Improv (10-20-09)

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

“usually pronounced in three syllables like “pe-chak-cha”, is a presentation format in which content can be easily, efficiently and informally shown, usually at a public event designed for that purpose. Under the format, a presenter shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds.”

Every so often you have to try on a different hat. So I’ll be putting down the dj gear and performing a little monologue for you at Pecha Kucha, on October 20th at The Improv in downtown San Jose. Myself, a few others from work, and many other enthusiastic speakers will be taking turns, delivering high-energy, fast-paced presentations. Come be part of the fun. =)