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LAST SUPPER CLUB
124 S. Washington St., 206-748-9975
RANDY JONES
Quiet as it's kept, Seattle is churning out great dance records, and many of them are released on the Orac label. Randy Jones—DJ, producer, small-business owner—runs Orac, one of the most acclaimed dance labels in the country, which has gotten major recognition in Europe: Jones has performed at Berlin's Technicolor performance series, as well as Havana's Festival de Música Electroacústica and Chicago's Transmission Festival. He's also created video pieces for 2001's Sonar Festival in Barcelona—the premier electronic-dance festival in the world—as well as created tracks under the name Caro. Electronica. 6 p.m.
LUSINE
Jeff McIlwain was born and raised in Texas and spent time in Los Angeles, but as a Seattle resident he's joined the city's recent crop of bustling—and highly acclaimed—dance producers. Last year, as Lusine, McIlwain issued a quietly brilliant four-cut 12-inch EP on Detroit's hip Ghostly International label; he's also put tracks out on Carpark, Tigerbeat6, Shitkatapult, Schematic, and Studio !K7—stellar labels all. And there's more on the way: McIlwain reports that there will be a full-length LP/CD coming out this year. Electronica. 7 p.m.
TRICK DECK
Trick Deck shuffle instruments, electronics, computers, and voices and deal out wild dance music. Consisting of Mark Wand (programmer/instrumentalist) and Nichole Halleen (vocals), the group mixes electronica with hip-hop with a whimsical, unique style. Live, Wand and Halleen are frequently joined by drummer Kevin Sawka and bassist Jeremy Lightfoot, both of Siamese. Electronica. 8 p.m.
BRUNO PRANSATO (AKA BOBBY KARATE)
Weird sounds with quirky rhythms seem to be the forte of Bruno Pransato, aka Bobby Karate. Before he was Bruno or Bobby, Steven Ford, a man of many talents, was involved in speed-metal and punk music. After a break from the music scene for a few years, he began producing electronic, laptop-generated tech-house that's as intricate as it is aggressive, and that continues to captivate Seattle audiences. Electronica. 9 p.m.
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CODEBASE
It's no accident that local electro- techno producer Tom Butcher titled the album he issued last year on Germany's Force Inc. label Style Encoding. As Codebase, Butcher's meld of Detroit-techno soul and early '80s electro bleeps and bloops moves from the contemplative to the party hearty with intelligence and ease, and recent outings have shown that he can throw down a pretty mean live PA as well. Electronica. 10 p.m.
SIAMESE
Jazz greats Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, and Graham Haynes are all fans of the live drum-and-bass outfit Siamese, but so are plenty of electronica club freaks. Siamese manage the crossover partly because their keyboards/bass/percussion setup also incorporates a frenzied blend of samples and looped effects. Drummer Kevin Sawka, who started Siamese in the mid-'90s, plays a complicated custom kit that includes both electric and acoustic pieces, and he does so with such skill that he's able to pull off dance jams and slow grooves with equal flair. Jam/Groove. 11 p.m.
J&M CAFE
201 First Ave. S., 206-292-0663
DAREK MAZZONE
A veteran of radio and clubland both local and national, Darek Mazzone began his career in 1987 at WFMO, the free-form station in Boston. Locally, he's fondly remembered for his residency at Electrolush. With a current global-music residency at the new Mirabeau Room (which he'd previously held at ToST) and the Zig Zag Cafe's Tuesday Night downtempo night, Mazzone is as apt to play alongside live instrumentalists (James Whetzel, Tom Armstrong, and Amy Denio are three) as he is to play alone. He's also a fixture on KEXP, hosting Wo-Pop from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, as well as holding down KUOW's Planet Beat from 9 to 10 p.m. on Sundays. DJ/Turntablist. 7 p.m.
DJ SCENE
The national spotlight is on hip-hop mixtapes, and one of Seattle's own is responsible for one of the most acclaimed. The third volume of DJ Scene's F*ck the Frail Sh*t, like the first two, gives equal shine to national acts (including a couple of G Unit cuts that preceded the appearance of that group's hit Beg for Mercy) and local artists (Byrdie's Fan Favorite, Boom Bap Project, and several cuts produced by local cat Jake One, as well as Scene's own remix of Ras Kass and Skillz). And he's just as stellar on the decks live. DJ/Turntablist. 8 p.m.
Miss Kick
"There's nothing this woman can't spin," claimed SisterSF.com a couple years ago of Seattle's Miss Kick, and they weren't kidding. Flitting between down-tempo, funky breaks, deep house, electro, techno, and drum-and-bass with enviable ease, Miss Kick plays venues as diverse as her record crates, while maintaining a devoted fan base helped along by her personable e-mail gig updates. DJ/Turntablist. 9 p.m.
DJ B-MELLO
B-Mello's adventures in the all-ages dance scene have taken him from Studio 420 to the Seattle Art Museum, to name just two of the venues he's recently played. Spinning is only part of what he contributes; one of the most outspoken DJs in town, Mello demonstrates great respect for the underage crowd. He's suggested in interviews that all-ages audiences make a truer fan base than 21-plus crowds (since they turn out for the tunes, not the booze), and his playful style—even in battles with other DJs— brings everyone into the game. DJ/Turntablist. 10 p.m.
