Solvent: Music with High Dance Concentration
Last night a lucky community of Calgarians were treated to the sonic treats delivered by Solvent. Jason Amm aka Solvent calls Toronto his home but has been on the road with VNV Nation travelling across North America. His tour will shortly take him overseas to play some selected shows across Europe before he returns to America to do some shows with Freezepop. But have no fear, Solvent will return to Calgary for all those unable to attend this stellar performance.
The night began with Calgary's fine electronic duo, and Solvent fans, known as Data.Disk0. Nothing was held back as these two blasted the beats to warm up the crowd, and warm the crowd they did! It was a great performance from these local music celebs and the night was set for the main show: Solvent.
Armed with Moog's Little Phatty, a Roland digitial vocoder, his iMac and some effects units Solvent took the stage in front of the crowded Soda Lounge. It didn't take long before the crowd started to tap their feet and move their hips. Within five minutes a full dance floor was in motion, and didn't let up for the entire show. Solvent fans of all sorts dug the tunes, the vocoder and the sweet synth melodies. Solvent played a great mix of songs but a huge treat came when the opening notes of Madonna's "Hung Up" hit the speakers and Solvent performed an extraodinarily fun cover of the song. Apparently I am not the only Madonna fan.
The night finished with a thrilling encore followed by a ceremonious shut down of Solvent's laptop. Despite ample pleading from the crowd, Solvent was finished for the night.
But there was a special treat for those who stuck around a little longer. As it turns out Jason's birthday had been the night before and a cake had been lovingly bought for him to commemorate his 35th birthday right there at the Soda. The entire bar filled with some new vocal stylings as everyone sang "Happy Birthday" (sadly, without vocoder) to the slightly embarrassed Jason Amm.
Solvent is currently signed onto the Ghostly International label. His new and limited edition CD, Demonstration Tape (1997-2007), is now available for purchase online at suction records. It is a compilation of his work over the past ten years. Also, look forward to another release coming in 2008.
The night began with Calgary's fine electronic duo, and Solvent fans, known as Data.Disk0. Nothing was held back as these two blasted the beats to warm up the crowd, and warm the crowd they did! It was a great performance from these local music celebs and the night was set for the main show: Solvent.
Armed with Moog's Little Phatty, a Roland digitial vocoder, his iMac and some effects units Solvent took the stage in front of the crowded Soda Lounge. It didn't take long before the crowd started to tap their feet and move their hips. Within five minutes a full dance floor was in motion, and didn't let up for the entire show. Solvent fans of all sorts dug the tunes, the vocoder and the sweet synth melodies. Solvent played a great mix of songs but a huge treat came when the opening notes of Madonna's "Hung Up" hit the speakers and Solvent performed an extraodinarily fun cover of the song. Apparently I am not the only Madonna fan.
The night finished with a thrilling encore followed by a ceremonious shut down of Solvent's laptop. Despite ample pleading from the crowd, Solvent was finished for the night.
But there was a special treat for those who stuck around a little longer. As it turns out Jason's birthday had been the night before and a cake had been lovingly bought for him to commemorate his 35th birthday right there at the Soda. The entire bar filled with some new vocal stylings as everyone sang "Happy Birthday" (sadly, without vocoder) to the slightly embarrassed Jason Amm.
Solvent is currently signed onto the Ghostly International label. His new and limited edition CD, Demonstration Tape (1997-2007), is now available for purchase online at suction records. It is a compilation of his work over the past ten years. Also, look forward to another release coming in 2008.
Labels: calgary, data.disk0, electronic, shows, soda, solvent
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