katalyst events Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 The 8th Motion Notion!! July 12-15, 2007 at an amazing new location... The Bent River Ranch Drayton Valley, AB (1hr West of Edmonton, 3.5hrs from Calgary) Full info, pics, map, etc at www.motionnotion.com MAIN STAGE Wizzy Noise (Greece) www.wizzy-noise.gr , www.myspace.com/wizzynoiseofficial , candyflip rec, exposure ...the vandals responsible for the damage to the left side of your brain, the fire on your speakers, and the nervous breakdown of your grandmother! Shout Out Out Out Out www.nrmlswlcmrcrds.com , www.myspace.com/shoutoutoutoutout Edmonton's red-hot electro-rock-pop-fusion band is back to blow your socks off! Treavor Moontribe (USA) www.desertdwellers.org , INgrooves, White Swan Rec, Native State Rec Blistering beats from one of the State's greatest DJs. A favorite at Motion Notion. Felix (Germany) www.felix-stoever.de Artist, DJ, explorer, and physicist- Felix is an ingenious man and a fine downtempo dj. Earthy psydub in the afternoon! Sons of Aurora www.area709.com Darvin Knorr and Norris Lam make up this astounding DJ duo who play some of the deepest, most psychedelic music around. Chris Organix www.organixproductions.com Phantasm Records, UK The lunatic behind Vancouver's longest running club-night, and is a fine purveyer of the full-on sound! MossyRock (USA) www.mossyrock.net Indie downtempo pop-loop gems that leave you feeling part of a woozy, lilting waltz. Sobeit Union www.sobeitunion.com This unique 3-piece band from Nelson, BC plays everything from downtempo lounge to house, breaks, and techno. Nystagmus http://nystagmus.benow.ca , sundance rec A hidden gem of a producer in Canada's dance community. Melodic, dark, and whimsical. Ronin GSC, Iosis, In:Vision, E13, Elphinstone Fine talent from Vancouver Island. Ronin works closely with Interchill Records, The Green Samurai Clan, and Native State Records. Intergalactic Faerie Funk (USA) www.iff.galactique.net Live 3-piece band of traveling freaks who play surreal house music. Spooky yet beautiful! Jay Michael www.area709.com , www.entheogenetic.com , www.tribalharmonix.org One of BC's most booked progressive psy DJs- Jay strives to continuously nurture the west coast's unique intentional dance community. Luke Morrison www.lukemorrison.com Edmonton's top progressive house DJ and all-round nice guy! David Stone Cjsr, the union, www.myspace.com/davidstone A major player in the Alberta scene- Dave regularly opens for most of the big names who come thru town. Kristoff Di.fm, DP Recordings, Recoverworld.net, Y Afterhours, www.djkristoff.com With releases topping UK charts, Kristoff's High-NRG Full-On Psytrance sound has been attracting listeners all over the world. Alexei- psytrance, www.area709.com Arlen- techhouse, pK, www.music1st.ca Cameron Sinclair- live-pa www.music1st.ca Chris B- electro, http://in-order-to-danse.blogspot.com Christian- progressive, www.playpromotions.com Cruz-Ae vs Tristan Newton- psytrance, www.cruz-ae.com, www.tristannewton.com Erin Eden vs Dusty Grooves- prog, www.erineden.com Gong Show- live and electric Groovy Cuvy- house, electro, breaks, cjsr, J.A.DJ (Sask)- house, www.goodlifepromotions.ca James Katalyst- psytrance, breaks, www.katalystevents.com Kevin Partridge- psytrance, breakbeat, www.gomp.ca Kyro Prophet- psytrance, www.ragingshaman.com/media/ LP- house, techno, www.djlp.ca Relentless vs Jord www.technohippycrew.ca Neighbour with The Konga Kid- house, live drums, www.homebreakinrecords.com Powder- prog, electro, www.phunktionproductions.com Sundrop- psytrance, www.sundrop.ca Sweetz- house, breakbeat, www.myspace.com/sistasweetz Threesixty vs Mihagic- (BC) breaks, reggae, www.myspace.com/goldendeliciousproduction Vinny Vo- electro, progressive, sushi crew THE FORT Aquasky (UK) www.aquasky.co.uk , Passenger Rec, 777 Rec With more breakbeat tracks in the marketplace than any other producer, Aquasky intend to continue with their mission to rule the world, to bring fun to the dancefloor and a smile to your face. Noisia (Netherlands) www.noisia.nl , EMI Rec, Vision Rec, Moving Shadow, Renegade Hardware Noisia is exploding worldwide! They are a fresh breed of diverse and talented producers and DJs who bravely take new unexpected directions with D+B, Breaks, House and Downtempo. Ooah (USA) The Glitch Mob, www.myspace.com/ooahmusik , www.myspace.com/theglitchmob Squishy gut-wrenching bass frequencies, harmonic poly-rhythmic melodies and bloopy bleepy clicks and clacks from this outstanding turntablist. Small Town DJs www.smalltowndjs.com ,Hi Fi Club, Giant 45, Bigfoot Rec Pete Emes and Mike Grimes are long-standing Calgary favorites. They cleverly mash together all sorts of genres in every mind-blowing set. Degree with Shamik www.myspace.com/teamshamik, www.myspace.com/degree_subterraneansound Subterranean Sound, Congo Natty, Black & White, Waxworkz Unbelievable talent from two of Edmonton's best. Shamik- the rubber-mouthed genius who creates music straight from his lips and Degree- a DJ and producer with a unique selection of rare gems influenced by reggae music. Look out for tunes from Degree featuring reggae artists Demolition Man and Treson as well as a full length album all seeing light in 2007. Anx- techno, www.myspace.com/anxxx Big Daddy- house, phoenix Broken English- breaks, d+b, www.pkevents.com B-Side- breaks, d+b, www.pkevents.com Deception- d+b, www.pkevents.com Degree- reggae, breaks, d+b, www.myspace.com/subterraneansound DJ Enerate- d+b, rebelsoundsystem Dreadnought- d+b, www.myspace.com/subterraneansound Funk Trader- breaks, www.gomp.ca Fuuze- house, electro, breaks, www.gomp.ca GI Jody- techno, rebelsoundsystem Greedo- techno, rebelsoundsystem Honeey Mustard- techno, www.honeeymustard.com Kaspr- breaks, techno, rebelsoundsystem Maryjayne- breaks, techno, rebelsoundsystem Matt Hatter- d+b, www.myspace.com/subterraneansound Mista Hellfiya- breakbeat Optimus Prime- breakbeat Paul Who (Sask)- house Pete Wilde vs Eleven- breakbeat Seacek- house The Dirty Hustlers- Kev vs Rhett B- house, electro, live-synth, www.bassic.ca Trapz- house, breaks, phoenix ~OTHER ATTRACTIONS~ The Curve Project Runs 6pm Friday to noon Sunday. A chill-out dome and surrounding area made by Alexei, Nori, and friends. DJs from the other stages will play downtempo in this intentional space. Open-Decks Open-decks will run 1pm-7pm Friday and Saturday. This year The Fort will be hosting the open-decks extravaganza, so it's a chance to play on a huge soundsystem outdoors! Twelve one-hour slots are up for grabs. DJs that want to play must enter their DJ name into a drawbox at The Fort prior to 1pm Friday. The random draw will happen at 1pm on Friday at which time the lucky DJs will be added to the schedule. DJs that are already booked to play are not eligible to enter the draw. The stage is equiped with professional CDJs, turntables, and a mixer. Bring your own headphones and one hour of good music! Interactive Dome Make sounds and visuals in this surreal geodesic dome. Motion sensors and touch pads trigger the sounds and lighting real-time through two computers. Big thanks to John Bichel and friends. Felix Deco Artist (Germany) An installation of exquisitely detailed psychedelic backdrops by one of the world's most active minds. His deep understandings of the universe are brought to life through massive story-like paintings that glow in UV light! You may have seen some of his art at our New Year's Eve party a few years ago at the Golf Dome in Calgary. Workshops All types of free daytime workshops ranging from yoga and meditation to dj tricks and fire spinning or hoola-hoop classes. Schedule will be posted at the Curve Project chill-out dome. Contact us if you want to host a workshop. Costume Contest Wacky, wild, weird, or wicked- lets see what you've got! We go to excess creating this spectacle, so why not add your flavour to it?! Show your individuality! Winners get free cds, Motion Notion merchandise, or passes to Motion Notion 2008. Katalyst Katalyst is the main organizer of Motion Notion. Years of contemplation broken only by the occasional silly moment of genius will culminate in a mammoth main stage of colour and texture unlike any before. RebelSoundSystem The notorious group of rowdy tech-heads that dwell within the walls of the Fort. pK Events www.pkeventservices.com Killer sound-systems, and unique party environments. GOMP gomp.ca The Grumpy Old Men! Events and environments made from pure underground love. Dizzy Carnival dizzycarnival (at) gmail.com Circus trained performers who combine stilting, fire and unique movements along with custom costumes and deco. VJs Electric Zoom, C60, Ikaro, & Carrie Gates Four independent VJs. Live-mixed visual projections that meld custom footage, quirky samples, live feeds, and fractals in time with the music using two 6600 lumen beamers on immense outdoor screens! Rise Sun City risesuncity (at) yahoo.com Calgary's famous fire-dance crew always put on an amazing choreographed show with sexy outfits and fire stunts. Vendor Village Several specialty food vendors will be providing wholesome vegetarian, Greek, Indian, BBQ, and Western food, along with drinks, juice, and shakes. Clothing, jewellery, and other dry goods will also be available. Email katalyst (at) katalystevents.com or call (403) 274-5978 if you would like to be a vendor. Security, First-Aid, Sanctuary Professional 24hr security, first-aid, and sanctuary safe-zone staff will be working for your well-being. Please contact if you want to volunteer for the Sanctuary. Facilities The new location will be equipped with outhouses, portapotties, shower stalls (for shower bags), and a large drinking-water tank with outlets. No electrical plug-ins will be provided to campers. ~TICKETS~ Price includes GST. A small service fee will be charged by the ticket outlet. *Early bird and *Saturday passes are only available at Foosh, Giant 45, and TicketMaster ~3 Night Pass~ (gates at 12-noon Thursday) *Early Birds: $98 Regular: $118 At gate: $150 ~Saturday Pass~ (gates at 12-noon Saturday) *Advance: $60 At gate: $80 Ticket Stores: Edmonton Foosh, 10554 82 Ave (780) 491-6980 Treehouse Records, 10249 97 ST (780) 428-7334 Blackbyrd Myoozik 10442 82 Ave (780) 439-1273 Calgary Grass Roots, 112 10 St NW (403) 270-2193 Giant 45, 1403 11 St SW (403) 244-5845 Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ca (780) 451-8000, (403) 777-0000 ~LOCATION~ The Bent River Ranch Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada One hour West of Edmonton, 3.5 hours from Calgary Motion Notion is moving to a spectacular fresh location! The event's new home is a beautiful property just 40km South of last year's location, upstream on the same river. The Ranch is huge enough to accommodate the fast growth of the festival and boasts over 1000 acres of lush rolling pastureland, virgin forests, viewpoints, beaches, and three kilometres of pristine riverfront along our beloved Pembina River. We are excited about the amazing possibilities this new site brings for the festival! DON'T MISS IT!!!!! www.motionnotion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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