Output Grayscale Sonic Groove w/ Adam X

Catch up with hometown hero Adam X ahead of Output Grayscale: Sonic Groove w/ Adam X, Orphx, Blush Response Saturday March 24.

Born and raised here in New York City, Sonic Groove looks beyond big room techno’s narrow scope, fusing its noisier offshoots with elements of industrial and EBM sounds to cultivate something that sits somewhere between all the aforementioned scenes and genres.

Beginning at 8PM, an ambient DJ set from label boss Adam X meticulously sets the tone for the rest of the evening by drawing on a palette of gritty textures and noise. REALMZ follows with an experimental DJ/live hybrid set; the longest standing Sonic Groove artist to date, he combines industrial crunchiness with deeper, psychedelic techno sensibilities. The pace picks up as we dive into murkier waters courtesy of BLUSH_RESPONSE, whose foreboding ambiance is thrust forward by pulsating rhythms and chunky synths. A live performance from Rhys Fulber connects the dots through history; Fulber’s tenure in @Front Line Assembly (Official Fan Page) was instrumental in shaping what EBM and industrial techno are today, and his recent release on Sonic Groove is as future-facing as the rest of the roster. Hardware duo Orphx careen forward with a visceral and dizzying array of banging productions and hypnotic segue-ways. Adam X returns to the decks for a bracing finale; presenting the creative vision behind Sonic Groove with a peaking, take-no-prisoners summation of the sound that defines his label.

EARLY DOORS 8PM | Free before 10PM w/ RSVP: goo.gl/sPF1iD
Tix: bit.ly/2BJLyH8

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