Renaissance 20th Year Part 1 – Sasha

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[SIZE=4]R20: Renaissance’s Twentieth Anniversary Part

One

Sunday 8th April @ Vox, Leeds & Gibb St Warehouse,

Birmingham

In 1992 when Renaissance entered the fray dance music in

clubs was a completely different experience. Warehouses,

reclaimed Ritzys, motorway arches and fields were the

terrain for which acid house surged through the speakers,

but Renaissance pioneered a new form of clubbing alongside

a brand new sound. Utilising stately homes and adding a

regal zest to partying, they proved that clubbing need not be

an experience in a dingy environment. And they did so by

pushing an exciting new genre, a combination of the epic and

ethereal trance and techno coming from mainland Europe

with the rolling house grooves from over the Atlantic;

Progressive House.

This wasn’t the only revolution they coordinated. A young

man by the name of Sasha already had a fervent following

as a DJ, but it was Renaissance who put him on the pedestal

that provoked Mixmag to announce him as the first ever

Superstar DJ. His residency at their Mansfield home

completely transformed what clubbers expected and wanted

from a DJ, and the mix CD that he, Renaissance and new kid

on the block John Digweed pushed forward launched a new

era of clubbing. Quite simply Renaissance ploughed dance

music into territory it had never been before – they were

essential in establishing the modern idea of the cult of the DJ.

20 years later and they are still at the forefront of dance

music; as is Sasha, the DJ that they will celebrate this

achievement alongside. Sasha remains revered across every

continent of the planet for his gloriously well crafted DJ sets,

remaining at the forefront of everything through his constant

surge for new technology and a creative edge amongst his

peers. In the nineties it was his mesmerising mixes across

three decks that caused the hero worship; blends which

rarely had only one record playing. Then as an early Ableton

adopter he pushed forward the idea of a DJ as a live

musician, reassembling the music as he went along. Always

ahead of trends, always ahead of every other DJ; Sasha

remains dance music’s indisputable global icon.

Support for Sasha at both gigs is headed up by two of the

most pioneering and forward thinking DJs of modern times,

Guy Gerber and Jozif. Guy’s beautifully constructed melodic

techno has been the calling card for a wide range of DJs

including Sven Vath, Luciano and Laurent Garnier for almost

a decade, blending the psychedelic notions normally

associated with his country of birth Israel with the tougher

rhythms of Europe. Jozif, frequent player at the likes of We

Love… Space, Ibiza, Fabric and Renaissance stalwart John

Digweed’s own Bedrock, brings his reputation as one of the

leaders of the new vanguard of house music on account of

his intricately woven textures of beats and warm melodies.

They will be joined at Leeds by minimal techno pioneer

Mathew Jonson and at Birmingham by Renaissance legend

Dave Seaman.

Dave will also star at the Leeds show alongside original

resident Ian Ossia as part of the second room’s focus on the

timeless sound of renaissance Classics, Birmingham

benefitting from Anthony Pappa and former resident Pete

Gooding. As a record label that can boast over fifty releases

from talents as diverse and heralded as Hercules & Love

Affair, Dave Seaman, Yousef, Hernan Cattaneo, Nic Fanciuilli,

Satoshi Tomiie and James Zabiela alongside its clubnight

career, expect a glorious journey through a kaleidoscopic

snapshot of the last two decades of electronic dance music.

In true Renaissance fashion the venues reveal the pioneering

and forward thinking vision that has always been at the heart

of the club. 1992 needed a certain type of venue, but 2012 is

different and so the choices reflect a more cutting edge

approach. Both Vox and Gibb Street boast state of the art

soundsystems in lovingly restored warehouse spaces,

reclaimed spaces which combine the edgy charm of the acid

house era of clubbing with a modern sheen and

professionalism. It’s a more subtle manifestation of their

trademark opulence, and Birmingham will be adopted as the

new Midlands base of the club as a statement of intent to

break new ground regionally. Renaissance didn’t clock up

twenty years by resting on its laurels.

[SIZE=4]R20: Renaissance’s Twentieth Anniversary Part

One

Sunday 8th April @ Vox, Leeds

SASHA

Guy Gerber

Mathew Jonson

Jozif

Second room: Renaissance Classics

Dave Seaman

Ian Ossia (Original Venue 44 resident)

R20: Renaissance’s Twentieth Anniversary Part One

Sunday 8th April @ Gibb St Warehouse, Birmingham

SASHA

Guy Gerber

Dave Seaman

Jozif

Second room: Renaissance Classics

Anthony Pappa

Pete Gooding (Media resident)

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