Shows to Love: As You Like It Presents | Ghostly Meets Spectral SAN FRANCISCO TONIGHT: There are shows that are not to be missed, and then there are shows that you can be certain are never EVER going to happen again. Tonight, our friends with As You Like It are bringing out one of THOSE kinds of lineups, with a full room of Ghostly International and Spectral Sound artists for your dome. Featuring Ryan Crosson (Spectral/ Visionquest), (the almost NEVER seen) Osborne (Ghostly/ Spectral), and Solvent (Ghostly), all of which adds up to—well, it’s just all a bit too exciting to put into words, really. And yes, though this is very last minute, discounted presale tickets are STILL available here (until 6pm PST), and more will be available at the door. Still need convincing? Plug in to the sets below, and prepare for awesome. See you at Public Works! Ryan Crosson is one of the four gents who make up powerhouse collaboration Visionquest, and as far as fast-rising artists are concerned, this one comes with a bullet. Osborne is Todd Osborn is Soundmurderer is Superstructure is one half of TNT … and the list goes on, really. For more on him and his varied career, check out this interview he did with the Red Bull Music Academy here. Also, check out his mix for the XLR8R Podcast here. Solvent has been making beautiful, “genre-defying” electronic music for a decade and a half, and his most recent album, Subject to Shift was released in 2010 on Ghostly International. You can also find his releases on Morr Music as well as his own label, Suction Records.
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Shows to Love: As You Like It Presents | Ghostly Meets Spectral

SAN FRANCISCO TONIGHT: There are shows that are not to be missed, and then there are shows that you can be certain are never EVER going to happen again. Tonight, our friends with As You Like It are bringing out one of THOSE kinds of lineups, with a full room of Ghostly International and Spectral Sound artists for your dome. Featuring Ryan Crosson (Spectral/ Visionquest), (the almost NEVER seen) Osborne (Ghostly/ Spectral), and Solvent (Ghostly), all of which adds up to—well, it’s just all a bit too exciting to put into words, really.

And yes, though this is very last minute, discounted presale tickets are STILL available here (until 6pm PST), and more will be available at the door.

Still need convincing? Plug in to the sets below, and prepare for awesome. See you at Public Works!

Ryan Crosson is one of the four gents who make up powerhouse collaboration Visionquest, and as far as fast-rising artists are concerned, this one comes with a bullet.

Osborne is Todd Osborn is Soundmurderer is Superstructure is one half of TNT … and the list goes on, really. For more on him and his varied career, check out this interview he did with the Red Bull Music Academy here. Also, check out his mix for the XLR8R Podcast here.

Solvent has been making beautiful, “genre-defying” electronic music for a decade and a half, and his most recent album, Subject to Shift was released in 2010 on Ghostly International. You can also find his releases on Morr Music as well as his own label, Suction Records.

This is very well starting to pan out to be the year of Benoit & Sergio. Following a single on DFA (Boy Trouble) and the opening release for Visionquest (Where The Freaks Have No Name EP), the duo now drops its third slab of wax for 2011—out on Spectral Sound, and titled Let Me Count The Ways. As expected, this one sticks to their signature driving groove, and is an especially day-party-friendly listen. Copies of this one on vinyl are limited, but you can grab it now—or a digital copy—at the Ghostly Store.

Mark E | ‘Stone Breaker’

Coming from the school of disco re-edits and long-winded soulful house emerges Mark E with his first album on Spectral. A sure departure from his roots, Stone Breaker is a mature look at analog-based house that, at it’s core, never loses its disco soul, but very tastefully reimagines the standard formula in a way that sounds both challenging and yet immediately accessible. This is one that, on the second listen begins to reveal all of its hidden secrets, so give it time to grow on you.

For a preview, here’s the very soulful album closer, “The Day”.

And in case you miss that old school disco flavor, check out his Stonebreakin’ Mix from March.

Mark E Stonebreakin’ Mix by warmhq

In the meantime, if you have the good fortune of being in the EU and Asia, check out his tour dates below, which run through July. We’re hoping for a North American leg to this tour here, but so far, it’s fingers crossed.