To celebrate the release of Radio Citizen's debut album Berlin Serengeti on September 12, we strongly recommend checking out one of the following listening parties near you:
Austin @ Paggi House - Sunday 9/10
San Francisco @ Dalva - Wednesday 9/13
San Diego @ Lot 81 - Wednesday 9/13
Philadelphia @ Excursions (Latest Dish) - Thursday 9/14
Detroit @ Buzz Bar - Thursday 9/14
Minneapolis @ Groove Garden (King & I) - Friday 9/15
Atlanta @ Halo Lounge - Friday 9/15
Seattle @ Baltic Room - Saturday 9/16
Los Angeles @ Do-Over (Cranes) - Sunday 9/17
Houston @ Rocksteady Mondays (The Flat) - Monday 9/18
Orlando @ The Social - Tuesday 9/19
Sacramento @ Good Times (Blue Lamp) - Wednesday 9/20
Blacksburg, VA @ The Rivermill - Thursday 9/21
Chicago @ Sonotheque - Saturday 9/23
Strains of film noir-worthy dark jazz, chunky tropical dub, and snake-charming soul permeate Berlin Serengeti, the debut album from young Ubiquity signing Radio Citizen aka Niko Schabel. Radio Citizen was brought to our attention by Quantic. “Have a listen, you might like this," he said handing over a CD-r to Ubiquity A+R rep Andrew Jervis after a gig in San Francisco. He was right. In summer 2005 Ubiquity released lead-off track “The Hop" on the Music Is My Art compilation. The mad DJ-friendly mix of dub and soul turn heads and rocked decks worldwide. Chanelling Mulatu and Coltrane in a dub shack, Schabel leads a talented collective of Berlin, Germany-based musicians, who together are behind this adrenalin-infused and spiritually-charged debut album. Bouncing effortlessly between genres, Berlin Serengeti switches from DJ-friendly “The Hop" to cinematic dub and moody back-room jazz on “Mondlicht." Manic jazz prevails on “Blackforest" and “Voices", where the crashing drum breaks take the intensity level up several notches, making way for the sparse yet intimate tracks like “Dust", “Love Serenity" and “Roads". Schabel glues the loose collage of textures and samples with live playing and vocals on Berlin Serengeti. “My tracks are done when everything is essential and nothing can be taken away...When it shines, when it's dark and deep," he adds.
ENTER TO WIN: ARE YOU A RADIO CITIZEN?
Are you a Radio Citizen? Is your head always in the speakers? Are you permanently wired for sound? Is a surgical procedure required to remove your iPod? Can't get enough of that funky stuff? You might be addicted to music; you might be a Radio Citizen...
Send a picture to prove it, and in one sentence answer the question “Music is...?"
Send text and a photo only (no video please) to: [email protected] by Noon PST, Tuesday September 19th, 2006. You'll be entered to win the Are You a Radio Citizen competition. 3 Winners will receive the brand new Radio Citizen Berlin Serengeti album and limited edition EP1, plus a t-shirt from the brand new Ubiquity clothing line.
Winning photo(s) will displayed on the Ubiquity website, so get creative and win! Winners will be notified by email and winning photos will be displayed for two weeks.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
