Mercurial DJ/ Producer, Jon Dasilva, sometimes nicknamed “the Eric Cantona of House music”, came to define the music policy of The Hacienda during acid house era and was slap bang at the centre of the early days of UK House/Techno music. From these auspicious beginnings he has always been regarded as an adventurous DJ, a view aided in no small part by his mixing expertise and programming skills. His wide musical tastes and ability to work these genres into proper dance floor action marks him out as specialist deck-master, taking his cues from the legends that inspired him, the likes of Francois Kevorkian and Ron Hardy. Considered an influence on a whole generation of DJ's from Balearic Legend, DJ Moonboots to the ubiquitous star, Sasha, Jon has nevertheless retained a freshness of approach as displayed in his recent mixes where his penchant for the varied shades of techno and house as well as his keen nose for sniffing out cutting edge modern producers have been so clearly evident. Retaining the anything goes spirit and ideals of Acid House; Jon’s open-minded sensibilities have been sharpened by his involvement with a number of band projects including his own band The Virgo Mechanically Replayed, whose album, "Factory Fatigue", sees a release on Hacienda Recordings in September. Jon has released a stream of recordings and remixes over the last 20 years or more for labels such as Soma, Deconstruction, Rob's Records, Cleveland City, Mute, Underphunk, and most recently, Rush Hour, with the release in early July of "Love Is All We Need". On this debut release for Rush Hour, he teams up with vocalist Donald Waugh and returns to the roots of house music, creating a house classic that never was...
Sat 20th Aug
Nerd Network Presents:
JON DASILVA
(Rush Hour, The Haçienda / Manchester)
Magnus Blomkvist
Supersamuli
9pm-4am, 5 EUR
Nolla
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