Dishoom! July 7, 2007

THE DETAILS:
Bird (above Xacutti)
503 College Street
Toronto, Ontario (just west of Bathurst at Palmerston)
8PM - 2AM/closing time

* NO cover - NO attitude - NO samosas *

ABOUT OUR GUEST DJS:

ABDUL SMOOTH
Having grown up between East Africa and Canada, Qasim Virjee (aka Abdul Smooth), brings a refreshing afro-cosmopolitan outlook on life to the mix. His music journalism and performances have crossed international boundaries in person and through indianelectronica.com – a community web-zine he founded in 2003 to provide platform and forum for the artistic talents of South Asians worldwide.

As an artist, Qasim's endeavors extend beyond music and into a dynamic realm merging photography, videography, graphic design, and digital communities with multi-cultural aural tapestry.

Inspired by the works of diverse thinkers such as historian-of-religion Mircea Eliade and Wagner (composer), Abdul Smooth's sound is pan continental but engrossingly subjective; incorporating electronic music with a myriad of the world's sounds – from street noises to tribal chants to religious hymns.
http://www.abdulsmooth.com

ZAKHM
Zakhm hails from the legendary Mutiny NYC crew that broke the Asian Electronic sound in the United States over 8 years ago and is currently a cornerstone member of the worldwide Kollektiv crew. He has collected a long list of credits as a DJ and Producer and his music appears on Six Degrees records. In addition to performing at numerous venues around the globe he has performed alongside Karsh Kale, Talvin Singh, Midival Punditz, Cheb i Sabbah, Nitin Sawhney and many others. From that base Zakhm has become a force to be reckoned with in the Asian Underground scene worldwide and he continues to incorporate the values of community, collaboration and experimentation into his artistic vision. Prepare yourself for a dynamic set that journeys from raag-infused breakbeats to glitchy electro to psy-influenced world electronica - and all that rocks in between. ( http://www.mutinysounds.com )

V:SHAL KANWAR
v:shal kanwar began his explorations into visual art & music nearly 20 years ago. as a performance installationist he has created paintings while sharing the stage with the likes of Freq Nasty, DJ Goldie, Karsh Kale, MIDIval Punditz, Sub Swara and Dhamaal Sound System. as a musician, he often plays live tabla, guitar and latin percussion over his dj sets, and has been a long-time resident selector with the worldwide Kollektiv crew, as well as founding DC's Global Groove and Sutra residencies. v:k's tastes in music range from deep house to raag-fueled electronica, to hard drum & bass, with a healthy dose of glitch and bhangra, and his dj sets feature irresistable underground electronica gems, collected from many journeys across the globe.

ABOUT DISHOOM:
At Dishoom, expect a sampling of cutting-edge electronica from around the world. Our base is in South Asian musical tradition but our mandate is to take that base and weave a complex aural tapestry from it - using music from around the planet and the most innovative technology.

Every month we showcase performances by DJs and bands local to Toronto as well as international guests and you're sure to hear the same creative sounds @Dishoom that you expect from the Indian Electronica Festival installments around the world.

Our affiliation with Six Degrees from San Francisco means that you'll hear releases from this epic globally-conscious label before they hit the shops and get great goodies like free audio downloads and CDs :) !

Official Website: http://www.indianelectronica.com/dishoom