You don’t know house, if you don’t know Daniel Bell. Period. And on July 23rd, 88 and ESL are simply ecstatic to present an evening with the Detroit legend himself-- who's trademark style slides between deep house and techno, to raw Chicago-styled grooves. Daniel Bell grew up outside of Toronto, Canada, and later moved to Detroit where he collaborated with Richie Hawtin as Cybersonik for three years on Plus 8 records.
While living in Detroit during the 90's, Daniel Bell created a whole new musical vocabulary for techno music based on "Blips" and "Bleeps" and streamlined repetitive rhythms. His music went on to influence a generation of producers from Josh Wink and Richie Hawtin to the minimal house sound in Germany.
In 1991, he started his own label, Accelerate, where he released a string of influential releases as DBX. Bell was influenced primarily by Chicago House as well as the works of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. (And who does not like Philip Glass?!!!) His productions are characterized by minimalist house grooves accented by blips and bleeps. Some tracks also feature bizarre voice effects and eerie atmospherics such as 1994’s delay driven “Losing Control”. Taste here.
And then about BULLION:
88 and ESL are excited unveil a new collaborative night called BULLION that will take place in ESL’s Gold Room one Saturday night a month. The night will be an opportunity for DJs to get back to the essence of DJ culture’s roots, when DJs took over a room/sound system for a night – taking attendees on a night long sonic, emotional journey.
Here’s the breakdown:
BULLION in the Gold Room: DANIEL BELL (ALL NIGHT LONG)
In the Main Room: Funk DC
On The Patio: Demetrius George
Upstairs: All That Jazz w/ The Donvonte McCoy Sextet
{All curated by Farid—so give him a pat on the back when you are there!}
ESL + 88 Present BULLION w/ DANIEL BELL All Night Long
Eighteenth Street Lounge
1212 18th Street NW DC
$10 | 202.466.3922
No Shorts. No Sandals. No Kids.
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