Alexander Robotnick and Justin Martin This Friday 02.18

[Allay Soul]

A special Event at The Brand New Nightclub The Mid. Alexander Robotnick and Justin Martin Headline with Funk Shui and a Alot More Djs in the 2nd Room. We Party Till 4am! text me to get in free 312 208 7458

Friday, February 18th 2011
React, Alias, The Mid present…

:: JUSTIN MARTIN ::
[myspace.com/justinmartinsmusic]

Justin Martin is one of the few house DJs that successfully bridges the gap between being commercially successful and staying true to the underground. His sound has been described as both melodic and tough, with releases ranging from the dynamic “Cicada” on dirtybird to the slamming "Magnificent" remix for Iz and Diz on OM records.

Justin first gained international acclaim for his single, “The Sad Piano,” on Ben Watt's Buzzin'fly label. The single made its way into many A-List DJ crates as well as receiving many accolades from critics. Over time, Justin developed a more edgy sound in his hometown of San Francisco. He helped develop the local dirtybird label with his good friend, Claude VonStroke, releasing several amazing singles and remixes.

Justin considers himself lucky to be maki

:: ALEXANDER ROBOTNICK ::
[robotnick.it]

Robotnick has had a long and colorful history, including scoring films in the eighties and joining a world music troupe in the nineties, but he’s most celebrated for his pioneering electro tracks such as ‘Problèmes D'Amour’ from 1983. “When I first made the track, I was Italian and I didn’t speak English. I was a really provincial man from Italy,” Robotnick told Jonty Skrufff in 2005. “So I was aware of the quality of the track but I didn’t believe it would get successful at all.” It did, becoming one of the cult classics of the genre. Fast forward twenty years and when a younger generation of musicians revived Italo and electro, and paid tribute to Robotnick in their mixes, Robotnick had a change of heart, putting aside ambient and world music to return to electro in 2001. First out of the block was the artist album ‘Oh no…Robotnick’ and the mix compilation ‘The Disco Tech of...Alexander Robotnick’ [2005], the success of which encouraged Robotnick to embark upon a rather belated new career as a DJ/live act. But it wasn’t quite a return to the old school: After years of hating vinyl, Robotnick bought a laptop and got back into the club act with Ableton Live and a unique DJ act/live show that’s been popular at nights throughout Europe, America and Japan.

Today Alexander Robotnick still lives in the Italian countryside. He even sent his mix to the RA office via post, because “they don’t have broadband where I live.” But there’s nothing provincial about his mix, which stitches together acid, electro, eighties pop and even a bit of progressive in a timeless and hugely fun fashion.


text 312 208 7458 For Free Admission

with: FUNK SHUI | prep.step

-second room-
Danny Livewire | Jon Cue
Fredrick Zahn | Hernan Sanchez


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Drink Special :
- $6 Svedka Vodka Mixers All Night
- $175 Bottles of Absolut Vodka


The Mid
306 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL. 60661

[Allay Soul]

This is tonight!