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photo and design by tharris@pdx.edu
A Special FREE edition of ATLAS! No cover charge all night long!
Saturday,August 14th, 2010
with resident DJs Anjali, E3 and The Incredible Kid
This edition of ATLAS will feature a Turkish Psych set from DJ E3 from 9:00-10:00pm.1970’s Turkey was a breeding ground for some of the heaviest, catchiest & weirdest funk, rock, psychedelic & jazz, all of which drew deeply on the folk traditions of Anatolia and the Near East… get ready for some Summer of love - Istanbul style.
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ATLAS is Holocene’s longest-running dance party, inaugurated in November of 2003. ATLAS is hosted every second Saturday by resident DJs Anjali, E3 and The Incredible Kid.
ATLAS exists to present the gritty urban music whose production and traditions are not limited by American borders. Hosted by the crew that first introduced the Portland club audience to genres such as 2step, Dubstep, Balkan Beats, Bhangra, Urban Desi, Funk Carioca, Kuduro, Mambo, Rai’n'B, Reggada and Reggaeton. Atlas is THE Portland club night dedicated to exposing the latest electronic sounds emerging from the global diaspora. Atlas is the ONLY night of its kind in Portland and has been going strong for over 6 years!!
9:00pm - 2:30am
21 and over / Holocene - 1001 SE Morrison
photo by david haines (bikeranger)
photo by david haines (bikeranger)
photo by david haines (bikeranger)
photo by tracy harrison
design & photo by tracy harrison
photo by bmac
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DJ E3 got some shine from the Willamette Week.
The Willamette Week wrote the following article in honor of our three year anniversary: Geography of Dance
Anjali, The Incredible Kid (Andaz) & E3 (Systemwide Soundsystem, BSI Records & Bassism veteran) team up to bring you Portland’s first truly global dance night - featuring classic and contemporary beats from all corners, all calculated to keep you moving.
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A few of the guests we have hosted at ATLAS over the years:
State of Bengal, Toy Selectah, Joro Boro, Maga Bo, DJ Marcelinho da Lua, Chief Boima, Maneesh the Twister & Ferhan Qureshi (Dhamaal Sound System), Soul Salaam, Sujinho & Alter Echo
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photo by Tracy Harrison