An update from Toronto's Nice + Smooth (posted April 29, 2002)

Teknostep--Music For Short Attention Spans CD & vinyl EP hits stores May 11th in Canada and the States. MP3 previews of the new album are now online.

Toronto CD Release Party
Wednesday May 15th Gypsy Co-Op 817 Queen Street W TEL 416.703.5069 Free before 11:30 $3 after, $10 with CD. A night of deep, bumpin' beautiful beats, featuring a special 2-hour live performance from Stephane "Teknostep" Vera, along with vocalists Skyla J & Trevor Alman, plus guest musicians Aria & DJ Shine. Spinning are Glide residents Andrew Allsgood and Denise Benson, plus Nice + Smooth's Gerald Belanger. Presented by Glide Wednesdays, Fusion 3 and CKLN.

Ottawa CD Release Party
Sunday May 19th Mercury Lounge 56 Byward [upstairs] TEL 613.562.4034 admission $6 Featuring an exclusive live performance from Stéphane "Teknostep" Vera, plus special guest Rise Ashen.

The first full-length CD from Visionary has been licensed to Nice + Smooth; expect 20+ tracks from the prolific Toronto duo on the disc entitled; Visionary vs. Division One--Global Clash. The CD is continuously mixed by Marcus, and features 5 guest MCs tearing it up.

Nice + Smooth nights, Toronto
the 1st Thursday of every month, no-cover - 19+ Nasa 609 Queen St W TEL 416.504.8356
lineup for Thursday May 2nd:
Heiki (live p.a. + visuals + pants)
Aris (crazy legs on decks)
Gerald Belanger (hippytronica)
Bernard Strange (punktronica)
Nice + Smooth nights feature live performances and special dj sets from a rotating lineup of our artists including: Kinder Atom, DJ Shine, DJ Freedom, Teknostep, the Oscillate crew, Aris, Visionary and Chromosphere. The best in deep step, drum n' house, tech-wave, broken electro, nu-funk, and other styles not-yet-invented are featured.

Upcoming titles for 2002 include:
Slonice downtempo compilation CD
Visionary vs. Division One--Global Clash jungle CD
Echoes From The Future German dub compilation 2 X CD, 2 X LP

The Nice + Smooth homepage is at nicesmooth.com

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