UPCOMING OWLCAVE RECORDS RELATED EVENTS:
APOC CONCERT SERIES INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FEST II
Friday March 22 @ The Tangent Gallery in Detroit, MI
Live Performers: God Module, Ludovico Technique, Mordacious Mortem, Frontal Boundary, The Philter, Violet Void, Eprom Colony, Mouth Sown Shut
Guest DJs: Violet Void, Terror Network
https://www.facebook.com/events/116712575167922/?fref=ts
NEON TUESDAY
TUESDAY April 2 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Dæmon Nihil @ 9pm
† BL∆CK • M∆SS † x MODERN RUIN
Friday April 5 @ Spiral Video & Dance in Lansing, MI
DJs: Jason Ash [Modern Ruin], Dæmon Nihil, Jaysen Craves, Skellie LaFleur, Mind Control Freak
https://www.facebook.com/events/402964029799430/
† BL∆CK • M∆SS † x FACTORY
Monday April 8 @ Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor, MI
DJs: Jinx [Factory], Dæmon Nihil, Jaysen Craves, Skellie LaFleur
https://www.facebook.com/events/585989541412575/
NEON TUESDAY
Tuesday April 9 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Dæmon Nihil @ 10pm
MONDAY FUNDAY
Monday April 15 @ Firm Lounge in Lansing, MI
DJs: Craig Doepker, Juan Trevino, Dæmon Nihil
https://www.facebook.com/events/585989541412575/
NEON TUESDAY
Tuesday April 16 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Dæmon Nihil @ 11pm
† BL∆CK • M∆SS † x SANCTUARY
Wednesday April 17 @ The Ritz in Warren, MI
DJs: Dæmon Nihil, Jaysen Craves, Skellie LaFleur, more TBA
https://www.facebook.com/events/116354775219976/
NEON TUESDAY
Tuesday April 23 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Dæmon Nihil @ 12am
DÆMON NIHIL x MIND CONTROL FREAK
Thursday April 25 @ Firm Lounge in Lansing, MI
DJs: Dæmon Nihil, Mind Control Freak aka Glitter Magik
https://www.facebook.com/events/481409035259332/
† BL∆CK • M∆SS † LONG LIVE THEE NEW FLESH
Sunday April 28 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Live Performance TBA
DJs: Matte Black [Dethlab/MDRN GOTH/God Club], Something Cold, Dæmon Nihil, Jaysen Craves, Skellie LaFleur
https://www.facebook.com/events/293826534080522/
NEON TUESDAY
Tuesday April 30 @ Mac’s Bar in Lansing, MI
Dæmon Nihil @ 1am
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† BL▲CK M▲SS † SUND▲Y
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† DARK WAVE † INDUSTRIAL † WITCH HAUS † ELECTRO †
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† BL▲CK M▲SS † is an avant-garde dance party featuring classic
and newbreed artists from the dark spectrum of music. We invite you
to enjoy a refreshing glass of absinthe and an evening of cold, dark,
haunting and abrasive music.
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∆ 1am † SKELLIE BAT (Detroit, Owlcave Records)
Skelllie Bat is perhaps one of Detroit’s best kept secrets. Her nostalgic sets strongly appeal to the vintage connoisseur with a library that extends from old school goth, post-punk and death rock to 80s darkwave and industrial. Skellie Bat is one half of Detroit’s elusive industrial juggernaut Terror Network and a † BL▲CK M▲SS † veteran, so get ready for an unforgettable dark retrospective.
∆ 12a † D:KONSTRUCT (Detroit, Unaffiliated)
Nominated this year as one of Detroit’s best electronic/industrial bands at the Detroit Music Awards, the energetic power trio D:Konstruct first had its beginnings in 1999, when project founder Robert Vandergriff, lead vocalist and song writer, moved to Michigan in search of musicians to form an industrial music project. Over the years, the project morphed from the more industrial sounds of the past to the catchy electro dance music they make today. Eventually, Robert hooked up with Jon Yowell (drummer) from Oppfor and Mike Phipps (keyboardist and backing vocalist) from Pulse State.
∆ 11p † JAYSEN CRAVES (Detroit, Owlcave Records)
Known throughout Detroit as the frontman of OWLCAVE RECORDS band TERROR NETWORK, Jaysen Craves has held a residency at BL▲CK M▲SS since its inception. His hard hitting sets incorporate aggrotech, harsh EBM, old school industrial, goth, and even punk. Jaysen Craves promises to keep the crowd sweating with a relentless cybernetic barrage of aggressive and futuristic dark spectrum music, guaranteed to drill into your cortex with powerful, driving beats and gritty, atmospheric synths.
∆ 10p ÐÆMØИ ИɪĦɪⱠ (Lansing, Owlcave Records)
ÐÆMØИ ИɪĦɪⱠ has been operating clandestinely in Michigan for over 10 years. Founder and archfiend of OWLCAVE RECORDS and † BL▲CK M▲SS † events, ÐÆMØИ ИɪĦɪⱠ has also recorded and performed live with Michigan industrial legends †Σ†ΔИVϟ, experimental dark ambient outfit LE CHEMIN NOIR, and harsh noise collective RUE D’AUSEIL. ÐÆMØИ ИɪĦɪⱠ is always at the razor’s edge of dark electronic, bringing the newest and most underground dark spectrum music to the dance floor. Blending electro-industrial, darkwave, EBM, techno, and witch house into a dense, kaleidoscopic, and sinister sound.
∆ 9pm † DJ ABSYNTH3TICA (Lansing, Owlcave Records)
Absynth3ticA emerged from the shadows of a town in southern Michigan about 3 years ago. In that time he’s become a force to be reckoned with, spinning everything from psybient to aggrotech. Whether you catch him at Black Mass Sunday, a house party, a Toledo night club, or even somewhere in the Metro Detroit area, You can be sure to hear a bass heavy mix that will keep you on the dance floor. He’s worked with the likes of DJ’s SKETCHOPZ, TET VON DRUNKENBURG, MASSIFFECT, VOID 6, MAXX EVIL, and GLITTER MAGIC/MIND CONTROL FREAK, among many others, as well as doing shows for companies including PLURRFECT PRODUCTIONS and TOXIC DETROIT. If you aren’t ready to rage, get the fuck back, because Absynth3ticA’s sets are always filled with the hardest kicks, sickest drops, heaviest synths, and the Catchiest rhythms. But if you’re looking to lose control, Come on out and witness the Chaotic Stylings of DJ Absynth3ticA.
$5 18+ w/ ID
$7 Lucid Absinthe Supérieure (21+)
BOOKING: musikistmacht@gmail.com
† BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † EVENT PROTOCOL:
† BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events are a celebration of the dark styles of music and expression and we intend our parties to reflect this. Please attend in appropriately dystopic attire or at least wear black.
At the discretion of the † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † door staff we reserve the right to deny entry based on dress code.
Cameras and recording equipment are not permitted without a press pass pre-approved by the owner of Mac’s Bar and the † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † staff.
If you would like to obtain a press pass please contact musikistmacht@gmail.com for more information.
All † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events are anti-racist, and LGBTQIA friendly. We hope to create a safe environment for people of all color, sexes, and persuasions.
OPFER ZYN KRANKHEIT aka ABSYNTH3TICA
Affiliations:
VIOLET VOID
MOUTH SOWN SHUT
TERROR NETWORK
VIOLET VOID, TERROR NETWORK, MOUTH SOWN SHUT, STERRATIC, ALCOHOLIC ORACLES performing at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI on Wednesday May 9
Violet Void, Terror Network,mouth sown shut,sterratic, alcoholic oracles . $7.00 18+ $5.00 21+
Come and see some of Michigan’s best underground music!!!
We open the night with alcoholic oracles and sterratic bringing fuzz and distortion to the stage. Then we have Mouth sown shut and OwlCave records own Terror Network and Violet Void to bring you heavy, dirty industrial from mid MI. Dont miss this awesome show!
04.01.12 † BL▲CK M▲SS SUND▲Y † presents DENTAL WORK
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† BL▲CK M▲SS † is an avant-garde dance party featuring classic
and newbreed artists from the dark spectrum of music. We invite
you to enjoy a refreshing glass of absinthe and an evening of cold,
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Traverse City//Power Electronics//Harsh Noise//Breakcore
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Jay Watson aka Dental Work is head of Traverse City, MI label Placenta Recordings and has released over 160 albums since 2005 as well as released Dental Work recordings on Dadaist Audio (Netherlands), System Breakdown Recordings (Austria), Noise Park
Activities (Austria), Nail In The Coffin Records (US), Trashfuck Net/Records (US), Scotch Tapes (Canada), Fuck Off And DIY (U.S.), Pray For Death Productions (U.S.), Parkinson Wankfist Pleasures (Belgium), Immigrant Breast Nest (NYC), Crumbling Peak (Washington), Corpus Callosum (Olympia, WA), Silent Novels Records (Japan), Love Earth Music (Los Angeles, CA), Snitch Carnitas Russian Imports (Rostov Veliky, Russia) Ratskin Records (Oakland, CA), Made In Lebanon (Beirut, Lebanon), Free Noise (Minneapolis, MN), Final Trauma Recordings (England), Flaccid Plastic Records (New Orleans, LA), Sirona Records (France), Nom Nom Tunes (Lansing, MI), Grindcore Karaoke (U.S.), and Abandonment Label (Bulgaria). With planned upcoming releases on Nefarious Activities, Love Torture Records, Booba! Records, Underground Pollution Records, Pigeon Pop Records, Alarma! Records, No Skinny Jeans Records, Toxic Industries, and many more!
Dental Work has been featured at such noise festivals across the U.S.: Norcal Noisefest 2009/2010 (Sacramento, CA), Noise Shock 2010 (E. Moline, IL), God Waffle Noise Pancakes (San Francisco, CA), Denver Noise Fest 2011 (Denver, CO) Art. Audio. Angst. (Detroit, MI), Halloweenis Fest (Traverse City, MI), Mental Spaghetti Fest (Weldon, MI), International Noise Confrence (Miami, FL), and
many more!
Jay Watson is the host of his annual “Mental Spaghetti”, “Halloweenis”, and “Birthday Noise” festivals with the help of the Placenta family. They are true explorations of the psyche, with a barrage of the senses approach to life, love, sound, community, and visualizations….
His live show is full of controversial theatrics, drag, improv sound manipulation, crowd interaction, humiliation, toys, costumes, knives, hatchets, saws, danger, uncertainty and a mean buzz to kick it all off!
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Detroit//BMS//Terror Network//Owlcave Records
Industrial//Aggrotech//Futurepop
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Jaysen Craves has been bringing the ultra-heavy beat to † BL▲CK M▲SS † since it’s inception. Co-conspirator of † BL▲CK M▲SS † and Owlcave Records, Jaysen Craves has established a reputation for heart pounding aggrotech and industrial sets. Jaysen Craves is also one half of the Detroit-based industrial powerhouse Terror Network, who has recently been blowing minds and speakers all over mid-Michigan and Detroit.
▲▲▲ 11p † EIN SOF GOYLE ▲▲▲
Lansing//BMS//Owlcave Records
Darkwave//Industrial//Witch Haus
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Ein Sof Goyle has been operating clandestinely in Lansing for over 10 years. Founder of Owlcave Records and † BL▲CK M▲SS † events, Ein Sof Goyle has also performed live and recorded with Lansing industrial legends Tetanus, Rue d’Auseil, and Le Chemin Noir. Ein Sof Goyle is always at the razor’s edge of dark electronic, bringing the newest and most underground dark spectrum music to the dance floor. Blending electro-industrial, darkwave, EBM, techno, and witch house into an energetic, hard hitting, and sinister sound.
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Detroit//BMS//Terror Network//Owlcave Records
Darkwave//Aggrotech//Industrial
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Skelllie Bat is perhaps one of Detroit’s best kept secrets. Her nostalgic sets strongly appeal to the vintage connoisseur with a library that extends from old school goth, post-punk and death rock to 80s darkwave and industrial. Skellie Bat is one half of Detroit’s elusive industrial juggernaut Terror Network and a † BL▲CK M▲SS † veteran, so get ready for an unforgettable dark retrospective.
▲ 9pm † OPFER KRANKHEIT ▲▲
Lansing//Industrial//Aggrotech//EBM
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Opfer Krankheit is meddling in the music of just about every current, active Michigan industrial band there is. Working with MOUTH SOWN SHUT, VIOLET VOID, and TERROR NETWORK, Opfer Krankheit brings us a DJ set of hard hitting industrial rock from the 90s on through today’s aggrotech, EBM, and futurepop.
$3 21+ w/ ID
$5 18+ w/ ID
$7 Lucid Absinthe Supérieure (21+)
BOOKING: musikistmacht@gmail.com
† BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † EVENT PROTOCOL:
† BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events are a celebration of the dark styles of music and expression and we intend our parties to reflect this. Please
attend in appropriately gothic/post-punk/fetish attire or at least wear black.
At the discretion of the † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † door staff we
reserve the right to charge $10 cover or deny entry based on dress
code. Due to the limitations of Mac’s Bar licensing and the cabaret
laws of Michigan, we ask that our patrons wear a legal amount of
clothing (electric tape is permissible but no visible areolas). No nudity
is allowed.
Cameras and recording equipment are not permitted without a press
pass pre-approved by the owner of Mac’s Bar and the † BL▲CK ♦
M▲SS † staff.
If you would like to obtain a press pass please contact
musikistmacht@gmail.com for more information.
All † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events are anti-racist, and LGBTQIA
friendly. We hope to create a safe environment for people of all color,
sexes, and persuasions. Fascists, Nazis, and other hate groups are not
welcome at † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events. Swastikas and other
identifiers of fascist affiliation are not compliant with dress code policy
and are grounds for ejection from † BL▲CK ♦ M▲SS † events.
It should go without saying that harassing or threatening any of our guests or patrons, whether verbally, sexually, physically, or otherwise, is also grounds for removal and/or ban from † BL▲CK M▲SS † events.