One Vortex Beyond - DJ Kenny: September 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Ladytron Interview Friday September 23rd

Tune into One Vortex Beyond this Friday September 23rd as we catch up with Reuben Wu from Ladytron.

Ladytron has been creating an incredible diversity of synth pop for a decade now. Experimenting with indie pop, shoe gaze, dark wave, post punk, and electro pop. One thing for sure, it is Ladytron, as soon as Helen's sweet angelic vocals begin, you just cannot mistake this band for any other.

The band that brought us such synth pop gems as Playgirl, 17 , Destroy Everything You Touch, Ghosts, Ace of HZ, (a personal fave of mine) "Runaway" and the recent single "White Elephant"

We will be featuring 3 songs from the latest 2011 full length album "Gravity The Seducer" where they returned to their synth pop roots

Every Friday: 7pm -9pm One Vortex Beyond on www.kmhd2.org for Live Streaming or 107.1 fm on your Portland OR Dial

See Ladytron Live in concert Tuesday September 27th at The Wonder Ballroom.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Cause & effect Interview Friday September 16th - Here it is

Cause & Effect put our interview from last Friday on One Vortex Beyond up on their website in it's entirety. Check it out www.causeandeffect.com

enjoy -DJ K

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Cause & Effect Interview Friday September 16th

Tune into One Vortex Beyond to hear the very latest, a world premiere from Cause & Effect.

The band that brought us such synth pop gems as "You Think You Know Her", "It's Over Now", "Into the Light" and the recent Single "Happiness is Alien".

Tune in to hear a Live on Air interview and brand new, never before heard music, being released next Tuesday!

Friday: 7pm -9pm One Vortex Beyond www.kmhd2.org for Live Streaming or 107.1 fm on your Portland OR Dial

See the band Live in concert Tuesday October 18th at The Fez in downtown Portland. Tickets available at www.missionarium.com

ABOUT DJ KENNY

DJ Kenny has been a Major player in Pushing Synth Pop Music since he was born. Well, in High School he was the dude always going to concerts (different new wave and industrial act almost everyday on his chest as well as about 40 Depeche Mode shirts), buying import 12 inch singles in SF, and making mix tapes (yes, Cassettes) for his friends.

During the 90's Kenny was concerned with the Post Nirvana crash of guitar rock era infused alternative radio. He felt it was his duty to expose the radio listeners to alternative synth pop, from the early days as well as the modern interpretation of the genre that has been all but ignored by radio trying to find "the next big thing".

DJ Kenny noticed the disservice these alternative stations were doing by not exposing melancholic intelligent synth based music still being produced by artists that had more exposure in the 80's such as Pet Shop Boys, Human League and Erasure, as well as the new breed from the likes of Mesh and VNV Nation.

For 6 years he hosted One Vortex Beyond on KSCU 103.3 FM "The Underground Sound" in Santa Clara CA to a cult following of hungry music lovers.

DJ Kenny also ventured into famous bay area clubs to spin his recipe of underground synth such as The Blank Club for Atomic and Satori, New Wave City in San Francisco, and many others.

The final show at the university station commenced with a farewell KSCU program including interviews with band he had exposed to the synth lovin world before they hit it big...such as Nukleon, The Echoing Green, and Shiny Toy Guns.

This was the final show for one station to feature One Vortex Beyond, but the legacy continues on a new station, every Friday night from 7-9pm on www.kmhd2.org and 107.1fm in Portland, OR.

...stay tuned.