Shifted: Party Preview
The shadowy British techno artist
Shifted seemed to come out of nowhere, releasing a spate of records of dark, mesmerizing loop-based techno that managed to sound both refreshingly primitive and remarkably contemporary at once. Lately, Shifted has stepped out of the shadows, dropping the "anonymous producer" conceit that gripped the techno world a few years ago — it turns out Shifted is the latest project of Guy Brewer, half of renowned drum 'n' bass duo Commix. Thursday marks his live debut in San Francisco, and if his records are anything to go by, expect a hypnotic, trance-inducing performance — Shifted's strength lies in his mastery of the loop. A single Shifted track may last for seven or eight minutes and seem to barely change at all across its duration, but when the handclap hits — you
feel it. Joining him are
VX residents Justin Anastasi and Rachel Aiello alongside Skander and Ossin, two of the masterminds behind local techno record shop
RS94109.
— Chris Zaldua
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