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........................KaÂ§par started his producing career, alongside his dj'ing some 12 years ago. First with a modest sampler, then gradually increasing his skills to further incorporate live elements, wacky synths and mad effects...His first production output was a strange Kuduro cd called "Profundas ExploraÃ§Ãµes", at the age of fourteen, in 1996.He's release a handfull of originals, remixes and colaborations (as you can see below). He resides and works in Portugal, a small and (sometimes small minded), although sunny, warm and beautifull piece of land in the Western European coastline.As a DJ, it all started when he became a regular costumer of an important record "dealer" in Lisbon (Mr. Lino Rodrigues, now resident in Munich), with whom he developed a tight friendship that broadened his musical knowledge and aspirations. Shortly after, he met Rui Murka - one of Lisbon's legends and former Cooltrain Crew founder - who is also a colaborator and good friend, and gave him the chance to integrate an unlikely residency in Lisbon's top club - FrÃ¡gil - which remains active ever since he was 17 (www.fragil.com.pt). He has performed in almost every corner of Portugal, and with the ocasional international gig.He was selected to integrate the talented group of young up-and-coming artists for the 2005 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy (term 1), in Seattle. This reinforced his relationship with numerous other like-minded artists (either established or budding), and helped integrate the label which he helped develop, in the mapa mundi (groovement recordings - www.groovement.net). Groovement is a project dating back to 2001, when he hooked up with DJ Jackzen (AntÃ³nio Alves) and radio guru Rui Torrinha, in order to help his under rated country establish a visible and credited music label, rooted in jazz influences, but very sawy in Techno, Hip Hop, Deep Electronic House, Abstract Disco, Broken Beat and numerous other genres (pointless to mention - it's all good).Genre division is a stupid concept... music is either good or bad - you like it or you don't - so KaÂ§par's productions are fusionistic, varied in tempo and aesthetics, and eclectic. In his 25th year of existence, he has seen his first solo 12" , Shifting Destiny, on his own editorial project, built with absolutely no outside help. Groovement is DIY and KaÂ§par has been Made By Himself!.....................

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Member Since: 6/17/2006
Band Website: 1: MAMILO.ORG 2: groovement.net 3: groob.com.pt
Band Members:KaÂ§par - producer, composer, arranger, performer of synths, bass, drums, sampler, fx, turntables, guitars, keys, etc etc etc ;;;Rui Torrinha - He gives me the OK, pushes it forward, invests time and money, and does the most important thing - BELIEVES. ;;Undercode - sound engineer, studio technician, owner of the magical NS10 ;;;DK & Camarao - lender of a helping hand, with mixing and feedback ;;;Jackzen - well... he criticizes... motivates, speaks his mind... ;;;Rui Murka - Rui supports us in spirit, I guess... ;;;GonÃ§alo Siopa - ideas... ;;;......................................................... .......................................
Influences: ..................................Misc Disco / Psych Boogie / Weirdness: Patrick Adams, The Loft, Larry Levan, Patrick Rushen, Heaven 17, Martin Rushen, Gino Soccio, Space, Cerrone, Donna Summer, Baldelli, Azymuth, Transmedia, Double, Idjut Boys, Laj & Quakerman, Muallem, Lindstrom, Emperor Machine, Chicken Lips, Prins Thomas, Todd Terje, Garth, Rub n Tug, Harvey, Greg Wilson etc......................................................... ....................................................House : Marshall "Rock your body" Jefferson, Farley "cant turn arround" Jack Funk, Theo Parrish, FranÃ§ois Kevorkian, Danny Krivit, Joe Crossover Claussel, Masters at Work, Robin S, Herbert, Phuture, Jedi Knights, Chateau Flight, Recloose, Moodymann, Rick Wilhite, Larry Heard, Glenn Underground, etc......................................................... .....................................................Techno: Manuel Goettsching, Kraftwerk, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Orlando Voorn, Dave Angel, Maurizio, Dan Curtin, IsolÃ©e, Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Convextion, Richie Hawtin, Kenny Larkin, Jimmy Edgar, Titonton DuvantÃ©, John Tejada, Melchior, Magda, Stacey Pullen, Daniel Bell, Sven Weissman, Styrax, Mojuba, Underground Resistance, JEFF MILLS, etc......................................................... .....................................................Electro : Ed DMX, Freddy Fresh, Mr De, Luke Vibert, Brian Calloway, The Aquanauts, Technicolour, Other People Place / Drexscya, Telex, Cybotron, Plaid, and hundreds of others...................................................... ...................................................Hip Hop / Downtempo / Neo Soul: Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata, Erik B and Rakim, Dilated Peoples, Talib Kweli, D'Angelo, Mos Def, Madlib, Jaydee, Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Food, Massive Attack, Timbaland, Prefuse 73, Public Enemy, Spacek, Erikah Badu, DJ Vadim, Jill Scott, Dwelle, Turntable Terranova, Stereo MC's, Unabombers, Nightmares on Wax, Dollis Hill posse, etc......................................................... .....................................................Soul / Funk / Boogie / Blues / Afro: Any Motown Artist, Earth Wind & Fire, Rare Earth, Maze, Funkadelic, Sa Ra Creative Partners, 4 Hero, The Jones Girls, Pointer Sisters, Candi Stanton, James Brown, Level 42, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry, Roy Ayers, Fela Kuti and sons, Cameo George Benson, Leon Ware, Lallo Schiffrin, BARRABAS (the finest spanish band ever) , PRINCE (the world's most talented musician ever), etc......................................................... ....................................................Jazz: Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, John & Alice Coltrane, Freddy Hubbard, RÃ£o Kyao, James Carter, Jammie Cullum, Herb Alpert, Herbie Mann, Art Blakey, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ash Ra Temple, Vinicius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, Sun Ra, Carl Tjader, Loopless, etc......................................................... .....................................................Misc Breaks and Broken Beats: Moonstarr, Somatik, Domu, IG, Mr. Scruff, Archive Recs, 2000 Black, People, and many different projects that where active and groundbreaking in the early 2000's...................................................... ...................................................Reggae / Dub: Manasseh, Studio One, U Roy, Bob Marley, King Tubby, Kruder & Dorfmeister (early / late 90s), Fat Freddys Drop, many etc's....................................................... .....................................................Rock / Progressive Rock / Psych stuff: Frank Zappa, The Shadows, Sonic Youth, Steve Miller Band, Orchestral Manouvers In The Dark, Genesis, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, Liaisons Dangereuses, Serge Gainsbourgh, Beatles, Doors, etc......................................................... .....................................................Experim ental Electronics: BBC Radiophonic Workshop library, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Fourtet, Klaus Schultze, Amon Tobin, Felix Mendelsson, Jan Jelinek, etc......................................................... .....................................................Ambient : Space Art, Global Communication, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Robert Fripp, Jean Michel Jarre, etc......................................................... .............Early years of Drum n Bass: Moving Shadow (early to mid 90s), Reinforced Recordings, Full Circle, Logical Progression vol1 & 2 on Good Looking, Creative Source, Danny Breaks, DJ Force, and so many others in the golden years ............................................................ ..................................................Local Heroes: My father, 2 many Ruis (Murka & Vargas), Lino PolÃ³nio, Ricky Cameira, Nuno "DK"Antunes, DJ Al, Nuno Ricardo (sofuno), Jackzen, Rui Torrinha, Pedro Tenreiro & Grooby friends, Pedro Ricciardi, Johny, Rodrigo LeÃ£o, Kronic, Pedro Abrunhosa, Carlos Paredes, Rafael Toral, e outros herÃ³is do mar , etc...
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Record Label: Groovement recordings - Santo Tirso, Portugal
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Manifesto on musical integrity

The following words are dedicated to Destiny. My own thoughts, as they poored out of my fingertips onto the screen... They are very personal and poetic confessions of my love-hate relationship with th...
Posted by Ka§par on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:51:00 PST

Resident Advisor page - at last

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-page.aspx?id=2514here it is, my "dj" page, I have been oficially contracted into mainstream big-time clubbing promotion. Someone else's fault!Please rate me, so I can...
Posted by Ka§par on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:05:00 PST

New Music, New Player, and an Update on 2008 so far

Hey there, friends, family, network, co-workers, hustlers and reality theorists alike!I have just put up a new player, with new, unheard music featuring original productions, colaborations and a shad...
Posted by Ka§par on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:35:00 PST

Discography

Ka§par (João Pedro Gaspar da Silva Pires) :Samplers, Synths, arrangement, keys, beats, bass, etc. &n bsp; ...
Posted by Ka§par on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:20:00 PST

Dancefloor DJ?!

I had to get this out of my chest, so please bare in mind this is just a public confession of opinion: I don't care much for labeling and cathegorizing other people's work; but nowa...
Posted by Ka§par on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:40:00 PST

Free Mixes, weekly

hei there! A month ago, me and António "Jackzen" began a mixtape website, designed to help us display our music, weekly. It's a downloadable mixed selection of tracks, a tight mix, in a humourously de...
Posted by Ka§par on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:46:00 PST

Já foste ao MAMILO?

HTTP://MAMILO.ORGComo tive ocasião de explicitar no post do buletim, eu e o meu grande amigo, quase irmão de sangue, António Alves, tomámos uma iniciativa e criámos - como há muito havíamos pensado - ...
Posted by Ka§par on Thu, 31 May 2007 07:41:00 PST

NEW ONLINE MIX - for friends and family to enjoy

All your favourite hits from the days of the glitter-sphereshttp://www.zshare.net/download/riskydiscomixo -rar.htmlKa§par's "Don Fonseca" says he wants you wacked Risky Disco Mixo The many shades of Di...
Posted by Ka§par on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:03:00 PST

The state of things

I have never had chance meet serendipity so as to write my own blog, and since you are right now reading these words, I feel in some way, that conditions have been gathered so that the exper...
Posted by Ka§par on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:58:00 PST