Chemical Channel, Foxall to Foxall, DJ Caraya

[RAVE FUEL] Though Portland’s electronic music talent has tended toward hyphenate genre tags—electro-pop, electro-goth, indie-electronica—few producers have dedicated themselves to the creation of synthesizer-born rave fuel with quite the orthodox enthusiasm displayed by Chemical Channel. Absent lyrics, winking samples and the invasive influence of non-synthesized sounds, Chemical Channel’s tracks skirt the edges of trance, layering bleeping tones atop one another to form pulsing, sonic ziggurats. Few shows in Portland could advertise themselves as offering free glow sticks at the door without sounding desperate, but in this case, the party favors are completely appropriate.

Where: Backspace
Phone: 248-2900
Address: 115 NW 5th Ave.
Website: backspace.bz