OLD NEWS 2004 - also check out old news from 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005

12/29/04

We're sorry about the lack of updates lately, some computer problems and general studio upgrades have been boggin us down. but none the less we got some great things poppin off soon!

Seclusiasis Radio smashin thru ur computer as always on 2nd Sunday, January 9th. Dev79 will be returning to the broadcast after a few months hiatus and Starkey will be taking a break this time out as he's chillin down in Florida. Expect to hear a lot of grime tracks with some hip hop and dancehall thrown in the mix. check it out on radiovolta.org

Rockin with the usual blend of raunchy, rowdy, n raw, the next IN is on Thursday January 13th 10pm
And as always it's 2 Floors, No cover charge, and plenty of drink specials! Generic Man and Stumble will be joining Dev79 upstairs to keep it gritty and the Foundsound crew have a special guest downstairs, coming thru from Montreal, Pheek, who will be doing a live pa. Check out the full details on the events page.

12/01/04

With the live streaming audio style, Seclusiasis Radio comes correct as always on 2nd Sunday, December 12th. Starkey manning the controls with a number of surprises up his sleeve. check it out on radiovolta.org

10/29/04

The one a lot of you suckas have been waiting for will be thrown down Thursday November 18th - PHILADELPHIA LAPTOP BATTLE 3. For those that don't know, this event is a 3 round live electronic music competition, using only a laptop! full lineup and sponsors details on events page.

10/17/04

Thursday November 11th will be our next IN party, bringin you the 3rd installment of our free 2 floor monthly partnered with Foundsound Recs, at La tazza in old city. Our old friend Brownske will be sliding thru to guest on the Seclus floor with his unique brand of turntablism and as usual there will be lots of drink specials for everyone to get their drunken crunkeness happening. as usual peep the events page for full details.

Seclusiasis Radio bashing you over the head once again on Sunday November 14th and Starkey will be holding it down with guests Zilla and Dr. Rudolph Nameless Jones III (both of Crooked Soul) for this installment. check it out on radiovolta.org

Seclusiasis Radio turns 2! Thats right, we been kickin it on the broadcast for 2 years now and October 10th is our Anniversay show. Everyone should tune in and peep this show cuz it's gonna be off the chain. Dev79 and Starkey are gonna hold down the controls with the man called Stumble rollin thru to drop a guest dj set. Plus we're gonna be giving away a bunch of cool prizes like cd's, t-shirts, and more from K7 Records, Rope-a-Dope and others. This is surely a show not to miss. so check it out on radiovolta.org

Thursday October 21st will be our next IN party, bringin you the 2nd installment of our new free 2 floor monthly partnered with Foundsound Recs, at La tazza in old city. Cullen Stalin is coming up from Baltimore to guest on the Seclus floor and we're gonna be celebrating Dev79's birthday with lots of drink specials for everyone to get their crunk on. Peep the events page for full details.

9/6/04

Wednesday September 29th will be our next Ring The Alarm, bringing you all the Dancehall, Dub, Rocksteady, and more Reggae sounds. DJ's Don Miller, Kyle Mayhem (Intensified), Dev79, Alex Welsh, and Needleguise gonna wreck it on the decks. Silk City 5th & Spring Garden Sts. Philly. No Cover / 21+

9/2/04

So the mans called PJ aka Starkey has joined the gang, and will be reppin with the Seclus crew - look out peoples, we gettin tuffer.

Seclusiasis Radio bangin in your skull - Sunday September 12th 11pm-1am Est. And after last months guest shot, Starkey will be officially co-hosting the show with Dev79 from now on, expect lots of style and lack of grace. radiovolta.org

And while we're on the topic of Starkey and Dev79, they will be establishing a new Seclusiasis residency at La Tazza (108 Chestnut St. in Olde City Philly) as a part of Every Third Thursday's "In" party, which will be a Free 2 Floor extravaganza each month. Seclusiasis gettin it in upstairs with Dev79 & Starkey of course, plus guests every month bringin the sounds of UK Grime, Hip Hop, IDM, Dancehall, and more...the Basement will be held down by the Foundsound Records crew - Sean O'neal, Miskate, Accidentally Andrew, and Cyhl. They'll be kicking it with Minimal Techno, Microhouse, and Glitch. Thursday September 16th is the blast off party, come and get crunk - No Cover, 2 Floors for the underground, tell me where else you can get that?.

8/5/04

Seclusiasis Radio comin atcha - Sunday August 8th 11pm-1am Est. your host Dev79 keeping that shit live on air with special guest Starkey coming thru to lend some flavor...radiovolta.org

August 24th will be our next _current_, this nite will be a CD Release Party for Jam Factions's Greek ("Smell My Talent") and Rummage ("Obscure 88 Reference") featuring dj's Kwestion, EDK, Dev79, and Jack Horner. come on out and celebrate the release of these dope albums and hang with the crew while listening to some of the dopest underground hip hop around.

Sorry about the lack of site updates lately, we've been swamped with planning a bunch of projects and are in the process of upgrading the studio, we'll be back in gear for September and you'll be seeing a lot of Seclusiasis activity soon!

7/7/04

Back to our regular schedule of 2nd Sundays, the next Seclusiasis Radio show will be Sunday July 11th 11pm-1am Est. Dev79 & Adam Wolf keeping shit real with our man Cramske coming thru for a guest spot to play some exclusive new music he's working on as well as talk about his clothing line and the boys over at Nod Records have donated some CD's for an on air giveaway... radiovolta.org

July 20th will be our next Ring the Alarm party, featuring all the Ragga Jungle, Dancehall, and Dub your booty can take. Featuring guest MC's Stamina Darcsun & Bass Nacho + DJ Human? (Konkrete Jungle, Survival) all comin down from NYC along with local DJ's Don Miller, Synikal, Mojo Risin', and Dev79. It's gonna be livey'all!

We finally got around to updating the site, peep the events section for pictures from our recent laptop battle and ring the alarm nites, as well as a bunch of pics from old parties. we got a ton more pics from past events, as well as some audio and video...it'll be coming shortly, as will a bunch of the recent radio shows (we got backed up).

Seclusiasis designed the new Nod Records site and its up n blazing, so check it out!

6/10/04

On Tuesday June 29th at 10pm, we're proud to present Machine Drum (Merck Records, Consumer Electronics) and MicMell (Nophi Recordings) on tour from Florida. This show will also feature Dev79, Alex Welsh, and La Mejor Seleccion. Only $3 and 18+ at the Dahlak - 4708 Baltimore Ave. in West Philly.

We forgot to mention this earlier, but Seclusiasis has been recognized with an award for the design of both this site and the Dev79 site, by designfirms.org Big ups us!

5/18/04

June 13th 9pm: _current_ featuring FUNKSTORUNG !!!

Direct from Germany: FUNKSTORUNG
Live on their Disconnected Acoustic Tour featuring Enik
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Dev79
Kenneth Masters & DJ Cramske
Nintariman
Jam Faction
At Work

Visuals by Nodal

Silk City - 5th & Spring Garden Sts. Philadelphia, PA
$12 - 21+ w/ ID
Advance Tickets available from Cue Records 617 S. Fourth St. and Digital Ferret 526 S. Fifth St. (both are just off South St.) you can also order advance tickets from us via Paypal, email for info.

Support from: Consumer Electronics, Nice Looking Designs, Metaphoric Clothing, Nod Records, RadioTakeOver, Zenapolae Records, !K7 Records, Systemic Audio, and XLR8R Magazine.

6/5/04

!! We're very sorry but due to circumstances beyond our control we had to cancel our Reggae area at Top Rankin' !!

5/16/04

The next episode of Seclusiasis Radio will be on a special day - Sunday June 6th 11pm-1am est. We had to switch the day due to the Funkstorung show, so tune in a week earlier this month (we are usually every 2nd Sunday). Dev79 & Adam Wolf holding down the hosting duties with guest La Mejor Seleccion stopping by with a special on air live set. We also have a few giveaways from Metaphoric Clothing and !K7 Records. radiovolta.org

The Newest addition to the Seclusiasis roster, Don Miller has co-organized a free outdoor day party in Northeast Philly called Top Rankin' for Sunday June 6th. There will be 2 soundsystems and a slew of dj's. Here's the flyer and full details below:

Sunday June 6th 2pm - Sundown
Top Rankin' - A *FREE* Outdoor Park Party.

Reggae Stage
Hosted by King Django
Don Miller and Dev79 (Seclusiasis Studios)
Sensistar and Malachi (Ammunition Records, Royal Majestic Sound)
Mojo Risin and Bidi (Hieratic Soundz, Silent Assasians Mobius)
Julius Ceasar and Calico Za (First Language)
Jayson Ducketts and Cabal (Sunken Records)

Breakbeat Stage
Hosted by Illy Emcee
Atma and Icon (Just Plain Positive, POC, Platinum)
Art Cuebik and Joey Breakdown (M*A*S*H'D, POC, Tronik Sessions)
Clayton and Fulcrum (Natrual Selection Music)
Poop Chalupa and Intrinsic (M*A*S*H'D, DJAA)
Phazeone and Mohaj (Dogs On Acid, Bassdrive, DJAA, Tronik Sessions)

4/30/04

Don't miss the next action packed Seclusiasis radio show on Sunday May 9th 11pm-1am est, hosted by Dev79 & Adam Wolf. This will be our very first show in the new Volta studio and we'll be featuring some special giveaways, exclusive tracks, and much more. radiovolta.org

Thursday May 13th at 9pm
Philadelphia Laptop Battle Episode 2, A 3 Round Electronic Music Competiton.
Competitors:
Variati, Ill Cosby, Fidget, Bilwa, Clayton the Chemist, Vytear, Lance Blisters, Starkey, DJ PE, & William Fields.
Judges:
Alex Reynolds (writer/editor for Grooves Magazine)
Botany 500 (manager of Cue Records, DJ)
Alex Welsh (Producer, DJ)
hosted by Dev79 (Seclusiasis resident producer, promoter, dj).
Support: M-Audio, Ableton, Grooves Magazine, Propellerheads, Fourth City, Native Instruments, and Philly2Night
Venue: Silk City - 5th & Spring Garden Sts. Philadelphia.

4/10/04

Our next event is on 4/28, Ring The Alarm will feature all the Dancehall, Ragga Jungle, and Dub you can take. Come out and catch selectors Don Miller, Dev79, SensiStar, Malachi, & Mojo Risin' along with liveband - Dialects. Silk City - 5th & Spring Garden Sts. Philadelphia.

4/5/04

Our new site design finally up!!! It's a total rehaul of the sections and focus of operations, so let us know what you think of the new site and direction.

Be sure to check out the next episode of Seclusiasis Radio on 4/11, featuring giveaways from Refinery Records.

And for those of you that started asking even before the first one happened: the Philadelphia Laptop Battle 2 will go down on Thursday May 13th. Mark you calendars and prepare for the onslaught.

we didn't keep track of our news before the 4/04 version of the site...