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07 January 2014

WTSH Top 10 Releases of 2013 Series: Bittersweet/Shimmer DJ and member of The Bellwether Syndicate || Philly Peroxide.



ABOUT PHILLY PEROXIDE 

Philly Peroxide is an alternative DJ based out of Chicago, IL. His main event is BITTERSWEET held monthly (now in its 3rd year), featuring a wide array of dark alternative music & atmospheric visuals.

He has participated in a variety of music events at alternative clubs, concert venues & bars in Chicago including Late Bar, Neo, Berlin, Exit, Bottom Lounge, Double Door, Smart Bar, Reggie's, Green Dolphin, Darkroom, Subterranean, Empty Bottle, Martyr's, The Whistler, Simone's, The Burlington, The Hideout & more.

He has spun sets of music for various alternative artists and musicians including Killing Joke, David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), The Telescopes, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Soft Moon, Cold Cave & more.

He currently collaborates monthly with DJ Scary Lady Sarah for the American Gothic Productions event SHIMMER, Chicago's only evening devoted entirely to shoegaze & dreampop music.

He is a resident DJ monthly at Smart Bar with Scary Lady Sarah for MACHINA: the alternative, industrial, goth, new wave, techno & punk music of the 80's & 90's which still makes us dance today. This event is held every first Wednesday of the month.

He is currently a live member of The Bellwether Syndicate (William Faith [Faith & the Muse], Sarah Rose & Mike Skull)- performing during their concerts as the keyboardist & percussionist.

His true passion lies in discovering & sharing new music. Chicago has a very active and tight-knit musical community, and Philly is, without a doubt, one of its brightest members.


Philly Peroxide
Top 10 Releases of 2013

New Canyons || Everyone Is Dark
The Fauns || Lights
Pink Frost || Sundowning
Io Echo || Ministry of Love
Weekend || Jinx
Still Corners || Strange Pleasures
TV Ghost || Disconnect
Drowner || You're Beautiful, I Forgive You
Savages || Silence Yourself
The Stargazer Lilies || We Are The Dreamers