The Passive Resistance Blog

Demand us to your city

2009-06-23T01:55:00.000-07:00

Not a lot of people have noticed that you can now demand us to come and play in your city. So if you be enjoying the TPR sound, just click below and demand us to come to play in your city.

Recording from CRISIS

2009-06-22T07:27:00.001-07:00

We just got the audio recoding from the CRISIS party for you to listen and download (zShare)
Unfortunately as you will hear, there is no microphone on the recording - technical issue with how it was hooked up. Sorry about that - next time we'll get it down.

CRISIS video flyer

2009-05-09T03:04:00.000-07:00

Next gig : 12th June in SuperZero

2009-05-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

Our next gig is coming up on the 12th of June at the SuperZero. We've got 10 open guest-list places so hit us up on e-mail or twitter to get your name in.

Tanzkarussell party tomorrow night

2009-04-30T07:47:00.001-07:00

We've always wanted to hear our tunes on the amazing sound system in the Alte Börse, and now the wicked peeps at BeTogether crew are gonna make that happen by letting us play at their Tanzkarussell party tomorrow night. So pig-flu or not, there's no way we're gonna miss this chance to rock it out at one of Zurich's best clubs ! (hell, Schlo is even flying in from London for this)

So rather than go vandalize the town, just get your best booty-shaker boots on and come on down to the Börse so that we can all resist this shit together. Free Tamiflu shots at the door, right next to the earplugs.

"la revolucion - para siempre"

The Passive Resistance @ NATO summit Strasbourg 2009

2009-02-25T08:35:00.000-08:00

UPDATE : WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THIS GIG :(

Yes we can ! Rock the shit out of NATO ;)

Look, those bastards go around the world imposing their political and economic master-plan through the tool called WAR. And what can a couple of passive resistors do except play our hearts out at this years international demonstration and counter summit at the NATO meeting in Strasbourg on 2-5 April 2009.

If you are feeling actively resistant, get your train tickets asap and get down to Strasbourg to party and protest with us. We'll see you there!

Basement Hype - take II

2009-02-24T05:55:00.000-08:00

On the 7th of March we'll be playing at Basement Hype @ SuperZero organized by Golden Hills crew. Should be lots of fun so make sure you come on down and rock it out with us !

Nibootoo blog posts Dog Tag

2009-02-23T02:27:00.000-08:00

We just saw that Nibootoo blog, which has been posting since 2006, has recently posted Dog Tag on their blog.
Nibootoo is a self-described "hipster" site for those of us who are "ahead of the curve" of social change, with the goal of transporting us all into 4th-dimensional consciousness. Wow! that's some pretty serious stuff. So we're obviously honoured they think Dog Tag can help get us all there. Thanks a lot guys, we really appreciate it.

The Passive Resistance & Circumflux - "9000"

2009-01-25T05:30:00.000-08:00

Here is "9000" a tune we recently worked on with Circumflux.

Some tracks from 2008

2009-01-02T04:57:00.001-08:00

Here is a collection of the tunes and sets we posted in 2008 :

Open Handed Fists
Raid
Stuck
Styled
Het Inan EP

TPR @ Hive, June 08

Another treat for the holiday season

2008-12-30T02:09:00.000-08:00

Another year is nearly upon us and what kind of gents would we be if we left you without a little headbanger to shake your privates to. So here it is, Open Handed Fists just in time to kick of '09 baby !!

Open Handed Fists by TPR

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Raid

2008-12-23T02:43:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we released RAID to a few select blogs and also posted a video on YouTube for it.
Here's the track for download from our new SoundCloud account.

Raid by TPR

Tomorrow night at the Cocuna with Circumflux

2008-12-17T02:54:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night we'll be rocking some tunes at our labels Thursday night party at Cocuna bar on Long street. What's even better is that Circumflux, our friends from Bern with which we made the tune called "9000" will be coming down to Zurich for the night to play as well.

Circumflux was last in Zurich back in August, so we're super happy about this event.

Make sure that you come down to see us or tune in live on SoundCity from 21:00 onwards.

We feel Neonized

2008-12-15T10:44:00.000-08:00

Our latest blog friends are called Neonized and their moto is "Do it faster makes us stronger" !! In fact they enjoyed Flitchen so much that they chose to post and send it out last Friday on their weekly mail. They also had some choice comments in spanish which seem to include the words bestial and obscure - we like :)

Thank you Neonized friends.

Party with us in the HIVE tonight !!

2008-12-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

Come down to the Hive tonight for the Grundton Festival where we'll be playing along side great acts such as Tok Tok, Pixelpunks, Andrew Weatherall (UK), Don Ramon, Nader, John Player, Ata Tak, Stufe 4.

What a bitchen blog!

2008-12-02T02:42:00.000-08:00

We have another new friend, The Metzger (can we haz some meat plz) over on Soquitcherbitchen. Metz had some really wild-style things to say about our music for which we are very grateful, especially cause this guy knows about good music as you will see by the insane number of awesome tracks he posts all the time. Go check him out ASAP!

CounterSound Thursday's Opening Party

2008-11-23T10:40:00.001-08:00

This Thursday, CounterSound is launching its weekly party sessions at Cocuna bar on Long Street and we'll be live videocasting it live right here on TPR. Just tune in and enjoy the sounds and if you want leave us a shout out on the chat.

We're also running our own night once a month aptly named 'Crisis' with the first one on 18th December.

So come down for a sweet pre-weekend warm-up or tune in on the live video feed!

'Passive Resistance' by Andrea Ebener

2008-11-21T05:09:00.000-08:00

Andrea Ebener, an amazing young photographer based in Zurich, has dedicated this picture to us. What a beautiful work of art! It was about time we had some refinements on this show :)

Check out Andreas work on MySpace and her View Picture Gallery

You can KissMyDisco!

2008-11-19T02:35:00.000-08:00

We've just made an awesome new friend: the KissMyDisco blog - this blog posts wicked tunes all the time so we thought we'd get in touch and send some of our tracks through. Luckily KissMyDisco seems to have loved them cause they just wrote about the best Swiss things like Sugus, Toblerone, Swatch and The Passive Resistance :)

Our big thanks to KissMyDisco !!

6 Jahre Grundton @ Hive - 5th December 2008

2008-11-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

Grundton is one of the best party labels in Switzerland and we jumped up and down the first time they booked us last summer. That's where we got our first live gig recording which to this day remains the best audio we have of one of our sets.

So you can imagine what happened when we heard that they were booking us again, this time for their 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY party. First of all big congrats to Grundton for making it this long in the biz and still keeping that great vibe and humor throughout. Secondly, they've just got a mad ass line-up planned for this 2 day party, including the legendary TokTok (D), Andrew Weatherall (UK), DJ T. (UK), H.O.S.H. (D), Skinnerbox (D), Kombinat 100 and many many more, so friends, make sure you get your bums down there on the 5th and 6th for some serious booty shaking time. See ya there.

Music video for "Raid"

2008-11-17T07:04:00.000-08:00

We've finally put together the clips from our recent Ecuador, Panama and London travels and created a video for one of our latest tracks called "Raid". It's our first attempt at this so pls be kind :)

Now on Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone

2008-11-15T17:44:00.000-08:00

Flitchen, one of our tunes from the Het Inan EP, is now on Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone. It was one of the most popular games with over a million downloads, and Tapulous just released a WiFi/3G network multiplayer mode which is pretty awesome. Get it for FREE on the iPhone App Store.

The Passive Resistance @ Superzero - Saturday 8th November

2008-11-07T11:41:00.000-08:00

Just back from rocking it in Ecuador and London, we're takin it underground with Golden Hills this Saturday at the Superzero !!!

We'll be performing around three in the morning so get your drink and whatever else on and make your way down to the Superzero for some late night DIRT!

www.superzero.tv
www.goldenhills.ch

Everything else was just warm-up!

2008-10-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

it was so much fun playing at the NetAudio festival. thank you so much to all those that came down to see us and the organizers for inviting us to our first London gig, a real milestone for us.
Enjoy the video we compiled from the performance.
Let us know what you think.

Ecuador television

2008-10-27T16:44:00.001-07:00

This promo event for Ecuadorian national TV got a whole lot better when we found the pretty ladies next door shooting an infomercial - so promptly they joined our party :)

DJ Elevator

2008-10-27T12:26:00.001-07:00

Some of the coolest people we met at SAMC are in this elevator :)

We love SAMC - Quito, Ecuador

2008-10-21T23:56:00.000-07:00

What an amazing event - we just love the people that rocked it out with us at four thirty in the morning and were jumping around like lunatics till daybreak. Here is a small video of that crazyness :

Unfortunately the SAMC Panama got cancelled because of the cancellation of the Copa Airlines flight that was supposed to take all the DJs from Quito to Panama City. So the next stop for us is London town. See you there...

South American Music Conference

2008-09-22T13:00:00.001-07:00

Here's is a new powerpoint presentation about the South American Music Conference.

Download it here (Spanish)

We are very excited to be playing there in under a month now.

Featured on Croatian Stereosound

2008-09-19T02:58:00.000-07:00

The great guys over at Croatian Stereosound blog enjoy the TPR sound so they blogged about some of our new releases here.
Thanks so much Stereosound - we look forward to rocking Croatia next summer and meeting you.

Next Stop - SAMC

2008-09-17T02:08:00.000-07:00

A lot of events coming up for us till the end of they year, but the next stop is SAMC in Ecuador and Panama. We're very excited about this, so if you're in the area, make sure to come and check us out.

See the SAMC Homepage.

"Stuck" - Download link

2008-09-13T11:41:00.001-07:00

Anyone who's missed "Stuck", here's another chance to download it :

Stuck (Download - zShare)

Let us know how this track makes you feel.

Picture by: Jellevc

Video from the Kaufi

2008-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:00

here's a little clip we put together from last weeks Kaufi party. hope you likey.

Didi's b-day party pics

2008-08-26T07:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a collection of pics from last saturday's party at the Kaufleuten lounge. Was a really wicked night, many thanks to Didi, Knox and the 30 other great DJ's that played on the night.

NetAudio - 24th October

2008-08-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

In case we didn't mention, we'll be playing at the NetAudio festival in London Oct 24th, so if you're in the area, pop on down and check out the dirty TPR sound :P

French Electro - F*ck Dat

2008-08-19T06:58:00.001-07:00

SuperFm seems to think that we are french electro, boxing us in with Sebastian, Justice and co.
Not exactly sure when the french laid claim to all dirty electro styles, must have happened while we weren't watching cause we would surely have veto'd that shit.
Anyway, all we can say to that is a big mmmoooooo from the alps mo'fo's !!!!

Update: Rather than change their naming of the category, SuperFM has removed us from the list like we don't exist. Fair enough.

SAMC 2008 - Second time lucky

2008-08-18T00:13:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend we just received word that we're again confirmed to play at this years South American Music Conference (SAMC) events in Ecuador and Panama. The dates :

Oct 17th - Ecuador
Oct 18th - Panama

along side :

- Erick Morillo
- Zeta Bosio
- Marco Carolla
and a whole bunch of other excellent DJ's and producers from all over South America.
We'll keep you updated as we get closer to the date.

Kaufi - 23rd August

2008-08-15T00:31:00.000-07:00

On the 23rd of August we'll be playing at Kaufleuten to celebrate the 31st birthday of one of Zurich's party community pillars, Didi from Beau Temps.
Fittingly there will be 31 acts playing in 15 minute intervals. Come down and witness our 15 minutes of fame :)

Styled for all you nice peeps

2008-08-12T13:11:00.000-07:00

In celebration of one of the best Street Parade's ever, we've decided to put up Styled for free download. Enjoy...

Styled - The Passive Resistance (zShare)

art: by Electropolaroid

What a Parade!!

2008-08-11T01:51:00.000-07:00

We knew it would be cool, but we had no idea it would go off like this. Here's some footage from BeatonBoat and the Backyard Hype parties.

Beat on Boat

Backyard Hype

it really went off in the Backyard

many many thanks to BoB crew and Mike Peters for making this an unforgettable Street Parade.

Street Parade '08

2008-08-05T02:46:00.001-07:00

This coming saturday the Street Parade will be rocking through Zurich with 29 'Love Mobiles' and dozens of the worlds best producers and DJ's .... and we can't wait. Here are our recommended sessions :

Friday 8th August
Task Horizon
Check out Task Horizon rinsing it at Rohstofflager this Friday with a case full of hot new tunes playing along side such legends as Roni Size and Bad Company.

Saturday 9th August (Daytime)
Beat on Boat
Our friends at Beat on Boat have just let us know that there are still a couple of last-minute tickets left so come join us for the funnest floating party on the Zurich lake. Pirates are alive matey's.

Saturday 9th August ( Nighttime)
Backyard Hype
the only chance to get around this years open air restrictions was to organize a invitation only private party which is exactly what the champions over at Golden Hills did. Come on over and check us out at one of the only open air parties in town.

Electropolaroid from Oslo

2008-08-02T03:33:00.000-07:00

We woke up this morning only to find a great surprise waiting for us on the internets, namely a post on Electropolaroid, a wicked electro blog from Oslo, featuring two of our tunes. Thanks a lot Electropolaroid and hope to see you in Oslo soon :)

TPR on The Fast Life

2008-07-13T04:36:00.001-07:00

Really happy to have gotten featured on The Fast Life the other day. Fast Life posts a lot of great music so we were really honoured when they said that they prefer us over Ghandi, Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Subscribe to The Fast Life feed to receive their regular updates.

Pics from the Hive

2008-07-09T09:50:00.001-07:00

Sorry it took us so long, time is just flying by these days. So here finally the pics from the Hive :)

Joined Twitter

2008-07-07T04:15:00.001-07:00

We just opened our Twitter profile today - hope all of you will follow us @PassiveRsistnce

New friend : Aztrovoi

2008-07-01T03:15:00.000-07:00

TPR has a new friend in Aztrovoi - a young producer from Mexico. He commented on the Hive recording and video that when he heard it "he just felt like dancing, awesome" - yup, that's how we feel too Aztrovoi.
So he featured us on his site. Muchas gracias amigo !

Featured on MinimalNet

2008-07-01T03:04:00.000-07:00

We got featured on the popular blog MinimalNet the other day and have since seen the number of downloads for the Het Inan EP skyrocket. About 500 downloads in just a few days. Thanks a lot to the MinimalNet team ! Their tagline is "Free music in a capitalist society" - we love it.

Arrr.... Ahoi and Shiver me Timbers

2008-06-24T00:38:00.000-07:00

Friends it's getting close to the deadline for registering for the Beat on Boat - the place where we will be rocking it during the street-parade.

Make sure you register here before the end of June to secure your place on this voyage to paradise.

Video : Going off at the Hive

2008-06-15T02:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a little sample from the Hive last Saturday (7th June)

Here's the audio again : live recording of set at Hive.
Many thanks to Grunton and Hive for making this gig happen and thanks to Cecile for shooting this clip!

Recording of last night at Hive

2008-06-08T12:18:00.000-07:00

Here's the live recording of last nights set at Hive.
Enjoy.

TPR@Grundton

2008-05-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hello People.

Mark the 7th of june. TPR at Grunton in the Hive!!

See you there friends.

Confimed for BeatOnBoat - Streetparade 08

2008-04-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

The city has decided there will be no outdoor stages or parties during the Streetparade 08. So we're taking our show on the water where they can't touch us.
We've just confirmed playing on BeatOnBoat which already last year was a sensational event.

More info to follow...

Gig in Wohlen

2008-04-20T05:40:00.003-07:00

Here's the flyer to our next gig on the 26th.

Hope to see you there.

New Passive Resistance EP. FREE!

2008-04-16T10:12:00.001-07:00

HERES THE NOISE!

Click on the picture to download the Het Inan EP.

MUSIC BLOWOUT!!!

2008-04-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

Its the SUPER BLOWOUT of the century! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Yes its that time of year again. Come on down to www.thepassiveresistance.com and pick up your absoluty free Het Inan EP. Five dancefloor mashing booty breakers for the amazing price of ZERO DOLLARS!

Can this be? There must be a gimik!
NO, its absolutly FREE. If you're not 100% pleased with the Het Inan EP than just delete it from your hard drive for no extra cost. Join the millions of happy users. Become a member today.

BUT WAIT........Theres more! Not only can you download the entire ep from our site but you can also download the seperate tunes RIGHT HERE ON MYSPACE!!!(bitrate may differ due to restrictions)

But remeber! Hurry up before the internet doesnt exist anymore. (availablility dependant on the internet, not liable for loss of global communication)

2008-04-08T12:19:00.000-07:00

Ben's B. Day Pics..

2008-04-04T10:34:00.001-07:00

The World Tour

2008-03-07T02:13:00.000-08:00

Eternal Flame goes for a World Tour with Adilicious !!

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Da New Shit

2008-02-27T11:37:00.000-08:00

TPR is more than happy, slightly dizzy and extremely proud to announce the release of the "Het Inan" EP.

Five new and uncensored tracks ready for all of you sexy fools... Like pealing an orange the juices start to flow with just one finger. The new tunes go by the names Rooster, Obligatory Dogma, Crackle, Flitchen and Eat Dirt.

CHECK EM OUT!!

Video Comments

2008-02-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

Today we added the ability for people to leave video comments on the site.

Just hit the 'Add video comment' button on the BlipBack widget on the right and it will automatically detect your webcam.

Tell us what you think about our tunes or just leave us a video 'shout-out' letting us know where in the world you are listening to TPR from.

Here's to having loads of great video dialogue with you guys & dolls !

Tonight at Besame Mucho

2008-02-21T04:17:00.000-08:00

For all those not on holiday, check out the Besame Mucho tonight as we'll be rocking a little session for SoundCity.fm live radio.

Look forward to seeing you there for a drink or three.

New Logo

2008-02-20T11:43:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here - the bad boy new TPR logo.

Many thanks to Pascal Enz at BeDifferent for their amazing design.

TPR featured artists on Fuzz.com

2008-02-04T13:11:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone at Fuzz.com for featuring us !

Stuck on DRS3

2008-02-04T01:40:00.000-08:00

Radio premiere of TPR's latest club banger 'Stuck' on Sounds! on DRS3
21st Dec 07

Click here to listen !