yes! the Scion performance is now a week later than originally
planned...meaning i'll be able to make it
chuffed
robin...
drew hemment wrote:
dear 313
some info on Futursonic04
cheers
drew
Futuresonic04
April 27th-May 8th 2004
Urbis and city wide
Manchester UK
A festival of electronic music and media arts
Featuring 250 artists & 50 projects and events
Est. 1995
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Futuresonic04 eflyer
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view in html | www.futuresonic.com/email
view website | www.futuresonic.com
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Futuresonic live
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Tuesday April 20th
The Matthew Herbert Big Band
A pre-festival special event - Pioneer of electronic music Matthew
Herbert (UK)
performs live with a full 20-strong band, stunning vocals and live
sampling.
With Bugge Wesseltoft (NO).
Saturday May 1st
Free outdoor May Day event
Unite and Love Music Hate Racism present Dizzee Rascal stablemate Wiley
(UK),
former N.A.S.T.Y. MC D Double E (UK), Metz & Trix (UK) and Virus
Syndicate (UK)
showcasing the cutting edge new urban sound of Grime.
Sat May 1st
Location live
Live sound art in the unique surroundings of a fifteenth-century hall
including
Glide by Echo and the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant (UK), Mathew Gregory
(UK), Vergil
Sharkya' (UK), Phil Mouldycliff (UK) and Colin Potter (UK). Curated by
Colin Fallows.
Saturday May 8th
Arrange and Process Basic Channel live
Closing party and profile club event of Futuresonic04 - a rare UK live
set and
Futuresonic04 exclusive, Scion (DE) plays re-arranged and re-worked
tracks from
the back catalogue of the legendary German techno outfit Basic Channel
(Moritz
von Oswald and Mark Ernestus). Plus very special guests.
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Turntable re:mix
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Celebrating 25 years of the Technics 1200MK2 with a series of events
featuring
pioneers of turntable music and looking at the past and future of the DJ
with
artists detonating the art of playback by using Phono Fiddles and laser
harps.
Tuesday April 27th
noiseDJ
Pioneer of turntable noise Philip Jeck (UK) alongside Aleks Kolkowski
(DE) and
Matt Wand (UK) performing with 78 cutting machines, old wax cylinder
players
and Phono Fiddles.
Thursday April 29th
mobileDJ+liveDJ
Part One: First ever scratch team outing for Finga Thing's Peter Parker
(UK),
World ITC Scratch Champion DJ Woody (UK) and G-Kut (UK) - WITH A TWIST:
they
will be cutting up vocal fragments and short stories commissioned by
the-phone-book Limited for mobile phones!
Part Two: Sirconical (UK) performs live with his band comprising of DJ
Woody
(ITC World Scratch Champion/UK), live drums and bass. With Twisted Nerve
head honcho Andy Votel (UK) in support.
Friday April 30th
scratchDJ with C'mon Feet
Hip hop and next-level turntablism with D-Styles (Invisibl Skratch Picklz)
presents Gunkhole (four person DJ set including live drums/US), Tigerstyles
(DMC World Supremacy Champion/UK), DJ Homebrew (UK), Angry P (UK).
Saturday May 1st
futuresonicDJ with Music Is Better
Detonating the art of playback by DJing with Kaoss pads, Theremins and
laser
harps. An all-star international line up includes Daniel Wang (Metro Area
collaborator/US), Ann Shenton and Pierre Duplan (Large Number/Add N to
X/UK),
electro-funk pioneer Greg Wilson (Wigan Pier/Legends/Hacienda/UK), Danny
Webb
(UK), Bonnie & Clyde (UK), Solid State (UK) & Roger (special futureDJ
set/UK/
FI). Also celebrating the first birthday of Mancunian/Finnish electronic
innovators Music Is Better.
Technology curated by Alchemy Audio Lab.
9.30pm - Demo of Final Scratch, and your chance to learn about the advanced
technology used in this event.
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Mobile Connections
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Exploring new horizons in wireless and mobile and the diverse ways in which
artists and DIY technologists are pushing the limits, and soliciting
unexpected or unforeseen results from communication media past and present.
April 30th
Mobile Connections live
Renegade rollergirls from RICHAIR2030 (UK+++) patrolling the city in search
of wireless hotspots and SIGNAL_SEVER! (SLO/US/UK/FR/DE/RA) surfing the
radio
zones of the electromagnetic spectrum
April 30th to May 2nd
Mobile Locations - Interactive experiences in the city streets
Set off into the cit
