Countdown to MUTEK 2006 Thread

Now if this was a mutek 2007 thread. Isn't Richie Hawting confirmed too.

I found reading that was among the most painful for me. I think he's being billed as Farben for it too, which is arguably more of a miss-out for me at least.

particularly excited for:

Alex Under
Guido Scheider
Akufen
Dandy Jack

-Think there's any chance of a crazy laptop electronic percussion orgy fest the likes of last year's (under the "narod niki" name I believe)?

i'm still looking at this list of acts thinking they're going to pull a rabbit out of a hat! also, there aren't enough women on this list so far!

also: DEMF? is it happening? i heard that it is? if so, i might make it to detroit this year...

should be good

Clark - UK
Deadbeat - Canada
Eliot Lipp - US
Hrdvsion - Canada
Junction SM - Switzerland / Chile
Magda - USA
Marc Houle - Canada
Mike Shannon, feat. Anaïs & Tim Bones - Canada
Mossa - Canada
Pole & Band (H. Leichtmann: drums, Zeitblom: bass) - Germany
Richie Hawtin - Canada
Sensors_Sonics_Sights (Cécile Babiole, Laurent Dailleau, Atau Tanaka) - France

No indication where we'll find Hawtin and Magda as yet.

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NOCTURNE 3
June 2nd, 9pm
Darling Foundry
$22.50
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Lawrence
Stephen Beaupré
Alex Under
Guido Schneider
Dimbiman

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NOCTURNE 4
June 3rd, 9pm
Métropolis
$27.50
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Mossa
Nôze
Thomas Brinkmann
Los Hermanos

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PIKNIC 2
June 4th, 1pm
Parc Jean-Drapeau
$7.00
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Magda vs Troy Pierce
Marc Houle
Richie Hawtin & Special Guest

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NOCTURNE 5 FINALE
June 4th, 9pm
Darling Foundry
$22.50
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Mike Shannon, avec/feat. Anaïs & Tim Bones
Jan Jelinek
Pole & Band - Leichtmann: drums, Zeitblom: bass
Deadbeat

Of the 10 artists that have played previous Muteks, more than half have released something new/significant (e.g., a full-length) in the past 12 months.

Three of those 10 live in MTL.

And so, speaking as an extremely-biased-by-way-of-deep-love-for-MTL and five-hours-away-out-of-towner, 70% 'newness' is still enough a draw for me.

I was only looking at the 3xNocturne + 1xPiknic you listed ... 16 acts (incl. collabs), 9 alumni by my count. They also keep turning to the same big names every year (e.g. Hawtin).

But I don't want to judge too harshly before the full schedule is released.

ext: http://www.quartierephemere.org/download/img/fonderie19.jpg

int: http://www.quartierephemere.org/download/img/fonderie20.jpg

On the other hand, supercool coup landing Lawrence.

With limited funds and vacation days available, which one do you choose and why?

(Although I do miss the 1.00 USD -> 1.50 CAD conversion rate. Used to be that the high-brow cuisine and top-notch hotels of MTL were a little easier on the budget. It's been getting closer and closer to a 1-to-1 dollar match over the last few years [thank you Meeester Bush!] and, as a result, a little less luxurious.)

The exchange rate or MTL? If the former, and you're Canadian, I know (judging from a few of my Canadian colleagues) you're not alone. I guess it makes buying things stateside a little more luxurious?

But, as an aside, isn't tourism one of Canada's biggest draws/moneymakers (at least during the summer)? And doesn’t a better-for-we-gringos exchange rate, in turn, actually help the Canadian economy (assuming it needs "help")?

I noticed what at least I perceived to be Canada’s recognition of a downturn in number of visitors manifested by the increased adverts in the subway, etc. for tourism in MTL/Quebec/Canada in Greater Boston (and "local" Web sites) last spring/summer and figured it was triggered by the steadily slowing stream of U.S. tourists (which was, I assume, precipitated by the aforementioned, less favorable exchange rate).

I'm personally drawn to DEMF to see the big name Detroit acts (Carter, May, Craig, et. al) on their home turf, not to mention the label showcases from Kompakt and Ghostly plus the J-Dilla tribute.

Mutek, on the other hand, has the advantage of being held in a city I'd much rather hang out in if alone for the weekend, and the possibility of the "special guest" in Richie's set during the Piknic thing has me feeling all spindly inside.

and frankly i could do with a few less tourists up in my grill!

You mean to tell me you (and the rest of MTL) could use fewer single/married/soon-to-be-married U.S. men being loud and/or obnoxious up 'n' down St. Catherine, St. Laurent, Sherbrooke, Crescent, St. Denis -- they really are everywhere, aren't they?

As far as my "festival v. festival" remark, I don't mean in that in the pissing contest my-dad-can-beat-up-your-dad sense (although mine could...) -- I'm honestly curious to know if my suspicion is correct that Mutek might be more of a more intellectual/sultry/adult affair, whereas DEMF is a bit more of a sleepless/sweaty/ravey undertaking.

ah yes, thank you.

Styro2000 & Bang Goes brought their A-game (and now they're in a really good place)

"totally brought their A-game"..

Mutek might have you sitting down to listen a bit too often and your feet might ache from endless activity in Detroit. Either way, you're going to have an amazing time.

i plan to go to demf & mutek ...but i cannot find any schedule on demf site but just the artists list !
can someone help me cause i 've to book my flight asap and program my journey !!!

cannot afford to miss ...
mutek : lawrence, alex under, brinkmann !!! ..
demf : kompakt pop ambient showcase, with mikkel metal !!!! & donnacha costello !!!! seems to be on monday 29 ????

JF (Belgium)