For those wondering if they should make the journey to the MUTEK festival, the fine folks behind the annual gathering in Montreal may have a localized solution for you: The Avant_MUTEK events, which provide a first taste of the festivities to come, are arriving in cities around North America in the run up to the festival. Their line-ups encompass previous MUTEK favorites and fine local talent as well. As an official media partner of the MUTEK festival, here is LWE’s guide of the Avant_MUTEK events.
Saturday, April 9, @ W2 Media Center — 8PM; $15
MUTEK and New Forms Festival present:
Theo Parrish [Sound Signature; US] — DJ set
Jason Lev [CA] — live set
Love Dancing [CA] — live set
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Thursday, April 21, @ Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center — 6:30PM; FREE
MUTEK and the Chicago Cultural Center present:
Gemmiform ft. The Banjo Consorsium [CA] — live set
Thierry Gauthier presents Nord/Sud [CA] — live set
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Thursday, April 21, @ The Mid — 9PM; $13.50
MUTEK, React, Meiotic and The Mid present:
Trentemøller [Denmark] — live band
Dorit Chrysler [US] — live set
Decimal [US] — live set
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Friday, April 22, @ Bottom Lounge — 9PM; $10
MUTEK and Meiotic present:
Stephen Beaupré [Musique Risquée; CA] — live set
Frankie Vega & Sevron [US] — multimedia DJ set
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Saturday, April 23, @ Smart Bar — 10PM; $15
MUTEK, Meiotic, Smartbar and Abstract Science present:
Monolake [DE] — live surround set
Deepchord presents Echospace [US] — live set
Karl Meier [US] — live set
Chris Widman [US] — live set
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Friday, May 6 @ The Bunker
BACK ROOM:
Akufen [CA]
Stephen Beaupr̩ [CA] Рlive set
Vincent Lemieux [CA]
FRONT ROOM:
Kangding Ray [DE] — live set
Safety Scissors [US] — DJ/live
Sutekh [US] — DJ/live
Dont see it listed, but Appleblim blew the doors off The Drake in Toronto Saturday night.
Yeah, we opted not to list that event since it had already happened.
Due to a delayed train, I missed out on Knowing Looks, but Bowly played an banging live set, and Appleblim brought the best of Bristol bass and funky. Nice chaps to boot as well. I will say though that it took some time for the sound engineers to find an acceptable level for Appleblim; there wasn’t a good bass/treble balance. Glad to see that there was an acceptable crowd enjoying some proper dubstep.
That Monolake live surround set looks positively mouth-watering.