Emotive Techno
Saturday night we visited the secret party zone of Unlockedgroove and friends to film them coming together in The Hub. It was so cool to see all the DJs and producers pitch in to throw a party. They clearly enjoy what they do and they do it well. They’re in our film of course.
At the moment, we are tuned into the stylus podcast which features the trimphant return of sQuare friend Michael F. Gill as a new robot voice: Dissertation. Hilarious. The podcast also features the new remix from the Wighnomy Brothers: “Royksopp - Beautiful Day Without You (Wighnomy And Robag Whruhmes Spekkfakkel Remikks)” about 11 minutes in. Real glorious stuff.
And it looks like we will be going to Detroit after all. We’ve heard rumours and rumblings that Kompakt DJ hero Superpitcher is headlining one of the stages at Hart Plaza, the main downtown-Detroit venue where tens of thousands gather each Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the city that gave techno it’s name. That makes it fairly essential to the storyline.
We’re not focusing too heavily on Detroit and it’s history of techno music (other films do that with more verve and knowledge anyhow). However, the fact that the neu-techno of Kompakt is meeting the Detroit diehards on such a scale is pretty compelling stuff.
Last week saw the release of Orchestra of Bubbles, the collaboration of Apparat BPitch Control leader Ellen Allien. It’s been met with critical acclaim, and with good reason. It’s the culmination of two remarkable talents, pushing themselves to make dance music more powerful and exciting that ever. BPitch Control crosses a number of boundaries in the film, from the MFA, who’s song lines our trailer, to the exciting sounds of Modeselektor who we are bringing to town Thursday May 25th at the Enormous Room and who are playing the Mutek festival.
Our DVD features a number of edited pieces with various clips to whet the appetite. Here’s a screen grab of Modeselektor talking about minimal versus maximal music:
They’re hilarious, adorable and, most importantly, make some of the funnest electronic music on the planet. Visit their MySpace page for an easy to hear sample.
For more than screen grabs of the film, contact the director Amy Grill.
Finally I want to point out that the MFA are a part of the Border Community label alongside James Holden and the ambient savant Nathan Fake. Here, Apparat remixes the ambient sound of Mr. Fake to create a remarkable track that is as good as the buzz says it is. I’m not ashamed to say the first time I heard it I got a little choked up. It’s always emotional to hear someone you like come through so proper, creating music that is new, transcendant and so so correct.
Nathan Fake - “Charlie’s House (Apparat Remix)”
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