The Speaking in Code second screening was another success and another indication that we are in ownership of a film that has tremendous worldwide potential (it is screening again in China this weekend).

Very special thank you to the Wighnomy Brothers, Soren and Gabor, who not only were able to share in the film with us, but played for the first time ever in America at the after-party at Make It New. Words simply cannot describe how much such a confluence of events impacted my life. I am truly at a loss.

But now, only 4 days later, events appear to be repeating.

Modeselektor is playing Boston on Sunday, May 24th and by special request we are screening the film in the hours before their show at the Paradise Rock Club in the front room of the club.

It’s somewhat poignant that the movie which shows Modeselektor playing at the very small Enormous Room to around 85 people is screening before their show at the Paradise, which describes itself as “Boston’s Legendary Rock Club: Celebrating 30 Years of Rock.” The movie screens at 6:30pm, Sunday, May 24th at 969 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston. View the Facebook invite here.

They are playing as Moderat with their good friend and BPitch counterpart Apparat. As of this posting tickets are still available. We posted about Apparat a few months back but he remains a vital cog in the new music machine. And as a collaborator, whether with Ellen Allien or Modeselektor, he appears to be inscrutable.

Consider this extended track with Luomo which was put up by Rayna at Modifyer Modifying (we’ll get to a mix for you, Rayna, promise!):

Luomo Feat. Apparat - “Process Part 2 (Love You More)”

There’s even his collaboration from beyond the grave with Johnny Cash:

Johnny Cash - “I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow (Apparat Remix)”

Buy Apparat music at Beatport here.

When such a force joins up with bounce-enthusiasts Modeselektor expect crazy sparks, as represented in both of Boston’s weekly publications: The Dig and the Phoenix.

Updates on movie developments will come fast and furious as director Amy Grill is taking the month of June to work on submitting to the film festival circuit.

Keep staying tuned!

 

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We are happy to report that the tickets for the second screening of Speaking in Code are now on sale. You can buy them here. The screening will take place Thursday, May 21st at 7pm. But the best part is yet to come.

As we pursue premieres in all corners of the world, especially film festivals in Europe, the UK and America, the one place we know we can screen the film, without regard to film festival entry rules, is right here in Boston. Being that the world premiere already happened at the Somerville Theatre, we can show the film around town at will. And the Brattle is a special place to have it, to be sure.

Since arriving in Boston, the Brattle Theatre has supported the underground. And, as we all know, everything starts in the underground. There were a few months when the Brattle may have gone away. But no more. Last year, the Brattle hosted the Boston premiere of Daft Punk’s Electroma, and now we rejoin with them for Speaking in Code.

The best part: A ticket stub from Speaking in Code gets you to the front of the line that night to see the Wighnomy Brothers at Make It New. This will be their US debut. You don’t want to miss it. Buy your tickets now.

Music-wise the now Berlin-based Dj and producer Philip Sherburne is one of the people featured in the film. He wrote about the experience at his popular and long-running blog a few weeks back. Comments to the post include “how can i see it if i’m in the uk?” and “hope I will be able see it in France …” We hope so too!

He recently recorded an excellent mix for Time To Express and the Fairtilizer community, but we’re rehosting it to be sure all fans of the movie can hear his aesthetic and talent. Of course, he includes a track from Robert Henke (free downloads of his music are here), also in Speaking in Code and Andy Stott, whom we met at the screening in Boulder, CO.

“The tracklist came together in fits and starts,” he tells the blog, “over the span of several weeks. There’s no explicit theme; rather, the set arose out of the attempt to fix a certain kind of sound in place, one that had been flitting around my head for some time.”

The tracklisting:

His Name Is Alive: As We Could Ever (4AD)
Lukid: Raise High the Roof Beam (Werk)
Robert Henke: Quad Planar (Imbalance Computer Music)
Dorian Concept: Mesh Beam Splitter (Kindred Spirits)
Wasteland: Enticer (Transparent)
Anstam: Brom B (Anstam)
Andy Stott: Drippin (Modern Love)
Untold: I Can’t Stop this Feeling (Hessle)
Scuba: Klinik (Hotflush)
Ramadanman: Good Feelin (2nd Drop)
Digital Mystikz: Ancient Memories (DMZ)
Scuba: Tense (Hotshore)
Ramadanman: Offal (Soul Jazz)
Mala: Left Leg Out (DMZ)
Jan Driver: Rat Alert Dub (Made to Play)
Untold: Bones (Hemlock)
Ghost: The Spooks (Ghost)
Untold: Dante (Hotflush)
Synkro: My Own World (Mindset)
Echologist feat. The Space Ape: The Mercy Beat (Philip Sherburne’s Triple Bypass Dub) (Resopal Red)
Peverelist: Gather (Punch Drunk)
Simian Mobile Disco: Hustler (Shackleton Remix) (Wichita)
Scuba: Hard Boiled (SCB Edit) (Hotflush)
Andrea: Gunshot (Stripped) (Daphne)

Philip Sherburne - Mayday Mix Timecast 02

 

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A whole mess of different worlds collide on May 21st when Speaking in Code stars the Wighnomy Brothers make their US debut at Make It New. For years, the Wighnomy Brothers (aka Robag Whrume and Monkey Maffia) have released excellent, funky, minimal grooves from their home base in Jena, Germany, but an appearance on the North America continent was always rare indeed.

So the Wighnomy Bros. have never played the US. They have played Montreal (as seen in the film) and they have come close to playing the Detroit Movement Festival, but we’re proud to say they will first step on US soil at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Before they spin their always soulful, technoid, house-i-fied DJ set, they will watch the movie at the Brattle Theatre. You are invited to join them. And then join us at the Middlesex Lounge later that night to watch them spin records.

It’s such a perfect meeting of the two worlds it’s hard to put it into words. As you can tell by this ill-designed post.

Tickets for the movie will be available soon. Tickets for the DJ set at Make It New will be $10 at the door. So for under $20 you’ll have the chance to see the movie and then spend the night dancing away with the Wighnomy Brothers. It’s perfect.

As far as the film goes, it’s scheduled screening at the first-ever Chinese electronic music festival has all sorts of Chinese blogs and discussion groups going strong. Since its premiere in Boston on April 23rd, it’s been written about in Russia, Poland, Australia and many more. Keep track of the worldwide buzz through the Facebook group.

It’s certainly an honor to be considered a part of the techno community to the point we are participating in this historic event. The two other films included in the festival are Berlin Calling and We Call It Techno.

May 23rd sees three artists in particular cross the border into Beijing. Chris Leibing is a long-time hard-techno genius who can rock any crowd of any size with ripping, razor-sharp grooves. His own tracks are much the same:

Chris Liebing - “Bangpop”

We were lucky to spend some time sightseeing in San Francisco with the Italoboyz before their hugely popular tracks like “Zinga,” “Viktor Casanova” and “Bahia (Party Swing)” blew up (they’ve also become accustomed to visiting us here in Boston at Soulclap’s MWT night). We also took some pictures of them back in the day. Their “Drama Dub” is a manipulative fun time.

Italoboyz - “Zinga (Drama Dub)”

While M.A.N.D.Y. are part owners of Get Physical, perhaps the most well-respected label in the club these days. They’ve reworked all sorts of class acts, but we’ll highlight their remix of Rockers Hi Fi’s “Push Push,” one of the most iconic songs in techno history:

Rockers Hi Fi - “Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)”

“We can surely turn the tide
We can push the tempest by”

Rockers Hi Fi - “Push Push (Rainer Weichhold Birthday Remix)”

Finally, tickets for the Boston show featuring Modeselektor & Apparat (as Moderat), plus Make It New resident DJ Die Young and Speaking in Code character Baltimoroder are on sale now.

 

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