FutureEverything Festival 2012 - 16th -19th of May

FutureEverything 2012 will take place in Manchester over the weekend of 16 – 19 May, bringing together an explosive music programme, premieres of contemporary visual art and trailblazing speakers from around the world, in an entertaining exploration of the artistic and political possibilities of new participatory technologies. The Festival was named in the Guardian’s Top 10 Ideas Festivals, 2012. 

Amon Tobin will be headlining the music programme with his ISAM (Live), the spectacular A/V show from the Ninja Tune artist. FutureEverything brings the show to the North of England for the first time, with the only other 2012 shows taking place in Brixton and at Coachella festival. 

To purchase tickets click on the link here

The FutureEverything website is here

Looks like it's going to be an amazing event.  Here's all the festival info. in more depth....

FUTUREEVERYTHING FESTIVAL MUSIC PROGRAMME

Dates: Weds 16 – Sun 20 May 2012

Venues: Manchester Academy, RNCM, Islington Mill, St.Philip’s Church, Quay House Spinningfields, Contact Theatre, Instituto Cervantes + more to be announced

Acts: Amon Tobin ISAM (Live), Matthew Herbert One Pig, Deadbeat, Andy Stott, Szare, Shabazz Palaces, Tim Hecker, Forest Swords, Dieter Moebius, Polinski, DJ Cheeba Solid Steel, alt-J, Money, No Ceremony, Stealing Sheep, Great Waves, Pins, Trojan Soundsystem, Death Grips, Marcel Dettmann, Levon Vincent, John Talabot, Falty DL, Holy Other, The Haxan Cloak, Vessel

FutureEverything is an award-winning multi-arts festival, based in Manchester. It comprises a conference, art exhibition and live music programme that focus on the impact of digital culture on our everyday lives – by curating playful and experimental projects which invite audiences to bring the future into the present.

Now in its 17^th year, the FutureEverything 2012 music programme re-aligns the festival with its ambitious, electronic and experimental history, presenting artists who are active in shaping the future of their genre.

Headlining the festival is Amon Tobin ISAM (Live), the spectacular A/V show from the Ninja Tune artist. FutureEverything brings the show to the North of England for the first time. With the only other 2012 shows taking place in Brixton and at Coachella festival, this offers a real opportunity for Northern audiences to experience the dizzying onslaught of projection mapping onto an enormous stage set – an A/V show that is truly dependant on both sound and visuals to create a masterful, 3D assault on the senses.

Where Amon Tobin heralds the pinnacle of A/V, Matthew Herbert’s One Pig marries production techniques with the absurdly theatrical to underline a political point. Tim Hecker performs his organ compositions in-situ within the wonderful St. Philip’s Church, a space also utilised by Forest Swords for a special performance with a choir. Alt-J, who have been generating huge radio airplay and acclaim ahead of their widely anticipated debut album release in May 2012, and No Ceremony headline a specially curated North-West showcase at Quay House, whilst artists such as Deadbeat, Andy Stott and Szare refine their craft by going back to basics at the FutureEverything Opening Party with MUTEK.

Venues

FutureEverything 2012 offers a smaller, cohesive musical footprint around the City Centre. Our venues have been carefully chosen to allow a natural progression from show to after-party.

We will be re-using venues across each night, to allow a festival ‘feel’ and will combine large scale venues (Manchester Academy and RNCM) with smaller, underground venues such as Islington Mill, St Phillip’s Church and a disused office block in Spinngfields called Quay House.

Working alongside key venues and promoters across Manchester’s music scene, the FutureEverything festival hosts audio-visual events, live performances, club nights and workshops across the city.

Tickets for all gigs can be purchased via See Tickets

 

Weds 16 May: Tim Hecker + Forest Swords at St. Philip’s Church (8pm-10.30pm) / Shabazz Palaces at Islington Mill (8pm-10.30pm) / FutureEverything Opening Party w/ MUTEK Deadbeat (Live) + Andy Stott + Szare at Islington Mill (10.30pm-4am)

Thursday 17 May: Dieter Moebius ‘Metropolis’ + Polinski at St. Philip’s Church (8pm-10.30pm) / Tri-Angle Showcase: Holy Other + The Haxan Cloak + Vessel + special guests at Islington Mill (8pm-10.30pm)

Friday 18 May: DJ Cheeba Solid Steel A/V Set (9pm-late) at Islington Mill / alt-J + Money + No Ceremony + Stealing Sheep + Great Waves + Pins at Quay House Spinningfields (5.30pm-11pm) / Matthew Herbert One Pig at RNCM (8pm-11pm)

Saturday 19 May: Amon Tobin ISAM (Live) Audio Visual Show (8pm-11pm) / Trojan Soundsystem at Contact Theatre (9pm-2am) / Marcel Dettmann + Levon Vincent + Falty DL + John Talabot at venue TBC (10.30pm-late)

Sunday 20 May: FutureEverything Closing Party w/ Now Wave: Death Grips at Quay House Spinningfields (5.30pm-10pm)

Don't miss it :)

Max & Harvey - Space Therapy (Woob Mixes)

Here's the latest EP from Woob. There's three different mixes of the track Space Therapy. Each mix offers something truely different and give fans another glimse into the mind of sonic genius Paul Frankland. Be sure to check out his Return to the City (Original Soundtrack) from last year if you missed it. It is a cinematic gem. You can listen to both releases below....





You can follow all things Woob by checking out the links below....

Woob blog

Woob homepage

Woob on bandcamp

Of course Woob is one of our recommended artists on emg...

Woob on ElectronicMusicGuide.com

Lastly here's a time lapse video of the track Paradigm Flux (Tokyo Cut) taken from his Paradigm Flux EP. Enjoy....

Evil Art Form's music displays many influences

We try to support creative talent when we can and one such artist that came to our attention is Washington DC based Evil Art Form. What we particularly like is the variety of influences in his music. Omar Waqar is the man behind Evil Art Form. He's a producer, songwriter and beat-maker. An improviser and electro-stimulator. He explores a mixture between funk, drum and bass, jungle, dance hall, hip hop, bhangra and Indian classical to create a sound that is unique. He set up his own label www.suchrecords.com to release his output.

Here's a few words from the man himself.....

"I soon came to realize that nothing is truly original, and history repeats itself in beautiful and sometimes frustrating ways. There are these amazing parallels that exist in the world if only we look for them. For me it was the rebel’s art, anywhere you look they are there."

Here are some Evil Art Form releases, there is even a free album download amongst them. 


This release is called Mabilis....




Fighting the Transformation is a free download....




Here's a more ambient release called Dream....




Lastly a meditative release called M.M.M. Relax....




Evil Art Form is currently putting together a show to take on the road....he says it'll be part dance party and part theatre with either puppets or animation. Sounds creative for sure...


Here's some other links to investigate this artist further...

www.evilartform.com

Evil Art Form on soundcloud

Evil Art Form on facebook

12 Angry Snowmen album on itunes

Hope you enjoy :)

Some visually stunning electronic music videos

Here's a selection of videos worth watching for their visuals as well as the music. Music can work well on its own but sometimes when it's presented with visuals it gives us a whole new take on the music. We'll see if you folks enjoy these, we might even make it a regular feature....

This one's called Lost Disciple by Spectrasoul

Shpongle - Star Shpongled Banner (this made me laugh)

Solar Fields - Touch of Mother Earth

Vector-Lovers - Neon Sky Rain

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Reaktion

Lemon Jelly - Spacewalk

Global Communication - 9:39

If you enjoyed these videos please spread the word about this blog and the site. Thanks :)

Bas Welling mellows for his new release on Shipwrec

Dutch artist Bas Welling has released music under different names such as Rioteer, Neurobit and The truth is in the eyes of the deer. Previous releases have seen his music steer through breakcore, industrial, hardcore and 8 bit chiptune to often create a sound which is similar to early analogue synths.

Former Descent is his latest moniker and is a far more friendly dancefloor orientated sound. His EP is called 'My life in the box of ghosts' and is released on the excellent Shipwrec label. We're not saying this is a complete departure from what he's know for, just more restrained and considered in its approach. It still contains elements of industrial, breakcore as well as his use of strange and old gear, like nintendo's gameboy which give it that video game type sound.

What we like about this EP is the variety of different sounds and ideas put into this work. Diverse but cohesive at the same time. We look forward to what Former Descent comes up with next.

The EP is available as a 12" limited  to 200 copies (you'll need to be quick) or as a digital download.

Here's a teaser from the EP...



Here's the shipwrec promotion / release info.

Former Descent is a new project by Bas Welling who created loads of chaos the past few years with his label Crackbeats wich has a focus on the extreme side of breakcore, noise and digital hardcore. Some might know him as Neurobit who released quit some 8 bit mayhem on labels like Enfant Terrible and vatican Analog over the years. With Former Descent his music goes in a new direction, with strong influences by his aliases. The first track on this EP takes off with tunes that sound like breakcore, but don't be fooled, when the track developes it opens up and it get's quite catchy towards the end. A perfect intro for the second track, a dancefloor friendly electro experience with strong melodies. The 3th track has got a weird dubstep like broken beat with again suberb melodies and a phat acidic bassline. The last track end's the EP in a beautiful ambient way with some crispy electronics on top. This EP is not for the faint-hearted and shows anything could happen on the Shipwrec label. Highly limited to 200 copies!

Links to investigate artist  / puchase release :

www.shipwrec.org/

Former Descent on soundcloud

The Flashbulb - Opus at the end of everything out today

Benn Jordan has recorded under many different pseudonyms over the years but the name he has used most widely is The Flashbulb. Other notable aliases are Acidwolf, Human Action Network and FlexE. The Chicago based musician was heavily involved in the breakcore scene until his album 'Soundtrack to a vacant life' (2008) saw a shift in direction and displayed an amazing gift for blending live instrumentation with cinematic sounds and electronics over its 31 tracks. What is even more amazing is that he released the ambient album 'Pale Blue Dot - A Tribute to Carl Sagan' in the same year. If you haven't got these albums already we highly recommend you track them down.

'Opus at the end of everything', his latest long-player, has been released today and is available on cd through his alphabasic website or via download through bandcamp. You can listen to / purchase the entire album (25 tracks) below for $9.99, that's only £6.52. It's a beautiful album and reaffirms what a talent Benn is.....





Here's the new album promo video for 'Opus at the end of everything'....

Here's a few other videos showing off some other Flashbulb tracks....

This track is called 'Undiscovered Colors'

Benn Jordan - Leaving Earth (from 'Pale Blue Dot')

The Flashbulb - Remember Tomorrow (Dirty)

The Flashbulb - Highway One

Enjoy :)

Antibreak - Horizons EP out now on Absys Records

Antibreak is Zach Ronstadt, an American drum & bass / breaks / dubstep / experimental producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. To date he's released three acclaimed albums and a number of singles. Listening to his work it's interesting to hear how his sound has progressed. Some of his earlier works are cinematic in approach, which stems from him being influenced by many a different film score. In contrast, his latest long-player is more experimental but still accessible and highly atmospheric.

One thing is clear...Antibreak is continuing to challenge himself, challenge the listener and push the boundaries of electronic music further.

Antibreak - Horizons EP has just been release on Absys Records. Check it out below :-



What follows is a description taken from the Absys Records Antibreak - Horizons EP soundcloud page.

What is progress? Among others, it’s what you get on the newest EP from Absys by the one and only Antibreak. The man behind such tunes as ‘Progression 9’ or ‘Travelling Gnome’ and the amazing album ‘Eleven Shades of Night’, this time takes his producer workshop even further and delivers futuristic and complex vibes from the borderline between drum & bass and dubstep. Taste the new face of deep, atmospheric d’n’b by the recipe of the master himself and submerge into the depths of purring basslines and shattering beats. This time the pace slows down, but the dynamism remains alive and vibrant, associated by mesmerizing backgrounds, full of subtle details. So, grab your ‘Talisman’, look straight into the surrounding ‘Horizons’ and ‘Prepare for Flight’ in the direction of ‘Another Life’ along with your guide, Antibreak himself on the board of Absys plane.

Expect more from this talent in the not too distant future. We'll keep you posted. Be sure to check out the following links though :-

www.absysrec.com

www.offworldrecordings.com

www.redmistrecordings.co.uk

Here's the video for the Antibreak track 'My Love is Forever' from the album 'Eleven Shades of Night'

Here's the track 'Taj' from his 'Layered' album, available through Red Mist Recordings

'Riot control'...another number from 'Eleven Shades of Night'

Antibreak is also one of our recommended artists on Electronic Music Guide.

Explore / listen to this artist further by clicking on the following link -

Antibreak on ElectronicMusicGuide.com