CLUB TRANSMEDIALE 2009 PREVIEW
The CLUB TRANSMEDIALE presents an update on what to expect from the music side of things.
The CLUB TRANSMEDIALE is crazy busy putting together the last details of the program for the 10th anniversary edition in January 2009. While the music part of the festival is almost done, they are still working hard on the daytime program, which will address both theoretical and practical aspects of today’s independent and experimental music production at the intersections of music, sound & media arts.
// For the CTM.09 Opening Concert on January 22nd at Berlin’s Volksbuehne theatre, Wolfgang Voigt will present his legendary ambient project GAS live with an exceptional audio-visual stage concept.
// On January 23rd the CTM.09 Opening Club Night at Maria am Ostbahnhof will pool some of the brightest producers of global urban music that work on fusing a variety of regional styles, rhythms and bass heavy beats to create new dancefloor hybrids. Exploring the post-geographical territories between styles such as Fidget, HipHop, Kwaito, Baile Funk, Kuduro, Middle Eastern Music, Bhangra, Dancehall, Dub or Reggaeton will be SweatX from South Africa, Maga Bo and MC BNegao from Rio, Ghislain Poirier from Montreal, Filastine from out of nowhere, Jamaican born Londoner Mikey Murka, Disrupt from Germany, Mungos Hifi of Glasgow, Mujava from Pretoria, Clouds from Finnland and others to be announced soon.
// Saturday 24th brings you an exceptional line-up of live bands and djs operating in the fields between Nu Disco, Kraut Electronics, Edits and Psychedelic Space Rock. Headlined by Lindstøm, The Emperor Machine, Black Devil Disco Club, Elitechnique, Prins Thomas, the Dirty Sound System, Pilooski, Discodeine and Zombie Zombie will address both your dancing shoes and the inner workings of your minds.
// Sunday 25th celebrates the 100st release of Berlin based Shitkatapult label with ambient live performances by T.Raumschmiere, Thom Thiel (of Sun Electric), O.S.T and DJ-sets by Thomas Fehlmann, Daniel Meteo and more.
// Monday 26th presents ATAK, the label and research lab of japanese sound artist Keiichiro Shibuya. Along he brings one of the key-protagonists of experimental music in Japan, Yasunao Tone, as well as programming wizard Evala. The night will be rounded-out by one of the now increasingly rare performances by Pan Sonic.
// Tuesday 25th will be a highly experimental night centred around the work of Canadian turntablist Martin Tetréault featuring a very special collaboration project with one of the brightest minds in the world of advanced Heavy Metal Music: Michel Languevin of Voivod.
// Wednesday 28th will be CTM’s traditional night of Drone and experimental Metal. From the Blues and Folk origins of Doom to the immense sound power of modern Drone Metal, Lichens, Monno, Asva and Psychedelic-Folk-Metal supergroup Aethenor (with members of Sunn O))), Guapo, Ulver and Stora) will take you on an overwhelming trip.
// Thursday 29th belongs to new hybrids of psychedelic noise, post rock and avant pop music with Lucky Dragons, Mudboy, Fuck Buttons and an improvised set of Tarentel.
// Friday 30th brings fresh variants of house music with the world premiere of Black Rose, the new live project of Berlin’s acclaimed producers Henrik Schwarz and Jesse Rose. Other acts that night include Guillaume & the Cotu Dumonts, Anja Schneider and Mathias Kaden. The second floor will celebrate the new styles of Fidget and Midget with sets by Oliver $, the Zombie Disco Squad, Mowgli & Solo and a bunch of others.
// Saturday 31st finally will bring you encounters of british Dubstep - featuring Skream, Benga and Bass Clef - and Detroit dance music curtesy of Omar S and the new four-headed live formation of Daniell Bell aka DBX.
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