Retracing the origins of trance, this clip, filmed in 1993, also reveals how Berlin became the capital of cutting edge music. Featuring interviews with Dr Motte, Paul van Dyk and Laurent Garnier .
Montreal has become a hotbed for electronic music in North America. Two major events are taking place later this month - Mutek and Piknic Eletronik.
A smaller version of Sonar, Mutek is a week long feast of electronic music and digital imagery. The big draw in this year’s lineup has to be Gui Boratto and Michael Mayer, who sometimes spins for free at T Bar, from Cologne-based label Kompakt.
Piknic Electronik is quite an interesting concept. It’s an all day music fest opened to families and children, at Parc Jean-Drapeau, the former site of Expo 67, whose goal is to democratise electronic music. Glad someone out there cares about our future. Maybe we should start working on our kids line.
Uber-DJ Eddie Thoneick has a new clip of his gig in Paris on Youtube. Aside from kick-ass music, what does this have to do with T-shirts? Stay tuned later this month…
Here’s a cool music video, showcasing T-shirt art, by Parisian electro-clash duo Justice. Most of the slick graphics are not on actual tees, but the ones I did recognise are Erol Alkan’s “Keep Kids Dancing” spoof of DARE and the Pacha cherries.
The Frenchies are at it again, adding their touch to the world of electronica. It’s called Tecktonik, a new style of dancing sparked by the electro sounds that permeated in late 2005. I’d describe it as a mishmash of Dance Dance Revolution, hip hop and breakdancing moves.
Confused? Just watch this dude, who goes under the name of Spoke, lick those tunes.
Here’s another great one:
Pretty cool, huh? You’ve heard it here first folks… well at least in English.
