Unabated sun, endlessly thumping music and a few surprises were on order for day two of Movement 2010. Nothing quite matched the immersive spectacle of the Plastikman set of the previous night, and crowds were not as jam packed throughout the day, but there was a reason to visit and be amazed at every single stage at one point or another throughout the day, and the closing set by legendary Detroit techno band Inner City proved to be a triumphant moment.
House was on offer throughout the place with some Latin tinged sounds from The Martinez Brothers on the Beatport stage in the late afternoon and Chicago mainstays DJ Sneak and Derrick Carter holding down on the main stage through the heart of the night. Fellow Chicagoan Kid Sister got the crowd bouncing over at the Red Bull stage. Stalking atop the platform that held turntables for the DJs playing that stage, she needed just those charged up beats she likes and her engaging presence to take care of business.
The mood was far different at the other end of Hart Plaza where Dutch producer Orlando Voorn had a small crowd in the Movement Torino tent as he and a pair of percussionists lit into their set of live beats that took the form of sweeping tech-breaks that stood apart from any other sound in the place at that time. Also standing out on her own, a constantly smiling Cassy was carefully building a party vibe out of sturdy techno beats as night was setting over the Beatport stage.
Around that time it was a different kind of party over by the river at the Red Bull stage where Kraak and Smaak were enjoying themselves immensely while letting loose with an onslaught of breaks and bass to please the dancing masses. Of course at the other end of the Plaza at the underground Made In Detroit stage, local legend Rolando was in charge and banging out one of the strongest sets of the weekend. Heavy beats came non-stop with just the right amount of organics to match the synthetic atmospherics that accented the variegated rhythms.
Back across the place at the Red Bull stage Mr. Scruff took over, backed by visuals parading messages such as “Wobble Those Knees” alongside his distinct cartoons, the Englishman who’s known for extended sets, got right down to business with just an hour and a half allotted to him. The start of the set sound powered up for Detroit with some heavier than expected beats, that he eventually churned into reggae, funk, soul, breaks and just plain good music. In his time on the decks he certainly took Movement to a few musical places it had not yet visited.
During all the running around between stages it was possible to pop in and out on Richie Hawtin’s three-hour DJ set filling in for Ricardo Villalobos on the Beatport stage. Judging by these intermittent visits, it seems he used the time to take things from minimal to militant for a packed crowd.
Charged with closing out the night was Kevin Saunderson’s iconic band Inner City who took over the main stage with two keyboard players, a percussionist, a pair of dancers, Paris Gray and another singer, and Saunderson providing the beats and conducting everything from a riser. They stuck to their hits, closing with a massive rendition of “Good Life” that was well received by the hometown crowd.
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