TAG: Mutek

Nov07

Sepalcure Presents An Exclusive URB Tour Diary – Part 1 (Video)

An inside look in the life of Sepalcure, inside and outside the gig. 

The duo of Travis Stewart and Praveen Sharma have been mighty busy, prepping their live shows and traveling all around the world in preparation for their self-titled debut LP release on Hotflush. While the dudes have been busy wowing crowds and carefully crafting all the elements together for their live A/V show, they’ve also been going on mini-adventures, checking out what’s around them with open minds (and stomachs). URB asked Sepalcure to give us an exclusive tour diary of their latest European tour, as well as their live A/V debut in Mexico City. Praveen kindly obliged, and down below, he gives URB the skinny on all things crazy, cool and vivid. Check out the diary, the photos and the exclusive behind-the-scenes video after the jump.

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Jun08

Mutek 2011 #Wins & #Fails

It’s interesting that Montreal’s Mutek festival first took place one week after the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000. And for a dozen years, these two sister events have dominated the North American electronic music calendar, with loyal techno tourists traveling from one to the next in an annual pilgrimage down the 401 (the Route 66 of Canada). We already called out our faves from Detroit last week—so consider this part two of an epic techno saga. Next stop? Across the ocean to Sonar. …MORE

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Apr27

Plastikman To Headline Mutek 2011

Richie Hawtin has spent much of the past year touring the globe as his newly revived Plastikman guise, hitting five of the seven continents with his legendary minimal techno. But with the exception of Coachella and Movement 2010, North American fans have had to patiently wait for their turn to experience the interactive visual and audio experiment that defines this ’90s achetype in the new Millenium. Now there’s another chance, as Montreal’s Mutek Festival has announced that Hawtin will headline the event as Plastikman, along with performers Modeselektor, Amon Tobin, Four Tet and James Holden. …MORE

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Sep09

20 Best Summer Festival Performances

As the summer festival season wraps up for 2010, URB’s contributors tell us who rocked their world during the season’s long days and warm nights. …MORE

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Jun15

Sonar Festival Coming To Chicago

This weekend, the creme de la creme of the international electronic music scene will descend upon Barcelona for the 16th annual Sonar Festival. But while the dance music elite—including Plastikman, The Chemical Brothers and LCD Soundsystem—frolic late into the Catalan nights, plans are being made to bring the Spanish festival brand to Chicago this September 9-11. …MORE

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