TAG: Paxahau

May24

The Best Movement-Detroit Afterparties 2011

First rule of attending a festival is that there will be afterparties. Since the first DEMF found Derrick May DJing to 200 friends in a late-night art gallery space, the Movement party scene has grown to seveal dozen events, ranging from amped-up clubnights to secret venue all-nighters. Since Detroit is a 2am town, and many of these venues are not typically used for DJ music, there’s always the chance for a bum party. But that’s part of the adventure once you leave Hart Plaza and start exploring the city’s darker corners. Here’s a list of events where you’ll find URB—bloodshot eyes and all. …MORE

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May12

Movement Detroit Announces Set Times

Detroit’s annual techno music gathering, Movement, has announced the set times for over 100 performers who will bring every varience of electronic music to Detroit’s waterfront on Memorial Day weekend. The festival, now in it’s 12th year, remains a must-experience destination for electronic music fans around the world, offering up a mix of big name international DJ talent with the heartiest helping of homegrown Detroit techno found anywhere in the world.

It also offers the best value for money of any major music festival, with pre-sale one day passes going for $35 (on sale now) and 3-day passes still a mere $60 (until Saturday when they jump to a highly reasonable $75).

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Mar22

Carl Craig To Make Historic ‘69′ Performance at Movement

Promoters Paxahau have announced more talent has been added to the 2011 Detroit Movement Festival, including the first ever live performance by Carl Craig under his 69 guise. Though not as well known as Craig’s work under his own name, as well as Paperclip People and Innerzone Orchestra, many of the techno legend’s most infamouse tracks were recorded under the 69 name.



Also added to the line-up are headliners are Felix da Housecat and Fatboy Slim, disco faves DJ Harvey and Metro Area, Panorama Bar resident DJ and Detroit native Ryan Elliott. LA beat scene ambassador The Gaslamp Killer and techno icon Claude Young, making a rare appearance in …

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May18

Oral History of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival

Those crazy kids over at Resident Advisor went and did the seemingly impossible, interviewing over 50 people to get the complete(ish) story of Detroit’s annual techno festival. They even talked to URB’s own Detroit native Joshua Glazer. From Carl Craig and Richie Hawtin to Paxahau and the Mayor of Detroit, it’s a serious read.

To explain the many twists and turns of the festival thus far, we turned to the people that were directly involved. Artists, promoters, city officials, journalists, more than 50 in all, presenting an oral history of Detroit’s electronic music festival. READ


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Apr23

Ricardo Villalobos Confirmed for Detroit Electronic Music Festival

via The Daily Swarm

Sources have confirmed that Ricardo Villalobos will be coming to the States for the first time since 2002 he visited Canada in 2008 for the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. Details are still forthcoming.

DEMF producers Paxahau actually have Villalobos’ final performance in the United States from 2002 in their web archive. You have to sign-up, but you’ll get pretty comprehensive history of Detroit techno events over the past decade.

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