Electronic Music NewsItalo renaissance sparks electro-music rethink
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- Italo renaissance sparks electro-music rethink
- BRIAN MCCLLUM Movement is a success but changes could be on the way
- Lover of electronic music
- Improvised Music Project Fest aims to get the talent at the UW heard
- China first electronic music festival starts
- Electronic Music Collective will play live at Youngstown
Italo renaissance sparks electro-music rethink
AFP
The arrangements are superb. “More light-hearted than its American equivalent and less brutal than the developing northern European techno scene Italo and its more electronic Eurodance derivatives were seen as lacking substance. “Britain felt it already had lighter electronic music with the Human League and the accents were mocked” the Argentinian bemoaned “There’s a lot of mild prejudice ignorance and a lack of musical understanding. “”People don’t understand that underneath the surface it was very punk and DIY. It was intended to be commercial and it’s annoying to see more mediocre but so called refined music getting success. “”I see a parallel with Italian film director Sergio Leone who suffered so much and received so much criticism at the time before he received respect.
BRIAN MCCLLUM Movement is a success but changes could be on the way
Detroit Free Press
Visitors said it remains one of the country’s most important electronic music events. In many ways the weekend felt like 2008 Part 2: a four-stage blend of vintage homegrown styles playful party sets and pounding stadium-sized Euro dance music. But as the festival heads into its 10th anniversary next year the vibe is anything but static as Movement looks to embrace electronic music’s next wave. In culture years Detroit’s techno fest is well into adulthood. It’s easy to take for granted just how groundbreaking this event was when it popped up in 2000.
Lover of electronic music
La Voz Weekly
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Improvised Music Project Fest aims to get the talent at the UW heard
Seattle Times
Vu will perform Saturday night with one of the groups Speak composed of recent UW graduates. Also playing Saturday night is the duo Bad Luck with drummer Chris Icasiano and saxophonist Neil Welch who was named the 2008 Emerging Artist of the Year by Earshot Jazz. The student combos will play sets inspired by electronic music rock minimalistic music and traditional jazz. Some groups have devoted their sets to the compositions of Thelonius Monk and Charles Mingus for example. “Lucid is a cool space for music but it’s still hard for a lot of these groups to find regular performance spaces” said Arteaga who attended Newport High. “If people were able to come out and if we could spark the interest for this music to grow that’s the ultimate goal.
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China first electronic music festival starts
CCTV
A Bauhaus-style plaza sound-and-laser light performances making high-powered projections Here electronic music was the focus and over 10-thousand enthusiastic fans danced under the open sky from noon to midnight. The mind-blowing performances features 20 top-notch DJs and VJs including Chris Liebing M.
Electronic Music Collective will play live at Youngstown
Westseattleherald.com
electronicmusiccollective. “Total Immersion 2″ is an adventure into the new world of downtempo electronic and electro acoustic music by cutting edge Seattle artists performing live surround-sound music to striking triple-screen visuals. Special guest String Station will present a futuristic new instrument that involves 40 strings digital sound modeling technology and adventursome performance techniques. It will be played by its inventor Jim Bartz. EMC aims to support and work alongside the local community by providing a very unique surround-sound experience.