MUTEK_2002 ADVANCED PROGRAM & OTHER NEWS

[Alain Mongeau <alain@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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MUTEK / Music, Sound and New Technologies
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MUTEK_NEWS +++April_2002+++

*	MUTEK_2002 ADVANCED PROGRAM
**	AVANT_MUTEK EVENING IN TORONTO (April 27)
***	MICRO_MUTEK 5 PRESENTS TIKIMAN (MONTREAL, May 10)

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*	MUTEK_2002 ADVANCED PROGRAM

MUTEK is back for its third edition, to be presented in Montreal, May 29 to
June 2, 2002. This year, we're pulling out all the stops, with five days of
concerts and live performances presented in three venues in downtown
Montreal: the Fellini room at Ex-Centris, Metropolis, and la Société des
arts technologiques (SAT). 

The program features over fifty artists from ten countries. The following
is a partial list of the artists that have already been confirmed:


WEDNESDAY, MAY 29:
Dioxyde (Montreal, CA)
SND (UK) 
VFU (Winnipeg, CA)
Radboud Mens/Bas Van Koolwyk (Netherlands)
Nova Huta (Germany)
Felix Kubin (Germany)

THURSDAY, MAY 30:
Ghislain Poirier (Montreal, CA)
Leon Lo (Montreal, CA)
Stephan Mathieu plays Sad Mac Studies (Germany)
Janek Schaefer (UK) 
Bola (UK)
Gescom DJs (UK)

FRIDAY, MAY 31:
Akufen (Montreal, CA)
CopaCabannArk (France)
Hakan Libdo (Sweden)
RadioBoy (UK)
Repair (Toronto, CA) 
Alex Burton (Montreal, CA)

SATURDAY, JUNE  1:
Ben Nevile (Vancouver, CA)
Luomo (Finland)

- Orthlorng Musork label showcase -
Stephan Mathieu plays Full Swing (Germany)
Timeblind (USA)
AGF (Germany)

- Klang/Playhouse label showcase -
Farben (Germany) 
Losoul (Germany)
Ricardo Villalobos (Germany/Chile)

SUNDAY, JUNE 2:
Pan/Tone (Toronto/CA)
Mike Shannon (Montreal, CA)
Atom Heart (Chile/Germany)
Dandy Jack presents Sieg Ueber die Sonne (Germany/Chile)
Murcof (Mexico) 
Juan Self (Argentina/Montreal)

....and many others !
 

The program will be udpated regularly on our website: www.mutek.ca. Tickets
will go on sale May 1st and will be available on our website. Various
packages are available this year (MUTEK Passport, weekend pass...).


This third edition of MUTEK has been made possible thanks to the help of a
number of valuable partners, collaborators and sponsors. MUTEK wishes to
thank: 

EX-CENTRIS (Presenter) * Société des arts technologiques (SAT) * ICI-Mirror
* Canada Council for the Arts * Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) * Ville
de Montréal * British Council * Goethe Institute. 

Media partners : XLR8R * Technikart * Shift * CBC (Brave New Waves) *
Convergence * Flyer * Parachute *  Exclaim! * CIBL * CKUT * Grooves
Magazine. Sponsors : McAuslan Brewery  * Bell Mobility * LL Lozeau.  


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**	AVANT_MUTEK EVENING IN TORONTO (April 27)
	SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2002, 9:00PM
	Above Aria - 457 Richmond St. W (back entrance)

MUTEK braves the 401 to bring you AVANT_MUTEK; an evening of exceptional
music right at your doorstep ! For the last two years, MUTEK has
collaborated with its friends in Toronto to put Canada in the spotlight of
the international electronic music scene. Come and groove to an eclectic
program of innovative, avant-garde music featuring the finest artists
Toronto and Montreal have to offer. 

Line-up:
Ian Guthrie - DJ (Toronto)
Jetone  - live (Montreal)
Crack Haus (introduction by Deadbeat) - live (Montreal)
Repair - live (Toronto)
Akufen - live (Montreal)
Fairmont - live (Toronto)
Pan/tone - live (Toronto)

Tickets 
$20 at the door ; 
$15 in advance, available at :
Vice  383 Queen St. W, Toronto  416-596-0558
The Pit  439 Yonge St., Toronto  416-979-9415

AVANT_MUTEK is made possible thanks to the support of fukhouse
(www.fukhouse.ca), techno.ca (www.techno.ca), technomeet
(www.techno.ca/technomeet) and the McAuslan Brewery.


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***	MICRO_MUTEK 5 PRESENTS TIKIMAN  
	FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2002 - 9PM
	SAT 305 St. Catherine St. W, Montreal

The ambiance of traditional dub intertwines with Berlin-style minimal
techno for the MICRO_5 event. Following the international success of the
Burial Mix Series and the "Rhythm and Sound presents Tikiman"  album on
Chain Reaction, Vainqueur and Substance, aka SCION, turn up in Montreal
with Dominican reggae singer TIKIMAN for a night of postmodern
electro-roots sound system. DEADBEAT joins the line-up treating the
audience to a journey through digital dub, while THE MOLE will perform on 5
turn-tables, creating a rhythmic blend of overlapping locked-grooves he
prepared and engraved on vinyl.

Line-up:
TIKIMAN with SCION (Burial Mix / Chain Reaction  - Berlin)
DEADBEAT (Montreal)
THE MOLE (Montreal)
MUTEK DJs

Tickets:
20$ at the door ;
15$ in advance, available starting April 15th at:
SAT, 305 St. Catherine St. W
Rotation, 30 Prince Arthur St. W
CDesoterik, 1841C St. Catherine St. W
Atom Heart, 364B Sherbrooke St. E  

MICRO_5 is possible thanks to the support of la Societe des Arts
Technologiques (SAT) and the McAuslan Brewery.

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