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Technologies of Consciousness (CA/QC) Live at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 25 Nocturne 3 on August 22, 2024 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ In Numinous Machines, Sonya Stefan and Stephanie Castonguay delve into the liminal space of near-death experiences, blending analog and digital techniques. Using modified turntables, macro imagery, and graphical notation, they merge sound and image in...

CUERPOS (CA) @cuerpos Live at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 25 Expérience 5 on August 24, 2024 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ CUERPOS, a duo hailing from Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk), blends their Latin and Caribbean roots with vibrant electronic rhythms. By weaving post-punk, dub, and reggae into bold production, their performances exude a raw, psychedelic energy. A sound that's both unfilter...

Andrea (IT) @andreamusik Live at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 25 Nocturne 6 on August 25, 2024 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Originally from Turin, Andrea draws inspiration from his city’s post-industrial aesthetic to craft music that blends IDM, 90s breakbeat and techno. His performances are marked by intense rhythms and refined textures, balancing sonic experimentation with raw energy...

Steffi (NL) @steffi_official Live at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 25 Métropolis 2 on August 24, 2024 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) Steffi presents a specially commissioned live performance for MUTEK that reflects her decades of experience and relentless innovation in electronic music. With a career highlighted by her residency at Berghain and the creation of influential labels such as Klak...

Colin Stetson (US/CA) @colin-stetson Live at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 25 Special Event on August 21, 2024 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ With his commanding bass saxophone and mastery of sonic textures, Colin Stetson captivated the audience at New City Gas. His dark and intense performance blended free jazz, electroacoustic elements, and darkwave influences. A raw display of techniqu...

Animé par Maïté Belmir ( @freshmaite ) dans les studios de CKUT, découvrez la 25e édition de MUTEK Montréal, MUTEK Forum et le lancement du Village Numérique. Au programme: · la présentation de la programmation par Marie-Laure Saidani · un entretien avec l’artiste G L O W Z I · un aperçu du Forum avec Sarah Mackenzie en compagnie de Kahentawaks · le dévoilement du Village Numérique avec Sarah-Eve...

µ-Ziq & ID:Mora (UK + CZ) @mikep North American Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Nocturne 4 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ With this performance, µ-Ziq embarks upon an intrepid and emotional journey into the jungle genre and the most bittersweet IDM typical of his work. Videographer and visual artist ID:Mora is the perfect partner for this project; together,...

x/o (CA) @x-o-xio North American Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Nocturne 2 on August 24, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Fusing breakbeats, with elements of solemn ambience, distorted metal, and trip-hop, Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer x/o's Chaos Butterfly follows an anti-hero navigating trauma through whirlwinds of grief and anger; a vengeful spirit who...

.VRIL (DE) @vril_01 MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Métropolis 1 on August 25, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Known for his ability to craft immersive atmospheres, .VRIL showcased the gamut of his Dub Techno sounds at MUTEK, focusing on tracks from his latest album Animist. The musical performance was enhanced by a stimulating visual environment, thus creating a truly comprehensive...

Ura (CA/QC) @unsignedrecordingartist North American premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Play 2 on August 25, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Ura presents a new electronic work composed and performed live specifically for MUTEK. Through the use of programs such as Max MSP and Ableton, Ura assembles broken sounds and ideas into something intentional and beautiful, interpreting...

Twin Rising (CA/QC) @twinrising Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Nocturne 2 on August 24, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ This album-project by Twin Rising was sparked from an interest in fusing together the artist’s fascination with electroacoustic music and pop; inducing a complete absorption in sound, coupled with the cadences of pop codes. Born from a desire t...

The Mole (CA) @moleofsoul World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 2 on August 23, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Based on a lyric from Parliament/Funkadelic that The Mole’s daughters love to chant and shout in the car, Go Wiggle ! is in part about crossing thresholds and the dramatic effect of passing through doorways and also strictly retro, which can be heard...

StMichel (CA/QC) @stmichelbipbip Canadian premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 4 on August 25, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Accompanied by an array of synths, StMichel returns to the limelight to present a live version of his acclaimed album Données Sensibles. Throughout this performance, he explore the many nuances of his signature brand of electronic music, mes...

The Cyclist (IE) @the-cyclist Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Nocturne 5 on August 27, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ The Cyclist’s performances never disappoint. Favoring an approach that does not tolerate laptops, The Cyclist will propose an intoxicating blend of reworked original compositions, punctuated with unreleased material and live improvisations for hi...

SUFYVN (SD/CA) @sufyvn World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Nocturne 4 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ This performance by SUFYVN continues the artist’s experiments with Sudanese and Nubian sounds within an electronic music context, such as dance, IDM, and experimental genres. While showcasing the cultural musical traditions of Northern villages of Sudan, S...

SPRLUA (CA/QC) @sprlua MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 2 on August 23, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ For their first MUTEK appearance, SPRLUA’s live/DJ set hybrid performance mainly focus on tracks from Magnum Dopus and Magnum Dopus 2 (their debut album and its remixed version), combining brisk and electrifying Amapiano, Afro House and R&B rhythms with vintage House effe...

SPIME.IM (IT) @spimeim World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 A/Visions 1 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Grey Line is a live A/V show by media art collective SPIME.IM. The performance delves into themes related to contemporary issues with raw sincerity, namely the inevitability of climate change and humanity’s impact on the earth. SPIME.IM attempts to descri...

Skesa (CA/QC) @skesa World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 3 on August 24, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Laid back house and techno vibes with organic samples and intricate percussions, that's Montreal-based Skesa's special blend of dance music. Cerebral, technical, with abstract melodies and groovy beats, Skesa's rhythms and anthem-like general feel are addi...

Sheenah Ko (CA/QC) @sheenahko MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 5 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Montréal-based musician Sheenah Ko presents her latest album, Future is Now, and its hypnotic, dancey songs, filled with raw emotions. A real feast for analog synth lovers, Ko's expansive 80s flavored compositions are an ode to atypical synth-pop music.

Sara Berts (IT) Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 5 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ A conversation between natural ecosystems and synth voices and effects, Braiding Fragments by Italian musician Sara Berts weaves together field recordings and synthesis, creating a sonic in-between space, a melting together, a processing of the visible world...

S. Chioini (CA/QC) @chioini World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 6 on August 27, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ After several years of exploration, this inaugural live performance under the alias S. Chioini represents significant musical growth and maturation. At the heart of the performance is enthralling, danceable club music that embodies the composer's wi...

ROSINA (CA/QC) @rosinamultiplefutures MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 5 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ This show by ROSINA is a celebration, where part drag and performance art meets dance music hype show. It's sensuous, fun, ridiculous, tricksterish, punk and addresses important issues their communities face!

Rich Aucoin (CA) @richaucoin World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Métropolis 2 on August 26, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ This performance covered the first two seasons of Synthetic, a sumptuous journey throughout synth history, blending Rich Aucoin’s melodic sensibilities with textured experimentations, regardless of genre. It is an entirely new phase and process for...

Randy's Calling (CA/QC) MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 Expérience 6 on August 27, 2023 Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) __ Randy’s Calling is an ephemeral installation and performance, in which the artists Simone Provencher, Dana Wiesbrock, and Scott Warren were provided with access to a large quantity of Randy’s revenge pedals. When connected together, they produce intricate modulations and...

Hatis Noit & Yuma Kishi (JP) @hatis-noit Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24 A/Visions 2 on August 26, 2023 (excerpt) - Angelus Novus, Inori, Sir Etok Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio) Courtesy of @erasedtapes __ Hatis Noit presents the Canadian live debut performance of her much applauded album Aura, whose haunting tones invites the audience into these stirring, nostalgic sou...