[spectre] Futuresonic04 Festival Manchester, April/may 2004

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Futuresonic04 Festival Manchester

Tuesday April 20th
The Matthew Herbert Big Band
A pre-festival special event - Pioneer of electronic music Matthew 
Herbert (UK) performs live with a full 20-strong band, stunning 
vocals and live sampling. With Bugge Wesseltoft (NO).



Saturday May 1st
Free outdoor May Day event
Unite and Love Music Hate Racism present Dizzee Rascal stablemate 
Wiley (UK), former N.A.S.T.Y. MC D Double E (UK), Metz & Trix (UK) 
and Virus Syndicate (UK) showcasing the cutting edge new urban sound 
of Grime.



Sat May 1st
Location live
Live sound art in the unique surroundings of a fifteenth-century hall 
including Glide by Echo and the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant (UK), Mathew 
Gregory (UK), Vergil Sharkya' (UK), Phil Mouldycliff (UK) and Colin 
Potter (UK). Curated by Colin Fallows.



Saturday	 May 8th
Arrange and Process Basic Channel live
Closing party and profile club event of Futuresonic04 - a rare UK 
live set and Futuresonic04 exclusive, Scion (DE) plays re-arranged 
and re-worked tracks from the back catalogue of the legendary German 
techno outfit Basic Channel (Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus). 
Plus very special guests.






Celebrating	 25 years of the Technics 1200MK2 with a series of 
events featuring	 pioneers of turntable music and looking at 
the past and future of	 the DJ with artists detonating the art of 
playback by using Phono	 Fiddles and laser harps



Tuesday April 27th
noiseDJ
Pioneer of turntable noise Philip Jeck (UK) alongside Aleks Kolkowski 
(DE) and Matt Wand (UK) performing with 78 cutting machines, old wax 
cylinder players and Phono Fiddles.



Thursday April 29th
mobileDJ+liveDJ
Part One: First ever scratch team outing for Finga Thing's Peter 
Parker (UK), World ITC Scratch Champion DJ Woody (UK) and G-Kut (UK) 
- WITH A TWIST: they will be cutting up vocal fragments and short 
stories commissioned by the-phone-book Limited for mobile phones!
Part Two: Sirconical (UK) performs live with his band comprising of 
DJ Woody (ITC World Scratch Champion/UK), live drums and bass. With 
Twisted Nerve head honcho Andy Votel (UK) in support.



Friday April 30th
scratchDJ with C'mon Feet
Hip hop and next-level turntablism with D-Styles (Invisibl Skratch 
Picklz) presents Gunkhole (four person DJ set including live 
drums/US), Tigerstyles (DMC World Supremacy Champion/UK), DJ Homebrew 
(UK), Angry P (UK).



Saturday May 1st
futuresonicDJ with Music Is Better
Detonating the art of playback by DJing with Kaoss pads, Theremins 
and laser harps. An all-star international line up includes Daniel 
Wang (Metro Area collaborator/US), Ann Shenton and Pierre Duplan 
(Large Number/Add N to X/UK), electro-funk pioneer Greg Wilson (Wigan 
Pier/Legends/Hacienda/UK), Danny Webb (UK), Bonnie & Clyde (UK), 
Solid State (UK) & Roger (special futureDJ set/UK/FI). Also 
celebrating the first birthday of Mancunian/Finnish electronic 
innovators Music Is Better.
Technology curated by Alchemy Audio Lab.
9.30pm - Demo of Final Scratch, and your chance to learn about the 
advanced technology used in this event.




Exploring	 new horizons in wireless and mobile and the diverse 
ways in which	 artists and DIY technologists are pushing the 
limits, and soliciting	 unexpected or unforeseen results from 
communication media past	 and present.

April 30th
Mobile Connections live
Renegade rollergirls from RICHAIR2030 (UK+++) patrolling the city in 
search of wireless hotspots and SIGNAL_SEVER! (SLO/US/UK/FR/DE/RA) 
surfing the radio zones of the electromagnetic spectrum

April 30th to May 2nd
Mobile Locations - Interactive experiences in the city streets
Set off into the city with InterUrban (US) to uncover an interactive 
story. Try to make sense of a world in which you hear things 10 
seconds after they happen with Sonic Interface (JP). Text the numbers 
on the (area)code (UK) signposts that have sprung up around 
Manchester to discover secret histories or leave your own digital 
graffiti. Put on a pair of Aura (UK) headphones and navigate the 
virtual sound environment in Cathedral Gardens.

April 28th to May 8th
Mobile Connections exhibition
Trace a journey in sound through Tokyo's bustling streets with 
Streetscape (JP). Explore the immersive environment of Come Closer 
(UK). Play Schminky (UK) while sat at the bar. Remix the city with 
The Central City (UK). Listen to Disembodied Voices (US) plucked from 
the air. Let Auto Mobile (IN) zip you through the streets of 
Bangalore mobile in hand in. Be a Wifi-Hog (US). Just say Telenono 
(UK).

April 28th to May 8th
Location installations
Sound installations curated by Colin Fallows. With John J. Campbell 
(UK), Max Eastley (UK), Colin Fallows (UK), Lee Ranaldo (US), Russell 
Mills and Ian Walton (UK)

April 30th to May 2nd
Mobile connections workshops
Create your own animations and ringtones for mobile phones with 
the-phone-book Limited (UK). Collaborate in close-proximity network 
communication through Oscillating Windows (US). Build your own 
wireless network with Consume (UK). Explore the interactive creative 
possibilities of the Soundbeam (UK) sensing technology. Road test 
cutting edge location aware technologies with Locative Media Lab 
(CA/UK/US).





The Mobile Connections conference at Urbis explores how geographical, 
cultural and perceptual space are being reconfigured by wireless and 
mobile media. Specific focus on the interventions of the 
freenetworks, how locative media opens up new ways of experiencing 
the city, and how sound artists explore space and the urban 
environment.

Friday April 30th
Introduction Drew Hemment (Futuresonic/UK)
Keynote Sadie Plant (UK)
Network Commons with Armin Medosch (AT), Jonah Brucker-Cohen (US), 
TAKE2030 (UK+++).
Locative Media with Anthony Townsend (US), Marc Tuters (CA), Ben 
Russell (UK), Anne Galloway (CA) - In association with Locative Media 
Lab
Creative Crossings with Tapio Makela (Programme Chair, ISEA2004/Vice 
Chair, m-cult/FI), Susan Kennard (Executive Producer, Banff New Media 
Institute/CA), Derek Freeman (UK) - Followed by reception. In 
association with Banff New Media Institute, ACE and ISEA2004

Saturday May 1st
Keynote Matt Adams/Blast Theory (UK)
Wireless Interface with Marko Peljhan (Projekt Atol/Makrolab/SLO), 
Fee Plumley (the-phone-book Limited/UK), Tom Melamed (Mobile 
Bristol/UK), Zoe Irvine (UK).
Sonic City with Christa Sommerer (AT) and Laurent Mignonneau (FR), 
Tom Wallace (resonance.fm/UK), Steve Symons (UK).
Location with Colin Fallows (Chair, UK), Tim Cole (SSEYO/Tao Group 
UK), Hugh Davies (UK), Max Eastley (UK), Russell Mills (UK)





Free Audio/DJ workshops and talks presented by Technics DJ Academy 
and School of Sound Recording. www.s-s-r.com/sonic

Tuesday	 April 27th
ProTools
An overview of Digidesign's ProTools system with authorised instructors



Wednesday	 April 28th
Computer Music Production
Interactive workshop hosted by Elliot Eastwick and Steinberg's Neil 
Cooper. Based around Cubase SX2 and Reason. Advanced level.



Thursday	 April 29th
Electro-Funk: The missing link in the evolution of UK Dance Culture
Artist talk by Greg Wilson, DJ at Wigan Pier and Legends, promoter of 
the first dance event at Hacienda, and pioneer of UK electro



Thursday	 April 29th
DJ technique workshop
Basic level mixing through to the most advanced scratch and 
beat-juggling techniques. Hosted by DJs Masta Wong & G-Kut.



Saturday	 May 1st
DJ workshop: Final Scratch
Real-time manipulation and scratching of digital music files using 
time-coded vinyl and a hardware interface.







Celebrating Manchester's new cutting edge with a city wide programme 
of affiliated live music and club events plus a special event in 
Liverpool to coincide with the festival launch. See 
www.futuresonic.com for full listings. Futuresonic City events are 
not included in festival pass.

Tuesday April 27th
Hive at FACT
Kaffe Matthews & Riz Maslen play live, plus Futuresonic-commissioned 
films by Coldcut, Ultra Red, Battery Operated.

Wednesday April 28th
Blood And Fire Sound System
Live from Jamaica, Dancehall DJ Legend U Brown, plus selector Steve 
Barrow & Dom on dex & fx.

Thursday April 29th
Life Begins when You're Ready to Face it
Snazzy Records Showcase with Doublejo(H)ngrey, Viva Stereo, Cholo, 
Testrack vs Protoplasm Daddy, IZU and the A La Mode resident DJs, 
Dylan, Goon, Betty Botic and Nigel Anlaog. Visuals by Dot matrix, 
Betty Botic & Rubber Ghandi.

Friday April 30th
Joe Zawinal
The legend of frontier music with Graham Massey's Toolshed (7 piece) 
in support.

Friday April 30th
Phush & Hippocamp - Joint Birthday
Moodsaver, DNCN, Maurofleur, Batfinks, Domestication of the Dog. DJs 
Xander & Neemo. Phush TV, Artwork and installations by RTFM & friends.

Friday April 30th
Club Suicide presents Spektrum
With Gabriel Olegavich (Medasyn/Non-Stop/The Sweatshop).

Friday April 30th-Saturday May 15th
Perfect
A New York-Manchester multimedia theatre collaboration by the award 
winning Contact - a tale of cyber crossed lovers.

Saturday May 1st
Beans on Toast Phonic Art
Anomali, Human, Bot, Gate 33, DKD Girl, Formula Ghost.

Saturday May 1st
Friends & Family
With very special guests.

Sunday May 2nd
aLECTRO eCOUSTIC
Daniel Weaver, Nick Jordan, Jacob Cartwright, Lee Patterson and Owl Project

Sunday May 2nd
Valentine Records present Dark Shores
Helen Lagoe, Triclops, Lynskey and The Roar of the Guns.

Sunday May 2nd
Alison Crockett live
The Brooklyn based diva with DJs Kelvin Brown and Jon-K (Eyes Down).

Sunday May 2nd
The Bears at the Bearbash
The Beards (Homo Electric) vs Matt Rothery and friends present 
electroklash, glitch and micro house at a gay event for large, 
hirsute, bigger built men, their partners and their admirers by the 
new queer creatives.

Wednesday May 5th
Cut n Paste
With very special guests

Sunday May 9th
Burst Couch # 11
Post-festival special event and Lotta Continua label showcase with 
Illuminati, Unplugboy Meets Disco Operating System, DOS. Visuals by 
VJ Fusion.






International taster events leading up to Futuresonic04 in Berlin and 
San Francisco plus the Broken Channel tour featuring Kaffe Matthews 
and Riz Maslen plus films by Coldcut, Ultra Red and Battery Operated 
in Bristol, Birmingham and Liverpool.

February 2nd, 2004
MobiloTopia @ transmediale04. Berlin
Exploring the emerging field of 'Locative Media' and the utopian 
hopes generated by location aware media.
<http://www.transmediale.de>www.transmediale.de

April 21st, 2004
MobiloPhobia @ CFP2004. San Francisco
The panacea of openness and accessibility has not arrived and 
MobiloPhobia looks at the dystopian vision of a future in which our 
every move is monitored and tracked.
<http://www.cfp2004.org>www.cfp2004.org

Broken Channel tour ... Noises of dissent and visions from the 
shattered lens of CCTV and surveillance.

April 17th, 2004 Cube - Bristol
Kaffe Matthews & Riz Maslen live. Films by Coldcut, Ultra Red, 
Battery Operated.
Tickets/Info +44(0)117 929 9008

April 23rd, 2004 Feed Festival - Birmingham
Kaffe Matthews & Riz Maslen live. Films by Coldcut, Ultra Red, 
Battery Operated.
http://www.wayahead.com"

April 27th, 2004 Hive @ FACT - Liverpool
Kaffe Matthews & Riz Maslen live. Films by Coldcut, Ultra Red, 
Battery Operated.
Tickets/Info +44(0)151 707 4450





<http://www.futuresonic.com/futuresonic/tickets_and_info>Tickets and Info

Ten events are free and tickets are available individually. But if 
you are planning to make the most of Futuresonic04, we recommend you 
buy a Festival Pass, which at £40 (£32.50 concs) will save you £52.50 
if you go to all events. Festival Pass covers all Futuresonic events 
except The Matthew Herbert Big Band and Futuresonic City events (some 
discounts may apply)

<http://www.futuresonic.com/futuresonic/tickets_and_info>Book online

Festival/Day Pass Tickets only. +44 (0)161 605 8200. Booking fees apply.

Individual event and Festival Passes: Piccadilly Box Office. +44 
(0)161 832 1111. Booking fees apply.



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