[spectre] First Acts Announced... Futuresonic 2006

[Drew Hemment]

Futuresonic 2006
20-23 July, Manchester

First Acts Announced!!
http://www.futuresonic.com


The 2006 festival takes place over three days traversing music and  
the arts, involving multiple and often unusual spaces. It takes in  
headline gigs, breaks musical acts, maps the city, premieres ground  
breaking technologies, ships in some of the world's most innovative  
artists and musicians, and gives Manchester a weekend-long urban  
experience not to forget...

Futuresonic Live is all about the music. It's headlined by the  
undisputed cover star of minimalism, Christian Fennesz; supported by  
Warp Records' new supergroup, the amazing Battles; all the leading  
lights of the nascent dubstep scene combined in one killer showcase,  
Digital Mystikz, Skream, Kode 9, Plastician; the scuzzy electro-punk  
euphoria of Berlin's female duo Cobra Killer; the hottest act around  
right now, mysterious grime-folk agitators Various Production; and  
much, much more.
http://10.futuresonic.com/futuresonic_live.html

Urban Play is all about taking over the city and using the technology  
that surrounds us for creative ends. It features world-first  
collaborative software projects, art exhibitions, walking tours, hit- 
and-run buskers, new musical instruments the likes of which have  
never been seen, conferences exploring the rise and impact of shar!  
ed, open source and social technologies - and more.
http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play.html

How To Get Involved...

Just days to go before the 10th May deadline for the EVNT  
Competition, dont miss this chance to win funding to stage an event  
within the Futuresonic festival; submissions to the EVNT Showcase  
open till 22nd May:
http://10.futuresonic.com/evnt/
See also, the Mapchester Mapping Weekend taking place this weekend:
http://10.futuresonic.com/mapchester.html

www.futuresonic.com