abstract science was witness to a spectacular 10th anniversary showcase at mutek this year. here are some pics. stay tuned to upcoming shows for highlights of some of our favorites.
apparat + mode selektor = moderat: who thrilled a massive crowd on friday at metropolis with their audio and visual lushness.
moderat
sascha ring (apparat) goofs around with the boys after his set.
dubstep pioneer mala rocks a set of dubplates and dmz classics at metropolis, keeping the energy high after moderat.
music talk: philip sherburne leads a discussion about the future of electronic music with thomas fehlmann, uwe schmidt and tobias.
sherburne, schmidt, fehlmann, tobias
ghislain poirier, mutek's hometown poster boy, adds a live drummer and local mc to rouse a packed house on friday at metropolis.
nordec collective, a tijuana brass brand playing alongside a gargantuan console of some kind. chris has dubbed them 'mexico's answer to kraftwerk', which he alone considers a brilliant analogy.
robert henke (monolake, right) and christopher bauder explain the origins of their collaborative atom project.
after the performance, the guys set the balloons a(f)light while describing to the crowd how everything works.
detail of one of 64 pully-controlled board LED light appartus that runs the atom project.
uwe schmidt performs in darkness at the SAT under one of his many monikers, ATOM TM.
alva noto, known for his ambient and experimental work, lays down an impressive dance floor set at SAT.
byetone, aka olaf bender, co-founder of the raster norton label, closes out the a/v 4 program at SAT.
a very serious uwe schmidt with chris. when i asked him 'warum so ernst?' (why so serious), he replied: it is only in serious moments that humor is born. or something to that effect.
matthew johnson and dandy jack collaborate on the main stage on saturday at metropolis.
the sight below played against a watery backdrop in the savoy, upstairs at metropolis. it was one of the few times we were able to squeeze ourselves into the confines of this small space that saw the likes of mike shannon, lusine and others.
ricardo villalobos plays a signature 7-hour set on a rainy, chilly sunday at piknic.
separated at birth: chris widman and stefan betke (pole) at the piknic on sunday.
starry-eyed with scott montieth (deadbeat) at piknic.