The electro pedigree of Simian Mobile Disco comes together with Hamburg's underground house dynamo Flügel to create a blend of deep house and minimal techno, all set to the kind of atmospheric visuals that really take you higher.
On Sunday, Paxahau resident Gabi starts the afternoon off proper with a driving techno set, moving from minimal to harder techno while steadily drawing a solid crowd.
The thoughtfully curated program spans from interdisciplinary experimental work to late-night sets of banging minimal techno.
Montreal electronic music festival MUTEK is about to kick off its 17th year, taking over various venues around the city from June 1 to 5. The thoughtfully curated program spans from interdisciplinary experimental work to late night sets of banging minimal techno.
At an unsanctioned CMJ event called "We Sold Our Souls for Minimal Techno," he played a raucous 2 a.m. set, mixing concussive beats with fuzzy blocks of sound that resembled power chords.
Boddika's mid-afternoon set of challenging, churning minimal techno was a highlight of the day.
The minimal space was fitting for a heavy techno set (which accurately represents his last album) though I do miss the groove and upbeat energy of his Berlin sets a few years ago.
More Ibiza than St.-Tropez, it's the sundowner spot of choice for members of the easyJet set, who grind spring-break style to minimal techno on the shorefront dance floor and make out on sea-facing teakwood sun beds scattered across the rocks.
When Jaar finally dropped into his set, he repeatedly worked old soul and motown samples into pounding, minimal techno beats, all drawn together in a narrative patchwork that read more like a study of sound than a club set.
Last month we had the Innervisions crew noodling along to The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari at Roundhouse; this week, accompaniment to a rooftop screening of Ron Fricke's dreamy 1992 documentary Baraka is provided by Optimo's JD Twitch, whose eclectic sets cover everything from tropicália to bruising minimal techno.
