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Posted by The Highroller on May-09-2008 16:55:

M_NUS presents Contakt

quote:
Minus break their ten weeks of silence with a string of concept parties featuring a glowing cube.

The dates, which kick off with a night in Detroit during the DEMF, will feature Richie Hawtin and a rotating cast of Minus members including Magda, Troy Pierce, Marc Houle, Gaiser and Heartthrob. The DJs and live sets won�t be happening one after another, apparently, but the parties will feature collaborations between Minus artists throughout the night.

So what about this cube, then?

It seems the Minus crew spent their ten weeks off dreaming up a concept and theme to go with the parties, which sees the artists dressing up as sci-fi characters with slick visuals and a dedicated website to match. There�s also a whole backstory about the cube, of course, which is described in the press notes as �a mysterious object discovered in a clandestine excavation site. Initial tests reveal a dense, carbon-based structure utilizing liquid crystal technology. While its origins remain unclear it seems to have been created by intelligence far greater than our own.�

�What is apparent is that the Cube is a highly advanced communications device that responds positively to the presence of humans and interacts accordingly,� explains, er, Guardian of the Cube Richie Hawtin. �By acting as a central hub it seems to allow us to direct our thoughts, collect and share ideas, transcend language and interconnect musically in ways previously not possible."

We're not sure quite what to make of that.

Anyway, to get involved, you'll need to buy a membership card, which is embedded with a microchip which can �make contact� with the cube. This puts you in the running for various prizes, downloads and allows you to tune into a wireless network during the gig.

M_NUS Contakt

What do you guys think of this? To me, I think it could either be really cheesy, or kind of cool. I'm betting on the really cheesy. Good on the M_NUS guys for taking a risk though and trying something new.

Here are the tour dates:

May 24 Minus presents Contakt, St. Andrews Hall, Michigan
Jun 20 Sonar 2008 by Night - Friday, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona
Jul 22 10 Days Off - Day05 - Minus presents C.., Vooruit, Belgium
Aug 29 Minus presents Contakt, TBA, Montreal
Oct 11 Minus presents Contakt, Columbia Halle, Berlin
Oct 18 Minus presents Contakt, SEOne, London
Oct 25 Minus presents Contakt, The Sand, Amsterdam
Oct 31 Minus presents Contakt, Palazzo dei Congressi, Central
Dec 06 Minus presents Contakt, TBA, Tokyo
Dec 13 Minus presents Contakt, TBA, Argentina

Looks like the first date is for DEMF. Those who are going will have to let us know what it's like!

Posted by dEsidEL on May-09-2008 17:01:

wonder if this kinda stuff will ever happen in TO?

would be a nice feature to have during Luminato or Nuit Blanche .. but alas, all the music featured must be adult contemporary

Posted by jon jon on May-09-2008 17:14:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL
wonder if this kinda stuff will ever happen in TO?

ahha Emery, holy fuck. If you don't like Toronto or Canada why don't you move?! 9 of 10 times your posts are about your disdain for both.

(re: Cube concept)

what!? lol

Posted by dEsidEL on May-09-2008 17:14:

quote:
Originally posted by jon jon
ahha Emery, holy fuck. If you don't like Toronto or Canada why don't you move?! 9 of 10 times your posts are about your disdain for both.

it's a love hate relationship

Posted by rabbitjoker on May-09-2008 17:28:

quote:
Originally posted by jon jon
(re: Cube concept)

Sketchy.

Posted by junkie_vince on May-09-2008 17:39:

Posted by Cribby on May-09-2008 19:06:

Posted by TheNeonAlien on May-09-2008 20:34:

Richie looks fucking cool!

Finally looking a little more badass

Posted by dirtbag on May-09-2008 21:28:

Re: M_NUS presents Contakt

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller
What do you guys think of this? To me, I think it could either be really cheesy, or kind of cool.

hahaha
i guess it depends on how serious they take it.
if its just for laughs,
meant to be neat and fun,
then it will be just that.
but if they take it seriously itll probably be cheesy.
theyve been pretty serious for a while but releasing a track like 'techno vocals', for example,
shows that hawtin would seem to have a sense of humour about his music.
perhaps this will be along the same lines?

Posted by dirtbag on May-09-2008 21:40:

hmm
i just check out the site.
richie seems to be taking it pretty seriously

Posted by musicsnob_NOT on May-09-2008 22:42:

looks like its Montreal or another trip to Europe in the Fall

Graham, I think you were wrong about Richie and his Captain Highliner beard. After looking at the website its obvious he's Obi-Wan.

Posted by The Highroller on May-10-2008 13:21:

Re: M_NUS presents Contakt

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller

Aug 29 Minus presents Contakt, TBA, Montreal

Hmmmm... Richie @ Labour plz?

kthx!

Posted by Special K on May-10-2008 13:25:

richie @ circa seems more likely.

Posted by Axer on May-10-2008 17:42:

Posted by CAKE on May-10-2008 17:48:

This looks so good, i really hope they get ritchie for labour of love

Posted by UmmiE on May-10-2008 17:51:

I think ritchie should play by himself a night based on him being the only headliner DJ now that will be epic, just like Marco Carola @ footwork on the 24th.

Posted by DigiNut on May-10-2008 18:01:

It's hard to infer the underlying attitude from a write-up. If it's just off-the-wall silliness then I'm sure it could be fun. But I get the impression that they're taking this way too seriously, otherwise it would sound, err, sillier. More exaggerated maybe.

The intent is exactly what will determine whether it's kind of cool or cheesy and tacky as all hell. Based solely on the advertising, I'm leaning toward the latter. But the majority of sketchbags in the crowd wouldn't notice the difference anyway.

Posted by The Highroller on May-10-2008 22:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Axer

I could eat my words, but it's was this photo that made me think the whole concept would scream cheese. We'll see how it works out.

(again, good on them for taking a risk though!)

Posted by jalalinator on May-10-2008 22:06:

how about we all STOP hating and over-analyzing every single thing and be happy that we can all go to Montreal on the 29th of August to see this

viva m_nus!

Posted by rabbitjoker on May-10-2008 22:19:

I tried to by the membership card but it is 404.

Posted by 1dawoman on May-10-2008 22:54:

Montreal might be a possibility depending on who they'll round up for LOL this year... a membership card though? sounds too gimmicky for me (and my wallet)...

Posted by Skipper on May-11-2008 02:01:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Sketchy.

haha, my first thought too. "The Cube" is possibly just a vile of K.

Posted by Axer on May-11-2008 02:27:

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller
I could eat my words, but it's was this photo that made me think the whole concept would scream cheese. We'll see how it works out.

(again, good on them for taking a risk though!)

It's a gang of my favorite artists along with my favorite label and my first reaction was WOAH!

I WISH I could go /to/ this label party and check out Montreal too, but sadly I won't be able to, my left knee hurts

Posted by musicsnob_NOT on May-11-2008 05:28:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I tried to by the membership card but it is 404.

I'll show you mine when it arrives

Posted by Axer on May-11-2008 07:58:

Divide

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