Awakenings gaat na het festival even op een welverdiende vakantie maar na de zomer keert het spektakel in september terug naar de gashouder voor een legendarisch technoweekend.
De basis van de techno ligt (zoals je wellicht weet) in Detroit. Al sinds halverwege de jaren 80 was er daar een levendige scene van producers en clubbers actief en toen Derrick May's nummer "Strings of life" begin 1987 uitkwam waren alle ogen gericht op Detroit. Synthesizers, Drumcomputers & Roland’s TR 909 brachten een speciale sound en vandaag de de dag is Detroit Techno nog steeds de rode draad in vrijwel alle techno die we horen. Een aantal van de helden uit onderstaande lineup hebben hun sporen reeds eerder verdiend op Awakenings. Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Stacey Pullen & Kenny Larkin worden opnieuw ingevlogen om hun magie en klasse weer eens te tonen.
Underground Resistance legende Robert Hood (ook te zien op Awakenings festival) zal natuurlijk niet ontbreken. De liveact Scan 7 komt ook over uit Detroit en deze in vermomming gehulde gasten maken hun debuut. Ook DJ Bone, eigenaar van het gerespecteerde en nog steeds zeer actieve “Subject Detroit” label, is er voor het eerst erbij op Awakenings.
In Nederland zijn er vele dj's en artiesten die "the Detroit-sound" in
hun hart hebben gesloten. Steve Rachmad is daarvan het beste voorbeeld en daarom mag hij in deze lineup niet ontbreken. De liveact Counterpart (een project van Dimi Angélis & Jeroen Schrijvershof) zullen debuteren en ook Quince zal een liveset ten gehore brengen. Shinedoe & Aron Friedman gaan deze mooie nachten professioneel openen!
Hieronder de line up & timetable van het Awakenings Detroit techno weekend op een rijtje:
Vrijdag 28 september
22.00 - 00.15 Shinedoe
00.15 - 01.15 Quince (live)
01.15 - 03.15 Jeff Mills
03.15 - 04.00 Counterpart(live)
04.00 - 05.30 Robert Hood
05.30 - 07.00 DJ Bone
I was just at DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival) this past weekend and what a fab time. 3 days of nothing but outdoor partying, afterparties and then hotel after-afterparties
Such a great idea for Awakenings to through a Detroit Awakenings
Vet dat 'Strings of Life' nog ff genoemd werd. Nog steeds voor mij een dikke tune.
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Jun-02-2007 10:29
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Such a great idea for Awakenings to through a Detroit Awakenings
They've done it before, but it's definitely been a while. Larkin was on the Saturday line-up the previous Awakenings weekend (10th anniversary weekend), I hope he does a better job this time. Pretty poor set to me, although I've read many raving reviews from others.
At the moment, I'm definitely preferring the Friday. Mills is always decent, and Robert Hood was magnificent the last time I saw him (though that was in a far more intimate setting). Might just buy myself a ticket in advance and decide whether or not to go later on.
Originally posted by basd
At the moment, I'm definitely preferring the Friday. Mills is always decent, and Robert Hood was magnificent the last time I saw him (though that was in a far more intimate setting).
I managed to catch Robert Hood last year at DEMF and he was by far amazing. I didn't know who he was at that time. So it was a complete surprise. Mills closed DEMF this year and I was far from impressed. I wish that they had picked someone other than him to close. There was a total lack of track selection, as well as buildup in the set. I was expecting so much more from him and he definately did not deliver. I think Richie should have closed the place seeing as he rocked it out 10x more.
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Jun-02-2007 18:40
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Originally posted by magikb
I managed to catch Robert Hood last year at DEMF and he was by far amazing. I didn't know who he was at that time. So it was a complete surprise. Mills closed DEMF this year and I was far from impressed. I wish that they had picked someone other than him to close. There was a total lack of track selection, as well as buildup in the set. I was expecting so much more from him and he definately did not deliver. I think Richie should have closed the place seeing as he rocked it out 10x more.
Mills must have had somewhat of an off-day then, I've seen him three of four times and it was nothing short of great every time.
He can be a bit monotonous throughout his sets, but he definitely knows how to keep a crowd moving..
Originally posted by basd
Mills must have had somewhat of an off-day then, I've seen him three of four times and it was nothing short of great every time.
He can be a bit monotonous throughout his sets, but he definitely knows how to keep a crowd moving..
well, maybe I will take your word on that and give him a second shot if I ever get the chance to see him again.
He did play The Bells though which was pretty classic.
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Jun-04-2007 03:22
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well, maybe I will take your word on that and give him a second shot if I ever get the chance to see him again.
He did play The Bells though which was pretty classic.
I've never heard him play a set where he didn't play The Bells
