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M_NUS presents Contakt
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| The Highroller |
| 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.
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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! |
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| dEsidEL |
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 :(
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
wonder if this kinda stuff will ever happen in TO?
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ahha Emery, holy . 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 |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
ahha Emery, holy . 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 :) :(
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
(re: Cube concept)
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Sketchy. |
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| junkie_vince |
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| TheNeonAlien |
Richie looks ing cool!
Finally looking a little more badass |
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| dirtbag |
| 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? |
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| dirtbag |
hmm
i just check out the site.
richie seems to be taking it pretty seriously |
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| musicsnob_NOT |
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.
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| The Highroller |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
Aug 29 Minus presents Contakt, TBA, Montreal |
Hmmmm... Richie @ Labour plz?
kthx! :D |
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