An
international festival of electronic music and media arts
Manchester Futuresonic04 explores new horizons in wireless and mobile
media with the Mobile Connections exhibition, conference and renegade
rollergirls searching for wireless hotspots in the city streets
And celebrates 25 years of the Technics 1200MK2 record deck with events
featuring pioneers of turntable music and artists detonating the art of playback
by playing with Phono Fiddles and laser harps
Featuring over 250 artists and more than 50 projects and events.
Turntable re:mix – Apr. 27 - May 1st
Futuresonic04
celebrates 25 years of the Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable with a series of club
and music events featuring pioneers of turntable music. The Technics record deck
is one of the iconic cultural objects of the twentieth century.
In marking its 25th anniversary
Futuresonic04 widens the frame to explore the past and future of the DJ
- with performance using early recording technologies such as Phono Fiddles and
78 cutting machines and artists detonating the art of playback by DJing with
cutting edge touch sensitive Kaoss pads, Theremins and laser harps.Noise
DJ - Phono Fiddles and pioneer of turntable noise Philip Jeck.
mobile DJ+live
DJ – The world's first mobile phone tag team plus ITC World Scratch Champion
DJ Woody in Sirconical's live band.
scratch DJ - Cmon Feet present Invisibl Skratch Picklz's D-Styles
head to head with DMC World Supremacy Champion Tigerstyles.
FutureDJ - Daniel Wang, Ann Shenton (Add N to X) and
Greg Wilson DJ with Kaoss pads, Theremins and laser harps at Music Is
Better's 1st Birthday. Plus
DJ workshops and
D Jtalks.
More info :
futuresonic.com