Elevate Festival 2013 â First programme details
For the ninth consecutive year, the Elevate festival for music, art and political discourse will take place in Graz from the 23rd â 27th October 2013.
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Music & Arts
Within the intimate atmosphere of the Schlossbergâs caverns and tunnels, Elevate presents another instalment of diverse yet congeneric electronic music.
The British musician extraordinaire (and Brian Eno collaborator) Jon Hopkins will be presenting his new AV live show as well as his new album Immunity at Dom Im Berg.
Taiwanese artist Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches will be performing alongside Powell and Blood Music from Londonâs Diagonal Records during what promises to be a No Wave, experimental Noise Pop and Industrial Techno - themed evening at the Dungeon.
Founding member and innovator of House music and producer of the all-time classic French Kiss, Lil Louis (US) will embark on his first-ever Austrian show. Louis has written international music history being active as a DJ and producer since 1974 and this year will see the premiere of his self-produced documentary The House That Chicago Built.
Fans of the Dark Ambient / Metal realm can look forward to JR Robinsonâs Wrekmeister Harmonies. Together with guest musicians Alex Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Chris Brokaw (Codeine) he will be presenting his album You've Always Meant So Much to Me, which recently dropped on Thrill Jockey.
The New York Techno/House label L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems) Records will be gracing us with an exclusive showcase which will feature both live and DJ sets by label founder Ron Morelli (US), Xosar (NL) and Delroy Edwards (US).
Sub Popâs latest addition, clipping. (US) are going to demonstrate their blend of harsh, experimental Hip-Hop and Noise.
â100% live, no cheats, no edits, just the plain truthâ is the guiding principle of Move D and Juju & Jordashâs collaboration Magic Mountain High, which will also be performing at this yearâs instalment.
Viennaâs own Dorian Concept will be taking on the role of annual guest curator, allowing insight into his work and creative environment.
Discourse
Elevate Open Everything?
The publication of tax haven files by the Offshore Leaks project, explosive WikiLeaks cables and the massive eavesdropping on innocent citizens clearly show the ambivalence of the technology we use today: transparency of financial and power structures as well as new possibilities of democratic participation on one hand, total surveillance and the elimination of the human right to privacy on the other.
Ambivalence also applies to Open Materials, 3D printers and Open Hardware construction plans for material production. Small parts and machines of all kinds (including weapons) can be produced by anyone with technical skills.
âOpenâ is therefore not a value per se. It is rather the question of âpublicityâ and âprivacyâ, which has to be addressed against the background of new technology - on a personal level as well as in the context of social policy. The Elevate Festival will address this fundamental question with an emphasis on self empowerment and participation.
Participants:
Birgitta Jónsdóttir (IS), Marion Walton (ZA), Nadim Kobeissi (US), KatrÃn Oddsdóttir (IS), Tom Scott (UK), Sam Muirhead (NZ), Robert David Steele (US), Ksenia Ermoshina (RU), Griffin Boyce (US), + many more
For the ninth consecutive year, the Elevate festival for music, art and political discourse will take place in Graz from the 23rd â 27th October 2013.
Music & Arts
Within the intimate atmosphere of the Schlossbergâs caverns and tunnels, Elevate presents another instalment of diverse yet congeneric electronic music.
The British musician extraordinaire (and Brian Eno collaborator) Jon Hopkins will be presenting his new AV live show as well as his new album Immunity at Dom Im Berg.
Taiwanese artist Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches will be performing alongside Powell and Blood Music from Londonâs Diagonal Records during what promises to be a No Wave, experimental Noise Pop and Industrial Techno - themed evening at the Dungeon.
Founding member and innovator of House music and producer of the all-time classic French Kiss, Lil Louis (US) will embark on his first-ever Austrian show. Louis has written international music history being active as a DJ and producer since 1974 and this year will see the premiere of his self-produced documentary The House That Chicago Built.
Fans of the Dark Ambient / Metal realm can look forward to JR Robinsonâs Wrekmeister Harmonies. Together with guest musicians Alex Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Chris Brokaw (Codeine) he will be presenting his album You've Always Meant So Much to Me, which recently dropped on Thrill Jockey.
The New York Techno/House label L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems) Records will be gracing us with an exclusive showcase which will feature both live and DJ sets by label founder Ron Morelli (US), Xosar (NL) and Delroy Edwards (US).
Sub Popâs latest addition, clipping. (US) are going to demonstrate their blend of harsh, experimental Hip-Hop and Noise.
â100% live, no cheats, no edits, just the plain truthâ is the guiding principle of Move D and Juju & Jordashâs collaboration Magic Mountain High, which will also be performing at this yearâs instalment.
Viennaâs own Dorian Concept will be taking on the role of annual guest curator, allowing insight into his work and creative environment.
Discourse
Elevate Open Everything?
The publication of tax haven files by the Offshore Leaks project, explosive WikiLeaks cables and the massive eavesdropping on innocent citizens clearly show the ambivalence of the technology we use today: transparency of financial and power structures as well as new possibilities of democratic participation on one hand, total surveillance and the elimination of the human right to privacy on the other.
Ambivalence also applies to Open Materials, 3D printers and Open Hardware construction plans for material production. Small parts and machines of all kinds (including weapons) can be produced by anyone with technical skills.
âOpenâ is therefore not a value per se. It is rather the question of âpublicityâ and âprivacyâ, which has to be addressed against the background of new technology - on a personal level as well as in the context of social policy. The Elevate Festival will address this fundamental question with an emphasis on self empowerment and participation.
Participants:
Birgitta Jónsdóttir (IS), Marion Walton (ZA), Nadim Kobeissi (US), KatrÃn Oddsdóttir (IS), Tom Scott (UK), Sam Muirhead (NZ), Robert David Steele (US), Ksenia Ermoshina (RU), Griffin Boyce (US), + many more
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