MOVEMENT 2010

Every Memorial Day Weekend, artists and party-goers alike, gather in Detroit's Heart Plaza to celebrate techno music in the city that brought it to life. In it's 11th year, Movement, also known as DEMF, has matured substantially in not only the festivals production, but most importantly the talent of the artists. This year Paxahau asked Techno Godfather, Carl Craig to assemble the lineup. I think he did rather well!

http://www.movement.us/

Here are some of the performers I'm particularly excited to see this year. Let me know what you think!

Ida enberg, pictured right, is a swedish born model, DJ, & producer. Ida is not only the sexiest woman in electronic music, but perhaps the most talented!

Ida Enberg & David West - "Abataka"

Ida Enberg - " Disco Volante"

The Next Artist is a Detroit native that makes the pilgrimage to the Detroit Riverfront almost every year. Claude Von Stroke know resides in San Fransisco where he and fellow co-founder, Justin Martin, run one of the hottest labels in house music, Dirtybird Records. The link below is a DJ mix so give it a couple minutes to get going, it will be well worth the time!

Claude Von Stroke - "Vocal Chords"

These next two Artists I included together because they will be closing the festival with back to back live sets. Booka Shade made there first appearance at DEMF in 2007, little known in Detroit they made quite a name for themselves opening for DEMF headliner Jeff Mills. They just released their 4th full length studio album earlier this month on Get Physical Music, the record label they and M.A.N.D.Y. run back in Berlin, and whose podcast you will find in the right column of this blog. Booka Shade will be back again as one of the biggest shows of the year with festival virgins Pretty Lights, out of Denver, Colorado, warming up the crowd. If you don't know who either of these artists are yet, you're welcome!

Pretty Lights - "I Can See It In Your Face"

Booka Shade - "Bad Love" off the new album More!

Booka Shade -"Donut(Interpretation Mix)" off the new album More!

(Booka Shade live in concert)

The last artist is the man responsible for putting all these musicians together for us, Mr. Carl Craig. He helped create techno music back in the 80's with fellow Detroiters and longtime friends, Derrik May, Juan Atkins, and Kevin Saunderson, all of whom will be performing this year. The first song is a remix Carl Craig did on Cadenza Records earlier this year, the second comming off of his 1997 studio album More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art. This man has been making music for a long time and at the ripe age of 41, he shows no signs of slowing down.

Mirko Loko - "Love Harmonic( Carl Craig's Soundscape Remix)" Another slow builder so be patient

Carl Craig - "At Les"