A Map Of All The Fall European Festivals You Need To Know
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# A Map Of All The Fall European Festivals You Need To Know
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Rather than wallowing in another summer gone by, on the first day of
September we're looking forward to fall's biggest upside: music
festivals. While common (read: "basic") knowledge conceives of summer as
festival season, the truth is that the best ones happen in September,
October and November. This is partly due to the fact that the [ICAS
Network][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} /[SHAPE Platform][2]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} fires up its arsenal of forward-thinking
events, but there are also end-of-summer bashes like Outlook (which
takes place this weekend) and major industry conferences such as the
[Amsterdam Dance Event][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}---not to
mention our own Electronic Beats-sponsored celebrations in Tirana and
Budapest as well as our partner festival [Up To Date][4]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} in Poland. There's so much to sort
through that we've compiled another handy map to help you plan your
summer, and you can find a few notes on a few highly recommended picks
below. As with our [summer festival map][5]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}, magenta dots represent our favorite upcoming events.
**Interval Natural:** After the [tragic fire at Bucharest's Colectiv
nightclub][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} foiled Interval's plans
to throw a 100-hour party last fall, the team returns with a new concept
this month: a two-nighter in a fortress in the Transylvanian
countryside. The lineup stars minimal legends like Mathew Johnson, Onur
Özer, DJ Masda and Cab Drivers on a Funktion One sound system. By the
way, today (September 1) is the last day to buy final release tickets.
[**Skaņu Mežs**][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: Active since
2003, this small festival in Riga, Latvia combines a showcase of artists
affiliated with SHAPE as well as tasteful bookings from the wider world
of avant-garde music. This year's heavy-hitters include [Autechre][8]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} and King Midas Sound.
[**UH Fest**][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: Ultrahang is a great
excuse to visit Budapest at least once a year. It was our [favorite
festival in 2015][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, and we're
excited to return this year for another impeccable program that combines
cutting edge takes on contemporary classical music with a few killer
club nights. The hook: UH never books the same act twice.
**[Unsafe + Sounds][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: **We only
know a few of the artists booked for the third installment of this
Vienna-based series, and those familiar names indicate that the rest of
the program will be pretty out-there, in a good way.
[**Unsound**][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: This annual
weeklong series in Krakow is the most famous experimental festival. It's
immaculately curated, innovative and somewhat more club-oriented than
most of its counterparts in the ICAS Network and SHAPE-affiliated
events. Each year the staff develops a theme to guide the program; [last
year][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} it hosted many unannounced
performances under the "Surprise" banner, and this year's Dislocation
idea will tie together appearances by Demdike Stare, [Aïsha Devi][14]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, Amnesia Scanner, The Bunker NY and
more. There's also a bonus weekender from September 15-17 in
Vladivostok, Russia with Rabih Beani, Buttechno, [Laurel Halo][15]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, [Lotic][16]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} and local DJs.
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/icas-festival-announcement/
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/feed/years-list-shape-commissioned-artists-looks-amazing/
[3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/hedonistic-rapture-and-corporate-esponiage-ade-2014-reviewed/
[4]: https://www.facebook.com/UpToDateFestival/
[5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/summer-2016-festival-map/
[6]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/after-the-fire-how-the-colectiv-tragedy-changed-bucharest/
[7]: http://www.skanumezs.lv/en/
[8]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/underground-artists-pick-their-favorite-autechre-tracks/
[9]: http://uh.hu/
[10]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/uh-fest-2015-review/
[11]: https://unsafeandsounds.com/artists16/
[12]: http://www.unsound.pl/
[13]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/your-attention-is-a-battlefield-unsound-2015-in-review/
[14]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/need-new-religion-aisha-devi-talks-tianzhuo-chen/
[15]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/i-could-call-myself-a-cultural-marxist-but-i-dont-louise-brailey-talks-to-laurel-halo/
[16]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/lotic-explains-his-ugly-take-on-rb/
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text: '<p>Rather than wallowing in another summer gone by, on the first day of September we’re looking forward to fall’s biggest upside: music festivals. While common (read: “basic”) knowledge conceives of summer as festival season, the truth is that the best ones happen in September, October and November. This is partly due to the fact that the <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/icas-festival-announcement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICAS Network</a> /<a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/feed/years-list-shape-commissioned-artists-looks-amazing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SHAPE Platform</a> fires up its arsenal of forward-thinking events, but there are also end-of-summer bashes like Outlook (which takes place this weekend) and major industry conferences such as the <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/hedonistic-rapture-and-corporate-esponiage-ade-2014-reviewed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amsterdam Dance Event</a>—not to mention our own Electronic Beats-sponsored celebrations in Tirana and Budapest as well as our partner festival <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UpToDateFestival/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Up To Date</a> in Poland. There’s so much to sort through that we’ve compiled another handy map to help you plan your summer, and you can find a few notes on a few highly recommended picks below. As with our <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/summer-2016-festival-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summer festival map</a>, magenta dots represent our favorite upcoming events.</p><p><strong>Interval Natural:</strong> After the <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/after-the-fire-how-the-colectiv-tragedy-changed-bucharest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tragic fire at Bucharest’s Colectiv nightclub</a> foiled Interval’s plans to throw a 100-hour party last fall, the team returns with a new concept this month: a two-nighter in a fortress in the Transylvanian countryside. The lineup stars minimal legends like Mathew Johnson, Onur Özer, DJ Masda and Cab Drivers on a Funktion One sound system. By the way, today (September 1) is the last day to buy final release tickets.</p><p><a href="http://www.skanumezs.lv/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Skaņu Mežs</strong></a>: Active since 2003, this small festival in Riga, Latvia combines a showcase of artists affiliated with SHAPE as well as tasteful bookings from the wider world of avant-garde music. This year’s heavy-hitters include <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/underground-artists-pick-their-favorite-autechre-tracks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autechre</a> and King Midas Sound.</p><p><a href="http://uh.hu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>UH Fest</strong></a>: Ultrahang is a great excuse to visit Budapest at least once a year. It was our <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/uh-fest-2015-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">favorite festival in 2015</a>, and we’re excited to return this year for another impeccable program that combines cutting edge takes on contemporary classical music with a few killer club nights. The hook: UH never books the same act twice.</p><p><strong><a href="https://unsafeandsounds.com/artists16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unsafe + Sounds</a>: </strong>We only know a few of the artists booked for the third installment of this Vienna-based series, and those familiar names indicate that the rest of the program will be pretty out-there, in a good way.</p><p><a href="http://www.unsound.pl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Unsound</strong></a>: This annual weeklong series in Krakow is the most famous experimental festival. It’s immaculately curated, innovative and somewhat more club-oriented than most of its counterparts in the ICAS Network and SHAPE-affiliated events. Each year the staff develops a theme to guide the program; <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/your-attention-is-a-battlefield-unsound-2015-in-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last year</a> it hosted many unannounced performances under the “Surprise” banner, and this year’s Dislocation idea will tie together appearances by Demdike Stare, <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/need-new-religion-aisha-devi-talks-tianzhuo-chen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aïsha Devi</a>, Amnesia Scanner, The Bunker NY and more. There’s also a bonus weekender from September 15-17 in Vladivostok, Russia with Rabih Beani, Buttechno, <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/i-could-call-myself-a-cultural-marxist-but-i-dont-louise-brailey-talks-to-laurel-halo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laurel Halo</a>, <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/lotic-explains-his-ugly-take-on-rb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lotic</a> and local DJs.</p>'
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# A Map Of All The Fall European Festivals You Need To Know [Image: EB_Festival_Map_Fall_03-1.jpg] Rather than wallowing in another summer gone by, on the first day of September we're looking forward to fall's biggest upside: music festivals. While common (read: "basic") knowledge conceives of ...
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There's so much to sort through that we've compiled another handy map to help you plan your summer, and you can find a few notes on a few highly recommended picks below. As with our [summer festival map][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, magenta dots represent our favorite upcoming events. **...
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[**Skaņu Mežs**][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: Active since 2003, this small festival in Riga, Latvia combines a showcase of artists affiliated with SHAPE as well as tasteful bookings from the wider world of avant-garde music. This year's heavy-hitters include [Autechre][8]{: target=...
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The hook: UH never books the same act twice. **[Unsafe + Sounds][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: **We only know a few of the artists booked for the third installment of this Vienna-based series, and those familiar names indicate that the rest of the program will be pretty out-the...
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Each year the staff develops a theme to guide the program; [last year][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} it hosted many unannounced performances under the "Surprise" banner, and this year's Dislocation idea will tie together appearances by Demdike Stare, [Aïsha Devi][14]{: target="_blank" rel...