Club Transmediale starts today!
club-transmediale-releases-line-up-for-ctm12
January 30, 2012
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text: '<p> Last year we thought we’d seen <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/features/news/ctm11-release-biggest-line-up-yet" title="EBnet: CTM.11 release biggest line-up yet">the biggest line-up yet</a> for <strong>CTM festival</strong>. But the thirteenth edition – <strong>CTM.12</strong> – comes with an even bigger, better and musically broader bill than previous years.</p><p>The 2012′ <strong>Club Transmediale</strong> festival starts today and will take place at various venues across the city until February 5th. One of our favorites <strong>Mouse On Mars</strong> are scheduled to drop their new album <em><strong>Parastophics</strong></em> on <strong>Modeselektor’s</strong> <strong>Monkeytown Records</strong> in February 2012. It’s the first full length by Cologne’s electronica wizards in the last five years, and they’ll be premiering it live at Berghain during CTM.12 – too fitting! Joining them on stage will be MOM curated artists such as <strong>Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop</strong>, <strong>Sølyst</strong> (Kreidler), and <strong>DJ Elephant Power</strong>.</p><p>Canadian experimental musician <strong>Tim Hecker</strong> will be playing his concept album <em>Ravedeath, 1972</em> at Passionskirche, while <strong>Tri-Angle Records</strong> will stop at Berghain with a label showcase including <strong>Balam Acab</strong>, <strong>Holy Other</strong>, <strong>oOoOO</strong>, joined by <strong>Planet Mu</strong> artist <strong>Kuedo</strong> and <strong>puzzle</strong> (Leisure System). At Horst XBerg, explorations in dub will be going down with <strong>Pole</strong> (~scape), <strong>Harmonious Thelonious</strong> (Italic) and <strong>Kassem Mosse</strong> (Workshop, Ominira). Honoring the departed electronic music pioneer <strong>Conrad Schnitzler</strong>, musicians such as <strong>Wolfgang Seidel</strong> (Ton Steine Scherben), <strong>Hans-Joachim Roedelius</strong> (Kluster) and <strong>Borngräber & Strüver</strong> (m=minimal) will be picking up and playing with original Schnitzler-material.</p><p>Cologne techno and ambient power comes from<strong>Wolfgang Voigt</strong> (Kompakt) and <strong>Jörg Burger</strong> (The Modernist), they’ll be premiering their new collaborate audio-visual project <strong>Mohn</strong> at Hebbel am Ufer. “<em>Sinister music in 16:9 format, without a bassdrum</em>“, as the CTM.12 press release puts it.</p><p><em>Mohn – Tiefental</em></p><p>Besides the full musical program, CTM.12 again deals with different aspects of pop culture, so prepare for exciting exhibitions and panel discussions dealing with the topic ‘SPECTRAL’, a look on genres ranging from witch house to neo-industrial and drone.</p><p>Single day tickets are just as the festival passes on sale. Make your bookings now and look forward to a truly stunning festival and a musically warm winter 2012 in Berlin.</p><p>Watch the CTM trailer made by MFO</p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35502106">CTM Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/mfo">MFO</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><em>Photo: Eelco Borremans / CTM</em></p>'
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# Club Transmediale starts today! Last year we thought we'd seen [the biggest line-up yet][1] for **CTM festival**. But the thirteenth edition -- **CTM.12** -- comes with an even bigger, better and musically broader bill than previous years. The 2012′ **Club Transmediale** festival starts ...
It's the first full length by Cologne's electronica wizards in the last five years, and they'll be premiering it live at Berghain during CTM.12 -- too fitting. Joining them on stage will be MOM curated artists such as **Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop**, **Sølyst** (Kreidler), and **DJ Elephant Powe...
"*Sinister music in 16:9 format, without a bassdrum*", as the CTM.12 press release puts it. *Mohn -- Tiefental* . Besides the full musical program, CTM.12 again deals with different aspects of pop culture, so prepare for exciting exhibitions and panel discussions dealing with the topic 'SPECTRAL...