hi guys
futuresonic have been on the road, touring the electronic music and visual
culture of manchester around the world, taking in south africa, india,
trinidad, romania and venezuela with more to come.
on 3 & 4 may we will be bringing it back home to manchester, with the uk
artists playing alongside people encountered on the journey:
~south african kwaito with bongo maffin
and a mancunian twist from riton
~the uk electronica of v/vm remixed by
indian classical musicians
~live visuals by a bollywood film director
with graham massey and toolshed
~the stunning live av of meam
~trinidad rapso and a lyrical jam with
darkjazz and segan
~djs woody and as-if with breakdancers
tron2 and soup collective visuals
~world scratch champion dj woody learns
to beat juggle in after effects with meam
~asian beats and breaks from swaraj with
visuals by eikon
~mcrs new generation of underground
hip hop presented by urban sonic
~commissioned digital short films and
interactive cdroms
sensurround is a futuresonic / british council
project promoting manchester / uk electronic
music, clubbing and visual culture
the event in manchester on 3 & 4 may will
take place at contact on oxford road, and
is presented as a part of cultureshock and
the spirit of friendship festival - the cultural
programme for the commonwealth games
for info call ++44(0)161 274 0600
or if you want to know more about the
individual projects drop me a line!
cheers
drew
www.futuresonic.com