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OBUXUM (CA) @obuxum

Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Expérience 5 on August 26, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Interconnectedness draws its inspiration from the profound concept of collective consciousness. Guided by the visionary OBUXUM, this one-hour immersive experience promises to transport the audience on a transcendent journey, a voyage filled with spatially intricate rhythms, captivating textures, and profound depth.

NegoO (PT/FR) @nego0

North American Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Expérience 2 on August 23, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Thanks to the hype he generated at Moonshine and the notable inclusion of one of his tracks on the SMS For Location vol.5 compilation, NegoO was a logical choice to showcase the Montréal Afrocentric collective’s fevered rhythms and irresistible grooves at MUTEK, as a North American premiere no less.

Lowfish (CA) @lowfish

World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Expérience 3 on August 24, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Premiering at last year's MUTEK, Lowfish's latest live performance combined punishing 808 drums with the Canadian producer's signature synth harmonies and highly-manipulated samples. At times moody, often melodic and catchy, Lowfish's tracks forever strive to be refined and timeless.

Leon Louder (CA/QC) @leonlouder

World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Expérience 1 on August 22, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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In the commissioned work for the Montréal Insectarium | Espace pour la vie, Leon Louder presented a live performance in four movements, created entirely using sampled sounds of insects. Through this sonic ecosystem, the playful, magnetic energy of insects was revealed in strange polyrhythms and emotionally engaged harmonic tapestries.

Kyoka & Shohei Fujimoto (JP) @kyoka

North American Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

A/Visions 1 on August 25, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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In this project, the human brain – considered as a black box –, is captured objectively as an unknown structure and conceptualized through sound and visuals.

Kyoka (JP) @kyoka

Canadian Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Nocturne 2 on August 24, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Kyoka embarks on a journey of sonic creation, weaving intricate compositions predominantly crafted from the mesmerizing Moog Synth sounds

Joël Lavoie et Guillaume Vallée (CA/QC)

World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Nocturne 5 on August 27, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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By manipulating sound and visual landscapes in real-time, the artists explore new hybridizations between both digital and analog processing and reproduction systems.

This project is created during the Avatar-MUTEK production residency in August 2023. A co-production by Avatar.

Intercity-Express & Manami Sakamoto (JP) @indusmusica

World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Nocturne 5 on August 27, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Combining organic abstract melodies and inorganic noises and rhythms, the soundscapes are perfectly synchronized with primitive materials – such as particles and lines –, which creates new designs and regularities.

Indus (CA/QC) @indusmusica

North American Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Expérience 1 on August 22, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Indus’ live performance is a veritable discharge of acid-soaked synths and Afro-Colombian percussion, an invitation to dance and travel through the root sounds of the “land of a thousand rhythms”, reinterpreted through contemporary production techniques.

Honeydrip (CA/QC) @wavesofhoney

World Premiere at MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24

Nocturne 4 on August 26, 2023

Mastered by @pheek (audioservices.studio)

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Honeydrip’s performance is an homage to dub, reggae, and dancehall, while keeping her signature bassy dancefloor sound. Psychotropic is any drug that affects behavior, mood, thoughts, or perception, and this debut live set from Honeydrip, featuring vocalist King Shadrock and A/V wizard Emma Forgues, is meant to evoke exactly that.