08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-12 Gothenberg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-13 St. Malo, France – La Route Du Rock
08-14 Leicester, England – Summer Sundae Weekender
08-15 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-19 Lausanne, Switzerland – For Noise Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
08-21 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-22 Groningen, Netherlands - Noordenzon Festival
08-28 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
08-29 Reading, England – Reading Festival
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands – Into The Great Wide Open
09-04 Stradbally, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-05 London, England – Offset Festival
09-09 Lille, France – Radar Festival
09-10 Berlin, Germany – Berlin Festival
09-11 Somerset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-12 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-14 Guelph, Ontario - Ebar ^
09-15 Ottawa, Ontario – Babylon ^
09-16 Montreal, Quebec – National ^
09-17 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix ^
09-18 London, Ontario - Lolafest
09-19 Boston, MA – Paradise #
09-22 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
09-23 Washington, DC – Black Cat #
09-24 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival
09-25 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
09-26 Chicago, IL – Metro #
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
09-28 Winnepeg, Manitoba – West End Cultural Center #
09-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Amigos #
09-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite #
10-01 Calgary, Alberta - Republik #
10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue #
10-04 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
10-05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom #
10-06 San Francisco, CA – Regency #
10-07 Los Angeles, CA – La Cita
10-08 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box #
10-09 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
10-11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
10-12 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre #
10-14 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
10-15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
10-16 Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
10-17 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
10-18 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
10-19 Miami, FL – Grand Central
10-21 Guanajuanto, Mexico- Mutek/Cervantino Festival
10-23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
10-27 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Clash Club
10-28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
10-30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival
10-31 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
11-03 Geneva, Switzerland - L’Usine
11-04 Montpellier, France – 34 Tours Festival
11-05 Torino, Italy – Club to Club
11-06 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
11-07 Lubiana, Slovenia - Kino Siska
11-08 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
11-09 Zurich, Germany - Abart
11-11 Lorient, France – Les Indisciplines
11-12 Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
11-13 Luxemborg, Luxemborg - Exit 07
11-14 Leipzig, Germany – Central Theater
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
11-16 Heidelberg, – Enjoy Jazz Festival
11-17 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
11-18 Reims, France – La Cartonnerie
11-19 London, England – Coronet *
11-20 Manchester, England – Warehouse Project *
11-21 Glasgow, Scotland – ABC *
11-22 Leeds, England – Social Brudenell
11-23 Bristol, England – Thekla
11-24 Brighton, England – Coalition
11-25 Bucharest, Romania - MNAC
11-26 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who Festival
11-27 Brussels, Belgium – Autumn Falls Festival AB
11-28 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
11-29 Cologne, Germany – Gloria
12-02 Budapest, Hungary - Godor
12-03 Zagreb, Croatia - Teater ITD
12-04 Vienna, Austria - Fluc
12-05 Frankfurt, Germany - Mouseoturm
12-07 Minehead, England – ATP In Between Days
12-08 Liverpool, England - Kazimier
12-09 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
12-12 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 2

^ with Russian Futurists
# with Emeralds
* with Four Tet

06-03 Sofia, Bulgaria – National Palace of Culture
06-04 Skopje, Macedonia – Metropolis Arena
06-07 Zagreb, Croatia – Salata
06-09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic – Incheba Expo Arena
06-11 Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
06-12 Linz, Austria – Tips Arena
06-13 Ljubljana, Slovenia – Hala Tivoli
06-15 Padova, Italy – Anfiteatro Camerini
06-16 Viareggio, Italy – Cittadella del Carnevale
06-18 Parma, Italy – Parco Ducale
06-19 Dornbirn, Austria – Messehalle
06-20 Lyon, France – Halle tony Garnier
06-22 Nice, France – Palais Nikaia
06-23 Marseille, France – Le Dome de Marseille
06-24 Barcelona, Spain – Poble Espanyol
06-26 Vitoria, Spain – Azkena Rock Festival
06-28 Carcassonne, France – Antique Theatre
06-29 Bordeaux, France – Patinoire Meriadeck
07-01 Nantes, France – Zenith Nantes Metropole
07-03 Kent, England – Hop Farm Festival
07-04 Limerick, Ireland – Thomond Park Stadium
09-04 Seattle, WA – Memorial Stadium *

* with The Decemberists, Neko Case

Two stages dominate my Detroit electronic music palette for the first day of Movement, Saturday, May 29th 2010. The Vitamin Water Main Stage is a safe bet throughout the entire day and a great place to start; especially since Matthew Hawtin (12-2), brother of Richie Hawtin, has the only set starting right at noon. It should be an interesting 2 hour set for an artist mostly known for his minimalistic visual art and texturous ambient sets. The Movement Torino Stage is also well stacked and has some great talent and sounds.

Mark Ernestus

The Rhythm & Sound (2-5) set directly following Matthew Hawtin should range from chilled out reggae grooves to deeper house and techno: Von Oswald and Ernestus’ Rhythm & Sound recordings are much more dub-influenced and less techno-orientated than the duo’s previous, and more legendary, dub-techno recordings as Basic Channel and Von Oswald’s solo work as Maurizio. Ah, great way to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon in Detroit.

Picking up the Scion (5-6:30) live set after that is a perfect transition. This duo, René Löwe from Potsdam and Peter Kuschnereit from Berlin, started this experimental platform nearly 15 years ago though without much released material. After solo projects Scion live performances have been reintroduced and promise to bring serious dub techno.

Next I could catch Woody Mcbride (6:30-8) or make the short trek over to the Movement Torino stage and catch the tail end of long time Detroit resident Kenneth Thomas‘ (5-6:30) set. Only on the assumption that his set will go more progressive to techno and not trancy. Remember Kenny it’s the D.

Martyn

More than likely I’ll travel riverside to the Red Bull Academy Stage to catch Martyn (6-7:30) and get my dubstep fill for the weekend. DZ (4:30-6) , the previous set at this stage, pulls some good dubstep but I just don’t care for MCs over Drum & Bass and Dubstep sets these days. I may also stick around for the Exclusion (7:30-9) set, depending on where the crew is at. Typically half are the die hard drum & bass fans all closely nestled together, bumping shoulders and staking claim to their spot a top the spiraling concrete stoop adjacent the (one) stage dedicated to their chosen genre. The other half can move freely, stretching our legs and scenery while bouncing from stage to stage, experiencing the lush sounds from Detroit techno, deep house, minimal and just plain bangin techno.

Following Kenneth on the Torino stage is Kirk Degiorgio (7:30-9) who has some solid techno releases on Planet E and ART. My inclinations point towards a groovy tech house set.

Next is Marco Carola (9-11), one of the world’s premier techno DJs. With a vast array of production credits and a whole host of labels under his belt (Design, 1000, Zenit, Question, Do.Mi.No) Marco Carola has emerged in the last decade to be one of Italy’s most influential exponents of techno and electronic music.

Theo Parrish

I may get a sudden rush of Detroit soul and check out Theo Parrish (9-11) at the Made in Detroit Stage. Though it’s the underground stage, known for its horribly echoing sets with bass kicks ominously tapping your shoulder throughout this concrete cave. Plagued by incredibly high humidity created from a dense haze of human moisture that starts to pick up just as the night falls. Though Made in Detroit has worked with Paxahau to redesign the stage and improve sound quality for 2010. Well overdue.

The highlight of the evening takes us back to where we started at the Vitamin Water Main Stage. The return of Plastikman live (11-12). This set promises to bring back much of what made the infamous early Detroit Plastikman parties great with an integration of new technology, audio, visual and crowd participation via the Plastikman SYNC app.

Vitamin Water Main Stage: Big names and a nice mix of genres and performers. Lives sets and one not to miss: the return of Plastikman live in Detroit, we’ve been waiting a long time for this…

Beatport: Three years ago I could hardly leave this stage, then dominated by Minus label artists and zeitgeist minimal. Last year Ellen Allien poised her set as my favorite for the weekend. This year (for Saturday at least) it’s the techno-pop stage. Instead of pool side in Ibiza it’s riverside in Detroit.

Made in Detroit: Deep, House, Minimal and Detroit. Theo Parrish to close it out. Should be nice.

Red Bull Music Academy: As last year, Drum & Bass and MCs dominate this riverside stage. This year also sees the introduction of Dubstep to Movement.

Movement Torino: A solid groovy day here, seems like a hand picked sets from the Innovator Derrick May. Starts off progressive, moves into Tech House and Techno.

There is an iPhone or iPod app available for free on iTunes for Movement 2010, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival. It’s actually a great idea and an excellent resource for festival goers. You can check out the entire festival lineup, the entire lineup by stage or the lineup for each day by stage. From the lineup pages you can check out artists bios and visit links to websites, videos on YouTube and music on Beatport and iTunes.

The most useful feature on the Movement app is the ability to add artist’s sets to your own schedule: a better alternative than carrying around an outdated, tree-killing, printed schedule or aimlessly scratching your head while wandering to your next destination. There’s a map of the Movement festival grounds and a list of ‘official’ (aka ‘not interested’) afterparties. Also included is a cool friend finder that allows you to move an “I AM HERE” arrow around pictures of the festival stages and maps to help your friends find you. Sounds corny? Maybe. Have I spent more festival time trying to find people than hearing music? Some years. Will I use it? Come on.

To pass the time in between bass pounding sets the app includes a music note icon in the upper left hand corner which allows you to stream Paxahau radio anywhere.

Fucking technology… and thankfully the wallpaper for the app is not that creepy, emo Plastikman live promo pic of Richie. He looks like the gay younger brother from Wedding Crashers. You know, the one that likes to paint…

Visit iTunes to download the Movement 2010 App.

Finally the schedule for Movement 2010, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival is out. Click on the images for larger view.

Movement 2010 Schedule Cover

Movement 2010 Schedule Saturday

Movement 2010 Schedule Sunday

Movement 2010 Schedule Monday

View/Download the entire Movement 2010, Detroit Electronic Music Festival schedule in PDF form.

05-13 London, England – Brixton Academy *
05-14 Minehead, England – All Tomorrow’s Parties
05-15 Brighton, England – The Great Escape
05-17 London, England – Heaven
05-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
05-19 Cologne, Germany – Burgerhaus Stollwerck
05-21 Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
05-23 Linz, Austria – LinzFest
05-24 Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus
05-27 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Festival
05-29 George, WA – Sasquatch
06-19 Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Island *#
06-22 Vienna, Austria – Flex Club
06-23 Zagreb, Croatia – T-Mobile INMusic Festival
06-24 Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk
06-26 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy
06-27 Pilton, England – Glastonbury Festival
06-28 Manchester, England – Academy
06-29 Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
06-30 London, England – HMV Forum
07-05 Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm
07-06 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefahrlich
07-08 Liege, Belgium – Les Ardentes Festival
07-09 Sheffield, England – Corporation
07-10 Kinross, Scotland – T in the Park
07-11 Punchestown, Ireland – Oxegen Festival
07-16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-25 Taipei, Taiwan – The Wall
07-27 Singapore – Esplande Concert Hall
08-01 Woodford, Australia – Splendour in the Grass
08-28 St. Louis, MO – Lou Fest
09-08 Pittsburgh, PA – Byham Theater
09-09 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
09-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
09-11 Richmond, VA – The National
09-13 Washington, DC – The Warner Theatre
09-14 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
09-17 Boston, MA – House of Blues
09-18 New York, NY – Central Park, Rumsey Playfield
09-20 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
09-21 Northampton, MA – Calvin Theater
09-22 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
09-24 Ithaca, NY – State Theater
09-25 Buffalo, NY – Town Hall
10-01 Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
10-03 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst  Theater
10-04 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10-06 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Burton Cummings Theatre
10-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Odeon
10-08 Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Hall
10-09 Edmonton, Alberta – Winspear Centre
10-10 Kelowna, British Columbia – Community Theatre
10-12 Victoria, British Columbia – Element
10-13 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
10-15 Seattle, WA – Paramount
10-16 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
10-19 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

* with Pavement
# with Band of Horses

The lineup for Lollapalooza 2010 is out. The event takes place August 6-8 in Chicago. The main headliners are less than impressive but should probably sell some tickets and lets face it, that’s really the name of the game. At first glance I saw nothing that could keep this music festival in line with the other major US music festivals. On a second glance I see there is some great talent there, but it still doesn’t excite me as much as 2009. Highlights include: MGMT, Erykah Badu, Grizzly Bear, Deer Tick, The Big Pink, The Dodos, Wavves, Royal Bangs, The Black Keys and Spoon. For me, that, along with the excellent venue at Grant Park still keeps Lollapalooza the only heavy weight music festival in the midwest. The DJ sets at Perry’s are ridiculous… too mainstream to even mention and surely do not depict true talent from today’s electronic artists, just my option…

Friday, April 16

2:00-2:45 Baroness (Mojave Tent)
3:30-4:10 Sleigh Bells (Gobi Tent)
4:20-5:10 Yeasayer (Mojave Tent)
5:45-6:35 She & Him (Outdoor Theater)
6:20-7:20 The Specials (Coachella Stage)
6:55-7:55 Gil-Scott Heron (Gobi Tent)
7:00-7:50 Passion Pit (Outdoor Theater)
7:50-8:40 Them Crooked Vultures (Coachella Stage)
8:05-8:55 Grizzly Bear (Mojave Tent)
8:35-9:25 Echo and the Bunnymen (Outdoor Theater)
9:05-10:00 LCD Soundsystem (Coachella Stage)
9:55-10:45 Vampire Weekend (Outdoor Theater)
10:50 Jay-Z (Coachella Stage)
11:10-12:20 Fever Ray (Mojave Tent)
11:20-12:10 Public Image Limited (Outdoor Theater)

Saturday, April 17

2:45-3:35 Frightened Rabbit (Outdoor Theater)
3:10-3:55 Camera Obscura (Mojave Tent)
3:25-4:10 Girls (Gobi Tent)
4:25-5:15 Beach House (Mojave Tent)
6:25-7:10 The xx (Outdoor Theater)
6:55-7:45 Dirty Projectors (Mojave Tent)
7:35-8:25 Hot Chip (Outdoor Theater)
7:55-8:45 Faith No More (Coachella Stage)
8:50-9:40 MGMT (Outdoor Theater)
9:25-10:10 Major Lazer (Mojave Tent)
10:45-11:35 Flying Lotus (Gobi Tent)
11:05-12:00 The Dead Weather (Outdoor Theater)
11:35-11:55 Die Antwoord (Sahara Tent)
11:50-12:45 Devo (Mojave Tent)

Sunday, April 18

2:10-2:55 Local Natives (Gobi Tent)
2:25-3:10 Owen Pallet (Outdoor Stage)
3:35-4:20 Deerhunter (Outdoor Stage)
3:50-4:40 De La Soul (Coachella Stage)
4:25-5:10 Matt & Kim (Mojave Tent)
4:30-5:15 Florence and the Machine (Gobi Tent)
4:45-5:30 Sunny Day Real Estate (Outdoor Stage)
5:00-5:50 Yo La Tengo (Coachella Stage)
5:35-6:20 Julian Casablancas (Mojave Tent)
5:40-6:30 Charlotte Gainsbourg (Gobi Tent)
5:55-6:45 Jónsi (Outdoor Stage)
6:30-7:20 Spoon (Coachella Stage)
7:00-7:45 Sly Stone (Gobi Tent)
7:10-8:00 Phoenix (Outdoor Theater)
7:45-8:55 Pavement (Coachella Stage)
7:55-8:45 Gary Numan (Mojave Tent)
9:00 Thom Yorke (Outdoor Theater)
9:25-10:15 The Big Pink (Mojave Tent)
10:30 Gorillaz (Coachella Stage)