Queens of the Electronic Underground
Queens of the Electronic Underground
Curated by Mary Anne Hobbs
Sat 20 July, 2019
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Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 6 Music) brought together five of the most exciting electronic artists on the planet for an evening of pioneering sound and breathtaking visuals. An immersive journey into the future of electronic music, featuring exclusive sets from:
Jlin - The firebrand musician-producer, fresh from working with Wayne McGregor on Autobiography
Holly Herndon - Mining the edges of electronic and avant-garde pop – and back with a new show for MIF19
Aïsha Devi ft. MFO - The radical alchemist teams up with the Berlin-based visual artist
Klara Lewis - The Swedish musician-composer brings her ‘theatre for the ear’ to the city
Katie Gately - LA-based musician, sound designer and architect of beautiful abstract pop
Afrodeutsche - DJ set - Dark electro, breaks, footwork, ghetto tech and more from the brilliant Manchester-based producer.
Mary Anne Hobbs - DJ set
Songs of the Lost was created for MIF19 by award-winning Canadian games designer Paloma Dawkins and a team of international collaborators – with a pulsing, shape-shifting soundtrack by electronic composer-producer Jlin.
Produced by Manchester International Festival.
Image Credit: Aisha Devi by Emile Barret, Jlin by Mahdumita Nandi, Holly Herndon by Bennet Perez, Mary Anne Hobbs by Tarnish Vision, Katie Gately by Jasmine Safaeian, Klara Lewis by Hampus Högberg
Image Credit: Gemma Parker