Nathan Seabrook It's hard to believe but this year marks Amon Tobin's debut at Montreal's MUTEK Festival, now in its 12th year. Even so, Tobin is no stranger to the Canadian city, having lived there while producing several of his albums for the celebrated electronic label Ninja Tune. It's only fitting then that the renowned Brazilian-born DJ ...

Amanda Connon-Unda Nearly 100,000 people rang in Detroit's 12th annual Movement Festival this Memorial Day long weekend dancing in the rain in the techno homeland's outdoor Hart Plaza. The record number of attendees was up almost 5,000 from the previous year's record, perhaps indicative of electronic music's slow but steady resurgence in ...

KTCHN With the recent 50th release from Thoughtless Music, music fans are taking note of Noah Pred as both a top-notch DJ/producer and the founder of the Toronto-based techno label. At this year's Mutek festival, which kicks off June 1, five producers on Pred's Thoughtless roster are poised to perform at the renowned five-day affair in ...

Poker Flat Hot off the heels of a momentous gig at Coachella, Anders Trentemøller and his six piece band are set to play Spain's SOS festival this weekend. Although SOS is a smaller upstart festival, it promises to be just as memorable, with other live bands like Suede and the Kooks and DJs like Tiga also on the two-day lineup. ...