Dekmantel Festival, dedicated to electronic music and DJ
culture, presents ambient and electronica by American
multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails).
Alessandro
Cortini has been called the synth wizard of Nine Inch Nails; his
ominous progressions and textures on analogue and modular synthesizers
provided a shot in the arm to Trent Reznor’s industrial rock band.
Cortini’s trance-inducing solo performances explore further depths of
ambient and electronic music.
DEKMANTEL FESTIVAL
August 5 to 7 the Amsterdam music label Dekmantel organizes the fourth edition of the internationally acclaimed Dekmantel Festival in the ‘Amsterdamse Bos’, with electronic (dance) music as well as acts which have influenced contemporary DJ culture. The day before, on August 4, the festival opening will take place at four venues alongside the IJ river: Bimhuis, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Eye Film Museum and Tolhuistuin (Paradiso Noord).
The line-up on the opening night of Dekmantel Festival 2016 includes
performances by, among others, avant-garde electronica pioneers Cabaret
Voltaire, Brazilian jazz trio Azymuth, electronica artist James Holden
and afrobeat legend Tony Allen. The Bimhuis will host performances by
Alessandro Cortini and the duo Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit.
Each
of these acts has had an important influence on contemporary DJ
culture. Dekmantel aims to explore the roots and branches of
high-quality electronic music and considers DJ culture as a vital art
form deserving more recognition from the general audience.
PROGRAMME DEKMANTEL FESTIVAL AUGUST 4:
TOLHUISTUIN
16:45 – 17:45 Azymuth
21:15 – 22:15 Tony Allen (live with band)
01:30 – 03:30 Matias Aguayo
03:30 – 05:00 Young Marco
BIMHUIS
17:30 – 18:30 Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit
21:15 – 22:15 Alessandro Cortini
MUZIEKGEBOUW AAN HET ‘T IJ
19:00 – 20:00 Cabaret Voltaire
23:30 – 00:30 James Holden (live with band)
EYE
19:00 – 20:00 Shackleton & Ernesto Tomasini (live)
21:00 – 00:30 Raster-Noton 20 Year Anniversary
Full Dekmantel Festival programme: http://www.dekmantelfestival.com/program/
Alessandro Cortini electronica