Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I Love Techno announce first names for 2012 festival - November 10th in Belgium


I ♥ TECHNO
Saturday 10 November 2012
Flanders Expo, Ghent 

 

FIRST NAMES IN // TICKET SALES START ON 4 SEPTEMBER    

 
This year, I Love Techno will be held on Saturday 10 November (10.11.12) at the Flanders Expo in Ghent.  

I Love Techno - Belgium's premier indoor dance festival - has been setting the tone for 18 years with a winning formula that doesn't compartmentalise, caters for all genres and always presents an eclectic showcase of the best in electronic music; past, present and future. Prepare for a night of the best in electronic music...    

  
The first confirmations for I Love Techno 2012 are in:

VITALIC (live) * NETSKY (live) * NERO dj set * MODESELEKTOR (live) * A-TRAK * DAVE CLARKE * EROL ALKAN * FLYING LOTUS (live) * GESAFFELSTEIN (live) * DADA LIFE * ZEDS DEAD *  THE MAGICIAN * TNGHT (live) * CAMO & KROOKED dj set * SCNTST 

***More names for I Love Techno coming soon.    

In 2012, I Love Techno will have a slightly different look than before. The room concept - yellow, green, orange, red, blue - won't change.  But the space available in Flanders Expo will be used differently, and there will be more room to enjoy I Love Techno to the full.  


Ticket sales start on Tuesday 4 September from www.ilovetechno.be


About the first names:

 
At I Love Techno, VITALIC will present an exclusive of his new album, which is due out on 22 October. The first track "No More Sleep" already has us salivating for more. SCNTST, signed to Boys Noize Records, and EROL ALKAN, present more electro techno. In fact, Erol Alkan put together this year's I Love Techno mix album. It comes out in early October through N.E.W.S. Of which he said this:

'I'm honoured to have been asked to compile and mix this years I Love Techno CD. It's a mix which covers a small part of the sound of  yesterday, today and tomorrow, featuring some of my favourite producers. I am also very excited to be returning to the festival and to Belgium - which is almost my second home - later this year' - Erol Alkan  
  
   

The rest of the world will be looking at Belgium. For a number of reasons. Belgium is really hitting the heights as far as dance events and labels are concerned. But artists are starting to see rapid growth in their popularity. Wonderboy NETSKY has released his second album under the renowned Hospital Records. His performance at I Love Techno will be his only Belgian live show this autumn. His stable mates CAMO & KROOKED also play for dance. Just like NERO. Thanks to hits like "Promises", "Crush on You" and "Must Be The Feeling", the London-based duo have ended up leading the pack in dubstep. ZEDS DEAD are one of the figureheads of the current edm & dubstep boom in the United States.

DAVE CLARKE, still the godfather - and that'll never change - of techno, is attending I Love Techno with the rising star, GESAFFELSTEIN, in his wake.
Another homegrown highlight of international fame: THE MAGICIAN. He was responsible for the fabulous and extremely successful remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers". His collaboration with Sam Sparro on the latter's single "Happiness" is the summer hit of 2012. Even more disco and house grooves come from A-TRAK, who recently affirmed his status as the strongest and most requested remixer, with his version of Martin Solveig's "The Night Out". And from Sweden we have electro house by DADA LIFE, whose "Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker" has been one of the most frequently played anthems at this summer's dance festivals.

Eclecticism and groundbreaking beats are also to be expected at I Love Techno. MODESELEKTOR mixes techno and dubstep with electro, acid and grime in a way that defies definition. FLYING LOTUS will give an exclusive presentation of his third album on Warp. Collaborators on the album include Erykah Badu, Thundercat and Thom Yorke. TNIGHT is a unique collaboration between Hudson Mohawke and Lunice, and is all about hip electronics and r & b for the 22nd century over hip hop beats.

Check week 2's promo clip HERE


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'I Love Techno 2012' mixed by Erol Alkan released 8th October on Lektroluv  
      
  
For more press information, please contact: kim@rebelbutterfly.co.uk   
  
  

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