Springfestival 2011…One Week To Go!
aaamusic | On 26, May 2011
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- One of Europe’s leading music festivals returns – springfestival takes place Weds 1st– Sun 5th June – next week!
- The stunning World UNESCO Heritage city of Graz, Austria, hosts 5 days and 4 nights of electronic music and cultural enrichment from Caribou, Hercules And Love Affair, Atari Teenage Riot, Jungle Brothers, Tensnake, Patrick Wolf, Isolee, DOP, London Elektricity and many, many more
- Flights still available for around £150 return on www.ryanair.com
- springsessions conference features enriching debate and exploration hosted by 12 digital innovators, futurists and creative minds
- springfestival features Red Bull Music Academy, its own radio station, FM4, Diesel Island and even its own kindergarten J
- springfestival releases its own compilation album too
- Graz has also just been awarded coveted UNESCO City of Design
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With just a week to go the 11th springfestival in Graz, Austria, is again about to take over one of Europe’s most stunning cities for five days and four nights of electronic music from all over the world and a world-leading conference, springsessions. Taking in many of Graz’s most iconic and captivating venues – including everything from the Dom im Berg cave to the futuristic Helmut List Halle and huge Stadthalle venues – springfestival has become one of the most inspiring celebrations of music, technology and culture around. This year’s lineup includes Caribou, Hercules And Love Affair, Atari Teenage Riot, Jungle Brothers, Tensnake, Patrick Wolf, Isolee, DOP, Apparat and DELS all performing live, with London Elektricity, Aeroplane, Carte Blanche, Steve Bug, Michael Mayer and many more all DJing.
Flights are still available for last minute weekend city-seekers. www.ryanair.com has return flights for around £150, Stansted to Graz.
springsessions 2011
springsessions is springfestival’s enriching and forward-thinking conference for electronic art, technology and design, which is for the first time forming a major part of the overall programming. springsessions includes visual artists, creative directors, programmers, filmmakers and social experimenters addressing some of the fascinating challenges faced by the ever-evolving music and technology scenes. This is the place to discover new trends and directions, to make new contacts and forge alliances; with music and technology rapidly changing, informing the way information is accessed used, the debates have never been more relevant at springsessions. Speakers include Robert Lindström, Jason Theodor and Jared Ficklin.
springsessions will be based in Space04, part of Kunsthaus Graz, the city’s newest and most iconic Museum of Modern Art, widely know as the “Friendly Alien”. Beside a main room, big screen, comfy chairs, there will be a bar, food, chill out area and garden.
Check here for the full programme: http://www.springfestival.at/sessions_-_speakers.en.55.htm
Lots Going on At springfestival
The Red Bull Academy returns across Thursday to Saturday including guest hosts Caribou and Dorian Concept. Again the emphasis will be on listening to musicians talking about their craft and finding out about what goes on behind their music. Check: http://www.springfestival.at/red_bull_music_academy.en.144.htm
During springfestival, FM4 will be taking to the airwaves and representing the festival for everyone looking for even more of a musical fix. Check: http://www.springfestival.at/fm4_festivalradio.en.170.htm
Diesel Island also makes its debut at springfestival across Thursday-Saturday each evening, featuring guest DJs embracing the Diesel Island way of life. Check: http://www.springfestival.at/fm4_festivalradio.en.170.htm
springfestival even has its own kindergarten too for those wishing to bring their kids and be able to leave them in a creative environment. Check: http://www.springfestival.at/springkids.en.96.htm
springfestival album compilation
springfestival has also got its own compilation album featuring a host of electronic stars. Providing a perfect sample of the festival’s diverse line-up of artists, styles and sounds, this year’s official festival compilation showcases international and local talent on 11 tracks. Opening with Austria’s disco pop sensation Wolfram, the compilation features analogue house by Snuff Crew, rave breaks by Drums of Death, indietronica by Bodi Bill, and much more.
The first 1000 albums can be downloaded for free from: http://www.zero-inch.com/get/springfestival
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Graz – UNESCO World City of Heritage and City of Design
The city of Graz has just been awarded the coveted City of Design status, also from UNESCO, to go along with its World Heritage status. The city will benefit from the City of Design status, from the user interface of the city and the self-conception of the Grazers right through to the economy – such as tourism, trade and gastronomy. Graz is very much a forward-thinking town, and this inspiring recognition will keep it evolving. And of course springfestival is incredibly proud to be a part of this process.
Tim Ertl, one of springfestival’s directors, explains: “We feel we have got another really strong lineup coming together in beautiful Graz, which is now incredibly a UNESCO City of Design too. This has always been a big part of what we do, to use the city’s incredible spaces and places. Graz is an alluring and romantic city with some really wonderful locations, so we will again be in the famous Dom im Berg cave, as well as for the first time the futuristic Helmut List Halle for the first two nights, including the opening concert with Sizarr, Caribou and Jesse Rosse. We have also expanded further to use the Stadthalle venue for the last two nights, including shows from Hercules and Love Affair, Crystal Fighters and Patrick Wolf.”
The LineUp for springfestival 2011
Nôze Live , Caribou & Band Live , DELS Live , Egyptrixx Live , Frittenbude Live , Sizarr Live , Bodi Bill Live , Egotronic Live , The Koletzkis Live , Isolee Live , Apparat & Band Live , Crystal Fighters Live , Huoratron Live , Carte Blanche Live , Jungle Brothers Live , dOP Live , Patrick Wolf Live , Atari Teenage Riot Live , Hercules and Love Affair Live , Dorian Concept Live , Eskmo Live , Stevies Wonder Glasses (feat. The Horns) Live , Piemont Live , Walkner & Möstl Live , Neodisco Live , LOGO Live , Drums Of Death Live , Snuff Crew Live , Cole Black Live , Makossa & Megablast Live , Kenton Slash Demon Live , Yelle Live , Brandt Brauer Frick Live , French Horn Rebellion Live , Effi Live , Peter Kruder , Joe Hot Chip , Riva Starr , Aeroplane , Steve Bug , Jackmaster , L-vis 1990 , Wolfram , Tensnake , Oliver Koletzki , DJ Koze , Mumdance , Superflu , Michael Mayer , Seiji , Jesse Rose , Scott Hansen / Tycho , DJ Feadz , Dirty Doering , Martyn , London Electricity , Joyce Muniz , John B , Etepetete , Chris Chronsky , Johnny Honolulu , Trashtray , Physically Fit , DJ Krink , Simon Lebon , LeSale , Patrick Pulsinger , Felix Da Houserat , Rodney Hunter , Logisitcs , Joe Syntax , Nu:tone feat. Natalie Williams , Sigma , Stanza , MC AD , SP:MC , Messy MC , Capital Jay , Beware , Functionist , Jay Rome B2B Paul SG , RoBBe VS Mo’ Fyah , MiSsuki , Maestro Gape , Orjo , Simon/off , Kayoz , G.Kaiser , Sébastien Léger , J Rocc , Clara Moto , Pilocka Krach , Danny Faber , Friedrich Locke , Brunessy , Florian Scheibein , Thomas Grün , Maximilian Lindner , C90s , Homework , The Magician , 2HandsUp , DJ Nied , Spiller & Nano Crew , Portable , Pete van Weed , s_Poiler , Lexy , Crazy Sonic , Fauna DJ , The 2 Bears DJ , Strukt , Jason Theodor , Evan Roth , Robert Lindström , Jared Ficklin , MK12 , Brandon Dawes , Ash Nehru , Tali Krakowsky , Shot Shot Shot , OchoResotto , Formaldehyde , Rhythmus42 , Fruit Media , mox , Fritz Fitzke , Mindconsole , VJ Insequent , Lichterloh
The City of Graz, Austria
Graz is a stunning city in south-east Austria, awarded with the UNESCO World Heritage status in 1999 which was renewed in 2010, along with European Capital of Culture status in 2003. It features architectural wonders originating from the Germanic region, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, for which it served as a crossroads for centuries. Being situated in the cultural borderland between Central Europe, Italy and the Balkan States, Graz absorbed various influences from the neighbouring regions and thus received its exceptional townscape. Today the old town consists of over 1000 buildings, their age ranging from Gothic to Contemporary.
In the last few years some ground breaking modern new public buildings have been erected in the city. The most famous of these include the Kunsthaus (house of modern art) and the “Murinsel” (island in the Mur), an island made of steel, situated in the river.
Graz is a warren of winding streets and passages, and wide cobbled plazas; a cosmopolitan café culture resides along with boutique shops, hip hotels and access to a beautiful region of Europe.
Essential Information
springfestival takes place from Wednesday 1st– Sunday 5th June 2011 in Graz, Austria
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