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Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet to appear at Mute's Short Circuit Festival
12 February 2011
Mute Records have announced that both Erasure and Alison Moyet will perform live as part of this year's Short Circuit Electronic Music Festival. The two-day festival at London's Roundhouse will take place on May 13th and 14th and will be curated by the label, featuring performances and unique collaborations from Mute artists past, present and future alongside an extensive bill of other events.
The festival will feature performances and unique collaborations from Mute artists past, present and future alongside DJs, talks, workshops, screenings and installations. A celebration of Mute’s unique and influential work as a label and publisher, the occasion will see all of the Roundhouse's public spaces open together for the first time.
Friday 13 May (6pm-1am) will feature rare UK live performances from Recoil (Alan Wilder), Nitzer Ebb, Richard H. Kirk, Carter Tutti with Nik Void, Non (Boyd Rice), The Balanescu Quartet and Komputer plus live sets from key German electronic music figures Pole, T. Raumschmiere, Thomas Fehlmann and Thomas Brinkmann. Mute’s founder, Daniel Miller will also perform a DJ set.
Confirmed for Saturday 14 May (12pm-12am) is an exclusive performance by Erasure who will be joined by very special guests. Also performing live will be The Residents, Laibach, Liars, recent Mute signings Big Deal and S.C.U.M, Poppy & The Jezebels, Simon Fisher Turner collaborating with Mira Calix, James Brooks, Peter Gregson plus a special guest performance from Alison Moyet. DJing on the night will be Danny Briottet (Renegade Soundwave) and Irmin Schmidt (Can) & Kumo (Jono Podmore) who will play The Sound Of Can CAN ARCHIVES SPECIAL, previewing newly discovered music set for release in September.
Saturday 14 will also include a program of talks and films, alongside live performances throughout the afternoon. Talks confirmed so far include Stefan Betke (aka Pole) with 'An Introduction into the science of Mastering' and veteran producer and long time Mute collaborator Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Erasure and Liars) will talk about his work with the label. Films include the 2009 Mark Stewart documentary ‘On/Off’ and an exclusive Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds film by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. More to be announced.
Tickets are available now from the Roundhouse, online or by telephone (0844 482 8008) with weekend tickets costing £65 and single day tickets £45. All events are 14+, and anyone aged 16 and under should be accompanied by an adult.