Pete Swanson, Laurel Halo and Black Rain among first names for REWIRE festival
The Hague’s REWIRE festival has announced the first 11 names for its 2012 edition, which takes place November 2-4.
Pete Swanson – erstwhile member of Yellow Swans and more recently purveyor of “destroyed techno” (not his words, we hasten to add) on records likes Man With Potential (Type, 2010) and most recently a split 7″ with Moin on Blackest Ever Black’s Confessions sub-label – will journey from New York to present one his face-melting live sets. Another Blackest-affiliated act, Black Rain, will also perform – the brainchild of Ike Yard’s Stuart Argabight, Black Rain’s post-industrial techno cues created for the film Johnny Mnemonic and a Neuromancer audiobook were reissued earlier as Now I’m Just I’m A Number: Soundtracks 1994-95 to much acclaim.
Laurel Halo, whose Quarantine album on Hyperdub has been one of this year’s most talked-about releases, is on board, as is London’s terrific, underrated Patten, and gloomy electronic pop types Halls. Four Tet-produced avant-jazzers Rocketnumbernine, ambient/drone institution Deaf Center and Glasgow techno perennial Alex Smoke, LA hip-hopper Nosaj Thing and Holland’s own H-SIK and FilosfischeStilte complete the first round of announcements.
A limited number of Early Bird Weekend tickets, priced just €25. Tickets will go on sale on Monday at rewirefestival.nl.
