Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
, Southern
France
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, Les Siestes électroniques is a summer festival dedicated to emerging artists from the field of music & digital culture.
History
Its motley line-up mainly focuses on electronic musicians and aims at a professional audience as well as the general public. The fact that its open-air concerts are free of charge makes Les Siestes électroniques a rare occurrence within the landscapes of European festivals. Les Siestes offers an opportunity to experience contemporary music though concerts, club nights, workshops and sometimes exhibitions.
The festival runs for four or five days, usually starting on a Wednesday or a Thursday in the last week of June. Next edition of the festival will be held June 26–29, 2014.
Les Siestes Electroniques has been an event by Rotation since 2002.
Since 2011 the festival falls into two editions. One takes place in Toulouse and the other in Paris at the Musée du quai Branly. Born of a reflection around the themes of the cultural diversity, the parisian edition proposes to musicians an exceptional access to the audio collection of the museum (dedicated to non-occidental cultures). These musicians will thus be invited to sample a set of resources of an unsuspected wealth, and then to replay it during an ultimate public event which is free and open-air
Line-Up
*2013 @ Toulouse: Marvin, Pneu, Electric Electric, Papier Tigre, Bipolar, Dscrd, Polar Inertia, Cold, DIY Music Academy, Redshape, The Analogue Cops, Dj Deep, Polygron, Sturqen, Cut Hands,
Boston Bun
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, Paris Suit Yourself,
Andy Stott
Andy Stott is a British electronic musician and producer, living in Manchester.
Biography
His debut album was ''Merciless'' in 2006, and was followed by ''Unknown Exception'' (2008) and ''Luxury Problems'' in 2012.
''Passed Me By'' (2011) mar ...
, Spectral Park,
Redinho
Tom Calvert, better known by his stage name Redinho, is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and producer from London. Calvert produced Swet Shop Boys' debut album ''Cashmere'' and ''Sufi LA'', and performed with them on The Late Show wi ...
@ Paris:
Vincent Moon
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, Kangding Ray, Sinner DC,
Pierre Bastien
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Life and career
Bastien began building mechanical-based musical instruments at an early age, using items such as metronomes, cymbals ...
,
Sylvain Chauveau
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Background
Sylvain Chauveau was born in Bayonne, France (1971), and currently lives in Brussels, Belgium. He is a composer of m ...
,
Low Jack
Philippe Hallais, aka Low Jack (born 1985), is an electronic music composer and DJ, living in Paris.
For four years, he has been tightening together club-oriented and experimental music sounds, and acting as a DJ and live performer in clubs and ...
, Dj Arc de Triomphe, Gangpol & Mit
*2012 @ Toulouse:
Nils Frahm
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, Elektro Guzzi, Hypnolove, Funkineven,
Pional
Miguel Barros better known as Pional is a Spanish producer, remixer and electronic musician from Madrid, Spain. His solo career under the name Pional began in 2010 when he released his first EP, ''A Moot Point'' on the Hivern Discs label.
Career ...
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John Talabot
Oriol Riverola better known by stage name John Talabot (born 8 January 1982), is a Catalan DJ from Barcelona, Spain, record label owner, producer and electronic musician.
Musical career
After initially producing tracks under the name d.a.r.y. ...
, Saaad, Morphosis,
Matthew Friedberger
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B ...
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James Blackshaw
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, Kassem Mosse, Tom Terrien, Tanya Tagaq, Aymeric Hainaux, Bruce Lamont,
Luke Abbott
Luke Abbott is an English electronic music producer from Norwich, Norfolk. He records and performs extensively under his own name, under the alias Earlham Mystics and as one third of electronic jazz group Szun Waves. His work has been describe ...
@ Paris: Plapla Pinky, Keith Fullerton Whithman,
Alan Bishop
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Lone
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People
*Lone (given name), a given name (including a list of people with this name)
* Lone (musician), Matt Cutler, an electronic musician from Nottingham, United Kingdom
*Lone (surname), a surname (including a list of people w ...
, Umberto,
Connan Mockasin
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,
James Pants
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, Ata,
Prins Thomas Thomas Moen Hermansen, recording under the name Prins Thomas, is a Norwegian record producer and DJ often associated with collaborator Hans-Peter Lindstrøm as Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas. Their music has been described as "space disco", and influenc ...
, Arto Mwambe, Oliver Hafenbauer, Etienne Tron, Shangaan Electro, DIRTY Soundsystem, Arnaud Fleurent Didier, Cadik Travel Agency, Lucrecia Dalt, Jess & Crabe
@ Paris: Paris : Débruit, Pilooski, The Berg Sans Nipple, Bimbo Tower Sound System, Secousse Sound System, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Romain BNO, Laurent Jeanneau
*2010 :
Kawabata Makoto
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Band history
Kawabata is chiefly famous for his l ...
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Keiji Haino
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,
Stanley Brinks
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History
Herman Dune was established as a trio with broth ...
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Pantha du Prince
Hendrik Weber (born 1975 in Bad Wildungen, Germany),Joakim
Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah".
In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was a ...
,
Jackson and his computer band
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History
Jackson Fourgeaud began making ...
The Ruby Suns
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Biography
The Rub ...
Mount Kimbie
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,
Junior Boys
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, Rebolledo, Chateau Marmont, Marc Démereau, Aquaserge
*2009 :
Alva Noto
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,
Ariel Pink
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Para One
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier (born 2 April 1979), known professionally as Para One, is a French electronic music producer and film director.
Music career
Laubier first came to prominence as one of the main producers of French rap group TTC, and ...
Dominique Leone
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Leone began writing music reviews for Pitchfork Media in 2001, and was ...
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Hudson Mohawke
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Anoraak
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, The Eternals, Lawrence, Isolée, Dj Koze, Ghostape, Etienne Jaumet, Half a rainbow, Larytta
*2008 :
Atom Heart
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Tenori-On
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Description
The Tenor ...
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Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat
Born: July 1963
French musician, composer and producer.
Background
Bertrand Burgalat was born in the Corsican town of Bastia in 1963. His father, a high-ranking civil servant, was the sub-prefect of the island at the ti ...
,
Fancy
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Places
* Fancy, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a settlement
* Fancy River, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Music Albums
* ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970
* ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997
* ''Fancy'' (video ...
Damon & Naomi
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History
After Galaxie 500 completed a tour of the US supporting Cocteau Twins, guitarist and vocalist Dean Wareha ...
, Damian Lazarus, Les Shades, So So Modern, American Tourister, A Mountain of One, Milky Globe & Isan, The Emperor Machine, Mondkopf, Dapayk & Padberg, Errorsmith
*2007 :
Para One
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Music career
Laubier first came to prominence as one of the main producers of French rap group TTC, and ...
,
Superpitcher
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Background
Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's ''Total 2'' compilation album in 2000 with the song " ...
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Pascal Comelade
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Comelade was born in Montpellier, France. After living for several years in Barcelona, he made his first album, ''Fluence'', influenced by electronic music and by the group ...
Fujiya & Miyagi
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Joakim
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In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was a ...
,
Robert Henke
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Coming from an engineering background, Henke is fascinat ...
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Appleblim
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Pierre Bastien
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Life and career
Bastien began building mechanical-based musical instruments at an early age, using items such as metronomes, cymbals ...
,
Charlemagne Palestine
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Kammerflimmer Kollektief
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, Château Flight, Echo, Todd Terje, Marco Passarani, Henning, Angel, Anton Prize, Pigna People
*2006 :
Juan Atkins
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Modeselektor
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History
The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties, under t ...
,
Legowelt
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Life
Danny Wolfers was born in The Hague, The Netherlands and grew up in the coastal neighbourh ...
,
Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom (born Kristin Grace Erickson; 1978 in Florida) is an American experimental electronic musician and performance artist. She is based in Santa Cruz, California.
Early life and education
Kristin Grace Erickson was born in 1978 in Fl ...
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw
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Schneider TM
Dirk Dresselhaus (born 28 August 1970), better known by his stage name Schneider TM, is a German musician from Bielefeld
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, Ada, Justus Koehncke, Taylor Savvy, Hauscka, Marion Lambert, Daniel Wang, Tellemake, Midi & Demix, France Copland, Koyote & Goon, Electroluxe, Midaircondo, Krikor, Ensemble, Avia Gardner, Opiate, Juicy Panic
*2005 : DAT Politics,
Vladislav Delay
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Marc Collin
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Jan Jelinek
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Sylvain Chauveau
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Background
Sylvain Chauveau was born in Bayonne, France (1971), and currently lives in Brussels, Belgium. He is a composer of m ...
,
Modeselektor
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History
The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties, under t ...
,
Feadz
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Mike Dred
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Funckarma
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n5MD started out as a MiniDisc-only label, the label name meaning "No Fives, Minidiscs!" But when Sony DADC Austria stopped manufacturing pre-reco ...
, Thomas Fehlman, Rex The Dog, Dexima, Fedaden, Trapist, Brooks,
Masha Qrella
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Biography
Qrella's father was a R ...
, Phonem, Nôze, Daniel Meteo
*2004 :
Funkstörung
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History
Chris de Luca and Michael Fakesch first met in 1992 at a techno party organised by F ...
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Richard Devine
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Dabrye
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Arovane
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Life and career
Zahn was born in Hameln in 1965. He first began experimenting with rudimentary ...
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Bernhard Fleischmann
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Tujiko Noriko
is a Japanese musician, actor and director, from Osaka. She has released music on the Austrian label Mego and the German label Tomlab, among others. Much of her music is composed on a laptop and consists of layered samples, electronic beats, ...
Jonas Bering
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, Yoshihiro Hanno, Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse, Sink, Suzywan, Donna Regina, Téléfax,
Aoki Takamasa
(sometimes stylized as AOKI takamasa) (born 1976), is a Japanese electronic musician and producer.
Biography
Aoki Takamasa was born in Osaka in 1976. He began experimenting as a musician in 1993 when he was 17, when he recorded music on a ...
, Gangpol und Mit, Cabanne, Won, Domotic, The Konki Duet, Softland, Ark
*2003 :
Sylvain Chauveau
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Background
Sylvain Chauveau was born in Bayonne, France (1971), and currently lives in Brussels, Belgium. He is a composer of m ...
,
Murcof
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Corona was born in 1970 in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Ensenada. He was for a time a member of the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective of electronic musicians ...
, Colleen, Hermann & Kleine, Apparat, VS Price, Hensley, Sogar, Arco5, Del Wire, Braille & Angström Crew, Aoki Takamasa, Miles Whittaker, Aurel, Bmx
International Edition
Since 2007, Les Siestes Electroniques have developed internationally their project.
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BERLIN, January 2007
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ RIGA, April 2007
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ LA HAYE, September 2007
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ CAIRO, February 2008
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ KYOTO, October 2008
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ MONTREAL, August 2009
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BRAZZAVILLE, November 2010
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BERLIN, February 2011
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BERLIN, September 2011
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ ABU DHABI, June 2012
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BERLIN, September 2012
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ BRAZZAVILLE, November 2012
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS AIRES, April 2013
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ AMSTERDAM, June 2013
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ MONTRÉAL, July 2013
*Les Siestes Electroniques @ SAIGON & HANOI, October 2013
See also
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List of electronic music festivals
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