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Battles
"One of the most exciting bands we've discovered" - Warp
Warp-signed New York quartet Battles have become one of the most talked about bands emerging from the East Coast electronic scene. Their first three EPs masterfully fuse post-rock, jazz, funk and electronics with beat-centric sequences all hurtling at you with the force of sonic velocity. Yet it's live where those figures really stack up with the four-piece delivering thunderous, enthralling additions to their rapidly growing repertoire - they've stunned crowds across the US and Europe with their live performances.
www.bttls.com
Toshio Iwai
Less a music artist and more a concept-based multi-media talent, Japan's Toshio Iwai develops ambitious and interactive audio/visual projects. With his work encompassing installations plus computer games for Nintendo (such as the mesmerising Electroplankton where joypad manipulation alters the soundtrack), he's established as an experimental figure whose output will engage with the widest of music audiences.
http://www.global.yamaha.com/design/tenori-on/
Fennesz
A pioneer of contemporary music, Christian Fennesz is a meticulous laptop conceptualist who weaves tangible melodies and glowing guitars into dense, almost symphonic textures. Lush, live performance that it as surprising as it is beautiful - he is as likely to play guitar as he is to create sun-baked aural landscapes - Fennesz is one of the most important artists working within the electronic idiom. This year's performance will be as far away as it's possible to get from sterile computer experiments.
www.fennesz.com