Musique Vondue

Musique Vondue is a tiny tiny night which happen occasionally to showcase the experimental side of electronica. We have been dropping the likes of weird glitchy stuff and is now moving into minimal techno. The next night will probably feature a little bit of dub-step.

Electronica
Otherwise known as IDM or Intelligent Dance Music, which means that the usual audience is beard stroking rather than booty shaking. (if you don't have one,stroking someone else's beard is acceptable). Spearheaded by Sheffield's Warp label in the late 80s, IDM has its roots in both the UK post industrial scene and Detroit techno. The Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Autechre have all pushed electronic dance music of various shades into strange new shapes.

The Glitch
Basically another German innovation, the glitch scene kicked off with Oval, whose experiments with skipping CDs and other digital subversions paved the way for a whole slew of shaven headed minimal techno operators. While Pole and those on the Basic Channel label married dub bass with pops, crackles and digital splurges, others like Matmos, Microstoria and Fennesz have taken it further out into uneasy ambient territory from it's humble IDM beginnings. The Powerbook (portable Mac computer) and software like Max allows endless permutations for creators of funny noises everywhere, and allows the Glitcherati to hook up with improvisers for a spot of real time abstraction

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/guide.shtml

Musique Vondue :: a night of IDM, Glitch & Minimal sounds