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Dublin Electronic Arts Festival 2008
DEAF - Dublin Electronic Arts Festival.
The seventh Dublin Electronic Arts Festival takes place over the October bank holiday weekend 2008, with their most diverse and comprehensive programme to date. This year’s DEAF stages a total of 52 events across Dublin city from the Digital Hub to the National Gallery of Ireland.
After the success of 2007’s all-Asian themed programme, they have broadened their scope further and, in partnership with some of Ireland’s leading arts organisations and event promoters, have put together a line-up that is unique to the Irish festival calendar. Musical highlights include appearances from the revered veterans of electronic experimentalism, Nurse With Wound, White Noise live at the Sugar Club and Trans Am at the Village.
The DEAF closing party features a host of highly-regarded international names such as Model 500, Laurent Garnier and the Moritz Von Oswald Trio playing alongside the best of local talent including Americhord, Chequerboard and Rollers/Sparkers.
With all the gloomy talk of recession these days, it’s inspiring to see so many new names in a programme that prides itself in providing exposure for a new generation of Irish-based artists working in the electronic arts. There is a focus on the participatory this year, with talks, screenings, exhibitions and an adult music workshop.
As part of DEAF’s ongoing publishing series, platforming the very best in new experimental music being made in this country, this year’s double CD release features 35 tracks from Irish-based artists such as Nurse With Wound, Fovea Hex, Major Grave, Roger Doyle and Sunken Foal.
Dublin Electronic Arts Festival
Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 October
