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Superpitcher, Ada Lead Kompakt Vs. Areal Tour

If you're the kind of person who likes your techno sublimely clean and tasteful, the name Kompakt speaks for itself. The esteemed German record label's near-flawless roster includes Michael Mayer, Justus Kohncke, DJ Koze, and Reinhard Voigt, among other minimal masters.

However, Areal, the Kompakt-distributed label quickly gaining notoriety for artists like Basteroid, Roan, and Konfekt, might need a bit more of an introduction. What better way to do that then to send yourself on tour? Starting tonight, October 13, the Kompakt Vs. Areal Tour will click, cut, bleep, and throb across North America.

The trek is headlined by Kompakt wunderkid Superpitcher, aka Aksel Schaufler, who started off in the label's distribution department, and is probably best known to indie rock folks for his remix of Dntel's "(This Is) the Dream of Evan and Chan". Areal founder Metope (aka Michael Schwanen) and genre-bending songstress Ada (aka Michaela Dippel) will also perform at all dates. Yes, Ada is responsible for that gorgeous cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps".

Watch out for the awkward dance moves of geeky rock critics here:

10-13 Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
10-14 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine *
10-15 Portland, OR - Holocene
10-17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10-19 New York, NY - Canal Room
10-20 Detroit, MI - Oslo
10-21 Montreal, Quebec - Societe Des Arts Technologiques #
10-22 Quebec City, Quebec - Theatre Imperial $

* with Miss Kittin
# with Yuksek, Jesse Somfay
$ with Akufen

* Pitchfork Review: Ada: Blondie
* Kompakt: http://www.kompakt-net.com/
* Areal: http://www.areal-records.com/

 

Posted by Kendah El-Ali in on Thu: 10-13-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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