From June 2nd to the 6th Montreal will transform into the quintessential electronic music immersive experience. With over 60 artists from close to a dozen countries, MUTEK returns for its 5th anniversary bearing something for everyone. Given the eleven different showcases, panel discussions, workshops, and a bagful of surprises, audiences will be able to enjoy all permutations of contemporary electronic music from morning to night. And this year being a landmark birthday for the festival, a handful of our past discoveries have returned to mark the occasion with some rare performances. This year's highlights include:
* Plastikman's first live performance in over nine years
* Raster-Noton program
* Ricardo Villalobos rare North American appearance
* Schneider TM
* Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit of CAN, featuring Joseph Suchy
* Jamie Lidell
* Ilpo Vaisanen of Pan Sonic
* Smith n Hack
* Junior Boys
* Richard Chartier & COH performing the world premiere of CHESSMACHINE
* Jason Forrest aka Donna Summer
* Isol