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As computer-aided composition slowly eclipsed the traditional analog approach to crafting electronica, the palette of possible sounds soon widened immensely, resulting in the advent of the glitch style in the late ’90s. No longer was the artist confined to sequenced percussion, synth, and samples, but rather any imaginable sound, including the uncanny realm of digital glitches — a possibility that was quickly exploited by a generation of youths with the means to create entire albums in their bedroom with only a computer and some software. Where early-’90s analog-toting pioneers such as Aphex Twin and Autechre had envisioned the quickly diminishing areas of electronica that had not yet been explored, and simultaneously, another insular group of pioneers led by Robert Hood and Basic Channel stripped away the elements of electronica that had ultimately become little more than ineffective cliché, a second wave of computer-armed protégés studied these aesthetics and used software to create microscopically intricate compositions harking back to these pioneers. First championed by the ideological German techno figure Achim Szepanski and his stable of record labels — Force Inc, Mille Plateaux, Force Tracks, Ritornell — this tight-knit scene of experimental artists creating cerebral hybrids of experimental techno, minimalism, digital collage, and noise glitches soon found themselves being assembled into a community.

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December 2008
Tomorrow (Wednesday 3 December 2008)
Sébastien Tellier HeartsRevolution, JD Miss Toats	Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, United States	15 people attending 1 shout
Thursday 4 December 2008
Tim Hecker Wordless Music Orchestra, The Wordless Music Orchestra	(le) poisson rouge New York, United States	20 people attending 1 shout
Sébastien Tellier HeartsRevolution, lilofee	Mezzanine San Francisco, United States	15 people attending 1 shout
Friday 5 December 2008
Cryfest: The Cure vs. The Smiths Dance Party at Black Cat The Cure, The Smiths	Black Cat Washington DC, United States	9 people attending 5 shouts
Tim Hecker Wordless Music Orchestra, The Wordless Music Orchestra	(le) poisson rouge New York, United States	27 people attending Add shout
The "mini RefrigeraTOUR" at The Yard Latin For Truth, Icarus, veara, Once and For All, Skank Juice	The Yard Atlanta, United States	Add shout

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September 2008

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September 2008

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August 2008

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July 2008

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July 2008

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