MUTEK 2009 Lineup Announced

Ghislain Poirier, Carl Craig and Moderat, which features Apparat and members of Modeselektor, are among those playing this year's MUTEK festival in Montreal.

The festival runs from May 27 to 31 and will feature over 50 electronic acts. More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Early bird passports and weekend passports are on sale now through MUTEK's website. Early bird passports will be available until April 14 and will run you $195, while weekend passports will cost you $125.

MUTEK is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It has previously hosted acts like Tim Hecker, Matthew Dear, Telefon Tel Aviv, Junior Boys, Jamie Lidell, Isolee and others.

Prior to the festival, a MUTEK tour celebrating the festival's 10th birthday will hit the road and will feature performers like Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Claro Intellecto, Andy Stott, MLZ, Pangaea, members of Shout Out Out Out Out and Ezekiel Honig. Here's where it will stop:

April 8 Montreal, QC @ Agora Hydro Quebec (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, The Mole and Pier Bucci)
April 9 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, The Mole and Pier Bucci)
April 10 Ottawa, ON @ Heaven Nightclub (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, The Mole and Andrew O'Malley)
April 11 Brooklyn, NY @ Studio B (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Claro Intellecto, Andy Stott, MLZ, Pangaea abd Ezekiel Honig)
April 17 Edmonton, AB @ Avenue Theatre (The Mole, Inkwell, ForaFee, Shout Out Out Out Out's Nik 7 and Jaycie Jayce, and Clinker)
April 18 Vancouver, BC @ Lotus Sound Lounge (The Mole, Thom Banks and Andy Clockwork)

Here are the artists playing MUTEK 2009 so far:

Adam Marshall
Akufen
Alva Noto
Appleblim
Artificiel
Atom TM
Brendon Moeller
Byetone
Carl Craig
Cyclo
dOP
Ernesto Ferreyra
Gas
Ghislain Poirier
Herman Kolgen
Jahcoozi
Jaki Liebezeit & Burnt Friedman
Mathew Jonson vs. Dandy Jack
Mike Shannon
Modern Deep Left Quartet
Moderat
Nego Mocambique
Nortec Collective Presents Bostich & Fussible
Original Hamster
Thomas Fehlmann
Tobias.
Trus'me
Zombie Zombie