my RA review for GATF

i came, i saw, i techno'd, and then i wrote about it, so feel free to go read my review of the great american techno festival at resident advisor. denver was a pretty fun city with tons of delicious craft beer to be enjoyed, and the GATF guys were a cordial group. i'm sure next year's festival is already on their minds - kudos and good luck!

my music highlight of the weekend was definitely mike parker's mind-tickling set. i also got to chat with mike for a while, which was a pleasure. and good news, fans: somewhere off in the future, yes! he will craft an anatomy mix...

great american techno festival - denver

this just in: the initial lineup for denver's great american techno festival!

Kevin Saunderson (Detroit, MI)
John Tejada (Los Angeles, CA)
Mike Parker (Buffalo, NY)
Rrose (Washington, D.C.)
Drumcell (Los Angeles, CA)
Raiz (Los Angeles, CA)
Deepak Sharma (New York, NY)
Donor (Brooklyn, NY)
Jason Short (Jacksonville, FL)
Tiari (Detroit, MI)
Oonaslim (San Francisco, CA)
Dela (Milwaukee, WI)

it's looking like a very nice combination of talent, all US-sourced. which is always nice to see, especially because there's a bunch of legitimate *techno* whereas lesser events may try to over-hype any number of so-called 'minimal' or 'tech-house' acts. my pick of the bunch so far is mike parker, but i'm also personally keen to see what rrose, john tejada, drumcell and raiz from droid behavior, and of course kevin saunderson can do. you can read what i had to say for RA news here, then check out the festival's homepage and stay updated via facebook. oh, did i mention, i'll be in attendance? it will be my first time in colorado in almost a decade, i think. see you there...