In an effort to help boost tourism in Japan, Minus are throwing a benefit gig at Womb on Wednesday night, fittingly titled Minus Hearts Japan.Troy Pierce and Ambivalent , and live performances from Marc Houle and Hobo . As for the sake industry, Minus have created a limited edition set of sake glasses in collaboration with Shotuku Glass , which will be available online throughout the month of May. All proceeds from the set will be donated to breweries in the Tohuku region, which was hit especially hard during the earthquake in March. Utsohu by Kazuya Nagaya, an ambient artist Hawtin discovered while on a trip to Tokyo a few years ago. The album comes out on Wednesday, and will be available for free download to anyone who buys the sake glass set. Ustream , beginning on Wednesday night at around 8:00am Japanese time. VIDEO
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News in May 2011 Mon, 02 May 2011 Tobias. is Leaning Over Backwards Simon Baker tours North America Iron Curtis goes to Australia Tue, 03 May 2011 Cocoon unveils 2011 summer season at Amnesia Robert Hood's Omega comes Alive Garden Festival adds Appleblim, new boat party
We enter double digits with ten parties in ten cities around the world, each with a secret headliner.
Machinedrum readies Room(s) Movement warms up with Mark Farina Minus supports Japan with benefit gig at Womb Scuba goes stateside Guy J plays Melbourne and Sydney Wed, 04 May 2011 Argy unveils Zodiac Free Arts Club Sounding off: In praise of GUI design Druzy debuts on Further Records Seth Troxler headlines Red Dot Relief in London Caribou comes to Berlin Till von Sein plots North America mini-tour Richie Hawtin added to Monegros Festival John Tejada readies Parabolas Paco Osuna brings Mindshake to Detroit Pinkilsver to release label compilation Thu, 05 May 2011 Maurice Fulton returns as Boof Defected descend on Pacha for 2011 Isolée billed for Trailerpark 2011 Suara says Kitties Wanna Dance Dilek comes to Berlin Twaddle turns 5 with Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts The Late Show preps compilation Fri, 06 May 2011 Piknic Electronik plots summer of 2011 Com Truise preps debut album, Galactic Melt Lee J Malcolm debuts with Folded Spaces Shackleton comes to Paris Marian debuts on Freude am Tanzen Visionquest heads to Brussels Sat, 07 May 2011 Ricardo Villalobos headlines Love Family Park Mon, 09 May 2011 Fink preps Perfect Darkness Cadenza unveils Vagabundos 2.0 at Pacha Guy Gerber tours North America Oni Ayhun debuts surround A/V show in Berlin RA goes off-Sonar with Cassy and Claude VonStroke Nic Fanciulli tours the Americas Tue, 10 May 2011 Brownswood Recordings preps electr*c 2 The Caretaker finds An Empty Bliss Beyond This World Sounding off: Creative entrepreneurialism S.A.S.H. returns to Sydney Joachim Spieth preps Selected 7 CLR host official Movement afterparty Joris Voorn locks in Australian dates Wed, 11 May 2011 Innervisions headline We Love... RA Dosem readies debut album, Parallel Killekill turn three San Soda plays Toronto Nang taps Justus Kohncke for New Masters Series Melbourne Deepcast launches label Thu, 12 May 2011 2020 Vision take over Shoreditch Underground Osunlade preps final house album, Pyrography Emptyset return with Demiurge Niko Schwind says Good Morning Midnight X-Clusive Boat plots off-Sonar parties Droog goes to the Electric Pickle
The Spanish artist uses all-exclusive tracks on the new double-disc mix.
My Cousin Roy plays Melbourne and Sydney Fri, 13 May 2011 SBTRKT readies debut album Sankeys set up shop in Ibiza John Digweed goes Back to Basics
The three-day party during Sonar features Seth Troxler, Loco Dice, Luciano, Moodymann and many more.
Julio Bashmore added to The Big Chill Siriusmo dusts off Pearls & Embarrassments Highlife turns one with Shackleton Kate Simko gets Thoughtless in Toronto Sun, 15 May 2011 Marcellus Pittman tours Australia Mon, 16 May 2011
The Visionquest member mixes up his friends and label mates on the Berlin club's latest mix.
Memory Tapes preps Player Piano Tonight launches at Amnesia ://about blank plot weekender with Tama Sumo Aphex Twin headlines Strøm Mike Huckaby's Irish weekender Warm and Electric Minds host Lovebox Warm-Up Party 3D World closes its doors Tue, 17 May 2011 Ladytron prep Gravity the Seducer Alessio Mereu readies debut album, Tripolarity Luciano billed for Nuits Sonores 2011 Sounding off: Thoughts on the Jupiter 80 Glueckstueck celebrate 10 years with weekender Hard announces Summer tour Glade makes last-minute venue change Blawan headlines Numbers Party Baobinga & Co present Joint Ventures House DeFrost turns three with Horse Meat Disco Wed, 18 May 2011 Azari & Ill unveil debut album Dadavistic Orchestra return with Dokument .02 The end of Maria am Ostbahnhof Helmut Dubnitzky preps debut album, We Walk Silkie goes to the City Limits 2562 headlines Streets of Beige Warehouse Party Ben Klock plots a path to Movement Thu, 19 May 2011 John Digweed builds more Structures Maps & Diagrams charts Voices of Time Paul Kalkbrenner added to Audioriver Marcel Dettmann goes to Arena 20:20 Vision comes to Showcase Lerosa preps new album, Amanatto Wolf + Lamb takes on Soul Clap in Montreal Heartthrob and Butane headline /deteksupport/ in Detroit James Blake adds Australian dates Fri, 20 May 2011 Craig Richards mixes The Nothing Special Popol Vuh gets Revisted & Remixed Lady Blacktronika sings Future Blues Circo Loco hits Bristol IDentity Festival announces debut tour Mathew Jonson's London Krush Lee Burridge launches All Day I Dream Ricardo Villalobos to play Movement 2011 Sat, 21 May 2011 Deep Teknologi prep remix compilation Mon, 23 May 2011 Stuart Baker and The Bug curate Soul Jazz compilation
With separate streams for all five stages, listeners around the world can hear the festival as it takes place.
Lorn plays Buzz On Your Lips Stereociti preps album for Mojuba Roska mixes Rinse 15
The double-disc mix for Cocoon's 2011 season in Ibiza is due for release in June.
RA's afterparty guide for Movement 2011 Pinksilver launches Twenty4 in Sydney Tue, 24 May 2011 Labyrinth artists make ambient techno for Japan The Rapture return with In the Grace of Your Love Alexander Robotnick added to EXIT Sounding off: Engineering - Let's get creative FETE mix Future Balearica 2 DJ Harvey returns to Panorama Bar Innervisions and Pampa team up during Sonar Luomo readies new album, PLUS Bloemedaal gets secretsundazed Sydney goes Minimal Wed, 25 May 2011 Carl Cox preps new USB album Jus-Ed readies new LP, Vision Dance Distortion returns to Copenhagen Biosphere headlines Substrata festival Hardfloor compile Two Decades of techno Tornado Wallace comes to London Scorn goes to the Tourist Trap Thu, 26 May 2011 Secretsundaze prep 10th anniversary mix Pete Tong and Felix da Housecat mix All Gone Ibiza '11 Ben Klock headlines Volt 2011 RVNG Intl. presents FRKWYS VOL. 6 Junk Department brings The Zoo Project to London Dixon billed for Dancity 2011 Lil' Louis goes to Dublin Fri, 27 May 2011 We Love... launches new series with Mat Playford c/o pop announce 2011 program CLR return to D! Club with Electric Deluxe DJ Kaos does Dalston Superstore Development bows out with Rahaan Pangaea headlines LDN DC Party Warm & Electric Minds moves to 7-9 Crucifix Lane DJ Harvey goes All Night Rong Mon, 30 May 2011 John Heckle preps debut LP for Mathematics James Holden goes Club To Club in Istanbul Bonobo and Moodymann headline Source Festival Robert-Johnson turns 12 Cassy comes to Chicago Ben Klock headlines UNTERTON Dave I.D. readies Response Lil Louis goes Beyond The Clouds with Move D Tue, 31 May 2011 Flying Lotus headlines Worldwide Festival Tevo Howard comes to Australia The Sorry Entertainers prep debut album Sounding off: Olympic production Marco Carola billed for Neopop Function plays Chicago Goldie mixes Fabriclive.58
