Classical Computer Music - EP 7: The Sound System as an Instrument w/ Vincent Lemieux from MUTEK
Milan, 17.08.25
To celebrate the 26th edition of MUTEK Festival, this episode explores the idea that sound systems are more than just music machines: they are community lifelines, creating spaces where people come together, free from outside control. We trace the movements where electronic music was born out of communal ritual: early days of Dub and Hip Hop, The Loft, Detroit Techno, Chicago's Warehouse, UK Free Parties, Jungle, D&B, Berlin Dub Techno, Dubstep, Garage, culminating in MUTEK’s experimental frontiers. The sound system is a band where crew, artists, audience, and loudspeakers perform as a collective musical instrument, the living space of communal sonic expression.
Tracklist
- 1. The Revolutionaries – Kunta Kinte Dub (1976)
- 2. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock (1982)
- 3. Mike Perras – Beginning of Life (1991)
- 4. The Orb – Fluffy Clouds (1990)
- 5. Frankie Knuckles (featuring Jamie Principle) – Your Love (1987)
- 6. DJ Pierre – Box Energy (1987)
- 7. Rhythm Is Rhythm – Strings of Life (1987)
- 8. Cybotron – Clear (1983)
- 9. Spiral Tribe – Forward the Revolution (1992)
- 10. Tic Tac Toe – Ephemerol (1992)
- 11. Brainkillers – Screwface (Original Mix) (1994)
- 12. Honeydrip & Ouri – Hardcore Continuum (2023)
- 13. 555n – Future Sound of Persepolis (2025)
- 14. Rhythm & Sound ft. Jennifer Lara – Queen in My Empire [Burial Mix] (2002)
- 15. Monolake – CERN (1996)
- 16. The Bug feat. Killa P & Flowdan – Skeng (2007)
- 17. Burial – Homeless (2007)
- 18. Max Cooper – Resynthesis 3D (2020)
- 19. Alva Noto – Neue Stadt (Skizze 8) (2001)
- 20. Tim Hecker – Death Valley (2018)
- 21. Suzanne Ciani – Glass Houses (2019)