Montreal-Melbourne-Rome: Deadbeat adds some Academy vibes to one of the most exciting electronic music festivals around Europe
Lukewarm all-roads-lead-to-Rome jokes aside, there’s plenty of Academy luminaries gathering in Italy’s capital for the Dissonanze festival this weekend. Traditionally an Italo-Gallic Village for the good and true-hearted, the main floor at the Palazzo dei Congressi is solidly crowded with Detroit legends (Model 500,
Carl Craig) and current techno posterboys from
Cobblestone Jazz and Switch to
Booka Shade and Loco Dice. Meanwhile the Terrace will see showcases by
Alexander Robotnik, Francisco,
Daniele Baldelli, and Rodion on Friday, as well as DJ Nuts, J.Rocc, Joao Parahyba,
Tony Allen, and Jackson Conti (aka
Madlib and Mamao, who released their collective Sujinho LP
recently) on Saturday.
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