DETROIT, April 2, 2014—Legendary Detroit Techno collective, Underground Resistance (UR) will headline the 2014 Movement Electronic Music Festival, taking place Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26) inside Detroit’s Hart Plaza.
“We’re ecstatic to have Underground Resistance performing at the festival,” says Jason Huvaere, Movement festival director. “This will be a rare opportunity for fans to experience a profound group of Detroit artists that have been instrumental in revolutionizing dance music culture since the late 1980s,” he adds.
UR founder, Mike “Mad Mike” Banks, keyboardist Jon Dixon, saxophonist DeSean Jones and DJ Mark Flash will perform Timeline – a musical chain running from the past through the present and into the future with an emphasis on techno and jazz elements – what is known as “hi-tech jazz”. “What you will be seeing on stage is the future of Detroit,” says Banks. “Jon Dixon and DeSean Jones have taken UR’s hi-tech jazz sound to a new level. This is the future of jazz!” he adds.
Paxahau Events, producers of the annual Memorial Day weekend dance event adds more artists to its distinguished lineup, summing up this year’s bill at 118 performers. The third phase of the lineup includes a live performance by Ghostly International duo, Benoit & Sergio as well as label mate, Heathered Pearls. BBC Radio 1 resident and Movement favorite, Heidi will also make her way back to the festival, as will Lee Foss and Seth Troxler.
Movement Electronic Music Festival also releases single day tickets and a day-by-day festival schedule, available online at www.movement.us
The 28 performances announced today, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
Amp Fiddler – live
Appian
Aran Daniels
Asher Perkins
Ben Negative
Benoit & Sergio – live
Christopher Jarvis
Cold English – live
Deadbeat
DJ Marky
Exhale
Gabi
Heathered Pearls
Heidi
Lee Foss
Max Cooper
May Roosevelt
Monty Luke
Moritz Von Oswald
Nightwave
Rai Knight
Secrets – live
Seth Troxler
Shackleton – live
Shadowbox
Shaun Reeves
Skream
UR Presents: Timeline – live
Today’s lineup is in addition to the phase 1 & 2 announcements made by Paxahau, which included Action Bronson, Adam X – live, Adriatique, Altstadt Echo,Andrés, Anthony “Shake” Shakir, Baauer, Bicep, Black Asteroid – live, BMG, Bonobo – DJ set, Boys Noize, Brian Sanhaji – live, Carl Cox, Carl Craig, Chris Liebing, Claude VonStroke, Damian Lazarus, Daniel Avery, Dantiez Saunderson, DBX – live, Delano Smith, Dixon, DJ 3000, DJ Godfather b2b DJ Zebo; feat. MC Flipside, DJ Hyperactive, DJ Minx, DJ Psycho, DJ Snake, DJ Sneak, Donor, DTM 2×4 DJ Seoul & T. Linder, Dustin Zahn, Ed Rush & Optical,Eddie Fowlkes, Escort – live, Flosstradamus, Function – live, Golf Clap, Green Velvet, Jacques Greene – live, Jamie Jones, Jeff Mills, Jimmy Edgar, John Digweed, Julio Bashmore, Just Blaze, Justin Martin, Keith Kemp, Kenny Larkin, Kevin Reynolds – live, Kevin Saunderson Presents: ORIGINS, Kode9, Konkrete Jungle Detroit, Loco Dice, Los Hermanos – live, Luis Flores, Maceo Plex, Malik Alston – live, Marco Carola, Martin Buttrich – live, Marques Wyatt, Metro Area – live, Michael Mayer, Miguel Migs, Mike Huckaby, Monoloc, Moon Boots, Move D, Niko Marks – live, Octave One – live, Orphx – live, Oscar Mulero,Perseus, Pete Tong, Project 313 – live, Raíz, Richie Hawtin, RiFF RAFF, Robert Hood – live, Sean Deason, Simian Mobile Disco, Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale, Stacey Pullen, Tale of Us, Terrence Dixon, The Martinez Brothers, Tiga, tINI, Tourist – live, Voices from the Lake – live and Zeitgeber (Speedy J & Lucy) – live.
Tickets for Movement are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.Movement.us. The cost for a three-day weekend pass is currently $130 and grants fans general admission access to the festival grounds with in-and-out privileges. The cost for a three-day VIP pass is currently $260 and includes many extras that can be found on the website.