I Love Techno gets ready to rock on November 12 as Cassius prep official album…

November 12 sees the Belgian festival I Love Techno hit its 16th year. As ever, there’s a mighty line-up of artists, including Boys Noize, Carl Craig presents 69 Live, Laurent Garnier presents LBS, Cassius, Brodinski, Crookers, Paul Kalkbrenner, Len Faki and loads more be performing at the indoor Flanders Expo.

Here’s what the press release has to say about it…
I Love Techno, year 16! In recent years I Love Techno has been joined by several successful festivals and events attaching great importance to electronic music. I Love Techno, the pioneer, remains a major player in Europe. This year 35,000 party people from all over the world are expected once again. This year the major party for fans of electronic music, in all its aspects, will take place in Flanders Expo in Ghent (Belgium) on Saturday November 12. A few weeks ago the first names were already announced. It is with some pride that we present the complete line-up today. It is dubstep’s turn this year to get extra attention. Those who were present in 2010 will undoubtedly remember the gobsmacking sets of Magnetic Man and Caspa. In the meantime the genre has found its way completely from the underground scene to the mainstream. At I Love Techno 2011 the hottest techno and electro producers will also be there. Add a number of legends to the mix, a few tips for the future and the party in Ghent is ready to go!”

And on November 31, French duo Cassius release this year’s official I Love Techno  mix CD. This is the first compilation Cassius have ever done and it contains tracks from DJ Mehdi, Boys Noize, Steve Rachmad, Marcel Dettmann and Steffi. Here’s what Zdar and Boombass have to say about it: “When Stefaan ‘Dr. Lektroluv’ called us to ask if we would be up to mix the next I Love Techno CD we have to admit we were super proud and very happy. We’ve played I Love Techno two times in the past and loved it each time. Also, to be truly honest, we both really love techno music.

“After numerous hiccups due to our hectic and messy way of working, way of mixing, and some mono vs stereo problems, we finally recorded this mix in Ibiza in a straight old-school “live and direct” mode. Boombass hitting his faithful MPC sampler and myself in front of our beloved three turntables and a mixer set-up.

“This mix is direct, it’s a no-brainer, there’s no strategy, it’s nothing but us digging in our record crate without preparation, to keep the ultimate risky improvisation feeling that we always preferred above everything. Basically it was recorded in one take, that we only had to edit to take some time off, as we’re so old-school we don’t even have a watch.

“We dedicate this mix to our brother DJ Mehdi, the sun child who left us for another world. We love you bro and we miss you so much.”

For full line-ups and tickets (including Eurostar deals), go to www.ilovetechno.be

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