October 25-26, 2013 | 8pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

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Electronium:
The Future Was Then

Part of the BAM 2013 Next Wave Festival

Following the critical acclaim of last year's Shuffle Culture, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (The Roots) returns to BAM with an all-star mash-up that celebrates the pioneering works of electronic music. DJ-composer Jeremy Ellis, R&B singer-producer Tom Krell (How to Dress Well), avant-R&B outfit Sonnymoon, and conductor Andrew Cyr and Metropolis Ensemble join Grammy Award winner Questlove to sample and deconstruct seminal recordings by everyone from Robert Moog and Raymond Scott to Stevie Wonder and George Clinton into a feverishly modern new playlist. Old-school blips and beeps, sine waves, and analog synth solos mix with live vocals and contemporary electronics in this ecstatic riff on the analog revolution that paved the way for our music today.

Metropolis Artists Appearing


Kristin Lee

Violin / Leader

Francisco Fullana

Violin

Karen Kim

Viola

Hiro Matsuo

Cello

Mellissa Hughes

Soprano

Jessica Warnken

Alto

Geoffrey Silver

Tenor

Jonathan Woody

Bass-Baritone

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Photo by Rachel Been.

The Line-up


Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Curator

Andrew Cyr

Conductor

Metropolis Ensemble


Jeremy Ellis


How To Dress Well


Sonnymoon

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