MEET ME
CONVERT TO LOVE
5.SUMMER FESTIVAL OF FUTURISTIC DANCE MUSICK
25 June 05
8.00 PM to 8.00 AM
Divača Aerodrome
Slovenia
MEET ME 2005
Meeting new friends and making acquaintances, a get-together of kindred souls, music played by select members of the local and international DJ élite, dance rhythms for (almost) everybody, including the most demanding tastes, and a huge range of complementary attractions – these are the biggest features of this year's MEET ME festival. And this year Slovenia's biggest festival of electronic dance music will be celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Over the last five years, the dance rhythms have come from world-famous DJs such as Jeff Mills, Umek, The Advent, Valentino Kanzyani, Bob Sinclar, Steve Lawler, Desyn Masiello, Colerdidge (Transglobal Underground), Dave Watts (Fun-Da-Mental), Lottie, Lucien Foort, Rotor, Christian Smith, Blake Baxter, Rush, Marco Carola, Ben Sims and others. Real festivals are brought to life with a tradition like that.
An important part of the MEET ME festival has been the way it has been improved every year thanks to feedback from the people at its previous edition. This year's MEET ME has not been short of ideas – for the first time it will feature a LIVE STAGE which will host renowned Slovenian bands Silence and Melodrom.
Other highlights of the event will undoubtedly be DJ sets by RICHIE HAWTIN in the Astrodisco MAIN ARENA, SASHA (yep, no mistake, 'the' SASHA will play!), DESYN MASIELLO in FUSION ARENA, VIPER XXL and PET DUO at the SCHRANZTANZ FLOOR as well as.
The MEET ME festival will take place at an open-air, non-urban venue over 10.000 square metres in size.
A large free parking area will be situated next to the location. The DIvača airfield is easily accessible and is conveniently located close to the main motorway. This easy-to-reach location is one reason why the festival attracts thousands of visitors from Slovenia, Italy, Croatia and Austria and other countries every year.
The Explicit Musick organisation regularly promotes performances by star DJs of worldwide renown. We are especially proud that this year we managed to book Sasha who ranks among the top five most popular DJs on the planet. Sasha will play a 4 hour set in the MEET ME '05 FUSION ARENA!
SASHA
In the world of dance music, there are DJs who can lead the dancers into a state of ecstasy. And there are producers churning out dance hits one after the other. But those who can combine the two are very, very rare. Sasha is the man at the top. He is simply one of the world's most famous and best regarded DJs.
(http://www.djmag.com/top100chart.asp)
RICHIE HAWTIN
"No-one, in any music genre, is pushing the art of spinning records as far as Richie Hawtin." (DJ Magazine, Top 100 Best DJs Chart)
UMEK
The effect of his music method is auto-motoric kinetics of avantgarde aerobics in which dancers are no longer those dancing to the music; the music is dancing the dancers.
Whatever – the common denominator of Umek's sound remains – the legendary, hard funkadelics and borganic synthetic. Don't be in fear of the future of techno – the future of techno is Umek.
MAGDA
A crate full of defiant, unusual and interesting records had brought her to the attention of Richie Hawtin. She now records for his label M-nus as Run/Stop Restore.
SILENCE
"The music of Silence sounds modern without directly flirting with the current musical trends… The album "Vain" is a top-class product; Silence are ready for Europe and the world… The single "Skin" is a bona-fide hit in the best tradition of high quality electronic soul. Let's wish them that they will break other markets as well.«" (Jani Kenda, Delo, 8. 11. 2004)
DESYN MASIELLO
"I find that many songs are not immediately appropriate for a new-generation dance, music and fans. This is why I use the technology to remix them so that they correspond with my visions and fit into my sets," said the author of many remakes of hit songs by artists such as Yello, Blondie, Eurythmics, the Beatles, Depeche Mode and James Brown.
FRANK KVITTA
The destructive power of the new wave of German techno will satisfy those who like their music hard and fast!
PET DUO
The so-called "Adam and Eve of Brazilian techno" are inseparable both privately and behind the turntables. The music is their God in front of whom they have also recently uttered their 'I do' – for perpetuity.
MELODROM
The group's debut eponymous album was declared Album of the Year 2004 by the editors of prestigious media such as Polet, Vikend and Videospotnice.
INFO
E:
[email protected]From: 8:00 pm
To: 8:00 am
Entry fee:
Until 10:00 pm 29 EUR
After 10:00 pm 32 EUR
Press accreditations:
Requests should be submitted no later than 11 June 2005.
email:
[email protected] phone: +386 (0) 40 22 66 07 (Darjo Hrib, PR)
SMS EXPLICITMUSICK CLUB
In order to become a club member send a SMS text message including keyword MEET ME to 00386 40 981 551.
Club members will receive upfront information on events and will take part in prize draws. This year the first prize is a trip to the island of Ios for two persons and seven tickets for the festival.
Additional information on the MEET ME competition is available on www.meet-me.com
FESTIVAL GUIDE:
· MEET ME starts at 8.00 pm. Arrive early and prepare for the party!
· The site is situated 3.5 km from the centre of Divača. Street signs will lead you to the festival site.
· Bring comfortable and warm clothes. The weather can be unpredictable.
· The only dress code is your imagination.
· Fill your empty stomachs with food from stalls.
· Lifestyle shopping in the “market area”.
· General information available from the INFO point.
· Leave your excess baggage in the cloakroom.
· Take into account the instructions of our friendly security team.
· Bring plenty of good temper and positive energy!
· A detailed MEET ME party guide is available on www.meet-me.com.
USEFUL TIPS:
You can take a train or coach to come to the festival. More information in the INFO section.
Shuttle buses will run from the railway station to the festival site.
Divača airfield is located close to the motorway: a 40 minute drive from Ljubljana, Udine or Rijeka; 20 min. from Trieste, 30 min. from the Slovenian coast.
· To avoid the risk of bad weather and to ensure improved sound all dancefloors will be covered by tents. In the event of nice weather, the tents’ side walls will be fully open
· The festival will take place in any weather conditions.
· There is no free access between the event area and the parking area. Re-admittance is only possible with a new ticket.
· Explicit Musick has the right to:
· change the line-up without prior notice,
· ban entry to persons who are expected to violate the rules and regulations at the event (Article 25 of the Public Gathering Act); the management is not liable to reimburse the entry fee in such cases. In the event of cancellation the management will reimburse the entry fee to all
· original ticket holders
· Your questions, suggestions and remarks are always welcome at the following e-mail address:
[email protected].
· More information on the course of the event is available on the official website www.meet-me.com.
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MAIN ARENA
RICHIE HAWTIN
richiehawtin.com / canada
UMEK
explicit musick / slovenia
MAGDA
m-nus.com / u.s.a.
TEMPONAUTA
tehnika / slovenia
VISUALS
CODESIGN ARTWORKS
codeeep.org / slovenia
FUSION ARENA
SASHA
djsasha.com / united kingdom
DESYN MASIELLO
desynmasiello.com / united kingdom
SHARK
sharkastique tunes / slovenia
EDDIE F
f-recordings.net / slovenia
ALEKSIJ
house spectrum / slovenia
OMAR O.M.V.
thp record / italy
LEO
thp record / italy
GILO
freelance / italy
WILLY049
alterego club / italy
VISUALS
B1ST
xlpixel.com / slovenia
SHRANZTANZ FLOOR
PET DUO
petduo.com / Brasil
VIPER XXL
knedeep.net / germany
TOBIAS LÜKE AKA OBI
knedeep.net / germany
FRANK KVITA
frankkvita.com / germany
ANDREA LEME
djandrealeme.com / italy
RANDY
rndpromotion.com / italy
VISUALS
DEKAOS
Experimental production
dekaos.org / slovenia
LIVESTAGE
SILENCE
silence-zone.com / slovenia
MELODROM
nika records / slovenia
BOBNARS UNITED
kud-bu.si / slovenia
DJ YANOOSH
samplessatelje2050 / slovenia