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The Wire Magazine and the University of East London present:
Critical Beats: Electronic Dance Music, Club Culture & the East London Connection

The series will take the form of six talks and panel discussions involving some of the most active musicians, producers, critics and writers on the scene. Each event will be themed to explore a particular aspect of dance music and club culture as it manifests in East London and beyond.

 

#3: Aesthetics, Innovation and Tradition
Thursday 23 February 2012
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A discussion on the aesthetics of current dance scenes.

Has electronic dance music culture reached the point of aesthetic exhaustion? Is sonic innovation now misunderstood by critics who aren't connected to the dance music scene? Or is newness overrated to begin with? Steve Goodman (aka Kode9) moderates a panel discussion on the aesthetics of current club culture.

Panelists: Simon Reynolds, Lisa Banning, Joe Muggs.
Moderator: Steve Goodman
Circus 1 at Stratford Circus, 7:30pm, £5/£2

 

#4: Sound Systems
Thursday 19 April 2012
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Circus 2 at Stratford Circus, 7:30pm, £3/£1

 

#5: Dancing
Thursday 14 June 2012
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Circus 2 at Stratford Circus, 7:30pm, £3/£1