Richie Hawtin previews Contakt documentary
There seems to be a new trend among filmmakers all over the world to set their eyes on the DJ world, with an increasing number of high-profile projects being launched. Last year we enjoyed the Soulwax documentary “Part of the Weekend Never Dies”, and more recently Romuald Karmakar presented at the Venice Film Festival the third instalment of his electronic music trilogy, dedicated to the works of Ricardo Villalobos.
Now it’s the turn for Detroit’s minimal techno master Richie Hawtin and the artists from his label Minus Records. The imprint celebrated its 10th Anniversary by hitting the road with the CONTAKT world tour, a series of shows focused on free flow DJ improvisation and state of the art visuals. Hawtin himself has directed alongside Ali Demirel a documentary that follows the show’s ups and downs across some of the globe’s most happening cities.
The Contakt documentary will be previewed, followed with a Q&A session with DJ and director, at London’s ICA on 25 September; one day before the 02 Academy in Brixton hosts the much anticipated London Contakt Special event.
Final CONTAKT from Ali M. Demirel on Vimeo.
