Festival Spotlight

MOVEMENT FEST

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Motown Party: A packed mainstage at Hart Plaza. Stephen Bondio

By Jim Tremayne

Detroit – After a three-year absence, the Movement festival returned to the Motown this past June 3-6. Produced by local promoters Paxahau, Movement filled Hart Plaza with more than 50,000 revelers to see 110 electronic acts perform on six stages.

Highlights included: local ghetto-tech turntablist DJ Godfather getting booties shaking at the Waterfront Stage; Seth Troxler dropping big, groovy tracks at the Star Gate Stage; Jon Hopkins mixing sweet, ambient passages with piston-like kick drums; Carl Craig’s soulfultechno message music touching on issues of the day; Richie Hawtin’s bangin’ mainstage set with rattling percussion and jarring moments; ADMN’s kicking leadoff set on Saturday’s mainstage; 2manydjs’ roller-coaster set that swerved from cinematic sounds to banging acid and crunching off-kilter grooves; and Jeff Mills’ masterful set that closed the festival.

It all looked like this:

Dynamic Duo: (L-R) Carl Craig & James Murphy. Jacob Mulka

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TO MOTOR CITY

Gearfest: Jeff Mills rocks the mainstage. Stephen Bondio

On the Mic: 2 Chainz at the Waterfront Stage. Katie Laskowska Waterfront Stage: Goldie flexes his grill. Anthony Rassam Urban Tribe: DJ Stingray 313 masked up. Nick LeTellier

Dirtybird DJ: Claude VonStroke at Pyramid Stage. Jacob Mulka

Wordplay: Stacey Pullen sets the tone. Nick LeTellier Mainstager: Richie Hawtin closes opening night. Doug Wojciechowski

B2B: Martinez Bros. & Loco Dice at Pyramid Stage. Doug Wojciechowski