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Faster Than Sound Competition and more!

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View videos and download an exclusive Mira Calix mix.
The Wire-supported Suffolk-based festival Faster Than Sound is now in its third year of celebrating and showcasing sound experiments and digital artforms. This year's festival, part of the Aldeburgh Festival, is formed of a series of three main events, with highlights including a late-night performance of Stockhausen’s Stimmung, Faster Than Light’s trip through film and music and the acoustically sealed chamber The Hush House. Artists involved include Mira Calix, Plaid, Vladislav Delay, Semiconductor, Tim Exile, Hauschka, Stefan Schneider and more. Suffolk various venues, 27–28 June, times/prices vary.

Download an exclusive Wire only mix by Mira Calix.

And view here a couple of videos by Minton Films of performances from last year's festival.

The Wire also filmed the 2007 event - view our footage here

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For more information on Faster Than Sound go here