ACTUEL REMIX brings together the music of prominent figures from the electronic scene and that of contemporary composers, thus seeking to blur the boundaries between these two worlds. For the release of the fully restored version of the film METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang, 1927), the group remixes the music of Richie Hawtin, a major figure in techno, with the work of Iannis Xenakis, a pioneer of 20th-century music. Richie Hawtin’s powerful, minimalist, rhythmic universe provides the heartbeat of this cine-concert’s musical structure. Over this framework, the richness, modernity, and harshness (even violence) of Xenakis’ material unfold with an intensity that aligns with the expressionism of the film.
