The GMEM hosts the UTʘPIA festival - 2nd edition, organized by Cabaret Aléatoire
At the GMEM Module: La Bande Adhésive presents Triceratops

Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th September
>From 11.00 pm to 2.00 am
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La Bande Adhésive is a collective of musicians, composers, DJs and sound designers who invest the field of electronic music to develop an original artistic language.
Since its creation in 1996 by Dj Bouto, La Bande Adhésive has been at the origin of numerous initiatives in the field of experimental musical practices, entertainment music and interdisciplinary performances.
Its work has led it to be frequently represented, both in France and Europe, at events bringing together music, dance, theater, literature, sound and audiovisual installations, and film-concerts.

La Bande Adhésive (LBA) offers a sound journey through the GMEM Module. An immersion in electronic culture, from gesture to sequence, a bridge between the organic and the robotic.
Nestled inside the facet ball, LBA showcases its tools, research, heritage and culture. La Bande Adhésive will broadcast live music, audiovisual performances and DJ sets.
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After the success of the first edition of UTʘPIA Festival, the 1st ideal city of Electronic Cultures & Solidarities, Cabaret Aléatoire is organizing its second edition, in the Friche la Belle de Mai on Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24, 2022 from 19:00 to 05:00.

The festival unfolds in the Friche la Belle de Mai with 7 stages, including a mobile and an immersive one. The program features more than 45 local, French and international artists, as well as stalls for local artisans to promote local heritage.

It's obvious: the Cabaret Aléatoire, whose activities are essential to the existence of electronic culture in Marseille, had to organize its own festival. Founded in 2003, the Marseilles musical stronghold's guiding principles are to support the musical scene of tomorrow, to take cultural action in the service of the public and the region, to support professional structuring and local artistic projects and practices, and to cooperate in developing the ecosystem of electronic cultures.

UTʘPIA festival wants to be part of the change.

In 2020-2021, in 48 countries around the world, women accounted for just 27% of festival artists. In a society where sexism persists, it's important to take part in the feminist revolution and build utopia together. That's why Cabaret Aléatoire's line-up is almost equally divided, with 56% men and 44% women.

For the moment, only 40% of the line-up has been revealed, including Miss Monique, DJ Rush, Anna, Chris Gavin and Stella Bossi as Techno artists. The House scene is also well represented, with artists Derrick Carter, Manda Moor and the incredible Cassy and Francesca Lombardo on B2B. Finally, the festival welcomes Peligre, Tim Tama, Under Black Helmet, Rebekah, Jean Terechkova, Varya Karpova, Pawlowski and Randomer for brutally beautiful sets of Techno Indus.

UTʘPIA festival, aware of the porosity between current music genres, will soon be announcing the rest of the program, which aims to be eclectic and in the image of utopia: diverse.