VIA Festival announces initial lineup

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  • Four Tet, Donato Dozzy and others will play the Pittsburgh festival in October.
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  • VIA and Humanaut have revealed the initial lineup for the second annual VIA Music and New Media Festival, which will take place over a long weekend in Pittsburgh starting on Wednesday, October 5th. After last year's inaugural edition featured Matthew Dear, Tokimonsta and Oneohtrix Point Never (and was tipped as one of RA's Top 10 Festivals for that month), VIA returns with an expanded format across five days at a handful of venues all within walking distance of each other. The lineup once again collects a wide range of styles from live artists and bands as well as DJ's: UK producer Four Tet leads the way along with Warp Records live band Battles and space-rock duo Zombi. The Latin-tinged stylings of Toy Selectah will also be on display, and LA's Dâm-Funk will bring the boogie-funk back to town after his appearance last year. Italy's deep techno guru Donato Dozzy and his production partner Nuel will take to the decks, while FaltyDL will be on hand with his crossover house/2-step sound. New York's eccentric Rvng Intl. imprint will be represented by Pink Skull and Blondes, and DFA artist Tim Sweeney and Washington DC duo Protect-U will each provide doses of disco. Guests can expect a collection of visual artists to be announced along with further audio additions in the coming months.




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