The Global Groove festival/convention is an electronica affair set to be held in New Delhi this December. Organised by RSJ and the Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan the festival will see some top Indian electronica acts perform in the capital alongside a bunch of German artists. The convention takes place at the Tivoli Garden on Dec 17-18, and the festival, at the same venue, on Dec 19-20.
Those are the facts. And then there’s the website. A treasure trove of kvlt gems, Global Groove’s official website is, well… here’s the first line from the General Information page
In the past few years India has seen a steady growth in Clubbing Culture, fuelled by rapid economic growth, which has brought new found prosperity in young people, and a profusion of clubs have sprung up in the country to cater to this demand.
The largely incomplete website is rife with such awesomeness, and typos (Midieval Punditz anyone?). And then there’s the convention that promises such riveting topics of discussion as ‘Indian Club Scene’ and ‘Club Scene in Germany’. With several such asininities we’re inclined to think this first started out as an April Fools joke, and then, happened.
The artist lineup looks pretty solid though.
Indian Artists
Da-Saz
Jalebee Cartel
Kartick & Gotam
MIDIval PunditZ
Shaa’ir + Func (pictured)
Teddy Boy Kill
Tempo Tantrick
German Artists
Ada
Bobby and Blumm
Mathias Schaffhaeuser
MIT
Modeselektor
TELE
The Notwist
Tobias Thomas
No word on tickets yet, though the Facebook group does say “Special packages covering flights, accommodation, convention and festival registration are available at 500 euros* per head.” More from Global Groove when we hear it.
(Pic: Vikas Munipalle, from this gig)
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