STFU Edinburgh @ The Forest Cafe

5th - 7th October,
The Forest Cafe,
3 Bristo Place,
Edinburgh, EH1 1EY,
0131 220 4538
www.theforest.org.uk

Access the discussion forum here

and find us on myspace here

Supported by Forest Grants
The Forest is a registered charity - SC038234

  • A 3 day aural extravaganza of electronic music from a diverse range of acts from across Europe. STFU is a non-profit and open collective. Our previous events have taken place in Helsinki, Lisbon, Oporto, Rome, Weimar, Heidelberg, Manchester, Leeds, Chester and Torres Vedras.

    Please click the artist photos to take you to the artist's website/myspace profile

    PLEASE NOTE: All 3 days will now be on until 3am but all 3 days are still completely FREE!

  • Friday

    18:00 STFU Documentary screening

    20:00 - 03:00 Live Performances

  • 18:00

    STFU Documentary screening

    Martin Hirsch created a documentary that follows the 2005 STFU Glasgow festival, featuring concert footage, visuals and interviews with many of the participants.

    Download the documentary here
  • Kid Quaalude

    19:00

    Kid Quaalude

    Glasgow, UK

    (human + gameboy) * (jack daniels + coke) = kid quaalude
  • osca

    20:00

    Mosca

    Falkirk, UK

    Herb
    Mosca's music fluctuates between ambient noise experimentation and down tempo rhythmic drones, in a specially constructed performance he will be 'playing' 4 buddha machines a mixing desk and various cheap effects units to create a sonic landscape ideal for contemplative thought.
  • Binary 0

    21:00

    Binary Zero

    Glasgow, UK

    Chaos, but organised chaos. Techno, Metal, Electronica, its all apart of the music at some point.
  • Bob Techno

    22:00

    Bob Techno

    Glasgow, UK

    Machine based listening...
  • Tersh

    23:00

    Tersh

    Glasgow, UK

    Machine based listening...
  • Das Wesen

    00:00

    Das Wesen

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    Stomping beatz straight from funk galaxy, basslines that will make stars cry and planets laugh, extraterrestrial beingz jumping all around
  • Millicent

    01:00

    Millicent

    Oldham, UK

    Neo Ouija Hippocamp
    Experimental / Techno / IDM from down south
  • Absolute Chancer

    02:00

    Absolute Chancer

    Edinburgh, UK

    Originally from Livingston, Absolute chancer started djing at 11 years old with a set of "realistic turntables and mixer from tandy". At 25 now his decks are now joined to his hands permanently. He Dj'ed in Ibiza in 2001 and for the last 2 years he has been running nights in london and playing at clubs such as, Transmission@333, Braindrop@Purple Turtle, Electrickery@corsica studios and Scratch@bar vinyl.
  • Moriarty
    CANCELLED
    Moriarty
    CANCELLED


  • Saturday

    16:00 - 18:00 Workshops

    19:00 - 03:00 Live Performances

    Visuals by No Input

  • 16:00

    Beatz on the machinedrum Workshop

    with Manuel Odendahl
  • 17:00

    Audiomulch software Workshop

    with Ben Eyes
  • Dene Road

    19:00

    Dene Road

    Edinburgh, UK

    "Being warm on a winters day after a heavy day of sledging."
    - R. Collins
  • Beaky Monsterclaws

    20:00

    Beaky Monsterclaws & The Wizard of Bass

    Chester/Manchester, UK

    monsters and magic, drum machine and live bass
  • Room

    21:00

    Autistici

    Sheffield, UK

    12K Audiobulb
    working with tiny details, abstract ambience and broken space
  • Patrick Walker

    22:00

    Isodyne (Patrick Walker)

    Edinburgh, UK

    Avionix
    subby riddems, clicks, pops and chords
  • Quip

    23:00

    Quip

    Leeds, UK

    Quip is the moniker for Ben Eyes, a confused individual living out his twenty something male fantasy as a musician. He stays up all night on the internet and sometimes makes music. He is a member of the STFU collective and enjoys rice.
  • Tommy Walker 3

    00:00

    Tommy Walker 3

    Manchester, UK

    Rotten Row Human Shield
    For nearly over 10 years, with little or no success, Tommy Walker III has been carving out a small notch in the tabletop of the UK electro scene. Never before has the term 'Underground' been so fitting a description for one of the UKs many ultra-bored bedroom musicians.
  • 8yone

    01:00

    8yone

    Thuringia, Germany

    Boltfish Envizagae
    8yone, also known as Mathias Gorf is an electronic music artist born and bred in Thuringia, Germany. His music is based on thoughts and feelings, difficult to talk about but easy to listen to. His sounds is composed with minimal, but carefully created beats and rich, deep synth arrangements. Close your eyes and nod with your head and feet.
  • Dj Twist

    02:00

    Jash

    Swindon, UK

    Envizagae
    Jash will be playing a live set, with his belief that feelings turn into sound. Travelling up from the south west of the uk for the day, will jash be awake enough to play when its his set! come along to find out! nice sounds, some beats and percussion will be the order of the day!
  • zanf & Fora
    CANCELLED
    zanf & Fora AND DJ Twist
    CANCELLED


  • Sunday

    16:00 - 18:00 Workshops

    18:00 - 01:00 Live Performances

    Visuals by No Input

  • 16:00

    MIDI Programming Workshop

    with Manuel Odendahl
  • 17:00

    Free-4-All Jam

    Bring your own instrument. Open to the public at large. Anything goes.
  • 18:00

    Wii Loop Machine

    with Yann Seznec

    The Wii Loop Machine is a nifty little application for controlling music loops... it becomes a kind of Wii-dance, and despite being rather dorky also looks sort of fun.
    more info here
  • Telekom

    19:00

    Telekom

    Glasgow, UK

    If you ever find yourself singing along to the 4 o'clock pips on Radio 4, or grooving to the sinewave tone of a flatlining hospital patient, then Telekom is for you. Some live sansula action may also be unpreventable.
  • Uncool Sam

    20:00

    Uncool Sam

    Nottingham, UK

    After 31 years on this earth, Uncool Sam is finally venturing out from under his stone. A unique and unpredictable sound emanates from his trolley of tricks. Joined on stage by MC Furby, Uncool Sam will tweak, loop, and improvise his way into your ears.
  • War is bent

    21:00

    w(i)b

    Glasgow, UK

    improving lives with improv
  • Raincloud

    22:00

    Raincloud

    Glasgow, UK

    Benbecula
    Born out of many gigs and shit Scottish weather, Rain-Cloud is a duo from Glasgow, Scotland.
  • The Amazing Rolo

    23:00

    The Amazing Rolo

    Edinburgh, UK

    The Amazing Rolo is the project of Franco-American Yann Seznec, a musician and sound designer who also dabbles in film and photography.
    He currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • UFOEL

    00:00

    Unknown Forces of Everyday Life

    Glasgow, UK

    MusicTrade
    Unknown Forces (of everyday life) is the alias of Mark Murphy, a Glasgow based electronic musician who specialises in ambient, dark ambient, drone, electro and experimental electronic music. He is also a member of the improvational band Special Brew 1.2