Minus is going to have a Showcase of artists from their label on a six hour boat ride along the Tikki Beach during Winter Music Conference in Miami. Moonlight on the Tikki is presented by Listed and is taking place Thursday March 25th from 10pm to 4am. Check out Minus’ website for ticket prices and information, but the cost will include a late night snack, a Listed keepsake, and an open bar. M-nus also reminds you that for a long night of minimal music, don’t forget to show off your finest minimal wear.

Visual artist Ali Demirel has created a great video of two songs at Richie Hawtin’s recent set in Manchester. His shots include both a variety of camera angles from the DJ booth and also of the interior of The Warehouse Project where Hawtin spun. He warps and filters the images to match the experience of the set inside the smoky and sweaty warehouse at 5:50 am. The video covers the songs “Pullpush” by Gaiser and Plastikman’s “Spastik” and really captures the intensity of the DJ’s mind-bending sets. Check out the video to see for yourself.

It’s been twenty years since Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva founded Plus 8, and to commemorate the great music produced since 1990, Plus 8 is releasing a compilation that spans its entire history. Some of today’s leading producers were invited to reinterpret and remix classic moments of Plus 8 songs that influenced their own music. Joining Richie Hawtin on the album is Speedy J, Marcel Dettman, Ken Ishii, Layo and Bushwacka!, Tiefschwarz, Alex Under and Mark Broom as well a ton of existing Minus and Plus 8 artists. The album is scheduled to make it’s official debut on December 9th,2009. Keep an eye out!

One of America’s highly regarded festivals will be making it’s way to Europe at the end of October. Scheduled for October 30th & 31st is Movement better known in America as DEMF. The two day festival will take place in Torino, Italy and will feature some of the best acts in Techno music. The line up will feature Cadenza label boss Luciano and Minus head Richie Hawtin. Other DJ’s include old school Techno pioneer Derrick May, Gradient favorite Hugo, Michel Cleis, Ricardo Villalobos and many more. If you happen to be in Europe during this time make sure you dedicate some time to checking out this amazing festival.

Now that Electric Zoo has completely wrapped up, we were given sometime to go through the amazing footage and photographs we took during the festival. Our highlight of the event, was the DJ set by Minus’ label boss Richie Hawtin. The highly anticipated arrival of Richie Hawtin was well received once the legendary techno DJ put on his first track. The Sunday School Hilltop Tent was completely packed with over 3000 people flooding the tent to experience the sound of a musical genius. Richie Hawtin has maintained a very strong following during the past 15 years, but it wasn’t till the minimal craze fully kicked in that Hawtin was able to dominate electronic music with one of the most innovative sounds currently being offered in the genre. He has headlined festivals all over the world, playing for thousands of people at a time. It was very pleasant to see how well received his music was at an American festival. Check out this little clip of what you missed and a few photos after the event. If you want to listen to some of the tracks that Hawtin played visit his twitter page which streams his tracklisting live.

One of the most anticipated parties of the summer is scheduled to take place on September 19th in Postbahnhof – Berlin. The Saturday Adventure Club will be a combination of amazing music and great visual demonstrations by Minus’ Ali Demirel and Mobilee’s Okinawa69. The line up consists of some of the best names in the business such as Martin Buttrich, Rodriquez Jr, Douglas Greed, Guti and Marcin Czubala will all be contributing to this special night with live DJ sets. A handful of Gradient’s favorite DJs like Richie Hawtin, Anja Schneider, Marco Carola, Pan-Pot, Magda and Barem are scheduled to participate in the festivities. Stay tuned for more coverage of this great event, if you are going to be in Berlin mid-September head over to The Saturday Adventure Club ticket pre-sale site.

Minus is back at it again with their latest installment of the Contakt show. This very special come back performance is scheduled to be one of the most prominent Contakt events thus far. Scheduled for September 26th, 2009 at the O2 Academy Brixton, London. Richie Hawtin and the Contakt Show was welcomed in cities like Detroit, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, London, Gent, Buenos Aires and Tokyo in the past. The show incorporates custom made lighting and an innovative LED show. The music behind the great experience will be produced by the Minus crew headed by Richie Hawtin and joined by Magda, Troy Pierce, Marc Houle, Gaiser, Heartthrob, JPLS, Ambivalent and Barem. Visual Lighting will be directed by Ali Demirel and a state of the art sound system will be customized for O2 Academy Brixton specifically. You can purchase tickets here.

Metamorphose 2009 is scheduled to take place at Cycle Sports Center in Mt.Fuji, Japan on September 5th. The festival has been an ongoing celebration in Japan and features some of the best acts in music. Some of the scheduled performers include Tangerine Dream, Richie Hawtin, Afrika Bambaataa, Gaiser, Loco Dice and many more. There will be three different stages located in a spacious amusement park, hosting about thirty to forty different acts.