The Microsamplinghouse-artists who popped up out of the blue at the end of the 90s – with the Canadian Akufen as the scene’s international figurehead – quickly discovered allies in Krikor, Cabanne and Ark, who were at that time busy assembling a social-democratic version of this genre in Paris, the stronghold of French House. The common thread between tonight’s artists is their healthy disrespect in dealing with genre-immanent codification. Consistently new arrangements pose a challenge to existent referential models and refine and develop them. Dub, Funk, Soul, Punk, Techno, Rock – the gigantic Cut-Up Machine solders it all to a brand new House universe. Cross-references, quotes and connecting threads might make you look over your shoulder, but there’s no danger of falling into a retro trap. Rather, you’ll be led across an historical musical landscape of such complexity that it’s reminiscent of Aboriginal songlines. And Marius Watz and TinyLittleElements will be projecting onto MAO’s walls tonight – a special treat for friends of computational design and a generative approach: visual splendour with conceptual acuity and an extreme degree of abstraction.