Photography Kris KrugMusic / NewsMichael Stipe soundtracks NYC film using a Moog synthThe former R.E.M. frontman has created an audio-visual installation for this year’s Moogfest, which also features Flying Lotus, Animal Collective and more on its lineupShareLink copied ✔️March 14, 2017MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Moogfest is a four-day festival started as a tribute to synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. Now in its 11th year, the festival will hit Durham, North Carolina on May 18-21 and feature artists like Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Stranger Things composers SURVIVE, and Björk collaborator The Haxan Cloak. It’ll also feature a brand new audio-visual installation from Michael Stipe, former frontman of Athens, Georgia alt-rock icons R.E.M. Stipe’s installation is described in a press release as “an exploration of desire and movement” that will showcase video footage shot by Stipe in New York City over the years. The soundtrack will be created by Stipe himself exclusively using Moog instruments – which the musician describes as a “rare solo composition”. The installation will continuously run throughout the festival. Elsewhere, the festival will feature talks from figures in the music, art, science, and technology sectors, with CERN particle physicist Dr. Kate Shaw and MIT Media Lab artist Joe Davies both delivering keynotes speeches. Check out a poster for Moogfest below and head here for more information and tickets. Moogfest 2017Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThis new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’ RIMOWAAirport aesthetics and the timeless appeal of the RIMOWA caseThe Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastJim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy