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Sleep, bathe in sound and experience it in 360 degrees at Moogfest

The lineup for this year's Moogfest includes a member of the band Limp Bizkit, two shows from Mouse on Mars, and a 360-degree audio cube.

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DURHAM, N.C. — The lineup for this year's Moogfest includes a member of the band Limp Bizkit, two shows from Mouse on Mars, and a 360-degree audio cube.

Wes Borland, guitarist for the rap-rock band, will be presenting a four-hour event featuring a self-made rig.

The festival, which is devoted to art, music and technology, will be held May 17-20 at several walkable venues throughout downtown Durham.

This year's lineup will also include two performances by Mouse on Mars, Jon Hopkins and Little Boots, and a headlining performance by R&B artist Kelela.

Moogfest will also feature the debut of A3 (Audio Cubed), a 3D audio environment to power exclusive performances from nine artists under the festival’s Spatial Sound banner at the Durham Armory. The space will include a 360-degree sound system with 24 independent sources, allowing performers to articulate sound from every angle.

Moogfest previously announced that Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. soldier who disclosed 750,000 government documents to Wikileaks, now a privacy rights and transparency activist, will be its keynote speaker.

Sleep and Bathe in Sound

Other event highlights include a sleep concert by members of the Icelandic record collective, Bedroom Community, and performances by Boogie Down Productions co-founder KRS-One. Former Rapture multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi will host daily Sound Baths, which are a mix of meditation and healing musical performances where people lie on the floor and let the sound wash over them.

Moogfest's performers list also includes industrial music iconoclast Author & Punisher; synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani; DJ Stingray, former DJ for legendary techno group Drexciya; afrofuturist hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces; Genesis P-Orridge’s experimental video and music ensemble Psychic TV; Bedroom Community founder Valgeir Sigurðsson with labelmate Liam Byrne; genre-defying Detroit producer Waajeed; and the apocalyptic vision of found-sound collagist Yves Tumor.

Tickets for Moogfest are on sale now.

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