On October 25-27, tens of thousands of concertgoers will flood the streets of Asheville, N.C. to celebrate the kindred spirit of sine waves, drum pads, synthesizers, samplers, miscellaneous knobs and the timeless art of slaving behind a laptop.
Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit is coming out in full force for its first year, headed by festival veterans A.C. Entertainment, which previously coordinated Asheville’s Moogfest from 2010 to 2012.
Highlights from this year’s lineup include many artists that rarely grace the festival scene, such as indie rock deities Neutral Milk Hotel, the reclusive post-rock gurus of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and industrial powerhouse Nine Inch Nails, making their comeback since a 2009 hiatus. In addition to the music, Mountain Oasis will host an array of panels, workshops and lectures on electronic music’s many facets.
Both local and international artists from almost every imaginable background are represented at the festival, and the lineup’s diversity can be daunting.
To save concertgoers hours of frustration, here are four lineups based around different genres: dubstep, minimal/ambient electronic, synthpop/house and rock/acoustic.
Dubstep
Friday
Claude Vonstroke 7:15 – 8:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Purity Ring 8:45 – 9:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Grab some grub! 10 – 10:45
Rustie 10:45 – 12:00 The Orange Peel
Bassnectar 12:00 – 1:30 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Saturday
ITAL 7:30 – 8:30 The Orange Peel
Robert Delong 9:00 – 10:15 The Orange Peel
The Bug 10:45 – 12:00 The Orange Peel
Nine Inch Nails 12:00 – 1:30 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Sunday
Adventure Club 6:00 – 6:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
PantyRaid 7:15 – 8:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Disclosure 8:45 – 9:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Pretty Lights 10:30 – 12:00 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Ambient/Minimal
Friday
Jacques Greene 7:30 – 8:30 The Orange Peel
Laurel Halo 9:00 – 10:00 The Orange Peel
Sparks 10:30 – 12:00 Diana Wortham Theatre
Baths 12:30 – 2:00 The Orange Peel
Saturday
Zola Jesus and JG Thirwell 7:45 – 8:45 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Raime 8:45 – 10:00 Diana Wortham Theatre
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 10:00 – 11:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Grab some grub! 11:30 – 12:30
Actress 12:30 – 2:00 The Orange Peel
Sunday
William Basinski 6:00 – 7:00 Diana Wortham Theatre
Ulrich Schnauss 7:30 – 8:30 Wortham Theatre
Mount Kimbie 9:15 – 10:15 The Orange Peel
Shlohmo 10:45 – 12:00 Asheville Music Hall
House/Synthpop
Friday
Claude Vonstroke 7:15 – 8:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Purity Ring 8:45 – 9:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Deltron 3030 10:15 – 11:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Grab some grub! 11:30 – 12:30
Baths 12:30 – 2:00 The Orange Peel
Saturday
Bosnian Rainbows 7:00 – 7:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Gary Numan 8:15 – 9:30 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Chromatics 9:30 – 10:30 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Animal Collective 11:30 – 1:00 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Sunday
Autre Ne Veut 6:15 – 7:15 The Orange Peel
How To Dress Well 7:45 – 8:45 The Orange Peel
Disclosure 8:45 – 9:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Cut Copy 10:00 – 11:30 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Rock/Acoustic
Friday
Jherek Bischoff 7:00 – 7:50 Diana Wortham Theatre
Half Japanese 8:30 – 9:15 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Daniel Johnston 9:45 – 10:45 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Neutral Milk Hotel 11:30 – 1:00 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Saturday
Bosnian Rainbows 7:00 – 7:45 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Zola Jesus and JG Thirwell 7:45 – 8:45 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Grab some grub! 9:00 – 10:00
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 10:00 – 11:15 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Nine Inch Nails 12:00 – 1:30 ExploreAsheville.com Arena
Sunday
Jessie Ware 6:45 – 7:45 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
How To Dress Well 7:45 – 8:45 The Orange Peel
Mount Kimbie 9:15 – 10:15 The Orange Peel
Cut Copy 10:15 – 11:30 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
For more information and a full schedule, check out mountainoasisfestival.com
