Metropolis

A major milestone of the sci-fi genre and one of the cornerstones of world cinema on the big screen, with live musical accompaniment and what’s more, in the impressive space of the Lucerna cinema? At the Future Gate festival, definitely yes! Fritz Lang’s Metropolis needs little introduction to experienced cinephiles. Enjoy the legendary film as you’ve never seen it before – accompanied by the sound of live modular synthesizers produced by Leoš Hort aka HRTL. The allegorical tale of an over-technologised city of the future, where the elite indulge in the delights of the pleasure gardens and are fed by the masses of the working poor, remains relevant a hundred years on.

music: HRTL

HRTL is a force of nature on modular synthesisers, his chosen weapon of over a decade, performing unique and electrifying improvised sets that fuse breakbeat rhythms with liquefying acid and synths sliced from the utmost peaks of euphoria. Performing in cities from Riga to Ankara, and major clubbing capitals such as Berlin, London, Amsterdam and Vienna, the Prague-based musician brings a decade of experience to bear in exhilarating live performances, held in his inimitable style from the very centre of the dancefloor.