MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Philip Blackburn and Chris Strouth about the creative world of electronic music. Blackburn is with the American Composers Forum in St. Paul, which promotes the work of avant-garde, jazz, classical and new age composers. Strouth works for Twin/Tone records, the label associated with Minneapolis' most famous rock bands, like The Replacements and Soul Asylum. Strouth also runs his own experimental electronica label, called "Ultramodern."

The fifth annual electronic music festival gets underway at the Science Museum in St. Paul. The four nightly events bring together composers, musicians and multi-media artists from all over the world, but maybe the most interesting part is the different local types taking part.