For fans of world-class electronic music, late May/early June presents something of a dilemma: which festival do you hit—Detroit Electronic Music Festival (AKA Movement) or Montreal’s Mutek? (Or do you skip both and go to Barcelona for Sonar, big balla?)

The lineups for both events are strong every year (some artists play both), with Detroit leaning more toward hedonistic dance music and local talent (of which there’s plenty, young and old) and Mutek favoring more cerebral, abstract fare (though Mutek’s microhouse/minimal-techno posse sure can throw down when they want to), as well as panel discussions and seminars on new cutting-edge gear and other issues pertaining to digital music and video creation. Mutek has the advantage of being based in the beautiful city of Montreal, while Detroit has the benefit of being where my family lives, saving me money on lodging.

Looking at DEMF and Mutek’s 2006 lineups, though, it seems like the former is copping the latter’s style (Richie Hawtin, Ark, the Orb, Krikor, Superpitcher, Pantytec, Klimek, Dandy Jack, Dan Bell, Speedy J, and Alex Under? Holy shit, maybe I’ll have to go to Detroit after all). But I’ll probably end up going to Mutek for the third year in a row, because its bills are more consistently up my alley and I won’t need to drive a car to get to the venues, as I would in Detroit (doing my part for the environment, even as I vacation). Where are you planning to go, if anywhere?