Annual SF festival offers eclectic electronica

For a quick sense of the madcap variety that abounds in the world of electronic composition and performance, you need only take a gander at the lineup for the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, which marks its 18th season this weekend.

The schedule for the weekend’s three shows from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10 ranges from the electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani, who appears on Friday’s opening bill along with the feminist noise reggaeton duo Las Sucias, to the Sunday night appearance by Jules Litman-Cleper, who performs under the chilling stage name Waxy Tomb.

Along the way, expect contributions from such diverse artists as Dax Pierson, Suki O’Kane and Aaron Dilloway.