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Rory Gibb of the Quietus reviews Laurel Halo Quarantine with...

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:02:00 +0200

Rory Gibb of the Quietus reviews Laurel Halo Quarantine with encyclopedian charm.

Photos of Listen to This with Viral Radio

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:21:00 +0200

Listen to this with Viral Radio at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ

Last night the world renowned Kronos Quartet played the final concert in the Listen to This series at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. On the programme was the Dutch premiere of Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11.

In support of this premiere, Viral Radio presented a special programme with two artists whose work has also been inspired by the tragedy of 9/11, Mark Bain and William Basinski, and three who work with the more abstract theme of dread, Roly Porter, C_DR_C and HSIK.

William Basinski The Disintegration Loop 1.1. (photo: Roel van Herpt)

At the beginning of the evening there was a screening of William Basinski’s gripping The Disintegration Loop 1.1. This eerily beautiful video by the American avant-garde composer consists of one static shot of lower Manhattan billowing smoke during the last hour of daylight on September 11th, 2001, set to the decaying pastoral tape loop Basinski had recorded in August, 2001.

Mark Bain (photo: Hervé Sika)

American vibrations artist Mark Bain showed his work StartEndTime, which uses seismological data from New York during the September 11 2001 terror attacks to create a 74-minute recording of the ground vibrations of the World Trade Centre’s collapse and contiguous mayhem.

The Kronos Quartet (photo: Menno Dudok van Heel)

The Kronos Quartet played for the first time at the new Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. On the programme were works by composers Bryce Dessner, Nicole Lizée, Ram Narayan, Clint Mansell, Laurie Anderson, Aleksandra Vrebalov, and of course Steve Reich, whose WTC 9/11 was played in the Netherlands for the first time.

The Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ (photo: Hervé Sika)

Mark Bain and David Harrington (photo: Shane Burmania)

After the concert, Juha van ‘t Zelfde interviewed Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington and artist Mark Bain on their work in relation to 9/11. Many members of the audience joined in, resulting in a candid conversation between the artists.

Roly Porter

Industrial-strength drones, art-techno, noise and moody synth experimentation came in the form of a live performance from Roly Porter, formerly of Vex’d. Operating in a similar sphere to Raime, Ben Frost and Mika Vainio, Porter’s haunting performance, oscillating a grey cloud of monochrome electronica, sub-bass frequencies and contemporary classical music, made the building vibrate.

C_DR_C and HSIK

Viral Radio residents C_DR_C and HSIK ended the night with special sets full of scifi dread music inspired by riots, warfare and urban upheavals.

A sincere thank you to the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ for the opportunity to bring together these incredible artists. And a warm kiitos to everyone who came and stayed until the end. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

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The next Listen to This with Viral Radio will be on 14 December, with a.o. Ben Frost, Seth Josel, Raphael Vanoli and resident DJs Juha, C_DR_C and HSIK.

Timetable of Listen to This

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 +0200

A quick update with Friday’s timetable:

18.00 - 00:30 StartEndTime, an installation by Mark Bain
18:00 - 19:00 Juha van ‘t Zelfde (DJ set)
19:00 - 20:05 Disintegration Loop 1.1, a film by William Basinski
20.30 - 21.15 Concert Kronos Quartet (part 1)
21:15 - 21:35 Break
21.35 - 22.15 Concert Kronos Quartet (part 2)
22:30 – 22:50 Juha van ‘t Zelfde interviews Mark Bain and David Harrington (Kronos Quartet)
22:50 – 23:25 Roly Porter (live)
23:20 – 00:30 C_DR_C & H-SIK (DJ set)

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Light and space

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:07:00 +0200

A small video interview by Pitchfork with 2012 favourite Laurel Halo.

Warren Ellis on the new Hildur Gudnadottir album: “Imagine...

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:05 +0200

Warren Ellis on the new Hildur Gudnadottir album: “Imagine a space between Zoe Keating’s driftier experiments and Julianna Barwick’s surreal single-voice choruses. It’s an incredibly beautiful, weightless piece of music that develops less like a composition and more like a weather system. I’ve listened to it a few times a day for a few days, and am still finding new cloud formations in it.”

Konfrontationen line up 2012 announced, one of the most pastoral...

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:36:40 +0200

Konfrontationen line up 2012 announced, one of the most pastoral avant-garde music festivals this side of Sirius.

This spring, through May 13, internationally renowned artist...

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:45:41 +0200

This spring, through May 13, internationally renowned artist Doug Aitken (American, b. Redondo Beach, California, 1968; lives and works in Los Angeles and New York) illuminates the entire facade of the Hirshhorn’s iconic building, transforming it into “liquid architecture” and an urban soundscape. Using eleven high-definition video projectors, Aitken seamlessly blends imagery to envelop the Museum’s exterior, creating a work that redefines cinematic space. A bold commission that will enter the Hirshhorn’s permanent collection and enliven its public space, SONG 1 allows visitors to the National Mall a chance to witness the first-ever work of 360-degree convex-screen cinema.

Warp and LuckyMe present TNGHT, the new collaboration between...

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:11:00 +0200

Warp and LuckyMe present TNGHT, the new collaboration between Hudson Mohawke and Lunice.

DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn play at WORM in Rotterdam this...

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:42:36 +0200

DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn play at WORM in Rotterdam this Saturday.

Dabrye, Ikonika, Om Unit, and More on Illum Sphere Remix EP.

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:28:11 +0200

Dabrye, Ikonika, Om Unit, and More on Illum Sphere Remix EP.

Warren Ellis has created another SPEKTRMODULE podcast for your...

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:01:25 +0200

Warren Ellis has created another SPEKTRMODULE podcast for your interest. With music by Spell Hound, Popol Vuh and Dolphins into the Future. Press play.

DISK II is a full-length series of unreleased ambient music from...

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:26:50 +0200

DISK II is a full-length series of unreleased ambient music from Matthewdavid compiled since Vol.1 (2008-2012), burned to CDr, then housed in a hand-painted 5 & 1/4″ floppy disk. The nine-track collection features the friendships of Eola, Run DMT, Speculator, and a live performance on KXLU.

“With over 20 years of dance music evolution behind us...

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:43:59 +0200

“With over 20 years of dance music evolution behind us now, would it be so strange for the next big evolutionary jump to come from a synthesis of past forms? One so far unheard of that sidesteps pastiche and mixture, instead delving into dance music’s increasingly complex DNA to fashion something genuinely new, as exciting as the birth of jungle or dubstep. And maybe we don’t need a ‘wot do you call it’ moment anymore to create the necessary shift forward. The dissolving of boundaries in the bass music umbrella, with its mixture of established forms, and the growing interest in genreless club nights and DJ/live sets that embrace the slow/fast idea further hints at this. It’s maybe less a case of ‘wot do you call it’ and more a case of naming it later and enjoying ourselves for now. After all, that doesn’t make it any less new, and at least it places the focus where it matters most: on the dancefloor.”

An insightful article by Laurent Fintoni on the mutations of juke and footwork.

Tom Service writes about Pauline Oliveros in the Guardian, whose...

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:47:13 +0200

Tom Service writes about Pauline Oliveros in the Guardian, whose sonic explorations take on life, the universe and everything.

Björk “Virus” (Hudson Mohawke Peaches and Guacamol...

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:13:46 +0200

Björk “Virus” (Hudson Mohawke Peaches and Guacamol Rework).

Vladislav Delay live at Bimhuis

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:50:45 +0200

Vladislav Delay live at Bimhuis:

On Saturday 14 April Vladislav Delay performed at the Viral Radio 5 Year Anniversary at my favourite live music venue Bimhuis in Amsterdam. Sasu has been so kind to share his recording on Soundcloud.

In his own words:

Here’s a good chance to hear how the next Vladislav Delay album (“Kuopio”) after the forthcoming “Espoo” EP might sound like. Recorded April 14th 2012 at the prestigious Bimhuis venue in Amsterdam, the set consists of almost only unreleased work-in-progress material for the forthcoming album. A broken mixer added some nice extra challenge for trying out all that new material in a live setting for the first time ever…

Special thanks to Ron Ruiten and Bimhuis for recording the concert.

Roly Porter / Hessra. Roly Porter will play live at Listen to...

Sun, 06 May 2012 12:25:30 +0200

Roly Porter / Hessra.

Roly Porter will play live at Listen to This at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ on 18 May.

Viral Radio presents Mark Bain, William Basinski and Roly Porter at Listen to This

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:19:00 +0200

Mark Bain (USA) / William Basinski (USA) / C_DR_C (FR) / HSIK (CI) / Juha (NL) / Roly Porter (UK)

On Friday 18 May, the world renowned Kronos Quartet play the 8th and final concert in the Listen to This series at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. On the programme is the Dutch premiere of Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11.

In support of this premiere, Viral Radio presents a special programme with artists who have also been inspired by the tragedy of 9/11.

American vibrations artist Mark Bain will be interviewed by Juha van ‘t Zelfde on his work StartEndTime, using seismological data from New York during the September 11 2001 terror attacks to create a 74-minute recording of the ground vibrations of the World Trade Centre’s collapse and contiguous mayhem.

The eerily beautiful video The Disintegration Loop 1.1 by American avant-garde composer consists of one static shot of lower Manhattan billowing smoke during the last hour of daylight on September 11th, 2001, set to the decaying pastoral tape loop Basinski had recorded in August, 2001. Shot from Basinski’s roof in Williamsburg Brooklyn, this is an actual documentary of how he and his neighbors witnessed the end of that fateful day. It is a tragically beautiful cinema verite elegy dedicated to those who perished in the atrocities of September 11th, 2001.

Industrial-strength drones, art-techno, noise and moody synth experimentation comes in the form of a live performance from Roly Porter, formerly of Vex’d. Operating in a similar sphere to Raime, Ben Frost and Mika Vainio, Porter oscillates a grey cloud of monochrome electronica, sub-bass frequencies and contemporary classical music.

Viral Radio residents C_DR_C, HSIK and Juha will play special sets full of dread music inspired by riots, warfare and political injustice.

Entrance to the Viral Radio programme is free. Join the event on Facebook.

"I stopped listening to modern music, stopped going to clubs and I stopped writing music. I worked as..."

Sat, 05 May 2012 21:18:20 +0200

“I stopped listening to modern music, stopped going to clubs and I stopped writing music. I worked as a carpenter and I learnt the banjo. And I had children. This meant that the time I could spend listening to music was massively reduced but my emotional response to it was definitely increased.”

- Read an interview with Roly Porter, and listen to a mix he’s made.

Free download: Laurel Halo remix of Anenon

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:26:19 +0200