Friday 8 January 2010 will be the first Viral Radio of the new decade. In the new year, the Amsterdam vehicle for well tempered drum machines will investigate the musical identities of 6 cities that are part of the viral networks of experimental bass and beat music creation and distribution.
Theses cities are: 1. Amsterdam (January); 2. Glasgow (March); 3. Bristol (May); 4. London (August); 5. Sydney (October); 6. Los Angeles (December).
On the Amsterdam Edition local wonderboys of bleep hop Zwart Licht will perform live, with the support of their producers FS Green and Sir OJ. Viral Radio veteranAardvarck – DNA testing should one day prove the theory he is the father of theGaslamp Killer – will join hosts Juha & Cinnaman to cover the spectrum of bleeps and bass in Amsterdam.
Viral Radio will continue to do regular events in the months in between, and radio shows every two weeks on VPRO’s 3voor12, bringing the next level in computated acoustic stimulants.
This entry was written by , posted on January 7, 2010 at 11:03 am, filed under 3voor12, Trouw, Viral Radio and tagged 3voor12, Aardvarck, Amsterdam, Bristol, Cinnaman, FS Green, Glasgow, Juha, London, Los Angeles, Sir OJ, Sydney, Zwart Licht. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
The Gaslamp Killer resisted arrest at Rush Hour record store in Amsterdam, while officer Cinnaman lurked in the back.
On Monday 20 July 2009, reported trouble maker William G. Killer was apprehended by local authorities at Rush Hour record store, a known viral radio ’cell’ within the beat dimension. The suspect was taken to the city’s red light district for further investigation today. The result will surface at 3voor12 and Red Bull Music Academy later today as a one hour enhanced interrogation technique (streamed online and available as podcast).
This entry was written by , posted on July 21, 2009 at 10:52 am, filed under 3voor12, Beat Dimensions, Viral Radio and tagged Amsterdam, Beat Dimensions, Cinnaman, Gaslamp Killer, Juha, RBMA, Rush Hour, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
In a club near you on 6 March 2009.
This entry was written by , posted on December 23, 2008 at 12:06 am, filed under Event, Trouw, Viral Radio and tagged Amsterdam, Cinnaman, Hyperdub, Juha, Kode9 & the Spaceape, Trouw. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
This entry was written by , posted on October 23, 2008 at 4:46 pm, filed under Beat Dimensions, Bimhuis, Event, Viral Radio, beats, dubstep and tagged Aardvarck, Amsterdam, Beat Dimensions, beats, Bimhuis, Cinnaman, Dimlite, Mike Slott, Take, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
On an average Tuesday in Amsterdam 2,055 bikes get stolen. This happened last Tuesday, and this will happen next Tuesday. What is different though on 21 October, is that the prolific Santa Monica producer and Ninja Tune progeny Daedelus will perform at SMART Project Space on the first Viral Radio event since the festival in June, at the Bimhuis and 11. Daedelus – real name Alfred Darlington – was so cordial to answer a few questions and give a top 11 of his current favourites.
Juha van ‘t Zelfde What do you think of the current crisis on Wall Street? Does this affect your work as a musician?
Daedelus The current crisis will have concequenses, but they may be strangely good: people always become more passionate about music during a recession; sales actually tend to increase. Also there is no retirement plan for musicians like myself so sadly no problem!
JZ What are your thoughts on the political campaigns of Democrats and Republicans? Would you write a song for either party?
D Haha! I did! It was very well recieved, check it out on Youtube under Obama Way so you can guess who I am voting for…
JZ If we would look at your music with Darwinian eyes, what makes it survive?
D Good will and constant evolution (the Darwinian answer); sitting still will get you eaten by another, always better to tell the story of moving on.
JZ Are you feeling a global power shift from West to East?
D Yes in fact, touring recently in China really opened my eyes to the changes underfoot. America is so difficult for culture, perhaps a wake up call is in order. All the US does is think of ideas. Perhaps we should reward these inovations.
JZ What can we expect from your Amsterdam show?
D It all depends on what you bring: want to party and we’ll party, want to cry and we’ll cry together. I think the same can be said from Daddy Kev except he is bring firepower! Maybe I’ll try so too.
JZ Thank you.
D Thank you, and best until!
Top 10 producers right now:
1. Samiyam
2. Musinah
3. Nosaj Thing
4. Dimlite
5. Ras G
6. Mike Slott
7. Thavius Beck
8. Flying Lotus
9. Current Value
10. Mrk1
11. Maybe Zomby or Take or Carlos Nino or SlowJamDiscoJitGrimeRaveMusinah
This entry was written by , posted on October 15, 2008 at 12:16 am, filed under Event, Viral Radio, interview and tagged Amsterdam, Cinnaman, Current Value, Daddy Kev, Daedelus, Dimlite, Flying Lotus, interview, Mike Slott, Musinah, Nosaj Thing, Obama, Ras G, Samiyam, Smart Project Space, Thavius Beck, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Op 21 oktober aanstaande is de eerste Viral Radio avond in het nieuwe kunstencentrum Smart Project Space. Voor deze avond hebben we de Amerikaanse producer Daedelus (Ninja Tune) uitgenodigd, met zijn goede vriend Daddy Kev (Low End Theory). Cinnaman en Juha zullen in de buurt hun muziek draaien.
Dit is de eerste in wat een reeks avonden moet worden in SPS. Op maandag staat DNK daar, en in de toekomst zullen er ook meer films vertoond worden, en tentoonstellingen en performances georganiseerd worden. Amsterdam heeft een nieuwe bijzondere locatie erbij.
This entry was written by , posted on September 18, 2008 at 10:22 pm, filed under Event, Viral Radio and tagged Amsterdam, Cinnaman, Daddy Kev, Daedelus, Juha, Low End Theory, Ninja Tune, Smart Project Space, SPS, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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De documentaire Bassweight van Suridh Hassan, die op vrijdag 4 juli in Melkweg Cinema vertoond wordt, biedt een uniek beeld op één van de spannendste opkomende dancestromingen: dubstep. 5 days off heeft wereldwijd de eerste vertoning van de eerste volwaardige documentaire over dubstep, waarin diepte-interviews te zien zijn met alle belangrijke artiesten in het veld: van Skream en Benga tot Kode 9, Plastician en BBC1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs. Ook zijn er beelden opgenomen tijdens een eerdere editie van Sonic Warfare in de Melkweg. Aansluitend Q&A met de regisseur en producent onder leiding van Juha van ‘t Zelfde (Viral Radio).
This entry was written by , posted on July 2, 2008 at 2:47 pm, filed under Festival, Media and tagged 5 Days Off, Amsterdam, dubstep, Melkweg, Sonic Warfare, Studio Rarekwai. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Gatekeeper and Wedge enjoying their Amsterdam visit (photo: R.M. Koolhoven)
The May show is online for download here. Below is the tracklist. This month you can win tickets for the Viral Radio Festival on 23 June, Sonic Warfare on 13 June, Beat Dimensions on 21 June and the Dutch dubstep forum gathering on 11 July at Het Paard in the Hague. If you would like to win tickets for the Viral Radio Festival, all you have to do is make a video message and post it on YouTube.
00:00 Cinnaman – Identifier (unreleased)
02:37 Kromestar – 0800 dub (unreleased)
06:05 Kode9 & the Spaceape – Konfusion Vox (Hyperdub)
08:49 Joker – 80s (unreleased)
12:00 Digital Mystikz – Haunted (DMZ)
15:44 Pivot – In the Blood (Rustie remix) (Warp)
17:44 Flying Lotus – Interference (unreleased)
20:20 Samiyam – Monsterdog (Hyperdub)
22:25 Aardvarck – Dunk (Nod Navigators)
25:41 Guilty Simpson – For the D (Harmonic 313 remix)
29:00 Harmonic 313 – Battlestar (unreleased)
31:31 Hudson Mohawke – Speedstick (unreleased)
33:09 Fox Gut Daata – full_246d1bd661ad9e9c2d11d687f8e614f (unreleased)
36:24 Fox Gut Daata – Gerd nerd (unreleased)
39:35 Fox Gut Daata – slime right no.1+3 (unreleased)
44:01 Portishead – We carry on (Island records)
49:48 H.O.D. – Real Vibez (Sonic Boom)
54:13 Martyn – Natural Selection (3024 002)
57:01 2562 – Moog dub (Tectonic)
1:01:09 Jakes – 3Kout (H.E.N.C.H.)
1:05:54 Benga – 4:4 (Tempa)
1:08:54 Zomby – Cascades (unreleased)
1:11:14 Rusko – 2 N A Q
1:15:06 RSD – Murderation (white)
1:19:11 RSD – Speeka Box (Punch Drunk 008)
1:24:09 RSD – Jah Way (Punch Drunk 008)
1:25:48 Bass Clef – Get on the A10 and drive and drive (Blank Tapes)
1:30:17 Various Productions – Monster
1:33:07 Wedge – Vampire revamped (unreleased)
1:36:32 Marc Ashken – Roots Dyed dark (Skream remix) (Leftroom)
1:38:31 Gemmy – Wata dwn sound (unreleased)
1:41:21 Joker – Holly Brook Park (unreleased)
1:44:27 Darkstar – Round ours (Clandestine)
1:49:11 RSD – Koto (Angel’s Egg)
1:51:20 Wedge – Inner mind (unreleased)
1:55:57 D3CCPT – Absolute Belta (Prod by Fulgeance) (Cube Form)
1:57:43 Harmonic 313 – Cyclotron (unreleased)
This entry was written by , posted on June 3, 2008 at 12:07 am, filed under Media, Viral Radio and tagged 2562, Aardvarck, Amsterdam, Bass Clef, Benga, Cinnaman, Darkstar, Digital Mystikz, Flying Lotus, Fox Gut Daata, Gatekeeper, Gemmy, Harmonic 313, Holly Brook Park, Hudson Mohawke, Jakes, Joker, Juha, Kode9 & the Spaceape, Konfusion Vox, Martyn, Portishead, RSD, Rusko, Rustie, Skream, Sonic Warfare, Viral Radio, Wedge, Zomby. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
An exclusive mix by one of Amsterdam’s most illusive cats, with unreleased bits from the Spacepig himself. Get it now before it is gone.
«Cinnaman and Aardvarck were nuts… they played every crazy beat ever made.»
Flying Lotus after his performance at the Bimhuis
Tracklist:
1. Cinnaman – 8 bar
2. Aardvarck – pigstyle e.p
3. Mablib – skit
4. HudMo – Ooops (Oh My)
5. Flying Lotus – ?
6. Herrmutt Lobby – Play – edit
7. Hearin’ Aid – DATABOY
8. Dimlite- edit
9. Flying lotus – Melt – edit
10. Steve spacek – ?
11. Harmonic 313 – CYCLOTRON LOUD
12. Venitian Snares – skit
13. Paradox – skit
14. Aardvarck – all tracks til end!
This entry was written by , posted on May 19, 2008 at 11:40 pm, filed under Media and tagged Aardvarck, Amsterdam, beats, dubstep. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Viral Radio has been around since early 2007, covering dubstep and experimental bass music on Dutch public radio station Lijn5.com. With guest appearances by Goth Trad, Kromestar, 2562, Quest and Cyrus, and interviews with Kode9 & the Spaceape, Rob Smith (RSD/Smith & Mighty) and Pinch, the show has closely monitored the many faces of recent dubstep.
It has been invited to host a room at the Paradiso in Amsterdam during Volt, and it has organised two events at club 11 in 2007 and 2008, with artists as Rhythm & Sound, Pinch, 2562, Peverelist, Kromestar, Mala, RsD, Cinnaman, FS Green, Cyrus, Rustie and U Dub.
With the arrival of Cinnaman as co-host alongside Juha (U Dub), Viral Radio is adjusting its focus and widening its scope to present the whole spectrum of contemporary electronica and experimental beats.
Together the two hosts will present the newest brain-tingling electronic music to dance and not dance to, from Alog, Hudson Mohawke and Icarus to Kode9, Flying Lotus and Zomby.
To celebrate one year of bass and beats experimentation, Juha and Cinnaman have set up the first Viral Radio Festival, on Monday 23 June 2008 at the Bimhuis and 11 in Amsterdam. With a line up consisting of a large group of the most idiosyncratic beats and bass producers from London, Berlin and Los Angeles, this festival wants to connect club and concert hall, body and brain, the extravertive and the introspective.
At the Bimhuis, Berlin vanguard musicians Moritz von Oswald, Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer (the Moritz von Oswald trio) will be joined by the British post-jungle freetronica pioneers Ollie Bown and Sam Britton (Icarus) in their exploration of rhythmstructures and synthesised sound. L.A. based Take and Dutchman Pete Concrete will play beats in the bar.
At 11, Hyperdub heavy weights Kode9 and King Midas Sound will bring the next generation of bass ‘n bleeps producers Zomby, Darkstar and Ikonika from London, with Ras G and Samiyam adding some L.A. love, and Dutch producer Martyn injecting his technodub.
The Viral Radio Festival will take place at the Bimhuis between 9 pm and 1 am, and at 11 between 11 pm and 5 am. This will be the first and only time these two venues will collaborate, as 11 is closing that week. Tickets will be available online and at designated presale points. Fee: 10 euros (Bimhuis) and 12 euros (11), and 15 euros (festival pass).
More information soon at www.bimhuis.nl and www.ilove11.nl
This entry was written by , posted on May 15, 2008 at 1:51 am, filed under Festival, Viral Radio and tagged Amsterdam, Berlin, EUR, Goth Trad, London, Los Angeles, Martyn, Max Loderbauer, Midas Sound, Moritz von Oswald, Ollie Bown, Pete Concrete, Rob Smith, Sam Britton (Icarus), Viral Radio, Viral Radio Festival, Vladislav Delay, www.bimhuis.nl, www.ilove11.nl. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.