It is the first Friday of the month and that means it is time for a walk in your operating system. Listen to the tingles of your tweets and to the rhythm of your RAM. It is time for Viral Radio, your friendly neighbourhood electronic music evangelist, inviting you to believe in the power of digital frequencies.
On this month’s edition we present two artists we have been following for years and years: Dimlite and Jamie Vex’d. Swiss born Dimlite (Dimitri Grimm, 1980) is a master of mosaic textures and imaginative drum patterns. He is one of the most admired artists of his generation and a distinguished performer. His concerts at the Bimhuis in 2008 and 2009 rank among the best given there in the past few years. Englishman Jamie Vex’d (Jamie Teasdale, 1979) has gained critical acclaim as experimental dubstep duo Vex’d. They released the album Degenerate on Planet Mu in 2005, a prescient example of forward thinking bass music. Jamie has released solo works that are closer related to the video game and science fiction cartoons aesthetic of Hudson Mohawke and Rustie. He has created the new avatar Kuedo, that will release its first tracks within weeks. It is already one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
Viral Radio is delighted to present these two gentlemen of artists at TrouwAmsterdam tonight. They are transformers of their time, musical androids from another galaxy. The evening starts at 22:30, and tickets are 12 euros. As always, Viral Radio hosts Juha and Cinnaman will play their music straight out of the package. We look forward to welcoming you.
This entry was written by , posted on February 5, 2010 at 1:16 pm, filed under CDR, Event, Nalden, Trouw, Viral Radio and tagged Cinnaman, Dimlite, Jamie Vex'd, Juha, TrouwAmsterdam, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
The fifth show from the people that brought you the previous four shows. Viral Radio is marching towards its second festival in two weeks time, with Daedelus, Hudson Mohawke, the Blessings, Furt, Icarus and Bullion. In this show, we play new work by Ollie Bown of Icarus, Slugabed, Harmonic 313, Rustie and our good friend Dimlite. We hope you enjoy, and if you do, leave a comment with where you´re from, we like that. Download, stream or subscribe.
Playlist:
The Clonious – One at the time (feat. Muhsinah) – Cdr
Dimlite – Feedback children – Cdr
Samiyam – Beat #9 – Cdr
Nosaj Thing – Caves – Alpha Pup
J Dilla – Unknown beat – Cdr
Low Limited – Inspirational Jumpsuit – Fat City
Slugabed – Ofus – Cdr
Flying Lotus – Lab Coat Tech – Cdr
Offshore – Girly – Cdr
Piddy Py – Dubstepleberry – Cdr
Unknown – Cunt 3 – Wireblock
Unknown – Cunt 1 – WireBlock
Zomby – Strange Fruit – Ramp
Harmonic 313 feat. Omas Keith – Wind it up – Hyperdub
Rustie – Zig zag reprise – Wireblock
Rustie – Zig zag – Wireblock
Kalbata – soluiton – Souljazz
Falty DL – 2 – Planet Mu
Dimlite – Metalsnake snippet 2 – Cdr
Samiyam – Beat #4 – Cdr
Samiyam – Beat #12 – Cdr
Adem Ilhan / Ollie Bown – Slog – Cdr
This entry was written by , posted on June 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio, beats, dubstep and tagged Adem Ilhan, Dimlite, Falty DL, Flying Lotus, Icarus, J Dilla, Kalbata, Low Limited, Nosaj Thing, Offshore, Piddy Py, Samiyam, Slugabed, The Clonious, Zomby. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Kode9 & the Spaceape (photo: Georgina Cook)
To celebrate 1 year of Beat Dimensions concerts at the Bimhuis, we have invited three of our favourite musicians to perform live in Amsterdam. Kode9 & the Spaceape will demonstrate their Bass Fiction live set, a rhythmically desolate and sonically dense architecture of sub frequencies, whilst Dimlite will display yet again why he is a master of mosaic textures and imaginative drum patterns. Digikid Cinnaman and laureate Juha will play music from a not so distant future in the bar before, between and after the concerts.
Doors open around 11, and the concerts start at 11.30. We look forward to seeing you there.
This entry was written by , posted on April 24, 2009 at 12:00 am, filed under Beat Dimensions, Bimhuis, Event, beats, dubstep and tagged Bass Fiction, Cinnaman, Dimlite, Juha, Kode9 & the Spaceape. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Viral Radio has been adopted by 3voor12
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This entry was written by , posted on April 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio and tagged Dimlite, Flying Lotus, Joker, Kode9, Nosaj Thing. 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.
Each month we drop names of artists we are currently listening to and working with before they appear on flyers or on the show. This is the second installment (see the first one), and of course most of you will know the names we name. However, if you do not know them, then this is one good archive to find music of our age.
This month we have the following top 10 we would like to recommend to you:
1. Fox Gut Daata (Glasgow) – will play at Sonic Warfare 26.09.2008
2. Dimlite (Bern) – will play at Beat Dimensions 24.10.2008 and will collaborate with Prefuse73
3. Rustie (Glasgow) – will play at Sonic Warfare 26.09.2008 and is signed to Warp and Hyperdub
4. Zomby (London) – was supposed to play at Viral Radio Festival 23.06.2008 (but disappeared) and is signed to Hyperdub
5. Harmonic 313 (Sydney) – played at Beat Dimensions 10.05.2008 and is signed to Warp
6. Gemmy (Bristol) – will play at Sonic Warfare 28.12.2008 and will be released on Punch Drunk
7. Ikonika (London) – will play at Sonic Warfare 26.09.2008 is signed to Hyperdub
8. Nosaj Thing (L.A.) – was supposed to play at Beat Dimensions 24.10.2008 and is working on an album
9. RSD (Bristol) – will play at Sonic Warfare 26.09.2008 and is an all round legend
10. Tiago Andrade (Glasgow) – will be next in line for Nod Navigators (after Dorian Concept)
This entry was written by , posted on August 25, 2008 at 2:06 am, filed under Recommendations, Viral Radio and tagged Dimlite, Fox Gut Daata, Gemmy, Harmonic 313, Ikonika, RSD, Rustie, Tiago Andrade, Viral Radio, Zomby. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.