Viral Radio

Viral Radio museumnacht special

After last night’s monster night with Hudson Mohawke and Ras G, Viral Radio continues its weekend space travels and goes one level deeper in De Verdieping during the Amsterdam museumnacht. A special afterparty from 12 to 5 with Hudson Mohawke, Mamiko Motto, and Juha & Cinnaman. Hudson Mo and Mamiko Mo both joined Cinnaman today in the studio for a new episode of Viral Radio on VPRO 3voor12.

We look forward to seeing you tonight.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on November 7, 2009 at 6:39 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Pass me the butter

Viral Radio has had an incredible run of events in the last month, with a sold out Amsterdam Dance Event pandemonium and a roadtrip to Nijmegen with Gaslamp Killer and Nosaj Thing. We are very grateful for all these musicians playing at our events, and very fortunate to have such a following (i.e. you) to make this all happen. So thank you.

Now pass me the Butter. This Friday Viral Radio is proud to present the Dutch release of the new album ‘Butter’ of one of the most impressive young producers in the field of gravity defying electronic music: Hudson Mohawke. This half Amsterdammer of Glaswegian descent has been signed to Sheffield’s Warp Records, and is part of an international conspiracy of Scottish musicians. How else would you explain the succes of Hudson Mohawke, Rustie and Kode9, who play their video games backwards and microwave ’80s music to create the most idiosyncratic information bubbles we have ever heard?

So we hope you will come this Friday, and won’t tell us in the future how sorry you are you missed it. We still lie awake at night from what happened last time at the Bimhuis in May 2008 with Flying Lotus. Speaking of which, Lotus’ close friend Ras G is also on the line up. Ras is a key figure in the Brainfeeder camp in Los Angeles, and has been touring throughout Asia, Africa and Europe recently. We are very happy to have him at Viral Radio for a special live set.

Timetable:
20.30 – 22.30 CDR
22.30 – 00.00 Juha
00.00 – 01.00 Mamiko Motto
01.00 – 02.00 Ras G live
02.00 – 03.30 Hudson Mohawke live
03.30 – 05.00 Cinnaman

Viral Radio during the Amsterdam Dance Event

Viral Radio during the Amsterdam Dance Event

This entry was written by Juha, posted on November 4, 2009 at 1:53 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio and tagged , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Hudson Mohawke album release at next Viral Radio

In two weeks another regular Viral Radio will be held at TrouwAmsterdam. This time with our friend from LuckyMe and Warp, Hudson Mohawke. He will be joined by Brainfeeder’s brotha from anotha planet Ras G, our dear friend Mamiko Motto and yours trulies Juha & Cinnaman. 6 November, make sure you don’t miss this.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on October 21, 2009 at 3:22 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Harmonic 313, Knalpot and Hudson Mohawke at Viral Radio

Mark Pritchard, aka Harmonic 313

According to Time Out Amsterdam, Viral Radio is ‘the most cutting-edge event in Amsterdam, hands down.’ The electronic music vehicle of Non-fiction’s Juha van ‘t Zelfde, in close harmony with DJ/producer/Beat Dimensions architect Cinnaman (Yuri Boselie), has been gathering momentum in 2009. The nights have featured lords of the underground Kode9 & the Spaceape, Flying Lotus and Joker, and many more in their slipstream.

The coming month, the carrier of freight train bass weight will present another stellar compendium of contemporary studio explorations:

02 October >> Harmonic 313 and Juha & Cinnaman
21 October >> Knalpot, Gaslamp Killer, Clark, Bibio, Martyn, Aardvarck, Pete Concrete and Juha & Cinnaman
06 November >> Hudson Mohawke, Lorn, Ras G and Juha & Cinnaman

We would like to thank the artists for their participation, TrouwAmsterdam for the inspiring collaboration, and you – the visitor and listener – for your support. We hope to see you tonight.


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This entry was written by Juha, posted on October 2, 2009 at 12:47 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

After Appelsap comes Viral Radio with Hudson Mohawke

A quick reminder for you around Amsterdam. Today the outdoor festival Appelsap takes place in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. International artists Pharoah Monch, Benji B and Theophilus London are joined by locals Zwart Licht, FS Green, and many more. After that, Viral Radio will host a room at Hotel Arena during the Appelsap afterparty. Juha and Cinnaman will be joined by their good friend Hudson Mohawke, from Luckyme and Warp.

More information on the festival and afterparty can be found at their website.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on August 2, 2009 at 3:17 pm, filed under Festival, Viral Radio and tagged , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Beat Dimensions surprises with allstar line up


To celebrate our international friends from L.A., Vienna and Glasgow, we have decided to spontaneously organise a Beat Dimensions special at the Flexbar tonight. From 10 to 3 you can hear the most imaginative music from the electronic realm. As epic as it gets, we are as privileged all of the artists are participating in this allstar line up: Hudson Mohawke, Gaslamp Killer, Dorian Concept, The Colonius, Mamiko Motto, Aardvarck and Juha & Cinnaman. We hope to see you all tonight to look back on a memorable 5 days off festival.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on July 19, 2009 at 4:28 pm, filed under Beat Dimensions, Event and tagged , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Viral Radio Festival Day 2: bleep bleep woooooosh

Viral Radio invited CDR to kick off the Viral Radio Festival 2009

Viral Radio invited CDR to kick off the Viral Radio Festival 2009

The first night of the Viral Radio Festival 2009 was a modest, albeit incredibly inspiring, success. An intimate crowd of producers, DJs and family and friends visited the first CDR night at De Verdieping. Thanks to everyone for their support, and Gavin, Tony, Mamiko, Hudson Mohawke and Icarus for their involvement. We look forward to the next one, which will most likely take place in August.

The second day of the festival will take place at the Bimhuis tonight, with Icarus hailing from London and Melbourne to bring electronic music by the guidelines of the International Standards for Jungle Music: 175 BPM straight for 12 years now, engineering their hyperrhythmic speed beats with MAX/MSP like scientists at the CERN Hadron Collider. They will be joined by another electroacoustic duo from the UK, Furt. ‘One of the most blisteringly energetic and experimental partnerships over the past twenty years.’ (The Guardian). In the cafe around the concerts we will hear Mrs. Mohawke herself, the ubiquitous Mamiko Motto (Samurai FM/Kindred Spirits).

Mind you, readers of our site get a 5 euro discount tonight. Just comment to this post with your name and correct e-mail address and we’ll put your name down.

As always, we look forward to seeing you tonight.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on July 2, 2009 at 1:10 pm, filed under 3voor12, Bimhuis, Viral Radio, Viral Radio Festival 2009 and tagged , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Viral Radio Festival Day 1: CDR at De Verdieping

CDR

Air strike one. Tony on the alley.

UK clubnight CDR takes its successful innovative format overseas with the premiere of a new bi-monthly session at De Verdieping in the basement of TrouwAmsterdam. Joining CDR’s Tony Nwachukwu and Gavin Alexander will be local Dutch deejays and producers Cinnaman (Beat Dimensions/Viral Radio) and Juha (Viral Radio/Beat Dimensions), plus special guest Hudson Mohawke (LuckyMe/Warp) bringing his distinct head-moving electronics.

CDR’s open session invites music producers to bring their tracks along on CD, giving those in attendance the opportunity to hear works-in-progress. In addition the night will begin with a conversation with Hudson Mohawke and Cinnaman about their beat-making ways, plus tales from Tony and Gavin about CDR and the burntprogress story so far. Taking over the booth to close the occasion Beat Dimensions and Red Bull Music Academy alumni Hudson Mohawke and Cinnaman join forces showcasing their crowd-pleasing record selecting skills.

Building on CDR London and Midlands residencies (plus past nights in Paris, Berlin and Sydney!) these new Amsterdam sessions will begin a burntprogress partnership between the UK and Netherlands, with local musical artists crossing the North Sea to check out their neighbours. With free entry for all, get set to savour a taste of underground sounds like no other: crossing genres, changing tempos and inspiring all.

Furthermore, Hepcat Radio host Mamiko Motto will present the Friday artists of the Viral Radio Festival from 8-10 PM at Rooms of Redbull. She will play the best tracks of the CDR night, and host exclusive sets by the guests of the festival. The line up of the Viral Radio Festival consists of Daedelus, Hudson Mohawke, Icarus, Furt, Bullion, the Blessings, Cinnaman and Juha.



About Viral Radio
What started as a dubstep programme on Dutch public radio station Lijn5 (NPS) late in 2006, has evolved into a network of music events in clubs, online and some time soon in print. This has culminated in a festival in June 2008, that marked the only collaboration between 11 and the Bimhuis in their combined histories.

Viral Radio acts as transmitter of experimental beats and bass music, creating an autonomous network of carriers of all kinds of mutations of electronic music, from dubstep to wonky, and from hyperdub to aquacrunk. Viral Radio on 3voor12 will be presented by Juha in collaboration with Yuri Boselie (Cinnaman), with the inaudible infection by Michiel. A monthly club night will start on 6 March at Trouw, every first Friday of the month. The Viral Radio logo has been designed by Vincent van de Waal.
What started as a dubstep programme on Dutch public radio station Lijn5 (NPS) late in 2006, has evolved into a network of music events in clubs, online and some time soon in print. This has culminated in a festival in June 2008, that marked the only collaboration between 11 and the Bimhuis in their combined histories.
Viral Radio acts as transmitter of experimental beats and bass music, creating an autonomous network of carriers of all kinds of mutations of electronic music, from dubstep to wonky, and from hyperdub to aquacrunk. Viral Radio on 3voor12 will be presented by Juha in collaboration with Yuri Boselie (Cinnaman). Every first Friday of the month, the network takes over TrouwAmsterdam with an international line up of scene defining producers and DJs.

Follow Viral Radio on Twitter, 3voor12 and MySpace.

This entry was written by Juha, posted on July 1, 2009 at 4:47 pm, filed under 3voor12, Festival, Trouw, Viral Radio, Viral Radio Festival 2009, beats, dubstep and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Viral Radio show 6

Just before the second Viral Radio Festival kicks off we present the sixth show on VPRO 3voor12. Some unreleased music by Dorian Concept, Hudson Mohawke and Clark, accompanied by festival artists Daedelus and Bullion. Have a listen to the show and maybe you win two tickets for the festival on Thursday and Friday at the Bimhuis and TrouwAmsterdam.

Tracklist:

Dorian Concept –  Her tears taste like pears (cdr)
Kode 9 – 2 Far Gone (Hyperdub)
Daedelus – LA Nocturn (Friends of friends)
Scuba – Twitch ( Jamie Vex’d remix) (Hotflush)
DJ Mitsu the beats – Negative ion (Jazzy sport)
Jackson and his computerband – Tropical metal (Warp)
Bullion – Are you the one? (One Handed Music)
Exile – Super robot (Rush Hour)
Dorian Concept – We smell plastic (cdr)
Bullion – Keep it tidy (cdr)
Hudson Mohawke – Free Mo (cdr)
Flying Lotus – 3beats from brazil (cdr)
Subtitle – For sure (High roller mix) (cdr)
Black pocket – Unknown (cdr)
Portishead – The rip (Universal Island Records)
Clark – Rainbow Voodoo (Warp)

This entry was written by Juha, posted on June 30, 2009 at 10:01 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio, Viral Radio Festival 2009, beats and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Interview with Juha on 3voor12

For the occasion of the Viral Radio Festival 2009, Juha was interviewed by 3voor12’s weekly show Dubbelcheck. He talks for 10 minutes about the upcoming festival, the international scene of beatmakers, and the role of Viral Radio. The interview is in Dutch. Have a listen here.

“Viral Radio staat bekend om de nieuwste experimentele elektronische muziek, dubstep, emotronic, aquacrunk en WARP-helden. Het platform brengt scenes uit Londen (met name dubstep en wonky), Glasgow (rond Rustie en Hudson Mohawke) en Los Angeles (rond Flying Lotus en Gaslamp Killer) bij elkaar en smeedt het langzaam tot één familie.” – Juha

This entry was written by Juha, posted on June 25, 2009 at 7:57 am, filed under 3voor12, Media, interview and tagged , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

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