Viral Radio Festival Day 2: Ras G
Ras G (Brainfeeder/Los Angeles)
El-Aylien and founder of the Afrikan Space Programme whose music resembles an erased Sun Ra recording.
“This is the music that people will be playing in the ghettos of Mars in the year 3014.” / Poo-Bah Records
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Viral Radio Festival 2010, 3 and 4 September
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First names Viral Radio Festival 2010 announced
Ras G, Darkstar and Knalpot are the first names we would like to announce for the third edition of the annual Viral Radio Festival. They will play live at the Bimhuis on Saturday 4 September.
The Viral Radio Festival is an annual celebration of live electronic music and DJ culture that takes place at the Bimhuis and TrouwAmsterdam, from turbo soul to hyperrhythm. Previous editions hosted such musicians as Kode9, Moritz von Oswald, Samiyam, Icarus, Hudson Mohawke, Daedelus and many more. This year the festival will take place from 2-4 September.
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Off centre music
Last Friday at the Off Centre Festival in the Melkweg was the first time that I used Serato after returning from a two week tour with Knalpot through Russia and Eastern Europe. Having had the chance to experiment with it on the road, I have to admit this is a huge step forward for me as a DJ, one that gives me the opportunity to weave together threads of (dance) music in a whole new way.
DJing for me is creating a momentum, mood and space with existing music. Having been limited by the size of my bag and the capacity of vinyl and CDs, working with an extended digital collection and an intuitive interface opens up a whole new world. To underline this, here is the tracklist of the music I played last Friday, to give you an idea of my current selection.
1. Fennesz – Rivers Of Sand
2. Ras G & The Afrika Space Program – Return From The Great Unknown
3. Journeyman – Tuft Er
4. Rhythm & Sound – No Partial
5. Comanechi – Close Enough To Kiss (Ghost Hunter remix)
6. Africa Hitech – Sound Of Tomorrow
7. James Blake – CMYK
8. Guido – Mad Sax
9. Lakritzi – Adama (Doshy remix)
10. The Heavy – How You Like Me Now (Joker remix)
11. Slugabed – Take Off (Kuedo remix)
12. Halp – Leek (Doshy remix)
13. Doshy – 3WS
14. Rustie – Nekooo
15. Gonjasufi – Ancestors
16. Dimlite – Kalimba Deathswamp/Kurt Feelingx
17. Lorn – Cherry Moon
18. Radiohead – Worrywort
19. Monky – Badman Nigiri
Hope to see you around next Friday.
Juha
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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
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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.