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
This entry was written by , posted on November 4, 2009 at 1:53 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio and tagged album release, Butter, Cinnaman, Hudson Mohawke, Mamiko Motto, Ras G, TrouwAmsterdam, Viral Radio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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 , posted on October 21, 2009 at 3:22 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged Butter, Cinnaman, Hudson Mohawke, Juha, Mamiko Motto, Ras G. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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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After Yuri’s prolonged vacation in the UK, Viral Radio was delayed for a week. Now we have returned with the fourth episode of our ongoing investigation of weight-shifting bass and balance-impeding beats. We have new music by producers Lorn, Mike Slott, Paul White, LL, Slugabed and Tiago. Regulars Hudon Mohawke, Ras G and Joker are also in there. Have a listen at 3voor12, subscribe to the show on iTunes, or download it directly.
Playlist:
Samiyam – Escape (CD-R)
Paul White – City Bright Lights (One Handed Music)
Mike Slott – Morning son (CD-R)
Busy – Light curtain (Circulation)
Slugabed – Clunk clunk (CD-R)
Hudson Mohawke – ZOoom (CD-R)
Lorn – Requiem (CD-R)
Lorn – Fictional (CD-R)
Joker – Solid State (CD-R)
LL – Trapperkeeper (CD-R)
Rustie – Bad science (Wireblock)
Africa Hitech – Gangslap (CD-R)
Tiago – Numbers (CD-R)
Devon – Welts (Rushhour)
Waajeed – Tetris (Bling 47)
Busta Rhymes feat. Lil’ Wayne & Jadakiss – Respect my conglomerate (Motown)
Harmonic 313 – Arc light (CD-R)
Erik L – Bubbles (CD-R)
Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program – Alter Destiny (CD-R)
Freddy McGregor – Mr. Officer (CD-R)
Tiago – Interstellar journey (CD-R)
This entry was written by , posted on June 2, 2009 at 10:58 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio, beats, dubstep and tagged Africa Hitech, Busta Rhymes, Busy, Devon, Freddy McGregor, Harmonic 313, Jadakiss, Joker, Lil Wayne, LL, Lorn, Mike Slott, Paul White, Ras G, Rustie, Samiyam, Tiago, Waajeed. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
The third show is online at 3voor12 now and up for download, podcast and stream. A bit messy in the beginning, but that is what you get when swine flu breaks out in times of recession. Some recent dubstep releases by Mala, Coki, Kromestar, Skream – on Deep Medi, and not Hyperdub as I say in the show – and Ikonika in there, and new beats by Joker, Mr. Oizo, Danny Breaks, Ras G and Monopoly. Have a listen and let us know what you think.
Playlist:
Mala – Miracles (DMZ)
Kromestar – ? (Southside Dubstars)
Ikonika – Direct (Hyperdub)
Joker – Re-up (Kapsize)
Skream – The shinein (Deep Medi)
Coki – Road rage (DMZ)
Jakes – In tha place to be (Hench)
Dorian Concept – Trilingual dance sexperiment (Affine Records)
Computer Jay – Distance (Ramp Recordings)
Mr. Oizo – Lars Von Sen (X_Mas_Version) (Ed Banger)
Danny Breaks – The sound (Rushhour)
Illum sphere – Murky (Fat City)
The Blessings – Where is Anna? (Cdr)
T-pain – Bitch (Cdr)
Monopoly – MS-14 (Cdr)
Kenlo – Zoid (Rushhour)
Monopoly – Distant from (Rushhour)
Ras G – Return from the Great Unknown (Brianfeeder)
Mark Pritchard – ? (Hohum)
Oscar McClure – LaBelle (Cdr)
Ras G – Shinelight (Brainfeeder)
This entry was written by , posted on May 13, 2009 at 2:11 pm, filed under 3voor12, Viral Radio, beats, dubstep and tagged Cinnaman, Coki, Computer Jay, Danny Breaks, Dorian Concept, Ikonika, Illum Sphere, Jakes, Joker, Juha, Kenlo, Kromestar, Mala, Mark Pritchard, Monopoly, Mr. Oizo, Oscar McClure, Ras G, Skream, T-Pain, the Blessings. 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.
Bimhuis
20:00 – Take vs Pete Concrete
21:00 – Icarus
21:45 – Take vs Pete Concrete
22:15 – Moritz von Oswald trio
23:30 – Take vs Pete Concrete
01:00 einde Bimhuis
11
22:30 – Black Salt Candy
23:00 – Samiyam vs Ras G
24:00 – Ikonika
00:45 – Darkstar
01.30 – Kode9
02:30 – The Bug w/ Ricky Ranking
03:30 – Zomby
04:15 – Martyn
05:00 einde 11
Let op: deze tijden zijn vrij scherp, houd er rekening mee zodat je niets mist.
This entry was written by , posted on June 22, 2008 at 4:41 pm, filed under Festival, Viral Radio and tagged Darkstar, Icarus, Ikonika, Kode9, Moritz von Oswald, Pete Concrete, Ras G, Ricky Ranking, Samiyam, Take, The Bug, Zomby. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Maandag 23 juni is de eerste en laatste keer dat het Bimhuis en 11 zullen samenwerken. Het Viral Radio Festival is een ode aan het Oostelijk Havengebied, met een geschiedenis van jungle en triphop op Drum Rhythm, techno en dubstep in 11 en elektronica en experiment in het Bimhuis. Het Viral Radio Festival toont experimenten in beats ‘n bass, met een line up met grote namen als Moritz von Oswald, Vladislav Delay, Kode9 en the Bug. Zij zullen gesteund worden door Icarus, Take, Pete Concrete, Samiyam, Zomby, Ikonika, Darkstar, Martyn, Ras G en Black Salt Candy.
This entry was written by , posted on June 18, 2008 at 2:28 pm, filed under Festival, Viral Radio and tagged Black Salt Candy, Darkstar, Icarus, Kode9, Martyn, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Pete Concrete, Ras G, Samiyam, Take, The Bug, Viral Radio Festival, Vladislav Delay, Zomby. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Something new, but perhaps not a bad idea: let’s drop names of artists we are currently listening too and working with before they appear on flyers or on the show. This is the first installment, 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.
1. Dorian Concept – Bern
2. Samiyam – Los Angeles
3. Ras G – Los Angeles
4. The Gaslamp Killer – Los Angeles
5. Take – Los Angeles
6. Lukid – London
7. Lothar Ohlmeier/Isambard Khroustaliov – London
8. King Midas Sound – London
9. Jakes – Bristol
10. Joker - Bristol
This entry was written by , posted on June 11, 2008 at 12:40 am, filed under Recommendations, Viral Radio and tagged Bern, Bristol, Dorian Concept, Jakes, Joker, King Midas Sound, London, Los Angeles, Lothar Ohlmeier, Lukid, Ras G, Samiyam, Take, The Gaslamp Killer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.