Viral Radio Festival Day 2: Knalpot
Knalpot (Eat Concrete/Amsterdam)
Improvising casiorock duo that resembles the electronic textures of Fennesz and the rhythmic patterns of Dimlite, without booting a laptop.
“The skronk of Supersilent, the punk of MoHa, the mathematics of Battles, and the electronic of Pivot.” / Scott McMillan
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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 Day 2: Darkstar
Darkstar (Hyperdub/London)
Emotive bass music that is as patient in its structure as it is imaginative in its texture.
“The sense you get is that the human, physical world has revolved ever so slightly out of reach. It’s heartbreakingly beautiful.” / The Guardian
“As their first long player, Darkstar have produced an album many bands with many more releases and experience under their belt can only dream of. Elegant, downbeat, breezy, sometimes melancholy and bleak, sometimes optimistic, ‘North’ will surprise many, a classic record for short days and long nights.” / Kode9
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Viral Radio Festival Day 1: Plus (Lockdown)
Plus (Sonic Warfare/Amsterdam)
Young journeyman of brain-tingling electronica, resident DJ at Sonic Warfare and Lockdown in Amsterdam.
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Viral Radio Day Festival 1: LD (Lockdown)
LD (Hyperdub/London)
Master craftsman of acetate cutting and cutting edge authority of bass music, deeply embedded in Kode9 territories.
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Viral Radio Festival Day 1: Ikonika (Lockdown)
Ikonika (Hyperdub/London)
Female representative of the Hyperdub record label, London’s most iconic sound after the Big Ben. “From the vantage point offered by her first album, you can trace the distinctive quality of Sara Abdel-Hamid’s productions all the way from her debut 12-inch, 2008’s Please. But while her four releases to date have all boasted unusual hooks that snag your attention, parts of Contact, Want, Love, Have feature synth-painted soundscapes into which it’s possible to disappear completely.” BBC
