Viral Radio at ARCOmadrid

Viral Radio is delighted to have been invited by ARCOmadrid and Dutch curator Xander Karskens for the afterARCO programme on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February.

Dutch artist and Viral Radio regulars Knalpot, Machinefabriek and Juha will play live at Joy Eslava in the evenings, and on Friday a special radio broadcast will be made with artist Gabriel Lester, most of the musicians, and some other Dutch artists present at ARCOmadrid, hosted by Viral Radio founder Juha van ‘t Zelfde.

To prepare for the weekend, here’s an ARCOmadrid special of Viral Radio at Red Light Radio of Monday 13 February:

00:00 Machinefabriek - Zucht 2
03:33 Knalpot - Professional Grin
15:26 Machinefabriek - IJspret 1
17:17 Machinefabriek - Stofstuktoon
23:35 Knalpot - Indorock
28:47 Kuedo - Whisper Fate
30:29 Kuedo - Truth Flood
35:18 Zomby - Digital Rain
38:16 Skuli Sverrisson - Dora Kime
41:07 David Sylvian - A Fire In The Forest
44:20 Fennesz Dafeldecker Brandlmayr - Tau
50:14 Ghostigital, Skúli Sverrisson & Finnbogi Pétursson - Transatlantic
54:14 Knalpot - Stainlees

Viral Radio Weekend on 25/26 November

“Amsterdam’s finest.” The Gaslamp Killer

Friday 25 November 
OT301 / Overtoom 301 / 10 euros at door, 7,50 presale via info@viralradio.net

21:00 - 22:00 Favourite recent unreleased music with drinks
22:00 - 23:00 Zelyan live
23:00 - 00:00 Tropics live
00:00 - 01:00 Free the Robots live
01:00 - 02:00 Blue Daisy live 
02:00 - end    Juha

Saturday 26 November
OT301 / Overtoom 301 / 10 euros at door 

22:00 - 23:00 Juha dj-set
23:00 - 23:45 S. Maharba live
00:00 - 01:00 Solar Bears live
01:00 - 02:30 Kuedo dj-set
02:30 - end    Viral Radio residents

With support from Non-fiction, VPRO Dorst, Nalden, Vice, CitizenM and Rijksakademie.

Viral Radio Weekend Day 1 OT301 // 25.11.2011 // 21:00 - 03:00 // 10 eur (2-day ticket 15)

TROPICS (Planet Mu/London) http://www.planet.mu/artists/tropics
BLUE DAISY (Black Acre/London) http://soundcloud.com/bluedaisy
JUHA (Viral Radio/Amsterdam) http://www.viralradio.net/juha

Viral Radio Weekend Day 2 OT301 // 26.11.2011 // 21:00 - 03:00 // 10 eur (2-day ticket 15)

KUEDO (Planet Mu/Berlin) http://www.planet.mu/artists/kuedo
SOLAR BEARS (Planet Mu/Dublin) http://www.planet.mu/artists/solarbears
S.MAHARBA (London) http://www.smaharba.com/

Our first event at OT301 on 19 March with Om Unit, Illum Sphere, Raphael Vanoli, Juha, Aardvarck and Cinnaman, to celebrate our 4 year anniversary, sold out and resulted in a return for Viral Radio to true form: presenting new artists that represent the state of the art in music futurism.

On 25 and 26 November we continue down this road with a special Viral Radio Weekend in OT301. Already confirmed are our dear friends Kuedo and Tropics, and three of our favourite producers Solar Bears, Blue Daisy and S.Maharba. They join Viral Radio’s Juha on of our most colourful line-ups of futuristic electronic music in a while.

BONUS: Visitors of RijksakademieOPEN get 2,50 eur discount when they show the special discount flyer. Visit the Rijksakademie on 26 & 27 November when more than 50 contemporary artists open their studios http://rijksakademie.nl/.

With the loving support from our friends from VPRO Dorst, Nalden.net, Vice, Non-fiction and Rijksakademie.

http://non-fiction.nl/
http://dorst.vpro.nl/
http://nalden.net/
http://vice.com/nl
http://rijksakademie.nl/

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Event update: Radiant Frequencies, 4 & 5 November, the Hague. New genres of electronic dance music follow each other like night follows day. Shifting slowly from one mutation to the next, this electronic momentum moves forward with the speed of the internet, weaving a network of rhythmnodes of varying speeds and colours. From the darkness of dubstep to the lightness of UK funky. From the slowness of hiphop to the uptempo of juke. Radiant Frequencies is a festival exhibition of cutting-edge musicians building bright synthetic structures of radiating dance music. This the soundtrack of the world of high definition gaming, 3D superheroes and superliminal neutrinos. And with zeitgeist-riders like Rustie, Kuedo and Dorian Concept, it is a who-is-who of the now. Programme: Plaid (WARP/Sheffield)Rustie (WARP/London)Dorian Concept (Rush Hour/Vienna)Kuedo (Planet Mu/Berlin)Tropics (Planet Mu/London)Martyn (3024/Washington)Comfort Fit (Berlin)Juha (Viral Radio/Amsterdam) 
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Event update: Radiant Frequencies, 4 & 5 November, the Hague.

New genres of electronic dance music follow each other like night follows day. Shifting slowly from one mutation to the next, this electronic momentum moves forward with the speed of the internet, weaving a network of rhythmnodes of varying speeds and colours. From the darkness of dubstep to the lightness of UK funky. From the slowness of hiphop to the uptempo of juke.

Radiant Frequencies is a festival exhibition of cutting-edge musicians building bright synthetic structures of radiating dance music. This the soundtrack of the world of high definition gaming, 3D superheroes and superliminal neutrinos. And with zeitgeist-riders like Rustie, Kuedo and Dorian Concept, it is a who-is-who of the now.

Programme:

Plaid (WARP/Sheffield)
Rustie (WARP/London)
Dorian Concept (Rush Hour/Vienna)
Kuedo (Planet Mu/Berlin)
Tropics (Planet Mu/London)
Martyn (3024/Washington)
Comfort Fit (Berlin)
Juha (Viral Radio/Amsterdam) 

Tonight from 10-11 PM is the 4th edition of Viral Radio at Red Light Radio. This time with a special about the forthcoming Rewire Festival, and our Radiant Frequencies programme with Rustie, Kuedo, Martyn, Tropics, Dorian Concept, Comfort Fit and Juha. Download the new Red Light Radio iPhone app, or listen to the stream online via http://redlightradio.nl. And don’t forget to join us at Rewire Festival in the Hague on 4 and 5 November. Listen to the previous shows on Soundcloud.
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Tonight from 10-11 PM is the 4th edition of Viral Radio at Red Light Radio. This time with a special about the forthcoming Rewire Festival, and our Radiant Frequencies programme with Rustie, Kuedo, Martyn, Tropics, Dorian Concept, Comfort Fit and Juha.

Download the new Red Light Radio iPhone app, or listen to the stream online via http://redlightradio.nl. And don’t forget to join us at Rewire Festival in the Hague on 4 and 5 November.

Listen to the previous shows on Soundcloud.

FACT magazine highlights Rewire Festival, in which Viral Radio participates on 4 and 5 November in the Hague: “The festival takes place in and around unusual venues in the heart of the city – examples offered by the press release include former office buildings, a church and an old powerplant. As well as live performances, Rewire will also be hosting contemporary art exhibitions, cinema, artist talks and lectures, many of which centre around the festival’s chosen themes of classical music and the influence of ’60s psychedelica in today’s electronic music.” (via Rustie, Kuedo, Washed Out and more Rewire the Hague – FACT magazine: music and art)
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FACT magazine highlights Rewire Festival, in which Viral Radio participates on 4 and 5 November in the Hague:

“The festival takes place in and around unusual venues in the heart of the city – examples offered by the press release include former office buildings, a church and an old powerplant. As well as live performances, Rewire will also be hosting contemporary art exhibitions, cinema, artist talks and lectures, many of which centre around the festival’s chosen themes of classical music and the influence of ’60s psychedelica in today’s electronic music.”

(via Rustie, Kuedo, Washed Out and more Rewire the Hague – FACT magazine: music and art)

14 Tracks - Present: Future “The emotive futurist rhetoric and aesthetic of Kuedo’s excellent ‘Severant’ album is the inspiration for this selection. Released on Planet Mu, the former Vex’d man’s solo debut LP is a hyper-fused celebration of classic sci-fi synth music, Footwork and modern Rap, assimilating characteristics of all three into a vivid, futurist fantasy headspace. If you’ve not already copped the album (out this week) we recommend you do so quicksharp, or at the very least check Kuedo’s definitive mix for Fact Magazine, but for comparative, contemporary listening there’s some nuggets in here which you don’t want to miss. On a Footwork and Juke bent there’s Rashad & BMT’s amazing remix of Emika and the hyper-soul of DJ Diamond, plus excellent outsider augmentations from Dam Mantle and Machinedrum. For the Crunk agenda, you’ll find butter cuts like Lunice’s ‘Juice’ and the cold, rollin’ fusions of Desto and Om Unit, next to more curious hybrids of Synth-Pop and R&B from the likes of Holy Other, Miracle, and Balam Acab. Then, of course, there’s two originals from Kuedo to whet your appetite, the heart-in-mouth calculations of ‘Ascension Phase’ and his glorious KMS remix, with a conclusion from one of the original synthesizer futurists, Tangerine Dream and Kluster co-founder, Conrad Schnitzler (RIP).” (14tracks.com)
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14 Tracks - Present: Future

“The emotive futurist rhetoric and aesthetic of Kuedo’s excellent ‘Severant’ album is the inspiration for this selection. Released on Planet Mu, the former Vex’d man’s solo debut LP is a hyper-fused celebration of classic sci-fi synth music, Footwork and modern Rap, assimilating characteristics of all three into a vivid, futurist fantasy headspace. If you’ve not already copped the album (out this week) we recommend you do so quicksharp, or at the very least check Kuedo’s definitive mix for Fact Magazine, but for comparative, contemporary listening there’s some nuggets in here which you don’t want to miss. On a Footwork and Juke bent there’s Rashad & BMT’s amazing remix of Emika and the hyper-soul of DJ Diamond, plus excellent outsider augmentations from Dam Mantle and Machinedrum. For the Crunk agenda, you’ll find butter cuts like Lunice’s ‘Juice’ and the cold, rollin’ fusions of Desto and Om Unit, next to more curious hybrids of Synth-Pop and R&B from the likes of Holy Other, Miracle, and Balam Acab. Then, of course, there’s two originals from Kuedo to whet your appetite, the heart-in-mouth calculations of ‘Ascension Phase’ and his glorious KMS remix, with a conclusion from one of the original synthesizer futurists, Tangerine Dream and Kluster co-founder, Conrad Schnitzler (RIP).” (14tracks.com)

The Kuedo saga continues: “The swagger of contemporary hip-hop coexisting with the tendencies of decades-old, sci-fi- and fantasy-indebted synth music.” XLR8R
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The Kuedo saga continues: “The swagger of contemporary hip-hop coexisting with the tendencies of decades-old, sci-fi- and fantasy-indebted synth music.” XLR8R

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On repeat: Roly Porter ‘Aftertime’. This must be one of the most efficient partings of a famed music duo in the recent history of electronic music. With Jamie taking the world (and many more worlds) by storm with his Kuedo debut album Severant, Roly occupies the underworlds of King Rat with his debut album Aftertime. Highly recommended.

Kuedo ‘Scissors’: Carly Simon meets Blade Runner.

Kuedo 'Severant': exclusive album stream at guardian.co.uk

“Listen to the stunning debut album by Kuedo – and read an interview with the man himself.” The Guardian

Kuedo delivers the new FACT mix, number 288.
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Kuedo delivers the new FACT mix, number 288.

Kuedo: a certain sentiment – FACT magazine: music and art

Laurent Fintoni interviews Jamie Teasdale for FACT magazine about his Kuedo debut album Severant, forthcoming on Planet Mu.

Tim Jonze's On shuffle: dubstep | Music | The Guardian

Opening of Moon Life Concept Store

Alicia Framis and Moon Life Foundation present the Moon Life Concept Store featuring products and concepts that represent future human life in space.

Date and location - Moon Life Concept Store

18 September 2011 – 15 October 2011 
Opening: Saturday 17 September 2011, 18 hrs
Opening Hours: Mon-Wed and Fri: 11.00-18.00 hrs, Thur: 12.00-20.00 hrs, Sat: 10.00-18.00 hrs, Sun: 12.00-18.00 hrs
Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 262 (ground floor of Sprmrkt Specials), Amsterdam

Participants include: Paula Ampuero / Atelier van Lieshout / DUS architects / EDHV / Alicia Framis / Sandra Gnjatovic / Barbara Imhof / John Lonsdale / Maryme-JimmyPaul / Satyendra Pakhalé / Tao Sambolec (with Brian McKenna) / Maria Serret / Sarah van Sonsbeeck (with Susan Bijl and Maria Jobse) / Marina Toeters / Monica Tormell and Staffan Björk / United Nude / Femke de Vries / Juha van ‘t Zelfde

Moon Life is a project by renowned Spanish artist Alicia Framis. It is designed to speculate on the possibility that humans will live in space in the future. With this thought in mind, the project is a stimulus for artists, architects and designers to create futuristic, radical, political but humane concepts for an extreme lunar environment.

The Moon Life Concept Store creates its own futuristic world in which visitors can explore and test or experience the products and concepts that represent future human life in space. The Moon Life Concept Store is a pop up shop and art exhibition which will travel around the world, with larger contribution by the Moon Academy. 20 international professionals architects, designers, fashion designers and musicians are personally invited to propose a contribution to Moon Life. I am delighted that Alicia has invited me as one of these 20 to contribute to the store with a soundtrack I have called Zero History, a title adopted from William Gibson’s incredible novel.

Zero History is both a soundtrack for the Moon Life Concept Store and an exercise in imagination. Firstly, it is a soundtrack for the store experience by adding music that resonates with the speculative nature of the products and concepts that represent future human life in space. The artists selected here, from Kuedo and Kode9 to Phonophani and Philip Jeck, are all contemporary explorers of new musical possibilities. Their music, oneiric in texture and propulsive in rhythm, evokes a nostalgia for the future. Secondly, this is an attempt to imagine the synthesis of conflicting emotions inflicted by leaving behind life on Earth for a new existence on the Moon: a sense of loss of a past that has no future, and a longing for a future that has no past.

Zero History - Deceleration
1 Transit: For Suchan Kinoshita / Alva Noto
2 Lens-Flared Capital / Oval
3 Zurnas / Phonophani
4 Darker Earlier / Dntel
5 Alien Observer / Grouper
6 Vacuum / Fennesz
7 Aether, Rotterdam / Machinefabriek
8 The Piano Drop / Tim Hecker
9 Veil / Philip Jeck
10 Hole In the Sky / Kode9 & the Spaceape
11 Zucht 2 / Machinefabriek
12 Return From the Great Unknown / Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program

Zero History - Acceleration
13 Cascading Celestial Giants / Drexciya
14 Warlord / Hype Williams
15 Shutter Light Girl / Kuedo
16 In System Travel / Jamie Vex’d
17 SP / Morgan Zarate
18 Cherry Moon / Lorn
19 Otherman / Kode9 & The Spaceape
20 Scissors / Kuedo
21 Voices (Dorian Concept Remix) / Nosaj Thing
22 Ascension Phase / Kuedo
23 Darkside / P-fang
24 Quantum / Kode9 & The Spaceape
25 Neko / Rustie