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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.
Tropics playing Mouves live at Rewire Festival in The Hague recently. The newly signed Planet Mu trio will play at the Viral Radio Weekend at OT301 on Friday 25 November.
Tickets are available at the door for 10 euros, or for 7,50 via Facebook.
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.
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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.
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)
Little feature on Chris Ward, Tropics of Planet Mu.
Viral Radio 02 at Red Light Radio
00:00 Kuedo - As We Lie Promising (Planet Mu)
01:10 Thundercat- Goldenboy (Brainfeeder)
03:31 Mono/poly - Needs Deoderant (Ninja Tune)
07:39 Kone - Chunky Dust (Alpha Pup)
10:22 Shlohmo - Just Us (Alpha Pup)
12:35 Samiyam - Escape (Brainfeeder)
15:36 Free The Robots - The Mind’s Eye (Alpha Pup)
19:40 Kuedo - Salt Lake Cuts (Planet Mu)
24:21 ELOS - Flying Sky Fortress (Alpha Pup)
27:11 Slugabed - Goose (Ninja Tune)
32:18 Kuedo - Ascension Phase (Planet Mu)
34:13 Lunice - Glow (LuckyMe)
37:10 DJ Diamond - Digimon (Planet Mu)
38:44 Kuedo - Onset (Escapism) (Planet Mu)
39:56 DJ Diamond - I Choose You (Planet Mu)
43:07 Shlohmo - Trapped In A Burning House (Alpha Pup)
45:51 Om Unit x Lorn - Obsidian (Soundcloud)
49:35 Zomby - Resolve (4AD)
53:05 Dimlite - Flourish (Ehstrahwlogy)
53:41 Tropics - On The Move (Planet Mu)
Tropics - “Mouves” (Planet Mu, 2011). Young technicolor producer Chris Ward is about to take the world by storm with his debut album on Planet Mu.
Comanechi ‘Close Enough to Kiss (Ghost Hunter remix)’. An artist I had not heard of before 2010 is Ghost Hunter, but my friend Dogmask was so kind to introduce me to him. Another in the technicolor line of Tropics, Slugabed, Kuedo and Blue Daisy.
00:00 David Sylvian - World Citizen (I Won’t Be Disappointed)
03:55 Phonophani - Zurnas
11:52 Aardvarck - Dik
13:39 Ben Frost - Stomp
18:58 Autechre - Ilanders
27:22 Darkstar - Ostkruez
28:01 Darkstar - Videotape
31:08 Blue Daisy & Anneka - Blood Petal Roses
36:32 Monky - Ride the wave39:47 Slugabed - Here You Are
42:22 Rustie - Dragonfly
46:22 Matthewdavid - ROMEroughII
49:08 Shigeto - Unrelentless Drag (Mike Slott Remix)
52:52 Tropics - Holding You
56:48 Darkstar - Under One Roof
This is the first show on Red Bull Music Academy Radio. It marks the return of our show, that is in its fourth year now. In this time it has gone from the early stages of dubstep (Kode9, Digital Mystikz, Loefah), through experimental beat music (Flying Lotus, Dimlite, Hudson Mohawke) up to the point that every artist is his own genre. This is where we stand now, navigating the map of new developments in electronic music.
A brief talk with Tropics
Tropics is 22 year old Chris Ward from Southampton. He has released his first EP ‘Tropic Vision’ on Planet Mu today. Juha asked Chris a few questions via e-mail.
Juha I was directed to your music by Kuedo, but I cannot find much about you. Could you introduce yourself?
Tropics I’m 22, just starting my last year at university, in Southampton. I’m studying digital music and sound engineering. It must sound like I’m all-things-music, I was originally going to study film, but the course was canceled at the last minute so I just went for the other thing I was interested in!
J How did you end up on Planet Mu?
T I was uploading Tropics demos to MySpace on the regular and Kuedo sent me a message with his appreciation. After a few chats with him and a phone call with Mike Paradinas I signed with Planet Mu for an album. This was around last Christmas now. I was very hesitant on what I wanted released and felt I wanted to work on new material so the tracks on the Soft Vision EP were a little newer, produced earlier this year. Over the summer I started work on an album which Im still working on, and looking to release at some point next year.
J Could you describe your music and your musical references?
T I have the theory that what I hear in my music sometimes differs to ‘untrained’ ears, so it’s hard to describe (laughs)! To me it’s a very natural feeling I get when listening to my music. I’ve always loved experimenting with large reverb, dissonance, melodies, and throwing together genres with my own twist. I’m constantly messing around with my writing techniques, I try to do a fair bit of field recordings (ambience, background noises). I believe each of my tracks come from somewhere meaningful, it’s a way of expressing myself, something which I need to do on a daily basis.
J Do you play your music out in front of an audience?
T Well, I dj and play live. Since producing tracks for the Tropics album I’ve been getting more instrumental which is almost like leaving the breadcrumbs of how to perform it live. I’ve always pictured myself bringing Tropics to the stage with more visual aesthetics than your basic dj set. I don’t have enough hands to do all this myself (laughs), and thought it would be more interesting if I got a friend involved. I’ve performed my tracks as a three piece locally a few times and it’s been great, so I’d much rather perform like that than dj. We’re currently working on our performance, pretty much ready!
J What are your plans for the next year?
T First off, I’m gonna finish my degree and after that hopefully move away from my hometown. I’ll also be finalizing my album and putting together the live performance with my bandmate.
Thanks Viral!
J Thanks Chris!
Soft Vision EP is out today, click here to purchase!
Chris Ward aka Tropics has released his debut ‘Soft Vision EP’ on Planet Mu today.
“The man behind ‘Tropics’ is Chris Ward. He’s a 22 year old Brit taking influences from 70’s jams, post-punk and whatever else he taped in his youth, bringing us the radiant sounds of dreamy, summer nostalgia. His music has already caught the attention of Pitchfork and XLR8R who have posted up tracks by him, as well as a number of bands including Little Dragon who he has remixed. His music is an utterly gorgeous slow motion mix that sounds like sustained euphoria, such as lead track “Give It Up’s” slow motion chugging disco with ghostly female vocals and chiming bell-like melodies. “Melorr” is even slower; grinding gently under the weight of its own airy compression, building more and more elements into the mix as the track evolves: voices, electric guitar and ghostly wisps of melody. “Soft Vision” is the one that has got Tropics the attention, with its lush 80’s production inspired sound. It sounds like it’s in 3d, with huge waves of synths that shimmer and ooze through the track as it subtly grooves along to a the kind of drums which wouldn’t sound out of place in 80’s stadium pop.” (Source: Planet Mu)
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