Viral Radio Festival
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
To celebrate one year of bass and beats experimentation, Juha and Cinnaman set up the first Viral Radio Festival, on Monday 23 June 2008 at the Bimhuis and 11 in Amsterdam. With a line up consisting of a large group of the most idiosyncratic beats and bass producers from London, Berlin and Los Angeles, this festival wanted to connect club and concert hall, body and brain, the extravertive and the introspective.
At the Bimhuis, Berlin vanguard musicians Moritz von Oswald, Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer (the Moritz von Oswald trio) were joined by the British post-jungle freetronica pioneers Ollie Bown and Sam Britton (Icarus) in their exploration of rhythmstructures and synthesised sound. L.A. based Take and Dutchman Pete Concrete played beats in the bar.
At 11, Hyperdub heavy weights Kode9 and King Midas Sound brought the next generation of bass ‘n bleeps producers Zomby, Darkstar and Ikonika from London, with Ras G and Samiyam adding some L.A. love, and Dutch producer Martyn injecting his technodub.
The Viral Radio Festival took place at the Bimhuis between 9 pm and 1 am, and at 11 between 11 pm and 5 am. This was the first and only time these two venues collaborated, as 11 closed that week. Tickets wered available online and at designated presale points. Fee: 10 euros (Bimhuis) and 12 euros (11), and 15 euros (festival pass).
More information at www.bimhuis.nl and www.ilove11.nl