Amsterdam Jam

Brandt Brauer Frick

Temporal — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:21:58 +0000

These three guys from Berlin fuse minimal classical music (think Steve Reich) with techno (think early Plastikman) and Jazz. The make all the music on traditional instruments which they then sample and process into mesmerizing rhythms. Live on stage they appear very Krafwerkian in their suits as they reconstruct it all live. They are [...]

TodaysArt Festival

Temporal — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:49:11 +0000

The Todays Art festival in Den Haag is a 2 day event that brings together sound installations, performances, art, cinema and music. There’s so much going on at this well curated festival that it took me hours to go through the program in detail. These are my top picks from the music but there will be [...]

Viral Radio Festival

Temporal — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:57:59 +0000

The Gaslamp Killer @ Trouw 2009 This weekend the Viral Radio festival brings nice treats for music lovers in the Netherlands. This bijou festival runs over two days in two different venues in Amsterdam and features artists from today’s most cutting edge music labels. Its interesting to see that all of the visiting musicians are from either California or London which [...]

Broken Bells

Temporal — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:36:09 +0000

Broken Bells - The High Road Broken Bells is a collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton of Gnarls Barkley and DANGERDOOM who has produced artists like Beck, Gorillaz, The Rapture and The Black Keys. This year they have released their self titled debut album to much critical acclaim. So [...]

Errors

Temporal — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:54:10 +0000

Coming up next week are a 4 piece electro/electronica/post rock band from Glasgow. They’ve released two albums so far. I like some of the tracks on the first album, though I am not totally convinced by the album as a whole. Their latest album “Come Down With Me” is a cracker, you should definitely [...]

Jon Hopkins

Temporal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:06:32 +0000

Some beautiful ambient music to chill you out after the recent sub tropical Amsterdam weather. Jon Hopkins is a classically trained composer who hails from the UK and makes music that has influences from Brian Eno and Global Communicatios to Boards of Canada and Henrik Swartz. His live shows boast big beats, throbbing bass and stunning [...]

Tortoise

Temporal — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:21:28 +0000

I have to admit that I have been mesmerised by the latest Tortoise album, “Beacons of Ancestorship” (their sixth). Its their first release in five years and it goes off like a bomb. At heart an indie outfit the band cross genres with reckless abandon, from Jazz to Rock, Punk to Hip Hop, Dub [...]

Black Milk

Temporal — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:31:45 +0000

Black Milk is back this week in Amsterdam playing the small room of the Paraidiso on Friday night. We’ve covered him when he played last year here. If you feel like seeing a talented hip hop artist this weekend check this guy out. Black Milk - “Losing Out” featuring Royce Da Share on Facebook

The Cat Empire

Temporal — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:15:05 +0000

The Cat Empire are from Melbourne Australia and this year they are bringing a bit of summer sun to Europe. This band has been around for about ten years and have released four albums so far. Their sound jumps between reggae, ska, jazz, hip hop, pop and funk with some elements cross over into the sound [...]