We’ve got a week with loads of cool, interesting things happening in various cities, so it’s a good weekend for exploring what other cities and clubs have to offer. But if you're not feeling adventurous, that is okay too; plenty of good partying is possible in your favorite local dark and smoky room around the corner. I’ll be taking it slow this weekend to charge the batteries for my Horst debut next week myself, which you can read more about in the Monthly Festival Discussion that was posted yesterday!
Thursday
Max Cooper Live A/V @ Paradiso
After releasing a fresh album in February and coming out with a new one this Friday, Max Cooper is back for another A/V show in Paradiso. A/V shows can be a bit of a hit or miss thing, but trust me when I say this is one worth experiencing, especially if you like the dreamy, melodic electronica he makes. They beautifully used the church backdrop as a canvas for lights and visuals, which was quite a sight to behold.
Friday
Call Super & Sarkawt Hamad @ ExportExport continues its strong streak of booking well loved DJ’s. A Call Super DJ set is always a joy, and Sarkawt Hamad is a versatile DJ who knows how to play where, so together they should make for a night of great dance music across different genres.
Pulsar Lab with Marijn S, Nikos, Siphonophora @ Time is the New Space
A bit of a different one here. Whether you dabble in music making or not (yet), this should be a really fun night. It combines a workshop from Rotterdam’s own Marijn S and Nikos, and a club night with all live sets after into one event. Marijn S is an artist I really enjoy as a producer and DJ, should be really nice if you’re into breaks, bass, and a bit of IDM.
Pax-Romana @ Radion
Pax is back at Radion with what looks to be a stacked, really nice complete and quite deep lineup. I still haven’t made it to an Erik Luebs liveset, but based on the stories, that should be a really nice dreamy one. Also nice to see both Audrey Danza and Dustin Zahn on the bill, they don’t seem to show up here all that often.
The Bug @ Garage Noord
After booking footwork pioneer RP Boo a couple weeks ago, they’ve now managed to get another old-school pioneer in UK’s Kevin Martin, aka The Bug. He’s a really diverse artist, with multiple projects and releases across Jazzcore, industrial hiphop and metal (His band Ice, with Justin Broadrick from Godflesh), but is known as The Bug for his dub and dubstep records, so this is where the bassheads should be able to get their fix.
Ketia anl @ Raum
Another Raum resident gets a turn to take the decks of Studio all night long. This time founder of trans-focused collective Kit Ket, Ketia gets to do the honours. Expect loads of uplifting, fun tracks from different genres, basically anything that fits studio well.
Saturday
RPU 5th anniversary: Fifth Motion @ De Fik Garden
Really nice housey lineup at de Fik Garden. Courtesy’s monthly NTS radio show is one of the few shows I always try to listen to whenever they are aired. They’re very tastefully selected between house, breaks, electro and techno, and always end up with me looking up and saving multiple tracks. Her club sets are no different, so this should be a nice one. The other artists playing are Hervé, Jonny, Wednesday, Kid Phantastic and Sagi.
Amphia, Jerrau, OG Karin, Parrish Smith, Perc @ Raum
Expo has entered its last month, and if you still want to hear Deftones, Nirvana or Nine Inch Nails in there, this is probably your last chance to do so, as Parrish Smith is playing this Saturday. Amphia, Perc, and the dark prince make for an amazingly eerie and dark night of sounds in there. Jerrau and OG Karin will probably provide the playful and jumpy contrast in the other room.
On board x PODD @ Tillatec
Laaaarge bill for this one, amazingly stacked with proven techno DJ & live sets with Efdemin, Floid (Live), GiGi FM, Jin Synth (Live), Laura BCR, Luigi Tozzi (Live), Nelly & Ozzo. If you like proper techno, this is a no-brainer really.
Saturday night in Export is for Poing, and this one looks like a very Poing lineup. Fun, unpretentious, and a good mix of dance music between breaks and techno. Standout name here is Parisian Roni, who plays loud, fun breaky and Latin-infused breaks and techno, and does not show up in the Netherlands often. It is one of those sounds that is an acquired taste, but if you appreciate the shameless fun nature of it, this whole night should be really fun.
PIP X Proxima @ Pip Den Haag
A JEANS set in his hometown is always worth a mention. He is playing alongside Audrey Danza, which is an interesting matchup that might see him diving into the more technoey things, and they are joined by Wata Igarashi and Nelly for the deeper sounds.
Dekmantel @ Laak
The Dekmantel clubtour lands at Laak with Binh, Hannecart, Interstellar Funk and mad miran. Really nice mix of house and more leftfieldy sounds. mad miran is always fun, and based on these afters reports Bihn is also one to watch here. Interstellar Funk and Hannecart will probably provide mostly house, but not without a couple of curveballs thrown in by the former.
Waxfiend 25 YRS @ Skatecafe
I was not going to mention this until u/bleepbarbatruc messaged me and now I’m thinking of going myself. Waxfiend is one of the founders of Tribes, and has been around the scene for quite some time. He is celebrating at Skatecafe with around 20 other artists throughout the three rooms of Skatecafe, and it looks like you’ll get to hear everything from hiphop and dancehall to Amapiano and gqom. Should be really fun if you’re looking for something different than your usual techno or house fix.
Eyes Wide Shut (Concert & Clubnight) @ Wibar Leiden
Booking something as IDM/leftfield as this night in a place like Wibar sounds risky, so props to the organisers of this one. From 21:00, Seefield is performing a live A/V show, and from 23:00, the clubnight starts, with 2 rooms, with a host of different genres, like IDM, breaks, bass and electronica with spoken word by Girish, Maria Cue, Jonas Nuane, mad miran, North Not South and Rojo y Rosa.
Sunday
Los Angles Hard weekender @ Garage Noord
On an otherwise quite dry Sunday, trans collective Los Angles are swinging in to save the sunday with their hard weekender at Garage Noord. Loads of names to explore here, should be loads of bouncy fun.
Enjoy your weekends!
Bonus set recommendation for if you've made it till the end: DAKSH on Kindered
I saw Livwutang share this two weeks ago, and it is one of the most interesting hours of music I've heard on Soundcloud in a really long time. It's a beautiful blend between ambient, dub and dance music, so worth a listen. ✨
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