Amsterdam is opening a new electronic music museum called Our House. It’s slated to open its doors on Friday, October 29. Billed as “the world’s first modern museum” dedicated to electronic music, Our House will span six exhibitions and 15 installations, including photo galleries, interactive vinyl players, documentaries, flyers, drum machines and a closing 4D audiovisual experience called “The Culture Ride.”
One of the world’s leading underground nightclubs, Amsterdam’s De School is permanently closing.
Today, club co-owner Jochem Doornbusch released a statement detailing how the Coronavirus pandemic has made the survival of the club financially impossible. “The bottom line is that the debts are piling up,” he stated. “Not only because of the uncovered staff cost, but also the other ongoing costs. Acting now and making this very difficult decision may prevent the total bankruptcy of our company Post CS (11, TROUW).” In the statement, Doornbusch does note that the bar, restaurant and terrace will remain open.
Guest post by Dominic Dang
Reaktor Events, Amsterdamâs top promoters of dark and experimental techno, start the year off with Marchâs Unpolished 2020 festival.
In its eighth year, Unpolished 2020 will bring over 20 global acts over just two days. With a mix of DJ and live sets, Reaktor Events will transform the large Warehouse Elementenstraat venue into a three-stage techno haven. Unpolished starts on Friday March 6, 2019 and runs through Saturday March 7th playing host to Amsterdamâs âroughest weekendâ!
To get you ready for the ensuing madness, we are highlighting 4 Unpolished Artists you should not miss for this 2020 edition!
Tahko has been around in the underground techno scene for some years now and has made a huge impression on numerous artists and events.
With his passionate love for music, he takes the audience on a journey into his own world with a fusion of grooves with deep hypnotic rhythms. So far, he has performed at Tresor, Tomorrowland, Day-On Festival, Kompass Klub, Verknipt, Thuishaven, Labyrinth Club, Decadance, Welcome To The Future, Toffler and ADE Amsterdam, at times alongside some of the world’s techno best such as Industrialyzer, Marco Bailey, Flug, Cari Lekebusch, Gary Beck, Charlotte de Witte and many more.
Tahkoâs productions have been released on Coincidence Records, Naked Lunch Records, Distortus Music, Eclipse Recordings to name a few. We saw it fitting to speak to the talented Amsterdam-based producer and DJ as he delivers this week’s 6AM Guest Mix.
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the worldâs leading event for electronic music, will take place the 16th to 20th October 2019. The organizers are expecting around 400,000 national and international visitors for the 24th edition.
Alongside the multiple conference tracks addressing the latest business, cultural and technological trends, and festival programming that showcases the diversity of electronic music and its many sub-genres, the organisers are committed to once again enhancing the daytime activities in 2019 through partnerships with cultural institutions and multi-disciplinary collaborations that engage with the broadest possible range of the creative industries.
Following on from an outstanding sold out debut year, Drumcode Festival returns in 2019. Acclaimed Swedish techno DJ Adam Beyer and legendary Dutch brand Awakenings will team up once again for the second edition of Drumcode Festival. The event will take place on Saturday 24th August at the NDSM Docklands in Amsterdam.
The 23rd edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) came to a conclusion in the early hours of this past Monday morning.
Every now and then a young up-and-comer comes on to the scene with a fresh and exciting sound, and Luuk van Dijk is certainly one such individual.
Still in his early twenties, the Dutch native is a man on a roll recently â just as anyone whoâs checked out his releases for the likes of Roush or VIVa will tell you. With his latest arrive via Jamie Jonesâ legendary Hot Creations label, we decided to check in with Luuk, as he gave us a quick insight into his home of Amsterdam, picking his top 5 spots as he goes.
Consider this one an interesting insight not only into one of Europeâs best cities for electronic music (and lets be honest, best cities in general!) but also into the mind of a producer clearly destined for great things!
For this one, we will work backwards, starting with number 5!
Loveland Festival, Amsterdam’s premier dance festival has announced its full artist lineup for its now expanded program.
Now spanning two days, Loveland will be held this year at the glorious Sloterpark in Amsterdam, right next to the glistening Sloterplas lake of Amsterdam. Also, for the first time ever, Loveland will become into a 2 day festival, from August 11 to 12. As such, the festival takes advantage of the rich landscape of the park, with lakes, 6 stages and a production that promises to be a memorable event.
The Diynamic Festival is set to return to the magical Amsterdam forest on May 25, 2018.
Going on its sixth edition, the festival is set to bring 11 hours of the finest music of Solomunâs world-famous label imprint. Of course, the label’s big boss Solomun will be there, along with other core label artists such as Adriatique, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, and H.O.S.H. along with many other artists that will be announced soon.
