Elitist Pop Culture / Est. 2004
Both the Tobias Bernstrup LP “Romanticism” and the debut LP by Neugeborene Nachtmusik are ready and I will start shipping on monday the 20th of April… here are pictures of how they look…
For the local people there is an option to get these records already this sunday at Radio Resistencia… just another reason to drop by at Kapitaal in Utrecht for Diamantneer Oberhof live on stage… if you decide to join us and want a copy please drop me note so I can secure a copy for you…
Despite the fact that Our Voice for the radio show Andy Dufter always calls our show very special I am confident to say that next time we have a truly special show…
On sunday 19th of April German avant-garde neo-folk duo Diamantener Oberhof will be performing live… for various reasons this will be a special afternoon… first of all this will be the very first live performance by this duo, secondly the artwork which comes with their debut LP (released on Vrystaete) was printed in the very same room they will perform live, and last but not least their music is quite special with it superb mix of subtle electronics and acoustic instrument touches… most prominent accordion melodies…
Here is what some reviews said about the debut LP:
“The work of German artists Brannten Schnüre and Johannes Schebler, who is behind the Baldruin project, Diamantener Oberhof is a reflective, at times introspective work that provides the soundtrack to a world of their own making. … detuned fairground carousel music, mixed with discordant Middle Eastern drones.” (Juno Plus, UK)
“… pure, organic and avant-gardistic and at times soundtrack like. Not music which displays conformity in content nor structure.” (Dark Entries, Belgium)
“Diamantener Oberhof’s self titled release is an assortment of peculiar nowadays folk tracks gathered at the boundary between analog and digital harmony. … This delicate album inclines to get close to unexplored nature through playful wizardry and innocent rituals which are to be followed fearlessly for imagination can’t do no harm.” (The Attic, Romania)
“Self-forgetfulness and sleepy, it indulges into daydreams. … <this LP is> a strictly limited number of tickets into an expressionistic, surreal world of sound, which on the one hand borrows from the Finnish freak-folk, and on the other hand it recalls the music of bands as the French Vox Populi.” (Skug, Austria)
As always Radio Resistencia is at Kapitaal in Utrecht, entrance is free and we start at 15.00 hour and finish at 18.00 hour…
And here is a piece by Diamantener Oberhof to get in the mood…
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Since January our Radio Resistencia show is recorded in Utrecht at Kapitaal and it also has become a free mini event… it is an afternoon radio session with dj’ed music and almost always a live performance… there are cheap drinks and a relax setting… perfect for a lazy sunday afternoon…
Last sunday Good Cop / Naughty Cop did their performance with bicycle, guitar and electronics… not easy listening but very interesting to listen to and watch… the photo above was taken by Hans D. during the performance…
Next mini event is on sunday 19th of April with Diamantener Oberhof from Germany… their debut was released of course on Vrystaete recently and the artwork was printed at Kapitaal… so this will be sort of delayed release party…
Also during these sessions I often print some artwork for upcoming releases… last sunday I printed (silk screen printing) the artwork for the ultra limited edition of the Neugeborene Nachtmusik LP… which is not for sale… sorry… but I promise that the regular version is equally nice when it comes to artwork and it is also still very limited…
This LP is expected soon… here is (another) full track preview…
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This sunday (22nd of March) a new episode of Radio Resistencia will take at Kapitaal Utrecht. As always the entrance is free and as always we start at 15.00 hour with our mini event / live radio session… there are cheap local beers and other drinks… and we continue until 18.00 hour…
Performing live this time will be Good Cop / Naughty Cop a duo who make electro-acoustic music and improvisational soundscapes with electronics, bicycle and transistor radio…
Before and after the live performances some vinyls will be spun by me and dj Alacidus.
Here a preview of Good Cop / Naughty Cop…
Tonight (March 2nd) Radio Resistencia comes to you through the wire… it starts at 22.00 CET on Intergalatic FM at IFM1…
This episode the line up is like this: Dj M, live Diskette Deluxe and DJ Andy Dufter.
Next time we will have Good Cop / Naughty Cop over for a live… we will record this on sunday 22nd of March and you are welcome to join us for the sounds and a drink at Kapitaal in Utrecht…
This sunday the 15th of February there is a new edition of Radio Resistencia live with Diskette Deluxe as special guest… he will be doing a live set and I myself dj Andy Dufter (from Lesbian Mouseclicks and Staatseinde) will be spinning some records… either fitting with the 8 bit inspired live set of Diskette Deluxe or not…
Diskette Deluxe is a project by Rutger Muller… maybe better known under his DS-10 Dominator alias and more recently for his Von Nohrfeldt Ensemble…
This mini event will take place at Kapitaal Utrecht and starts at 15.00 hour (CIT/CET) and lasts until 18.00 hour… the narrowcast will be on monday the 2nd of March on Intergalactic FM, IFM1, 21.00 hour…