The post-punk era of 1979-83 were one of the most influential times of pop history. Retaining the roots in punk, but more complex and experimental, post-punk constructed the blueprint for modern genres such as gothic rock, industrial, alternative rock and many more. The Dutch collective ULTRA, short for ultramodern, were successfully riding this post-punk wave. [...]
ULTRA2012 : Minny Pops + guests city marathon
February 7, 2012
[Go see] Sonic Acts 2012
January 27, 2012
Sonic Acts is a really cool festival. Spreading over 4 days (23-26 februari), the bi-annual Sonic Acts in Amsterdam bring a diverse line-up from everything like classical composters to experimental pop, beatless dubstep and contemporary techno. The line-up includes the likes of new names like Youth Lagoon and to technopioneer Model 500 to the self-made instrumentents [...]
[Listen] Serena Maneesh live at Incubate 2010 audiostream
November 17, 2011
Serena Maneesh did a great job at Incubate in 2010. We were able to record the audio of the show they did back then and now you can listen to a number of the songs they played on our soundcloud! ‘Serena’ is an adaptation of the Norwegian word for veil. Veil is a very diverse [...]
[Watch] Triadisches Ballett at Bauhaus – by Oskar Schlemmer
May 21, 2011
Very weird and creepy experimental ballet by Oskar Schlemmer. Amazing part at 18:40 called “Schwarz”
[Watch] Synth Brittania documentary
May 9, 2011
Watch this BBC documentary called Synth Brittania. This documentary follows a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. The documentary features the likes of Throbbing Gristle, New Order, The Normal, Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and many more!
[Win] 2×2 tickets for The Young Gods at Tivoli de Helling (Utrecht), April 11th
March 28, 2011
The highly influential industrial/experimental act The Young Gods will finally set foot on Dutch soil again, after the memorable performance at Roadburn in 2009. The band has been around for 25 years now, influencing some big names in the music scene such as David Bowie, Trent Reznor and Ministry. But after 25 years, The Young [...]
[Win] 2×2 tickets for Jaga Jazzist at Tivoli Oudegracht (Utrecht), April 2nd
March 21, 2011
If you have never seen Jaga Jazzist before, this show is highly recommended. If you’ve ever seen Jaga Jazzist before, you know you don’t want to miss out on any other gig from Jaga again. The band consists of two brothers Lars and Martin Horntveth with a good amount of great rotating musicians. Together they [...]
[Special] Inlog.org tips FabrIQ 2011: Benoît Pioulard
February 23, 2011
The second edition of FabrIQ festival will be held in Den Bosch this weekend. FabrIQ festival, also known as the festival of Intrusive Quality, focuses more on the intense and unknown music you can rarely find in the bigger pop venues. Just like last year the festival will take place at Plein79, De Verkadefabriek and [...]
[Listen To] Robert Hampson as Main
August 26, 2010
Tune in to the concertzender (concert radio) tonight at 21.00 where they’ll broadcast Main’s Firmament serie. Can’t be near a radio at that time or can’t receive Dutch radiostations? No worries, you can tune in later through their webradio. Main’s core member Robert Hampson, who also used to be in Loop and Godflesh, will perform [...]
Artist Exposed: Kayo Dot
July 3, 2009
The series of Artist Exposed for the Incubate 2009 festival, highlights the artists you definitely do not want to miss! Click the tag Artist Exposed for more posts! Kayo Dot will play Saturday 19 September. Kayo Dot is an experimental rock/modern composition ensemble currently based in New York City. They fuse folk and jazz in [...]
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[Spotifriday] Your weekend soundtrack – Week 21
May 25, 2012
Exitmusic – Passage This duo consists of husband and wife Devon Church en Aleska Palladino, from (Shit, again?!) Brooklyn, New York. With EP From Silence, which they released a year ago Exitmusic showed us their first sign of life.. Passage, their debutalbum, is a bit more bombastic, but still got the sultry sound. Next to this sultry [...]