‘Muzika Elektronica’ is a solo work by Igor Krutogolov, Israeli composer and musician. ‘Muzika Elektronica’ is clearly noise orientated and built using an instrumentarium of drums, washing machine, bass (with cello bow), drum machine and voices. Loud eruptions of distorted sounds with an incredible detailed structure leave just the right amount of breathing room in the form of slow (delicious) bass driven beats and quiet, melodical passages. Noise extraordinaire!

I designed the cover for this release.

You can listen to some tracks and order ‘Muzika Elektronica’ online through esc.rec.

ICEHELL party at WILLIE in the IJsselhotel, Deventer. With Apzolut (live), Marius (live), Jorg, Radion, Harco and Pixelpasta.

Sessionlab laptopjam at WILLIE in the IJsselhotel, Deventer. Local heroes connect through their laptops and other electronic devices, I fill the gaps with sordid audio chunks. Special guest-heroes Frans de Waard (Nijmegen) and Roel Meelkop (Rotterdam) are also plugging in this time.

The first results of Hidde van Schie‘s audio research are in. Originally being a visual artist, experimenting with different instruments and audio structures has led him to a debut album with a surprisingly ‘visual’ feel. The well chosen titles give small hints for your train of thought. No need for cinema here, just close your eyes…

‘The Quiet Ride Home: Lungs Full Of Mist’ by Hidde van Schie is esc.rec.‘s 4th release. Please download it for free!

Holodeck & J’ee-haw! event at Holodeck in Groningen. J’ee-haw! expo in gallery Brak with Vrienden van J’ee-haw! Galerie Prints, J’ee-haw! Remixed (with listening cabines), J’ee-haw! Compact Disc (with J’ee-haw! Audioburst and Cowboy Bodybuilder Billboard) and ZZZZ-Monument.

J’ee-haw! and Holodeck programmed performances by several J’ee-haw! remixers for the 3 year anniversary of Holodeck’s Clubplus+, which is Holodeck’s smashing club night. J’ee-haw! fitted Clubplus+ with a striped decor, similar to the J’ee-haw! trademark.

There were performances by Radboud Mens (live), Jos Smolders (live), HuMobisten feat. Der Versucher (live & dj), Toxic Chicken (live), Harco (dj), The Common People (dj), visuals by Zafari and special J’ee-haw! bites & drinks by Café De Plak.

Listen to my dj-set through VPRO 3voor12.

Jos Smolders (live) – ‘From 0-120 bpm: Everything Must Go’, a very abstract and experimental set.

Radboud Mens (live) with an extremely danceable minimal dub techno set.

Jos Smolders and Radboud Mens also improvised a live set together, a strong minimal dub techno set on acid.

Harco with a Rather Interesting vs. Nonplace dj-set.

‘Humor’ and ‘mind your own business’, that’s what it’s all about for the HuMobisten (Gyz la Rivière and Rufus.K). The HuMobisten take humor very seriously and use it to subtlely address social problems, important mondial events or remarkable social tendencies. But sometimes they just stop by a club and mix a bunch of records. Der Versucher is MP3J and plays along for this evening. They also made ‘HuMobiza 2005′, a special brand new remix of the original HuMobiza track on J’ee-haw! Remixed, including fab video and absurd but solid stage act! Check the video overhere or overhere.

Toxic Chicken with his sister Serafina Ouistiti (live) – rough electro, disturbing breakbeats and absurdistic strip act. Dare to be chicken, very pok!

The Common People, electro-pop dj’s from Maastricht.

Visuals by Zafari. Check a sample overhere (quicktime movie).

Special J’ee-haw! bites & drinks by Café de Plak: Kat’ A Klop (sandwich on a stick), Whinny (vegetarian sandwich on a stick), Sushi Á Koko (vegetarian sushi), Daltons (non-alcoholic fruit punch), T’Plan (non-alcoholic cocktail with fresh mint), Piña Colada (secret recipe!), Lucky Shot (tequila with effervescent vitamin C tablet) and so much more tasty goodies…

You could listen to a live Clubplus+ stream through www.nauticradio.net and the whole event is very well documented by VPRO 3voor12 (thank you Ron!). You can still listen to a lot of audio overhere. Photography by Jitske Annema and J’ee-haw!