17
Apr 09
We are very happy to announce our next Beat Dimensions night at the Bimhuis on 24 April 2009 with Kode9 & the Spaceape, Dimlite, Cinnaman and Juha.
From the Bimhuis site:
Kode9 is one of the architects of dubstep, the slowed-down, mutated form of drum-’n-bass that surfaced in the London club scene. On his label Hyperdub the producer released a number of underground classics featuring the dark vocals of The Spaceape. The British duo is preceded by Dimlite (Sonar Kollektiv).
Come and join us!
27
Oct 08
De Beat Dimensions editie met Dimlite, Mike Slott en Take van afgelopen vrijdag is door 3voor12/Amsterdam positief gerecenseerd.
“Je zou het bij de naam dance event niet snel denken, maar vanavond is dansen een taboe. De muziek leent zich er weliswaar prima voor, maar door de opzet van de zaal is de bezoeker al snel gedwongen om te gaan zitten en aandachtig te luisteren. Het zeer goed afgestelde geluid laat de gelaagde muziek heel goed uitkomen en doordat iedereen rustig kan zitten en luisteren dringt het geheel nog beter door.”
Beat Dimensions vond voor de tweede keer in het Bimhuis plaats, na de eerste editie in mei met Flying Lotus en Hudson Mohawke. In 2009 zullen er meer volgen.
16
May 08
Saturday 21 June, the longest day of the year, Beat Dimensions will hold it down with L.A.’s finest producers Samiyam, Ras G and the Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer.
On recent editions BD invited Harmonic 313 (Warp), Dorian Concept (Nod Navigators), Flying Lotus (Warp) and Hudson Mohawke (Warp). If you plan to visit Amsterdam that weekend, make sure you stay until Tuesday 24: Beat Dimensions is involved in the Viral Radio Festival 2008, that sees an incredible coming together of experimental beats n bass producers from L.A., London and Berlin. Get a preview at Lijn5.com.
03
May 08
«It’s on in this motherfucker. This is history.»
The words of Steven Ellison before his first-ever abstract-experimental set as Flying Lotus in a seated venue that is home to the trio or the quartet. Not tonight. A crowd of some 400 twenty-your olds, drawn by the appeal of seeing these two prodigy Warp artists perform together for the first time in Amsterdam, caused havoc at the place so used to civilised discourse after a concert. Not this time. Aardvarck and Cinnaman, runaway cult figures from the 7,5th floor of a Spike Jonze film, meticulously murdered the crowd until 5 am with wonky, crunky and junkie bass and beats. FlyLo cameod like he ran the place; HudMo said «Ooops.»
Flying Lotus on deck after his live show at the Bimhuis on Beat Dimensions (photo: Nalden)
This was Beat Dimensions. Let’s do it again. There will be pictures and videos up soon. Thanks to Steven, Ross, Mike, Yuri, Huub and all others involved for making this possible.
02
May 08
Early 2007, Flying Lotus played in Amsterdam for the first time. This took place at the Paradiso, and was also organised by Cinnaman. The Beat Dimensions EP was released soon after that, and the rest is history.
Fortunately we have public radio in the Netherlands, and on that radio there are some very alert people - like Radna Rumping, now host of Future Vintage, then Benjamin hip hop journalist. It was Radna who interviewed FlyLo then. Listen to that interview here.
