24 October, Beat Dimensions at the Bimhuis

21 June Beat Dimensions

Samiyam, Ras G and the Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer

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.

Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke, the story of a sold out Beat Dimensions at the Bimhuis

«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.

From the archives, Flying Lotus interview

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.

Two nights of Warp Records in one week

02/05/2008 Bimhuis Amsterdam
Flying Lotus // Hudson Mohawke // Cinnaman // Aardvarck
23:00 - 04:00 // 10 euros // bimhuis.nl


10/05/2008 Flexbar Amsterdam
Harmonic 313 // U Dub // Cinnaman
23:00 - 05:00 // 10 euros // flexbar.nl

And in another dimension, beatdimensions.net was created

It might have taken us some time, but finally the BD family has a place of its own on the web. After the releases and events in the past year, we have decided to keep you more updated and involved on current developments in our dimension.


First up will be the extraodinary de-luxe Warp Records version at the Bimhuis on Friday 2 May with none other that Hudson Mohawke and Flying Lotus, supported by Cinnaman and Aardvarck. The week after will be one at the Flexbar on Saturday 10 May with Harmonic 313, U Dub and Cinnaman.
But more on all of this very soon.