Saturday, November 29, 2008

+MORE SOIR JEUDI

Wohooo what a wicked party we had at Cafe Capital this thursday. Thankyou to everybody that was involved and all of you that could make it. It was wicked fun, shame it was the last Soir Jeudi hopefully we will be organising a new party soon!! Here is the video just to prove how much fun it was!!!

Friday, November 28, 2008

Best Hat in the Whole Wide World

A while back i remembered I still had some cool things stored away, so I went rummaging through the junk in my basement. I found lots of clothes dating from the nineties that should not have been worn by anybody..... ever, a towering heap of moldy Christmas decorations (could actually come in handy quite soon) and my grandfathers gardening hat. He used to wear it while doing all things gardeny, hence the aptly chosen name gardening hat. I had all but forgotten about the thing, but it is genuinely the coolest hat in the world, no, i dare say universe. It looks absolutely fabulous on anyone. Wear this hat and you obtain instant coolness. It works like a total babe magnet, sad to say, even on me. I have never had so much female attention. And people who've borrowed it have had the same pleasant experience. So I thought to my self: Why deprive the world of this wonderful item. It should be shared. I decided to make everybody I meet wear it, and then take pictures for posterity. Here's a sample of my little project. More to come...







Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Street art in the rain




Lively street art from Antwerp, Bordeaux and Zaragoza to brighten up a dull rainy day.
Rain in Spain? it certainly did when I photographed the brilliant graffiti in Zaragoza

Monday, November 24, 2008

+MORE SOIR JEUDI

Can you believe it! We don't only give you free music and great blogs, but we are now organizing a free party at cafe capital with live bands, great DJ's and some cool art work. Tell all your friends book your plane tickets, get on the train because this is going to be the best evening youve ever seen here in cafe capital. And everyday this week Im going to be giving you free tracks from the bands playing for exclusive download!!

Art - "HOT CHICKS" by
Mels Jimmink, painting/drawing/graffitti
Sieta Schelinger, Photography/slide show

Live Music

10.00
Mighty J Moon
(Rock/indie)
11.00
New Rising Sun
(Blues Rock/indie)
12.00
Teddie Drum
(Rock/electro)
12.45
DJ Yll! +MORE blog resident (playing his sexy house/indie/electro mash up!!)
DJ Prinz Antwerp's Top DJ Plays anather of his great sets!


Click on the banner to download DJ YLL!'s great mixtape to get you in the mood!!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Kostas Maskalides Interview


Greek DJ Kostas Maskalides, has been Dj'ing since 1997 and has recently moved to Belgium. We caught up with him via his Myspace to ask a few questions, and we are looking forward to seeing him and you this Saturday at the NOXX (his third mixtape (Athens to Antwerp) is available for download here to get you all in the mood for saterday)

I noticed you recently moved to Antwerp, Why? and what are your first impressions of Belgium?


Well the main reason was that I needed to relocate away from the city's lifestyle mainly to focus on my productions which are scheduled to be released in 2009. I believe I did reach my "climax" in Athens in terms of DJing and it was about time to move and expand my career to a little more international level. It came handy as my girlfriend is flemish, so we moved from Athens to a beautiful isolated suberban house in the city of beveren. Here I can work in my studio 24/7 without anoying anyone.
Belgium is totally inspiring for me. People seem to be distant at first but when they get to know you, they reveal a personality full of kindness. There's also big potencial here regarding the club scene, and people really feel the energy and react to it!

How do you describe your style and who are your biggest influences?

My style is mainly progressive house and tech-house but I also incorporate ellements of minimal techno in my sets. Originally I started as a tribal house DJ but I had to evolve as the music genre itself.
I have a lot of respect for spanish and portuguese DJ/producers and my main influence since the begining of my career has been D-Formation mostly for his incredibly executed pattern construction through-out his productions.

You have been playing for a long time, what is the record that has been in your box the longest??

I wouldn't know... too many boxes and cases but one track I played over and over is definitely, Coca & villa's "La Noche"! Trully the ultimate atmospheric journey. No matter the audience or the venue, this classic prog-melodic fiesta always works the dancefloor!

What is your favorite tune of 2008?

"Shameless" by D-Formation..... by far the best for '08.

What would you like MORE of?

More people getting evolved in our music industry. More people going out just to have a good time and experience music as a form of artistic expression.

What would you like LESS of?

LESS taxes in Belgium. It is ridiculous.

If you could change anything the world, what would be the first thing you would do?

The only thing I can do as everybody else! Influence others!
And that's really the only thing we CAN do.
That's all I'm after... in the name of humanity.
Amen!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Kaizers Orchestra and Mintzkov


Yesterday I went to see Kaizers Orchestra. But before they started playing I was pleasantly surprised by your very own Mintzkov! On stage their sound reminded me a little of placebo, but when I listened to the CD it didn't anymore.... strange.... Anyway, I really enjoyed seeing them on stage. It was a very solid performance and although they were an opening act, people really seemed to be warming up to them.


The first time I saw Kaizers was during "de nachten" festival in 2004 and I immediately fell in love with them. They play a kind of very jumpable gypsy, polka rock and their performances are always completely over the top. They're from Norway and all their lyrics are in Norwegian. So I was very surprised to find that all the people around me were singing along with a vengeance. Did they actually know what they were singing? Apparently Kaizers Orchestra has a very solid fan base. Sadly enough, apart from those regulars, there weren't that many people that had come to watch the show. I was happy to see that it didn't diminish the enthusiasm of band or crowd and after about five songs the lead singer suggested that the two should change places. So the whole crowd mounted the stage and the band started playing in the pit. I was sure we'd all fall through the stage! The weight of all the jumping people made the whole stage wobbly, it was so cool! Again, I had such a good time...

LOOK you can download our faveourite MINTZKOV song;

MINTZKOV - Return & Smile

Sunday, November 16, 2008

new rising sun in Spain

New rising sun toured Spain last spring and know we've made a little video clip. The video is recorded from the live gig we played in Girona at the Apple's Bar. We had heaps of fun and we're curently planning a new tour next summer! Check it out and feel free to comment and rate it! Peace.


New Rising Sun - Sunday morning (Live Spain)

World Press Photo

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Today I crawled out of bed for some social, political and environmental awareness. And boy, did I get some! I am now so aware you could almost say I've got heightened senses. World Press Photo is an annual contest for professional press photography. The photographs in the exhibition depict the most heinous of human circumstances in a chillingly beautiful way. It made me stop in horror and awe at the same time. The contradiction: beauty of composition and lighting versus dismembered bodies and families in utter despair. After taking it all in, it left me with an uncomfortable feeling of doom and gloom. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely worth it. But don't bring small children or women suffering from PMS.

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Designer elephants



Found a herd of elephants in Antwerp last week. Next door to the diamond museum - we didn't know it shut on Wednesdays - a room full of painted elephants sheltered from the rain. They were going to join Elephant Parade, an art project to help an endangered species.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Black Kids @ de melkweg


"You are the girl that I've been dreaming
of ever since I was a little girl"

I never quite understood those lyrics, but when I went to see the Black Kids on Wednesday, everything became clear. Just to get a good look at them I had to elbow my way through herds of 16 year old girls and boys of questionable sexual persuasion. The band consisted of a drummer, a modest looking bass player, a lead singer with outrageous hair and two wonderfully voluptuous female vocals who both played some kind of keyboard. I really liked the lead singers voice, it had a very Robert Smithian quality. The songs were catchy and the performance was full of bubbly energy but the dutch crowd couldn't be budged. Only when they played their last song, people started moving and enjoying themselves. Maybe everybody was trying to be the coolest kid in class and was afraid to dance. Maybe it was just dutch stiffness. I don't know. I just think it's a horrible waste of perfectly fine concert.


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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Peter Fox

Maybe you guys have already heard about him, but I didn't. Peter Fox. He's the guy behind the Berlin based reggea band Seeed. His solo stuff is really amazing too! I've included some links to the translations of the lyrics. Check it out!

Peter Fox: Alles Neu - Official Video


Peter Fox - Haus am See - Official Video






Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Goldilocks new video!!



When I was in Amsterdam the other day, I kept reading these articles about the fall of the British music scene, I think its only because dutch promoters are trying to book indie bands. Across the pond it seems that droning brit guitar music is out and grime rules. This is not new acts like; Dizzy Rascal and Roots Manuva pave the way for acts like croyden rapper/producer Goldielocks (Even my mum has dolla dolla on her phone!!) She's took part of the Red bull Music Academy a few weeks ago and is now starting to push the promo as she releases her EP before Christmas.

Goldielocks - Learning to Brap

Check out her Blog, and theres loads of new videos on her YOUtube channel, then of course the way it all began MYSPACE.

THIS IS NOT ART THIS IS LIFE



The last ten days I have been to more museums than in the last year, I am not one to go out of my way to see art if the opportunity rises to visit some of the greatest museums, I bite my lip and prepare to be battered and bruised by too much art in one place. Antwerp reveals its important artistic culture in its magnificent museums, works from its old master Rubens are all over the town but the panels in the cathedral is a DON'T miss (unless you drank too much beer) tourist spot. With so many to choose from my favorite have to be the MOMU and the MuHKA. The 20 years of MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA exhibit at the MOMU sparked off my interest in this Antwerp designer who has yet to show his true identity to the public, and the exhibition has some great artisan pieces. While in the MuHKA 26 artist try to organize the world in an exhibit called "The Order Of Things" amongst the complete dictionary and an artists entire collection of black and white photos since 1983. Amid this jumble, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom seems to make the best order with his long time project "photo notes" he brings order to his huge photo collection by grouping photos of people wearing the same clothes, more anthropologist than artist.
Art-world rock star Damien Hirst's crystal skull in the Rijksmeuseum, has sparked off the most discussion in the household. The queues at the Rijksmuseum was long (to avoid it buy an e-ticket!!) and having toured the great works from Rembrandt and his contemporary's, you have to queues again to see "For the love of god" and through a dark maze, in a pitch black room the crystal skull sits like an ancient relic or religious icon for the world to gaze at. Hirst seems to be the best at creating worldwide reactions to his works and this time he succeeds by making you ask yourself; Is this 50 million euro lump of bone and stone Art? Maybe he feels the same as me, there is no such thing as Art only life, and he uses the main elements of life "Death and Money" too illustrate his point!! Well I do know that he is not the first man too make a crystal skull checkout this great collection!!

Monday, November 10, 2008

New Rising Sun @ Boekenbeurs 08, LIVE VIDEO!!!!



No sunday coach session this week (again), instead I was up early Sunday morning at a book festival with New Rising Sun. Well I'm not sure that book people are my friends... I think that the idea of queuing for anybody's autograph a bit of a joke and especially at a book festival with over 160 000 visitors. But in a calm little conference room, away from the crowds were several small conference rooms where in the dim light poets read in dutch. Well not much use to me, I couldn't understand, so i let the words roll over me, then I understood one poem about tomato's, but on closer inspection it was rubbish!! Oh well I recon the gig at Kavka will be much better!!

New Rising Sun - Book Of Rhyme

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Wet leaves and pretty boys


I hate winter! I can't stand the cold, wet, grayness. Walking home in the rain after another grueling night of drinking, I passed an agreeable looking lad sheltering from the drizzle. I gave him a friendly smile which apparently encouraged him to ask: "Are you interested in sex tonight? I'm offering". I was walking at a brisk pace, he had a slight stutter and I was in an advanced state of inebriation so it took me a while to figure out what he had said. But when it finally got through to me I could only wonder about his sunny optimism. How did he picture this happening? Did he really think that a freezing, wet, popsicle of a girl would be interested in casual sex with a complete stranger? Looking around me, I could only see people hurrying and scurrying home with hunched backs and pulled down hoods. Yet here was this boy still looking at the bright side of things, good for him! I proceeded home with the warm and fuzzy feeling that there was still a bit summer left in this rain drenched world.

But anyway, I'm still making plans to migrate to somewhere where more boys are called Giorgio... :D


Flair Modellen 2009 Antwerp Semi Final

On my Saturday afternoon meander around the center of Antwerp I found something rather surprising in the Stadsvestale: Flair sponsored, Models Office 09 competition semi-finals were being held. Of course I have photos for you, in fact I have them faster than the website, so I guess the judges are still deciding on the finalists, I dont think any of them are Top Model so dont know why there taking so long!!




It was definitely more interesting to watch the Antwerp Fashonata look on.. in delighted disgust!



and the other hopefuls.... belly's out... jealous amongst the proud mums!!

Friday, November 7, 2008

New Rising Sun @ BAR 219




Thanks to the guys in Bar 219 for having New Rising Sun play on Thursday, a refreshing change to Trix!! Don't forget there gig in Kavka on November 14th; Flyer above. Heres the pics it was fun!!













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Thursday, November 6, 2008

+MORE Birds in Amsterdam

I went to amsterdam and made this video on the way;



In Amsterdam, I had a drink...
Made a deal with the devil!!


and then I got scared and ran away...


Lucky I didn't end up looking like this guy!!!


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Sunday, November 2, 2008

+MORE "Taken under our controll @ Petrol"

LOL Nic you rock!!

Last nights party at petrol was something of a pleasent supprise, DJ Yll! fans and flashy kids flocked from far and wide to"You are under our controll" with Anoraak and Arbotique. It was and evening of pretty boys and hipsters, all jumping along to the great live electro sounds of Anoraak. I ve been doing a bit of research this morning and this Nice born and Paris based electro artist has been working his way through europe the last few months, he has played alongside moby and has a residency at Social Club in Paris. His unique blend of electronica makes him stand out, his presence on stage as a one man keyboard band is great, if he was only able to leave the machines alone for a while he might really take over the audience. Deffinately one to look out for in 2009.

Anoraak; a pretty boy that can sing!!!

Nightdrive With You (GRUM's New Wave Remix) - Anoraak

The Wizzard - Anoraak

Photo from Boy Kortekaas (Arbotique)

The best part of the evening was to see all of our stickers in the crowd, +MORE posse reprazent!!! Mels took them to London, Sydney and NZ but their best at home, Support your local scene!!
Dont forget you can still get both of DJ YLL!'s mixtapes on this blog!!

DJ YLL! - Sicker than your average

DJ YLL! - October Mix


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Saturday, November 1, 2008

+MORE Vampire Party!!

Well happy Halloween!!!

Finally and excuse for me to ware makeup and get dressed up!! It seems as though the citizens of Antwerp don't celebrate Halloween, when we mentioned it to our friends in Mama Matrea they thought it was tomorrow, even the little emo's at the Vampire Party thought we were bonkers!!


Vampire Partys are fun, full of people who obviously hadn't gone there to celebrate the occult just for one evening, real goths who's devotion to their image leads them to get jeered at when out in the city!! Finally all together on one dance-floor and they jeer back at us, goths, cyber goths, emo girls and rocker boys, an explosive cocktail of ugly kids driven by pounding industria/breakcore/jumpstyle electro crossovers. Like the evil vampires we stood and pointed,
"look at that one her hair is great"
"what about the boy in the dress??"
"Or the old woman with silver spiderwebs on her top hat?"
The truth about vampires is that they are not such pretty people, the more makeup and ridiculous clothing they were, they uglier and shyer they are. Not to say the geeky resident DJ's didn't make us laugh in their all in one PVC outfits. Oh well little children, don't get all emo, we came and took fresh blood from you!!


Our friend Plastokid, gothic electro producer and goth hipster sent this to me a while back; looks like this is a good time to post it, not so dark music, but a banging tune anyway!! Check his Myspace for more info!!



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