15 Responses to “STRØM-FESTIVAL 2009”

1. Pede says:

   July 20, 2009 at 7:07 pm

   I august omdannes København atter til en elektronisk smeltedigel, når STRØM d. 11.-16. august
   2009 skruer op for generatorerne. Tunge, dybe basgange og sydende electrosynth vil få parkerne og
   dansegulvene til at koge, når et stærkt og bredt lineup fyrer den af i Enghaveparken og på de københavnske
   venues.
   STRØM er en elektronisk festival, men ikke i traditionel forstand. Festivalen danner nemlig ramme
   for mødet med ny elektronisk musik mellem såvel promotere og publikum som det offentlige rum og de
   bedste spillesteder i København.
   I år præsenterer STRØM en lang række internationale og danske kunstnere, der tegner et
   nuanceret billede af hvad der pt. rører sig på den elektroniske scene. Navne som Flying Lotus
   (US), Troels Abrahamsen (DK), The Field (SE), Mary Anne Hobbs (UK), Kim Hiorthøy
   (NO), Gudrun Gut & AGF (DE), Rumpistol (DK), Moon Unit (UK) og When Saints Go
   Machine (DK) er alle at finde på plakaten – som i øvrigt, for tredje år i træk, bliver designet af
   The Emperor of Antarctica; Christian Zander.
   Netop Flying Lotus – aka amerikanske Steven Ellison – er et af hovednavnene på STRØM.
   Han er pt. et af de mest efterspurgte navne på den elektroniske musikscene – blandt andet
   på grund af hans seneste udgivelse “Los Angeles” fra 2008, som er en hyldest og kærlighedserklæring
   til hans hjemby.
   Musikalsk er Flying Lotus vokset op med jazz og brasiliansk musik, stærkt inspireret af sin
   tante, musikeren Alice Coltrane (ja, dén Coltrane) der bl.a. har skrevet sange for Diana Ross &
   The Supremes og mange andre Motownartister. De seneste år er Flying Lotus slået igennem
   internationalt, med hjælp fra det engelske pladeselskab Warp, der blandt andet udgiver Aphex
   Twin, Autechre og Boards Of Canada.
   STRØM er stolte af at kunne præsentere Flying Lotus’ første optræden i Danmark – et stort
   talent, hvis mix af organisk hiphop, jazzede samples, synthflader ud over det sædvanlige, dyb
   subbass og knitrende, smukke elektroniske klangflader influerer på en hel generation af nye
   musikere.
   Af de danske hovednavne, er det svært at komme udenom dette kære barn. Han har mange
   navne, ét af dem er Troels Abrahamsen. De seneste år har Troels, der nok kendes bedst som
   Supertroels eller frontmanden i Veto, haft fingrene med i masser af produktioner. Både solo
   under navne som Mockin’bird og I Know That You Know og senest som sig selv, hvor han i maj
   måned udsendte debutalbummet WHT.
   Derudover har han efterhånden opbygget et imponerende CV, hvor han har samarbejdet med
   navne som Marvel Hill, The Floor Is Made Of Lava, Dúné, Turboweekend, As In Rebekka-
   Maria og Suspekt.
   Troels Abrahamsens seneste soloplade er 100% elektronisk, men med mere dybde, tyngde og
   melankoli end hans tidligere udgivelser; der er stærke referencer til både minimaltechno og
   melodisk electronica, og resultatet er et fantastisk flot underspillet album der kun bliver bedre
   og bedre.
   Til STRØM stiller Troels Abrahamsen med live trommer og bas, forvent en smuk og massiv
   koncertoplevelse.
   Se mere om STRØM 2009 på http://www.stromcph.dk, og se desuden de næste sider for en kort uddybning
   af samtlige optrædende på Enghavescenerne.
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   July 22, 2009 at 9:04 pm

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3. E-fan says:

   July 23, 2009 at 5:32 pm

   This newsletter will only be about one single thing. To be exact it’s about a venue. The venue is really cool and hosts some of the finest and most progressive events and parties in Copenhagen right now – and at Strøm this year they accommodate none less than 4 events. The place is called Kødboderne 18, roughly translated that will be something like Meatstands, but let’s not focus on that… Let us in stead focus on what they offer you during Strøm 2009:

   MID WEEK BRAKES
   Wednesday KB18 houses two of the most exotic artists performing at Strøm; Priss’K and Nash from the Ivory Coast. Priss’K is the first female African rapper from the Ivory Coast; a country where freedom of speech have had more than straitened circumstances. She had her breakthrough in 1997 when she was only 12 years old and at the moment she is working on a new album where she is collaborating with some of the best and internationally recognized African rap producers. She is bringing Nash, another very ambitious female rapper who has been buzzing around the West African underground scene for many years.
   Furthermore the movie “Fangafrika” will be shown; “Fangafrika” is a stylized look at the festival in Ouaga, in Burkina Faso, where Africa’s best and brightest rappers gather using hip hop to tackle the serious issues facing Africans everywhere. The film is a who’s who in African hip hop, from veterans like Pee Froiss, Daara J and PBS to up and coming hot acts. All are creating a dynamic new African identity for the mutable genre called hip hop.

   The Africans are presented by Copenhagen’s very own Wednesday club Mid Week Brakes and they will be supported by danish dj’s Anna B and Peter Plus feat. Flødeklinikken MC’s.

   Mid Week Brakes @ KB18, Kødboderne 18, meat packing district, Copenhagen V
   When? Wednesday August 12th, 21-04.
   Entrance: 60 dkr. – bring cash!
   For more information: http://stromcph.dk/Program.aspx?day=3

   M_NUS NIGHT
   None less than American techno darlings Matthew Dear and Troy Pierce will strike up KB18 Thursday night.
   You could throw around generous descriptors and any number of genre-locking terms – electropop, minimal house, acid techno – but you’d still fail to get to the center of Matthew Dear. With releases under no fewer than three aliases, False, Jabberjaw and Audion Dear has earned his international status over the course of a decade, getting his bearings on the dj decks as a teenager to flooring sold-out venues – and Thursday night he is in Copenhagen.
   By his side will “the best dressed dj in techno”, Troy Pierce. Currently living in Berlin, Detroit-born Pierce started his career as a dj in New York with people like Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills and Derrick Carter to look up to. Pierce got a bit jaded of the New York scene, though, and moved to Berlin a couple of years ago where he hooked up with Magda and Marc Houle – and the rest is history. Expect dance floor friendly hybrid sound that takes the best from the little movements and micro trends that constantly spring up in electronic music.

   Matthew Dear and Troy Pierce will be backed up by Swedish Martinez and Danish dj Kristian.

   M_nus Night @ KB18, Kødboderne 18, meat packing district, Copenhagen V
   When? Thursday August 13th, 22-05
   Entrance: 80 dkr. – bring cash!
   For more information: http://stromcph.dk/Program.aspx?day=4

   CJ + WQ PRESENTS DANISH ALLSTARS
   Friday night is about celebrating some of the most prominent talents in electronic music in Denmark. Mike Sheridan and Troels Abrahamsen are two of Denmark’s most talented and recognized young artists, and they are headlining KB18 alongside dj’s like Carsten Jensen and Waqar.
   This night Troels will serve you a dj-set as a warm up for his extraordinary live show at the Enghavepark Saturday.
   The always smiling Massimo brings a lot more than his deep and sexy sound the to clubs, he brings a contagious joy and energy which is rarely seen. True excitement about what he is doing and 100 % passion behind the decks rubs off on the audience and that has in just 2 years made Massimo one of the leaders of the next generation of dj’s in Denmark. At Strøm he brings the Australian rapper N’FA who has previously worked with acts like Roots Manuva and Stanton Warriors.

   CJ + WQ pres. Danish Allstars @ KB18, Kødboderne 18, meat packing district, Copenhagen V
   When? Friday August 14th, 23-05
   Entrance: 60 dkr. – bring cash!
   For more information: http://stromcph.dk/Program.aspx?day=5

   OHOI! PRESENTS ANTISOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT
   Last year during Strøm KB18 was filled with sub-heavy bass and a cue more than 100 meters long; the Danish no. 1 promotors of bass culture and music, the OHOI! crew, had opened the doors to what proved to be one of the biggest, best and most rammed nights of dubstep music in Denmark. And this year OHOI! will yet again invade the meat packing district with tons of subwoofers!
   Playing for the first time ever in Denmark, the West London-based Antisocial Entertainment crew featuring Quest, Silkie, Jay 5, Razor and Harry Craze is currently some of the most talked-about and respected dj’s and producers on the international dubstep circuit. With a unique take on dubstep music, the crew is also inspired by deep house, jazz, reggae, and jungle, fusing all this into a soulful, deep, melodic, yet still very coherent sound.
   Preaching “Music is the food of life – eat it every single day” (couldn’t have put it better myself) the Antisocial Entertainment crew will show Copenhagen that there is more to dubstep music than just overdriven wobble basslines and full-on rave sounds.
   Expect the biggest and best-sounding PA and a dancefloor that is darker than dark – but remember to be there early as the cue yet again surely will be long.

   The Brits will be backed up by 2000F and JSL from the OHOI! Soundsystem.

   OHOI! presents Antisocial Entertainment feat. Quest, Silkie, Jay 5, Razor, and Harry Craze
   When? Saturday August 15th, 23-05
   Entrance: 100 dkr. – bring cash!
   For more information: http://stromcph.dk/Program.aspx?day=6

   Wooo – sounds good, eh? And the best part is that Kødboderne 18 is located really close to the stages in Enghaveparken, yay!

   I hope this wasn’t too geeky, that it made sense – or at least made you curious (since that’s what its all about). Strøm is getting closer and closer and I am so hoping to see all of you there!

   Over the next weeks the schedule will fall into place and the blog will come more and more to life (which e.g. means more free presents for you) – so stay tuned.