Editorial
On their inaugural EP for Omen Wapta, GUI and Adhi take on a monastic task. Over the course of five accelerating tracks, they pull ritual practices out of the communal environment and into a solitary headspace. We talked to the the duo and to label head Woody92 about their creative processes, perception, reality and lucidity.
This September the 14th marks a special Saturday. For the first time we're linking up with a club that has, for the past two years of its existence, felt mighty close in DNA. Rotterdam institution POING goes OOST to reinforce the North-West alliance. Today we take a peek behind the curtain in conversation with bookers Mark and Eef.
We listened, we talked, we struck and we danced. All in the name of science. The midway event for OOST's first research Cyclus featured a panel discussion, a pillow fight and club night in one. Today's second reflection on the event is by the project's artist in residence and the one who sparked the idea for Pillow Fight: Enrica.
As we're wrapping up, we're reflecting. The first OOST research cycle is coming to its conclusion, but not before we amplify three experiences had at the midway event; a panel discussion followed up with a pillow-fight-gone-club-night soundtracked by hyperpop. All in an effort to examine club safety through a different lens. Today, academic researcher Ruby looks back at what, tongue in cheek, can be called a smash hit.
RDVSK. David. Mr. Hondsrug Tales. Bringing the freshest trance and tek influences with an organic flow. From the top of Scandinavia to the southernmost tip of Australia, right into OOST.
In a volatile field like the club landscape, maintaining a conscious and critical posture is key in staying involved and relevant. That's why OOST has instituted Cyclus, a recurring research cycle in which an artist and a scholar are invited to investigate different aspects of night culture. Tom Polleau profiles the project and the participants, themes and methods for the inaugural edition.
On March 9th Omen Wapta heads up North for a collaboration that’s been long in the making. Woody92’s multidisciplinary platform for warp-speed, shamanic techno and spiral-infused IDM is set to be repped by a variety of artists tightly connected to the label. But Omen Wapta is about more than just music.
On Saturday 24 February 2024 we move into our second festival in collaboration with VERA: Hybrid. Taking place across both clubs on the Oosterstraat, as well as the monumental Akerk and Forum’s multimedial Rabo Studio, Hybrid unfolds many of contemporary music’s potential trajectories. Here we detail some of them.
For our Friday program during Eurosonic we're proudly linking up with The Hague institution Rewire. The festival’s prominent position within the global circuit for adventurous music is reflected in a diverse cast of characters, each representing their respective universe. In this listening guide we dive a little deeper into their work.
We're buckling up for high registrations on the Richter schale. On Thursday January 18th Rat Race and Polosonik curate two floors of hardcore punk, grindcore and post punk. Here's your brief rundown who's from where, playing what.
