Regardless that I spent 3 stunning years within the Netherlands, again within the early 2010s, I by no means had the possibility to attend and expertise Amsterdam Dance Occasion (ADE). The 5-days-long convention, a real epicenter of events and stay performances, is tough to place in phrases, so naturally I needed to go and eventually see for myself. One of many first acts I found was Dutch experimental duo La Rat, because of my good friend Ivan (Alanbone) who was looking some potential exhibits. As quickly as I heard the psychedelic loop weaving within the background throughout breakfast, I requested him crucial query ever, “what’s that?“.
We bonded over our fascination of the mind-altering mixture of 70s psychedelia, alt r&b, jazz, blues and hip hop, that feels each simplistic and sophisticated on the similar time. A sound that feels retrofuturistic, La Rat’s self-titled album and as we speak’s highlight specifically, ended up being a soundtrack to many late evening walks within the rain. I felt like taking a visit down memoryline and each time I take heed to the track, it jogs my memory of one thing completely different.
Impressed by worlds as distant as Georgia O’Keeffe’s shade fields and Rammellzee’s sonic insurrection, the duo weave threads of chaos and contemplation into one thing wholly their very own – a reclaimed fragment of hip-hop’s charged cosmos. I extremely recommending the report, distributed by Rush Home. Sadly, the vinyl is bought out, however you by no means know when a re-stock might occur.
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