Regardless that I spent 3 stunning years within the Netherlands, again within the early 2010s, I by no means had the prospect to attend and expertise Amsterdam Dance Occasion (ADE). The 5-days-long convention, a real epicenter of events and reside performances, is difficult to place in phrases, so naturally I needed to go and at last see for myself. One of many first acts I found was Dutch experimental duo La Rat, due to my buddy Ivan who was searching some potential reveals. 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 complicated on the similar time. A sound that feels retrofuturistic, La Rat’s self-titled album and at present’s highlight particularly, 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 hearken to the track, it jogs my memory of one thing totally different.
Impressed by worlds as distant as Georgia O’Keeffe’s coloration fields and Rammellzee’s sonic revolt, 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 document, 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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