February 7, 2012 , Posted in gigs .
Played an eclectic set of Sixties Beat, French-Algerian pop, rusty Reggae & Afro Funk @ the International Filmfestival in Rotterdam. Relaxed vibe & good company.. I was invited to play by ClublePOP an inspiring DJ collective with a similar love for exotic sounds and organic beats.
Photo: Eelco Roelsma
January 5, 2012 , Posted in DJ sets, new web page! .
Just set up a Mixcloud account.. Enjoying it already.. found many good mixes from like-minded DJ’s here. My Soundcloud is still out there too, featuring short promo sets that showcase the different genres in which I specialise. My mixcloud will be for longer mixes & radio sets. Hope enjoy listening to both!
January 5, 2012 , Posted in gigs .
La Pegatina, a band from Barcelona, made the crowd go wild in Tivoli in Utrecht. I was invited to join the fiesta by DJ Tommi. Together we continued the cheerful vibes with an explosive set of Pachanka, Ska & Cumbia. A real feel good gig!
November 11, 2011 , Posted in gigs .
The last few years I’ve been exploring modern world music, spicy new fusions of different cultures, music from different countries, often with electronic beats. But when I started performing as a DJ I was in love with the musical productions from the sixties and early seventies. The warmth in the sound, the spontaneity of the performances and outburst of creativity and optimism in those recordings were my musical food for a long time! I’ve revisited those roots with 2 projects. I’ve collaborated with DJ Bert Vertigo from Glasgow for a set of retro psychedelia at the infamous Kwikfiets Festival in Amsterdam and I started the Rusty Beat Club with ledjMette.. which has been very inspiring. More on that the soon!
August 16, 2011 , Posted in review .
Apparently the Shaolin Afronauts have been around for a while.. Little can be found online about this 11 piece Australian band. But maybe that’s not really important, the music speaks for itself. Tight & funky and even though clearly inspired by Fela Kuti & 70′s Ethiopian jazz, their new album “Flight of the Ancients” sounds fresh & original rather then a pale imitation of these sources. The album is recorded really well too, warm and spontaneous, as if it’s all done live, maybe it is. It’s Afro Beat at it’s best.. epic songs, bursting with energy, hypnotic grooves that never get boring and keep you going on the dancefloor.
July 18, 2011 , Posted in new web page! .
I set up a Socrates Vibes Youtube Channel. I’ve been posting my favorite music clips on Facebook for a while.. It has become a tasty collection of exciting music; so I’ve decided to bring them all together in one channel. Enjoy!
June 28, 2011 , Posted in pictures .
Playing a dynamic set of Klezmer, Gipsy vibes & Balkan Beats at Heidegger in Rotterdam, last Saturday. Next to me my love and great source of inspiration on a night like this, Nana Jovanovic.
Picture: Annelies Goedhart.
June 19, 2011 , Posted in gigs .
Next Saturday I will be contributing to this cheerful night of mayhem! Hope you’ll all be there to celebrate the good life, dance and share some rakija!
June 19, 2011 , Posted in gigs .
I went to my beloved Scotland for a fistful of gigs. Highlights were playing an eclectic dancefloor set at “Eden Festival” in the south and a psychedelic flavored set at “Doune the Rabbit Hole” north of Glasgow. Both festivals were set in the lush countryside with lots of friendly people, tasty ales and off course lots of inspiring music..
