11.05.2017 | Words by: Luc Mastenbroek.
When I said I never dreamt of line-ups, that wasn’t really true. Inviting
Jlin to De School was a dream, and I’m happy it’s happening on the last day of the coming month. Two days ago Pitchfork published an
extensive conversation between Rebecca Bengal and
Jlin, about molten metal, Indiana, absence of easing, hour long conversations with minimalist composer William Basinski (who features on her album, and whose
1991 saxophone solo video might be my favourite video on the internet), talking to ancestors, group dance footwork routines, soundtracking a
Rick Owens fashion show, pieces of origami. I think what I want to say is – before continuing – please read the interview. It’s really good.
Joining
Jlin on this night is
Josey Rebelle (thanks for the swift still life!), whose
Rinse FM show is still a De School office classic, though it’s the
Discwoman podcast that got the most plays here over the past few months.
What else in June –
Roman Flugel (I didn’t do many deejay sets this year but I believe
this track was in every single one) for the first time in our basement, backed up by
Willow and
Tasker on a
Whities themed night.
Job Sifre and
Silent Servant (their connection can be found
here) joining
Interstellar Funk’s punk night.
Shackleton testing the downstairs system on the first day after June. The Leipzig crew (see you at the
lake side!) coming over for our yearly weekender exchange, that will include
DJ So from Japan,
Ben UFO,
Elizabeth,
Job Jobse in a very romantic garden side by side and
Philipp Matalla (
track of the year 2016?) amongst others.
Some wild combinations too:
Hunee and
Robert Bergman taking over for a night,
Lucy closing after
Shackleton,
Funkineven joining
Vic and
Mairo in Het Muzieklokaal,
Function (
this track...) after a long set by
JP Enfant,
Sterac and
Jasper & Maarten further establishing the Indigo traditions,
Tammo and
Izabel will open the live shows of
Jlin and
Shackleton respectively. And doing things his way:
Tom Trago close to end on June 23.
Our neighbours from Subbacultcha lined up
TOPS for a show in our intimate pop room S105, and for the first time ever there will be a concert in our gym. A very special concert, in which eight hours of improvised live drones will be the soundtrack to a
nidra yoga session. At the controls is the ‘mesh mask lined with obsidian feathers’ that is the mysterious
Roots in Heaven.
June’s art in our venue will be provided by
Christine Sun Kim in collaboration with
De Appel, but more news on that later. First, tonight, the opening of
Tijdgenoten #3: Cinema Erotica. Erotic city can’t you see.