Over the coming weeks, we'll be talking to different artists who are co-curating the 2024 edition of the festival. We dive into their creative process and explore their inspirations, all in honest conversations straight from the heart.

The first episode is out today with Draaimolen's Forest Rave stage curators, Eris Drew & Octo Octa. Listen to the episode to find out more about their approach to stage curation, the importance of sound systems, some highlights from this year's line-up and special memories from past years ♥️

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The host of this podcast is Chanel Kadir, Draaimolen’s external PR officer who has been working with the team since 2023. Outside of that, she works across many different creative platforms within the music sphere including editorial-led platforms such as Untitled 909 and wav.world. She's also the co-curator of the F1-focused mix series G-FORCE and host of radio residencies across Netil Radio and Refuge Worldwide.

This podcast is edited and composed by Tilburg music producer Ramses3000, also known as multidisciplinary artist Yannick Verhoeven. Incorporating ambient, jazz, new age and psychedelic music, the classical and digital worlds meet in Yannick's sonic world. He has recently released his new album 'Thalamus' on Intercept Records, for which he spent three months in a monastery with the aim of composing music that helps the listener to relax and process the stimuli of everyday life.

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Featured tracks in this episode:
Aphrodite ft. Amazon II - Booyaaa! (Open your mind)
DJ Nex aka Mark Archer - Fluid (remastered)
Ruff Rider / Shaggy Riddims EP - You And Me

In conversation with Eris Drew & Octo Octa

Carefully curated. Grown from the forest floor. Rooted in music, art and independence.

DRAAIMOLEN FESTIVAL 2026
September 4 & 5
MOB-Complex, Tilburg