Samuel van Dijk a.k.a. VC-118A’s achingly beautiful melancholic moods and roomy, absorbing grooves have distinguished him as one of the Netherlands’ most compelling talents.

With releases on @delsinrecords, @frustratedfunk, @tabernacle-records, @astralindustries and @silent-season, van Dijk’s productions play with contrasting textures and moods to construct distinctive soundscapes fusing elements of electro, techno, dub, and ambient. His thrilling, immersive performances at Tresor and Griessmuehle (Berlin), Fuse (Brussels), Concrete (Paris) and Trouw (Amsterdam), as well as festivals such as @parallelfestival under his numerous aliases (VC-118A, Mohlao, @multicastdynamics) have further cemented his status as a master craftsman, his unique sound eluding classification.

Van Dijk’s Patterns of Perception 63 sees him strip the VC-118A sound back to the essentials, blending contrasting elements in a science-fiction inspired exploration of abstract worlds, decompression, and escape. This stark, intricately-realised and captivating ambient-focused selection takes the listener to distant, eerily familiar and hauntingly beautiful places.

Links:
http://chaindata.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/mohlao
https://instagram.com/chaindata_nl
https://www.facebook.com/VC118A
http://chaindata.nl/

Patterns of Perception 63 - VC-118A

wobbly air...

techno/IDM/acid/electro/squelchy rainbow breaks/jungle/happiest ever hardcore/hardstyle tribacid funkstep/

Honestly would love to play out more but no longer live in the city 

///if your fam r hard cru i also dj weddings///

27/08/25 - Bangers & Mashtival, UK
4/8/24 - Bangers & Mashtival, UK
20/6/22 - Bangers & Mashtival, UK
13/10/21 - The Nothing, Utah
11/01/20 - Bangers & Mash @ Five Miles
3-10/09/19 - Bangers & Mashtival
07/07/19 - Not a Cult Festival
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taking a break to write the doctorate thingy
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23/02/18 - Simao & Vivi All Night, Tipsy Bar, London 
20/01/18 - Hologram #9, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington
19/11/17 - Think Tank #3 (ambient set), Leeds
10/11/17 - Simao & Friends, London
03/09/17 - 07/09/17 - B&M 200000017
18/08/17 - Ladies' Night, Five Miles, London
16/06/17 - Mixmotel, White Post, London
08/06/17 - Hologram, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington
25/03/17 - inner u #4
04/03/17 - Hologram, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington
28/01/17 - inner ü #3, London
14/01/17 - Room, top secret industrial freezer, London 
11/11/16 - Hologram, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington
28/10/16 - Rx Takeover @ La Cabina, London
21/10/16 - Hologram, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington
11/10/16 - XOYO, London
16/07/16  - Root, *secret woodland location*
07/06/16 - XOYO, London
22/03/16 - XOYO, London
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303vvn@gmail.com

For more episodes of sweet technothings, visit my mixcloud or hearthis pages.

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