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

live act


13/07/25 Yaga Gathering, Lithuania
31/05/25 FLF @ Kiekebusch
29/11/24 Vehemence
16/08/24 Crude 5 year anniversary
08/08/24 Familiengilde @ deep in the woods, Copenhagen 
27/04/24 Ins3ctraeve @ zur Klappe, Berlin
31/03/24 Space Trax x Fast Forward @ RSO, Berlin
08/12/23 CRUDE @ OHM, Berlin
25/11/23 Mission AX-7 @ Macadam, Nantes
28/09/23 CRUDE @ Säule, Berlin
13/05/23 CRUDE 4 year anniversary @ OHM, Berlin
21/04/23 area127 @ Dalston Den, London
18/03/23 CRUDE @ Re:mise, Berlin
10/02/23 CRUDE release party, Berlin
18/11/22 NoFear, Budapest
25/06/22 HRA, Berlin
29/10/21 CRUDE, Berlin
19/11/19 ROTOR, Berlin

攻殻機動隊

Drone ambient/Mental techno digger

Balearic, Downtempo, Jazz, Disco, House, Ambient, Deep etc.  Podcasts & Mixes.

a) manufactured space/noise and boundary

b) non-volatile but present duress resulting in fracture