Amsterdam based electronic artist blending the grit of modular synthesis with the groove of UK garage and techno. Known for his hardware-based performances, builds each track from scratch, fusing funky basslines, broken rhythms, and genre-blurring energy into his songs.

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Over a timespan of more than 26 years vidnaObmana, Fear Falls Burning and Microphonics have become Dirk Serries' personal triptych in analysing, dissecting, creating and processing sound. From the early industrial, the minimal synth ambient, the genre-splicing tribal fusion, the overpowering guitardrones to the pure, straightforward and minimal guitarambience. The perfect closure on his alter-ego's vidnaObmana and Fear Falls Burning completes the trilogy. A tryptich that has come full circle with re-enactment of his passion for the pure, minimal and beautiful.

Wouter van Veldhoven creates music, instruments and installations. Most of it has the following ingredients: taperecorders, toy-instruments, lots of hiss, nostalgia and moving parts. Old means, new music.

Focusing on experimental genres, we aim to provide a space to share in the creative process and spread the experience of inner exploration through musical expression.

Since the debut album back in 2005, Swedish sound artist Dag Rosenqvist has released 30 albums, EP’s and cassette tapes in a vast array of different constellations, the main one being the solo project Jasper TX that was put to rest early 2012. Other constellations include contemporary classical duo From The Mouth of The Sun (with American multi-instrumentalist Aaron Martin), pop/rock outfit de la Mancha (alongside childhood friend Jerker Lund) and the lo-fi/noise project The Silence Set (with Swedish based drone/noise musician Johan Gustavsson). Over the years he has also collaborated with artists such as Machinefabriek, Mike Weis (from Zelienople), Simon Scott (ex Slowdive) and Edinburgh based sound artist Matthew Collings. His discography includes releases on labels such as Miasmah [NO], Fang Bomb [SE], Experimedia [US], Handmade Birds [US], Kning Disk [SE] and Karaoke Kalk [DE]. 

Using a wide array of acoustic and electric instruments as a foundation for his compositions, and relying mainly on analogue equipment, Dag has managed to create his own musical landscape. Elements of drone, improvisation, noise and lo-fi aesthetics are all filtered through a skewed, melodic pop sensibility, resulting in something highly personal.

In addition to releasing regular albums he has created music for dance performances in Sweden as well as for a ballet piece by London based choreographer Paolo Mangiola, which premiered at The London Royal Opera House during fall 2012. He has also created original music for the acclaimed American horror film Toad Road (directed by Jason Banker) as well as for Dutch filmmaker Juriaan Booij’s art house short Conformists (alongside Simon Scott).

He has also created remixes and reconstructions for artists such as Amon Tobin, Epic 45, Ian Hawgood, Bitcrush and :Papercutz to name a few. Since 2008 he has performed live in the USA, the United Kingdom, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.

Dag Rosenqvist is currently residing in Gothenburg, Sweden.

For Premonition-Factory mastermind Sjaak Overgaauw, staying true to the emotional resonance and sonic foundations of the ambient genre has always been essential. At the same time, merely paying homage has never been enough for him. Over the course of four albums within two years, he has come ever closer to carving out a distinct style of his own, fusing the sound of legends like Brian Eno and Steve Roach with an uncompromising live approach: Overgaauw’s releases are invariably culled from long sessions recorded over the course of several months, which are later evaluated and edited. As such, each album contains the essence of up to twenty hours of material, with individual tracks representing snapshots of extensive improvisations.

Considering his love for Krautrock and the work of David Sylvian, it should seem only apt that Premonition Factory places great importance on hardware and physical performance. It is a philosophy which has turned Overgaauw’s gigs into far more captivating experiences than the somewhat safe software routines of some of his colleagues and which he puts into practise by creating textures and themes a few days ahead of the gig, rehearsing with them to create a sense of shape and direction and then abandoning them to leave enough freedom for improvisation during the actual performance. One of the best opportunities to see this philosophy in action is the Antwerp Ambient event, organised by Overgaauw himself at his home town Antwerp most prestigious live space, Luchtbal.

The freshness of his stage appearances has colored off on the studio material: On his latest full-length The Theory of Nothing, external influences are disappearing behind an increasingly minimal approach, with pieces opening up expansive spaces and lingering in the mould between dream and reality. Premonition Factory is becoming more intense and quiet at the same time – which may seem like a contradiction, but is the logical consequence of Overgaauw’s love for an element all too often neglected in music – silence: “The most beautiful moment during live concerts is the fade out: once you’ve reached silence, the silence becomes part of the performance. And that’s an incredible feeling.”

We are Synthforum.nl, a Dutch language community focussed on electronic music production. The tracks that we share here are all composed, produced and performed by our community members. Feel free to have a listen. It will be an eclectic experience you will never forget.

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