Vladimir Ivkovic

Lena Willikens, Ivcovic, Comeme

Ivkovic

Live recording from 20/44 Belgrade, 23.3.2014 between 2:15 and 4:20
future tense stories, papua herbs, 33.10.3402
33.10.3402 and DJ Brka.
http://on.fb.me/1nz7FDN

Vladimir Ivkovic - .  at 20/44, Belgrade (22.3.2014)

RA.421 PODCAST

To start off our new Mix Series in fashion, here is Vladimir Ivkovic. Long time resident at the infamous Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf and the man behind Offen Music, a label specialized in authentic subjectivism. We had a talk with one of the finest selectors of hidden musical gems out there. 

Visit www.strangesoundsfrombeyond.com to read more.

Strange Sounds From Oracular Dreams

SSFB Mix Series #1: Vladimir Ivkovic

From sublime to sludgy with the Salon Des Amateurs resident

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=559

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Resident Advisor podcast

RA.559 Vladimir Ivkovic

Düssledorf Mix for Stamp The Wax City Guide Düsseldorf.
Track list and city guide can be found here: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/03/16/city-guide-vladimir-ivkovic-presents-dusseldorf/

Duesseldorf

Vladimir Ivkovic -  Duesseldorf for Stamp The Wax

German DJ Vladimir Ivkovic is resident at Dusseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, and he has truly made the place his own over the last 12 years. Quite what to expect from him on any given night is anyone’s guess: he can do folk and experimental, sludgy techno or abrasive noise that is always original and arresting in equal measure. The Belgrade born artist also runs Offen Music and manages Loco Dice’s Desolat, and this year will close down our Selector’s stage, something we're truly looking forward to.

And it is that fact which informs the 80 minute podcast he has done for us here. Designed for soul soothing and post party contemplation, it is a meditative mix with basically no drums. Instead it is about suspensory ambient sounds, worldly lullabies and blissed out Balearic moments that encourage you to lay back and stare into the sky. As beautiful as it is beguiling, it is a mix that has us very excited for what is to come and proves what a singular talent this man is.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 115 - Vladimir Ivkovic

My YU only contribution to the Red Light Radio YU special from Klub 20/44 (also known as The Boat) in Belgrade on 15.4.2017

1. Rex Ilusivii - Eho
2. Rex Ilusivii - Jashovitka
3. Suba - Wayang 08
4. Rex Ilusivii - Plavobradi 06
5. Deze Molnar - Water Clock
6. Rex Ilusivii - Makedonska
7. Suba - Wayang 10
8. Rex Ilusivii - Remix Avion 12
9. Rex Ilusivii - Remix Avion 13
10.Suba - Wayang 07
11.Rex Ilusivii - Poljubac Zene Pauka

YU Only For Red Light Radio on 15.4.2017

Listen to Lena Willikens' set at Mutual Dreaming back in May + read a Q&A with resident Aurora Halal below.

How would you describe your music policy?

Mutual Dreaming has always been about obsessions of mine, the weirder music, and outlier artists. Its been all over the place from PPU boogie parties, DJ Stingray's NYC debut, Dr Rubinstein, etc, always with a similar spirit of playfulness. I'm never wanting anything standard or genre-abiding.  I saw the fliers and artist choices as a bat signal for people open to that.  Besides the guests, one of its goals has been giving local artists a proper stage, proper sound, and seeing that talent really flex & develop.

What makes a great party? 

A great party is a very elusive thing, only possible when all the details come together and form a collective unconscious that's bigger than any one element.  You can just feel it in the air, everything's churning deeper and feels unstoppable, and that's when personal transformation is possible. You can't always predict when it will happen. As an organizer I think you can help get it there by setting some things in motion, but after that it just unfolds on its own.

What does your party stand for, and how do you express that? 

I have a few half-joking mottos. 'Strictly for the freaks' is something my friend Max D said years ago. Coming from a very conformist city, DC, that has meant the music lovers & friends that you really had to work to find. In my dream world it would be full of people in crazy outfits, but to me freak means something more like a believer in underground culture, and that doesn't necessarily look cool.  The other motto is 'DIY the only way to fly.' Meaning: no sponsorship, nobody else producing it, no need for commercial success, all my projects are meant as a transmission from my imagination. This is really important to me.

 What’s the greatest problem facing club culture in your city? 

Dancing is technically illegal except for a few commercial clubs, so the nightlife I've been interested in has mostly been underground  in lofts and random spaces. There's always a risk of getting shut down, losing tons of money, and the safety and exits can be sketchy.  In recent years especially since the Oakland fire, I have been extra cautious and turned to more legal places, but I'm going back to the underground spots again.  Has to be that way if your tying to catch that feeling of a special space for one night only. Another problem is bros and finance people ruining the vibe, groping girls, etc. Occasionally I'll get discouraged, worrying it will never be the same, but you just have to keep pushing further into your zone and outrunning them.

What’s your favorite memory of the night?

After 7 years its difficult to pick a favorite but I guess I can think of a turning point. 2013, before Sustain-Release started, I had stepped back after a few unsuccessful nights and wondered the way forward if I would continue. I found an incredible loft with lots of strange rooms, and organized a party with new label at the time, White Material vs Vereker. The owner of the space was a weirdo, but as the hours got closer, it became apparent that he was never going to turn on the electricity. I googled him and realized he was an actual scam artist. The truck showed up with the soundsystem and it was now or never, so I called my old space 285 Kent which had ended its 4 year run the night before, so it was open and available for one last party. We roll up to find the toilets had exploded, and there's disgusting chunky brown water covering the entire floor.. we're mopping, and frantically setting up a huge parachute installation on the ceiling, and then the fog machine breaks. But after all that chaos, the result was absolutely pulsing with life force energy. It looked and sounded the best it ever had so far, the music felt new, and I glimpsed the power and potential of our scene, and since then the parties seemed more potent, focused and magic.

TASCAM DR-05

RA / Mutual Dreaming, New York: Lena Willikens (live 19.5.17)

Opskura episode recorded live at Klub 20/44 also known as The Boat. Belgrade, 28.07.2017
192kbps mp3 file. Video: https://www.facebook.com/opskura.sound/videos/1706281336334982/

Vladimir Ivkovic for Opskura, 28.07.2017

Recording of Lena Willikens's set at Dekmantel Festival 2017.

Dekmantel Festival 2017

Lena Willikens at Dekmantel Festival 2017

Norwegian Charlotte Bendiks came up on the famous Tromsø techno sound of her homeland. It means her music is mystical, frosty and metallic, which made it perfectly at home on the Cómeme label where she released her first EP. She has also had outings on Love OD Communications and throws her own parties back home, all while serving up off kilter DJ sets informed by growing up in an isolated and lonely arctic town. That lends them a sense of escapism, fantasy and story telling that when married to her so called “body music” style, make them utterly compelling. 

Over the course of ninety minutes, she segues through hallucinogenic synth tracks, loosely jumbled percussion and acid flecked slow motion house that will jerk you into action. It’s a playful and intoxicating mix that will warm you through on a chilly evening and conjures party vibes in brilliantly off kilter and unusual ways. On this evidence, it looks like 2018 could well be her year.

Dekmantel Podcast 148 - Charlotte Bendiks

"Sound is a present absence and silence is an absent present. Or perhaps the reveres is better: sound is an absent presence and silence is a present absence?"
D.Toop

@katzele

Radio Cómeme - Trotzdem Happy mix by Katzele

No. 7 ~ 16.12.2017

music by:
Vladimir Ivkovic
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Ježeva Kućica (Gliha-Selan, 1957)

Vladimir Ivkovic's traumgarten at Red Light Radio

Lena Willikens and Vladimir Ivkovic as Willikens & Ivkovic.
Recorded live on The Boat on 13th April 2019. Annual gathering and 10th birthday this year.
Recording courtesy of Klub 20/44
www.facebook.com/klub2044

Willikens & Ivkovic at Klub 20/44 Belgrade, 13th April 2019

live recording from 20/44, Belgrade. 1 1/2 hours (2:00 - 3:30) from a long night with mighty DJ Brka. Feat. all the mess.

Live at 20/44 Beograd Pt 1, 10.11.12

So... 2 hours with records and proper hangover (thank you Nick Stephens and The Gun / http://www.thegunwellstreet.com!) on The Day of Republic of Yugoslavia on Netil Radio / http://www.netilradio.com/ (thank you Miro SundayMusiq!). Music by Miroslav Miletić, Smagghe & Cross, Löwenherz, Boris Kovač, Vanishing Twin and more.

Vladimir Ivkovic Netil Radio 29 11 19

Long time resident at Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf and the man behind Offen Music.