Bimhuis announces first names A.D.E., and Scandinavian invasion

Hild Sofie Tafjord (left) (photo: Carl Abrahamsson/NYT)

For the third year in a row, the Amsterdam Dance Event has invited the Bimhuis to participate in its citywide festival in last week of October. Originally grown out a desire to create a meeting point for the international dance music scene, the festival has become a power player in the professional dance industry.

The Bimhuis, club nor dance music promoter, took the challenge of creating a programme befitting the context. Last year it did so by inviting post-jungle producers as Ollie Bown, Badun and Vektormusik, and abstract machine music makers Alog, Pierre Bastien and Machinefabriek. This year it will take the same route: on one side there will be beat-driven musicians from various domains (abstract hip hop, improv and bossa nova); on the other side there will be solo artists creating subtle works with cello, French horn, environmental sounds and saxophone. All make use of various electronic devices.

Hildur Gudnadóttir

Although the programme has not been fully realised yet, the first names that have been announced are Hild Sofie Tafjord (NO), BJ Nilsen (SWE), Hildur Gudnadóttir (ICE), Humcrush (NO), and Sidsel Endresen (NO). There will also be second installment of Beat Dimensions, after the successful first edition with Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke. Other names will be announced when confirmed.

The Amsterdam Dance Event will take place 23-25 October.

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