— TOP STORIES —
— INTERVIEWS —
Bobby Boycott: “I think Punk is evolving thanks to the Hip-Hop scene”
Bobby Boycott is a 26-year-old drummer, composer, and DJ. He grew up with hardcore punk and started learning drums when he was 5 years old. Soon afterwards Bobby broadened his music spectrum to genres such as Grunge, Hip-Hop, and Classical.
Adrian Marth: “I produce and mix New Beat, EBM, and rare Italo disco”
Adrian Marth is a DJ, producer, and label-owner based in Barcelona. Inspired by artists such as Patrick Cowley, Art of Noise, Futuro, and Koto, Neon Indian; Adrian’s music brings together sounds from the beginning of Italo disco.
OG Karin: “I like blending many genres into one narrative”
Karin developed an interest for discovering new types of sounds which would soon lead to a wide collection of tracks. After meeting the resident DJ of former Rotterdam club Waterfront, Karin learned how to deejay.
Antwerdam: “We have a shared love for music we don’t usually spin”
Jetti Steffers and Lawrence Vandeputte met last year at the venue DOKA. It was there that they discovered their shared love for fast-paced Guettotech, Booty, and Electro. Soon after, the Antwerdam project was born.
FOMO: “We want to create a new experience within nightlife”
FOMO began in December 2019 as a Thursday night event that combines dance music with local culture and art. Founders Mats, Luuk, Merlijn, Sjoerd, and Tom realized that, since the end of the Chips parties, Rotterdam electronic music enthusiasts had nowhere to go on Thursdays.
Mila Black: “I always had a very different music taste than people my age”
Sophie Rundberg, also know as Mila Black, has been living in Rotterdam for a little over a year. Despite the pandemic, Mila has had a busy year playing shows for Operator Radio, FOMO, DRLD, and Club Smederij.
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— TOP TRACKS —
Top Synth-pop tracks: doo-bop
We sat down with Bob Leistra to discuss his favorite Synth-pop records. From the Japanese Jazz-funk track Marilyn by Ryo Kawasaki to the late hours dance track Tristana (Wolf Remix) by French artist Mylène Farmer. We hope you enjoy his selection.
Top Italo disco tracks: Adrian Marth
Today we sat down with Adrian Marth once again to discuss his favourite Italo disco tracks. From Garrasco’s 1986 track ‘Love Sex For Sale’ to ‘Love on the Rocks’ from the band Lama.
Top Deep Techno tracks: Invalid Request
From Italian producers Dino Sabatini and Luigi Tozzi to a remix by one of Colombia’s biggest exports, Aleja Sanchez, through local Dutch artists such as Keith Carnal. Last month we talked to Invalid Request about his top Deep Techno records.
Top Italo disco tracks: Domstad Italo Squad
From legendary American producer Patrick Cowley to modern Dutch artists such as The Hasbeens through Italian duo Nico Band. Last month we talked to Koen, Nils, and Jesse from Utrecht’s Domstad Italo Squad about their favorite Italo disco records.
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— ARTIST OF THE MONTH —
Marie – Artist of the Month
Introducing our Artist of the Month for January, Marie
Börk – Artist of the Month
Introducing our Artist of the Month for August: Börk
OG Karin – Artist of the Month
Introducing our Artist of the Month for June: OG Karin
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— ARTICLES —
IO: “I was blown away by how diverse Gymnasty’s EP was”
After months of work, Astronomers Anonymous’ first E.P. “Yugoslavian Space Program” produced by Gymnasty is ready to be released. “Instead of speaking about the Balkans as it is, nationalism, corruption, separatism, I am offering an opposite reality where none of those problems exists”, Gymnasty, now living in The Hague but originally from Bosnia–Herzegovina, explained.
Rob Seurat: “Bossa Nova is the glue that holds NYC’s underground scene together”
Rob Seurat is a New York City-based DJ and promoter, and one of the driving forces behind Brooklyn’s buzzing underground music community. He is the founder of the artist collective and monthly party series: Exile Brooklyn.
María Latina: “I think promoters in Madrid should focus more on female talent”
María Latina is a DJ and Selector from Bogotá, now based in Madrid for the past three years. We talked to María about her journey as a DJ, the music scene in Madrid, and her show “Groove Now, Cry Later”.
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— ARTISTS —
IO
IO, known as Iona Fulton, is a British artist and DJ who after growing up near Leicester moved around the world before settling in Rotterdam. Her artist practice is centred around music, clubbing and their importance to individual and collective health.
Gymnasty
Gymnasty (Haris Belgic) is a fresh name in the merging scene of The Hague. He’s known for playing fast but funky rhythms. Haris explores the connection between slapping rhythms and an improvisational approach.
Funkyard Soundsystem
Funkyard Soundsystem has been at the heart of the Amsterdam music scene for almost ten years organizing heart felt soirees, bringing together the most preeminent artists of the genres in an ever evolving and growing scene of good music and wondrous musical aspirations.
Bobby Boycott
Born and raised with hardcore punk always playing in the background, Bobby Boycott now approaches DJ’ing from that same perspective. Expect heavy but highly danceable electronics with a hint of punk.
doo-bop
doo-bop is the co-founder of the Low G Court and Club Bizarre parties and is also resident at Operator Radio. You could describe his sets as an adventure in sounds from the past that are way ahead of their time and deserve a place on our dance floors now.
DJ Nofo
DJ Nofo is a vinyl nerd who brings you electro, breakbeat, and techno as well as other bangers and soothing ambient moments. He is Utrecht based but was born in the dreamy hills of Switzerland where he discovered electronic music.
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— SETS —
The Last Friday Sets
On the 7th of March 2022 we hosted our closing event, The Last Friday. Mowgli, BöRK, Yopo, Marie, OG Karin, and Sjoerd off the Mountain were in charge of playing the last tracks. Expect 6-hours of music in all directions, from Italo to Techno through Breaks.
Marie – Operator Radio
For our latest show at Operator Radio we have invited Marie, our Artist of the Month for January. Expect an hour of House, Techno, and Breaks
Friday TV – The Low G Court DJ Set
Since June 2021 we have teamed up with local initiatives CultureHub and FOCUS to host listening sessions. For November’s edition we invited The Low G Court.
Friday TV – Snackbar the Ambassador Live Set
Last November we visited the venue WORM to document artist Snackbar the Ambassador’s first live performance in Rotterdam.
Marie – Maxi Radio
Starting off deep and breaky with beautiful releases by Ike, Arkajo and OK EG, this set builds up to a clubby vibe through amazing tracks by Ménage, Eversines, B’Zircon, and Ambien Baby.
Friday TV – Imhotel DJ Set
“From ambient to noise and from Avant-Garde folk to shoegaze. I hope the listener enjoys this set as much as I did playing it.” – Imhotel
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— EVENTS —
Every day is Friday presents The Last Friday
On the 7th of March we will be hosting our last event, which will be streamed live on Operator’s website. From then onwards, the Every day is Friday platform will not be updated with any new content.
Journey to Lo Ville
We are thrilled to be working with Lo Fidelity on their next big event: Journey to Lo Ville, an 8-hour boat party down the Maas river.
FOCUS Listening Sessions
Every month, local DJ talent is selected to showcase their extraordinary taste and skills on the decks.
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— LISTEN —
Funkyard’s Boombap Shenanigans – Radio Punctum
“Straight from the gritty vaults of the golden era of Hip Hop comes a fire-fueled hour of underground favourites by the Funkyard collective. A selection for anyone even remotely interested in the basic musical foundations of Hip Hop.” – Funkyard Soundsystem
Arrocha – FOCUS Listening Sessions
“For this session I tried to composed a story. The result is this eclectic mix filled with ambient, field recordings, and melodic breaks.” – Arrocha
Marie – Radio Punctum
“Imagine a train ride with a beautiful sunrise, half asleep, half awake, drifting off, waking up. A melodic, dreamy, flowy selection of personal favourites.” – Marie
Glenn Hill B2B DJ Nofo – FOCUS Listening Sessions
“DJ Nofo and I met a few years ago and immediately clicked musically. We have played a few B2B sets so far but this one was definetly out of our comfort zone.” – Glenn Hill
Marie – Life After the Warm Up
Royal Surf Club organized a two-day stream at The Grey Space in the Middle with DJ sets, talk shows, and performative acts. We were asked to host 2-hours of the event.
REC. 10 – Toewan
For our tenth recording we have invited our friend and FOCUS Sessions founder, Toine van Mourik. Expect an hour of Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop and Electronics.
OG Karin – Radio Alhara
Expect an hour of slow-motion harmonics, dub, tribal rhythms, guitar riffs, and a few subtle breaks.
REC. 09 – Lebollet
A small music selection with low rhythms from 90 to 97 BPM, either to end the day or to warm up the day.
Bella Hall – Radio Punctum
With this mix, Bella demonstrates just how versatile she can be, offering a sombre, nearly melancholic set, perfect for these cold winter days.
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— PHOTOS —
Rotterdam Party People: The Last Friday
On the 7th of March 2022 we hosted our closing event, The Last Friday. Our fellow friend and photographer TinTin Hadder came by Time is the New Space to capture this last Every day is Friday evening.
Rotterdam Party People; Naughty Banana
Back in August it occured to us that it would be fun to take a DJ around the city on a cargo bike followed by music lovers on roller skates.
Rotterdam Party People; Naughty Boat Party
On the 23rd November we hosted our biggest event to date, A 12 HOUR RAVE.
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— ARCHIVE —
Every day is Friday is a platform for music, filmmaking, nightlife, and art started by Carlos Alan Eperon Beltrán.
We have hosted many cultural events with unique concepts and locations in the Netherlands, such as a 12-hour party on an old cargo ship, an 80s Miami club recreation, and a monthly film club screening projects from aspiring directors from around the world.
We also document DJ sets and concerts on our channel Friday TV as well as interviews and short reports with many artists. On the website, written content is also published regularly as well as an archive with all the creators we have worked with.
Our main goal is to promote upcoming talent in the creative scene worldwide.
contact@everydayisfriday.blog
— AMBIENT —
Friday TV – Winterdagen DJ Set
“For my Every day is Friday x FOCUS session, I’ve chosen to play some of my favourite ambient, (neo-)classical and experimental records.” – Winterdagen
DJ Shahmaran – FOCUS Listening Sessions
For live listening sessions, we have teamed up with local initiatives CultureHub and FOCUS. This month, it is up to DJ Shahmaran to take control of the decks.
Pim and Proper – Radio Punctum
Pim will take you on a trip through some of the genres he likes to play: from slow to fast, from dark to euphoric, sometimes weird, sometimes not.
— DISCO —
BöRK – Maxi Radio
Groovy electronic baselines will be mashed up with old school vibing techno beats.
FOMO Soundsystem – Radio Alhara
Our second show at Radio Alhara with Artist of the Month FOMO Soundsystem.
FOMO Soundsystem – Open Source Radio
For our third show at Open Source Radio we have invited the Rotterdam-based initiative FOMO Soundsystem. Expect two hours of House, Disco, and Funk.
— DOWNTEMPO —
REC. 08 – Ninalash!
For REC. 08 we have invited Ninalash. Expect 2-hours of Post-punk, Downtempo and Acid house.
Nelly Dragon B2B Yopo – Maxi Radio
Expect two hours of experimentation within the spectrum of both styles mixed together. From ambient to hypnotic tracks through downtempo and higher tempos.
Pierrot – FOCUS Listening Sessions
“I’ve chosen some of my favourites listening records and completed the selection with some more recent discoveries, each one representing a glimpse of the genres I usually dive in to.” – Pierrot
— ELECTRO —
Pontoon Bookings Launch Party Recordings
Starting with an Experimental / Ambient set by Yopo and Mowgli and ending with fast-paced energetic sets by Kimmah and Pim and Proper.
Pontoon Bookings – Operator Radio
Pontoon Bookings is a new Rotterdam-based agency. Expect 8 hours non-stop from Boogie to Electro through House.
REC. 06 – Archipel Soundsystem
The infamous Nijmegen collective Archipel Soundsystem is taking over our sixth recording. Expect an hour of House, Electro, and Tribal.
— EXPERIMENTAL —
BöRK – Radio Punctum
Our next ‘Artist of the Month’ show at Prague’s Radio Punctum. This time we have invited BöRK.
Lilli Zylka – Radio Punctum
Our fourth show at Prague’s Radio Punctum. This time we have invited Berlin-based artist Lilli Zylka.
YOPO – Stranded FM
YOPO’s vinyl only set at Utrecht’s Stranded FM. Expect an hour of Ambient, Experimental, Dubbed out House, and Breaks.
— HOUSE —
REC. 07 – Fillide
Known for pushing back the limits between genres, Fillide began mixing in Ibiza in 2014 after many years of a genuine passion for discovering and sharing music. Ever since, Fillide has explored other cities like Paris, Lyon and Zagreb.
FOMO w/ Kimmah and Tjetjoebetja – FOCUS Listening Sessions
FOMO’s mix with kimmah and Tjetjoebetja from last week’s listening session. Expect an all-around three hour set, from Disco to House and back.
FOMO Soundsystem – dublab
A funky variation of deep and groovy house with an ambient undertone.
— ITALO DISCO —
Adrian Marth – Radio Punctum
Adrián Marth for our latest residency show at Prague’s Radio Punctum. Expect an hour of Italo, New Beat, and EBM.
FOMO Soundsystem – Radio Punctum
Our third show at Radio Punctum with FOMO Soundsystem.
Mowgli – Operator Radio
For our third show at Operator Radio we have invited Mowgli, our Artist of the Month for February. Expect one hour of Italo disco, Wave, and Boogie.
— TECHNO —
Friday TV – HEF Collective DJ SET
Today we are continuing our exploration of South Hollands dance scene with HEF Collective’s set.
Friday TV – Börk DJ SET #2
Here is Berk Duygun again. We already filmed him back in August when we hosted our first party. But today’s track selection is all about RAVES.
Friday TV – Miri Floores DJ SET
Originally from Rio De Janeiro, Miri moved to the Netherlands, where she continues to pursue her creative vision – creating music that combines stunning melodies with infectious grooves and great beats.