As a true inhabitant of Utrecht, how do you perceive the city’s impact on fostering musical creativity? I see Utrecht making significant headway in nurturing a creative environment. More and more venues are popping up lately, each offering its own unique style and scale like NAR or Kabul A GoGo.
Many of us find our way to nightclubs for a dose of dancing and letting go. But there are alternatives on the market that offer a similar release for a different crowd. Since its introduction in 2012, ‘ecstatic dance’ has gained a loyal following in the Netherlands, bringing together a community excited to move to the beats of popular DJs – without alcohol or drugs.
As the temperatures rise, the clubbing season has come to its annual break. Club WAS. is preparing itself for Summer, in which the club nights will be put on hold, and everything is set up for Orbit Festival set on 27 July. While most of us naturally go along with this shift from clubs to festivals, a distinctive subculture has emerged where the clubbing never stops.
As our final club nights of the season approach, the WAS. team is working hard behind the scenes to make it once again an unforgettable experience. This involves the right atmosphere, production, and visual experience, touching upon artful playfulness. The connection between art and electronic music is a strong one.
In the early nineties, a deviant electronic music subculture emerged across Europe, igniting a phenomenon known as the Freetekno (or 'Free Tekno') movement. Among its key hubs is our one and only stadsie Utrecht, where local enthusiasts have played a major role in shaping and sustaining this unique scene.
On Saturday, April 13, Club WAS. will lend its characteristic industrial halls to an equally characteristic concept, Sudor. Latin for ‘sweat’, Sudor stands for filthy energetic music and a free physical atmosphere.
Techno music has undergone a fascinating journey from its humble beginnings to becoming a global cultural phenomenon. Once confined to the shadows of the underground, it has since moved into the spotlight for a broad public to enjoy.
On Saturday 3 February, energy bomb De Schuurman will make his debut at WAS. alongside Jensen Interceptor, Razzmic and Violet. It promises to be a celebration of the music genre Bubbling, which sound has long infiltrated the electronic dance scene.
