F.A.R.T. in the bathroom!

This must be one of the weirdest places we’re ever going to DJ (though our party in the elevator, that got stuck by us jumping, is one for the books too)… Tomorrow we’re going to play in the bathroom of a hotel room. Somewhere between the bathtub, the sink and the toilet Dutch Dolls are going to whoop it up! How appropriate for a festival called F.A.R.T.. All kinds of artists have been asked to fill the rooms of the hotel and hostel with installations, mini-exhibitions and performances. At 23.00 the warehouses open up for DJs and live performances.

So on invitation of Johan Kleinjan we’re playing at his SUPERRRMINIFEEST in Room 31 of Boutique Hotel Quartier du Port from 20.00 till +/- 22.30. We already got some great suggestions what to play, from Piss Up A Rope and Don’t Shit Where You Eat by Ween, Ring Of Fire, Drop It Like It’s Hot, Push It, Earth Wind and Fire and Golden Brown by the Strangles, to anything by George Michael. Alas, since it’s vinyl only this rather limits our selection of bathroom-themed songs. But don’t worry we’ll be bringing some other great stuff to make sure it gets hot and steamy in there! Better leave your kids at home...

At 22.30 we’re crossing the street to the Westelijk Handelsterrein where we’ll play a set over a proper PA in warehouse no.15. Come and shake your booty between 23.00 and 24.00, and stick around for more great performances by the likes of zZz, Doktor Schnitt, J.C. Thomaz & The Missing Slippers, DJ Shitmeister T!!

The good stuff just keeps coming!

And I thought last weekend was exciting, but it just keeps coming - the good stuff!

This friday, doll Geeske will be deejaying at EXIT Rotterdam. this evening will be dedicated to the wonderful musical genre; riotgrrrl. The genre that brought us Sleater-Kinney, Peaches, The Gossip, Le Tigre, Bikini-Kill and much much more awesomeness! That means I will be diving into my old punk records. Even though I've been in the urban mood for a long time... I'll always love guitars, especially with female vocals.
The evening will not just be filled with my tunes, but there will be some great girl punkbands as well. Such as Queen Bee, Dusty Blinds and Cheap Thrills. Come and throw some beer, I'll get you a new one!

Exit, 21.00u, 5,-

After waking up the next morning with my probably wooden head (as we say in dutch).. it's time to put that headache to rest and grab every tropical tune that I've got. For I'll be off DJ-ing at the open dans festival in Rotterdam, DEK22.
This festival is so cool and so refreshing and is supposed to bring the underground danceworld to the surface. There will be streetdanceclasses, workshops, live music, performances. All done by young dancers either established or not. I'll be bringing the summer with me after a probably awesome live set by Doktor Schnitt! Come dance wiv' me!

DEK22,(my set starts at) 23.00u, tickets for the whole day: 10,-

Dr. Schnitt - We want more!

Last Friday was a good day. Because on that day I got to hang and bounce and drink with Rotterdams finest: Doktor Schnitt.

The band consists of three (when playing wrinkeled, but usually quite goodlooking) guys that are called Nique Quentin, Philipp Ernsting and Bruno Ferro Xavier da Silva. And last friday, they brought live Drum 'n Bass to the house in Het Poortgebouw in Rotterdam, and they brought it hard!
The cool thing is, these boys used to practise in the basement of the (gigantic) old school @ Willem Buytewechstraat where Dutch Dolls had their headquarters. You would always know when they were there, cause they produced so much bass that I could hear it on the fourth floor. My coffeemug would be dancing on my table. I loved their sound then, and I loved their sound even more last Friday. There were more pads, more gadgets, much more freaky and psychedelic elements and it was just so tiiiight!!

Bruno is the one that makes your guts feel that bass and knows which pad to hit when. Nique is the one with the complicated drumkit and the jembe's bringing the brazilian-element and Philipp hit the bass and the snare so tight, fast and hard, I could not believe it. If you have a problem picturing live drum 'n bass with a psychedelic sauce, just imagine a fine blend of Tortoise, The Fucking Champs and something awesome that doesn't exist yet.



Listen to Paprika by Doktor Schnitt above. And if you like them, go check them out on July 16th @ Exit!