ADE lists · Amsterdam · 21–25 Oct

Moments · 6 picks · Wed to Sun

Rainy afternoon

Indoor art, audiovisual shows and listening sessions.

Daytime plans with a roof: exhibitions, screenings and listening rooms.

By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes

Wednesday21 Oct

Nina Yamada
Nina Yamada · photo from the ADE programme
12:00

Audio-Technica presents Hotaru:Analog:Ambient

The Stargate · Amsterdam-Zuid / Zuid

Japanese ambient records, played on fine speakers, in a chapel.

Selector Nina Yamada plays kankyō ongaku and Japanese deep-listening records on Audio-Technica's Hotaru system, in a historic chapel surrounded by water. Lie back and listen.

For fans of Hiroshi Yoshimura

Thursday22 Oct

Paul Hartnoll
Paul Hartnoll · photo from their SoundCloud
17:00

Premiere: Two Seas and Vinorun

Nxt Museum · Amsterdam-Noord

Orbital's Paul Hartnoll, Paranoid London live, and nature as a score.

EarthSonic's premiere at Nxt Museum: Paul Hartnoll with Natural Symphony's installation, Paranoid London's raw acid house live, and Coldcut's Matt Black in conversation. Art first, then the 303s.

For fans of The Chemical Brothers, Daniel Avery

Friday23 Oct

Out Of Place Artefacts
Out Of Place Artefacts · photo from the ADE programme
07:30

ZERØBPM ADE | THREE-DAY AMBIENT MEDITATION RITUAL

de Thomaskerk · Amsterdam Zuid / Zuidas edge

Rødhåd's ambient side, at zero BPM, in a church.

Out Of Place Artefacts is Rødhåd and Vril's ambient project, a rare chance to hear two Berlin techno heavyweights with the kick drum gone. Nastia, Fadi Mohem and ALTINBAS, all known for hard, controlled techno, trade it for drones and space too. Lie down, go deep, come back.

For fans of Dasha Rush, Luke Slater

Saturday24 Oct

Liv Stig
Liv Stig · photo from the ADE programme
12:00

Breath + Beat: Liv Stig & Mirella Kroes

The Stargate · Amsterdam-Zuid / Zuid

Breathwork that turns into a dancefloor.

Liv Stig guides a breathwork session with live electronics, then Mirella Kroes takes it into deep, airy, hypnotic techno, in The Stargate's chapel by the water.

Paranoid London
Paranoid London · photo from their SoundCloud
17:00

The Future Sound of Nature & Community Kitchen

TestTafel

Dinner, nature sounds and Paranoid London, in a glasshouse.

EarthSonic, Roland and DJs for Climate Action host an intimate evening: Tom Middleton's ambient, Drum & Lace's field-recording electronics, and Paranoid London's raw acid live, with a community kitchen.

For fans of The Orb, Daniel Avery

Sunday25 Oct

MRLYN
MRLYN · photo from the ADE programme
10:00

Archiving the Night: Expo

Amsterdam in Motion · Westerpark

Amsterdam club culture, archived.

An exhibition for the Amsterdam Museum's centenary on decades of the city's club culture, with photographer MRLYN and State OFF's percussive hardware club music at the opening. Free, daytime.

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