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LGW2019: How Mythic Sunship became one of this editions highlights

It is strange to think that Mythic Sunship, with seven albums under their belt, only just now in 2019 visited the Netherlands for the first time, back in April at Roadburn. Naturally, the anaconda rockers from Copenhagen, seem a great fit for Le Guess Who? too, because the band has been steadily rising in the psychscene. And for good reason, because their discography encompasses a whole heap of influences, from

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LGW2019: A headfirst dive into a sea of noise and deprivation with Moon Relay and Girl Band

As usual Le Guess Who? has a lot to offer for enthusiasts of noise and experimental rock. From the wildly innovative, deeply unsettling or just immensely loud, bands all across this genre have made their way to Utrecht to wreak havoc this weekend. Primary among them on this Friday are the freewheeling spacerock of Moon Relay from Norway and the Irish menace Girl Band with the honours of properly ending

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LGW2019: Timeless post-punk in a packed Pandora with The Raincoats

Post-punk seems to be back and stronger than ever, with bands such as Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital or black midi releasing critically acclaimed albums in 2019. But every genre has its starting point and even post-punk would not have been the same today without a couple of legendary bands. Rest assured, The Raincoats are one of them, a cult act embodying that DYI approach and raw British rock-’n-roll spirit.

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LGW2019: Who needs eardrums anyway? Lightning Bolts addictively destructive party at the end of the world 

The name Le Guess Who? has for many people become synonymous for breaking boundaries, experimentation and, even in louder genres, for good taste. However, what happened at the tail end of an already particularly noise-laden Friday night when Lightning Bolt took to the stage has nothing to do with all of the above. For anyone who’s already witnessed a live show by this duo before, or who’s heard of their

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LGW2019: The Sweet Release of Death & blissful noise

The Sweet Release Of Death has been brooding – both underground and at times above ground – for at least five years now. The Rotterdam noise group managed to kick up some dust and gather quite a following with the release of two albums in 2015 and 2016. Live shows were sometimes scarce, but met with merely raving reports. They came out of self-chosen isolation to drop their third record

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LGW2019: Industrial grooves and psychedelic sounds – Exploring The Bug’s Thursday curation at Le Guess Who 2019?

Dub, industrial hip hop, dancehall, dubstep…these are only a few of the music genres British musician Kevin Martin has dabbled in. Therefore fittingly, he has been chosen to curate Le Guess Who? festival with an eclectic array of musicians under his banner. From the dub stylings of Jah Shaka Sound System to the peculiar electronic free jazz of LOTTO: there seems to be something for everyone. But The Bug’s choices

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Sh*tstories in de metallounge: Opeth overdondert in TivoliVredenburg

De band Opeth brengt met ieder nieuw album een hoop discussie met zich mee in het metalen wereldje. Of dat nu ten tijde van grensverleggende deathmetalplaten als Ghost Reveries of Blackweater Park was, of vandaag de dag met de psychedelische progroute bewandeld sinds Heritage uit 2011. Maar hoe je het ook bekijkt: Mikael Akerfeldt en zijn makkers doen waar ze zin in hebben. En dat is het maken van complexe

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Popronde x NMTH vlamroutes in Middelburg, Alkmaar, Deventer & Hilversum

Nadat we afgelopen weekend de uitpuilende NMTH-routes bij Popronde Zwolle en Popronde Rotterdam afschuimden (lees het verslag uit Zwolle hier), hebben we extra extra veel zin in Popronde week 9! Minputje is dat de vierdaagse tegelijk valt met vier dagen Le Guess Who?, waarvan de zondagse Le Mini Who? bovendien evenzeer een showcasefunctie heeft. Gelukkig is Hilversum (met muziekkroeg The Skiff) niet ver weg en dus zit een combi er

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The universal vibrations of Earth: an interview with Dylan Carlson

The 13th edition of Le Guess Who? Festival is coming up, featuring many wonderful artists with ringing names. One of those is the American band Earth. Originally the band hails from Seattle, the birthplace of grunge, where main man Dylan Carlson has many friends, including the late Kurt Cobain. But Carlson chose a different musical path than his fellow Seattleites with Earth, he chose drone. Text: Guido Segers Carlson is

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Nieuwe hoofdredacteuren voor Never Mind the Hype: Marije Heida en Merijn Siben

Vanaf 29 oktober 2019 heeft Never Mind the Hype twee nieuwe hoofdredacteuren aan het roer! Aan het tweetal Marije Heida (3voor12 Friesland) en Merijn Siben (3voor12 Friesland, 3voor12 Utrecht) draagt Ingmar Griffioen het hoofdredactionele stokje over. Hij zal wel actief blijven als eindredacteur voor het platform. Oprichter Waldo Volmer zal eveneens een aantal van zijn organisatorische taken overdragen aan Marije en Merijn, maar blijft zakelijk verantwoordelijk. Na ruim vierenhalf jaar

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