Epizode brings art, beats and breaks to the stunning beaches of Phu Quoc for almost two weeks every year. — Photo courtesy of the organisers PHÚ QUỐC — Việt Nam’s top underground dance music festival returns to Phú Quốc Island again this year, bigger and better than ever. The festival’s organisers, Moscow-based events company Sagrado Corp, have announced the first wave of acts set to play the music and arts festival in Kiên Giang Province, which runs from December 27, 2019 till January 7, 2020. Sous Music label boss Anja Schneider will make her Epizode debut, while Chilean groovemaster Ricardo Villalobos is set to return for his third consecutive performance at the annual festival. In addition, legendary Fabric London resident Craig Richards, Desolat head honcho Loco Dice, French supergroup Apollonia and up-and-coming Swiss star Lilly Palmer will all perform, among others. German techno DJ Anja … [Read more...] about Epizode 4 announces first wave of acts
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Israeli musicians inspired by traditional Vietnamese music
The cover art for Trips #2 Vietnam. Photo courtesy of Red Axes Two Israeli music producers are releasing an EP inspired by and featuring traditional Vietnamese music. Trips #2 Vietnam, the latest project from Red Axes will be released on Friday by Berlin-based independent record label !K7 Records. The music on the record was produced during Red Axes’ (aka Niv Arzi and Dori Sadovnik) recent trip to Việt Nam to perform at the third edition of Epizode festival in Phú Quốc and a night at Savage in Hà Nội. Consisting of four tracks each recorded with traditional musicians and music students in different parts of the country, the songs combine the duo’s unique mix of synths, guitars and genres with beloved Vietnamese songs and instruments, such as the đàn tam thập lục (a 36-string instrument) and the t'rưng (bamboo xylophone used by ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands). The … [Read more...] about Israeli musicians inspired by traditional Vietnamese music
A wild ride at Phú Quốc’s third Epizode festival
Techno royalty: Headliner Nina Kraviz produced a show stopping performance. - Photos courtesy of the organisers Viet Nam News On one of Phú Quốc’s many beatiful beaches, thousands of ravers from across the world dance the morning, afternoon and night away to world-class dance music. Peter Cowan reports from Epizode festival. As you make your way down one of Phú Quốc’s many long, dusty roads towards one of its multitude of resort complexes, the vibrations begin, subtly at first. Before long, you can clearly make out the sound of kick drums, hi-hats and overwhelming, moody bass puncturing the air, sucking the breath out of your lungs for a moment before it returns, charged with nervous energy. After walking down a winding path affixed with red flags atop it, like an upside down red carpet, you enter Epizode festival, and go through the looking glass. Everywhere you look there are ravers of every shape, size and colour, bedecked in costumes … [Read more...] about A wild ride at Phú Quốc’s third Epizode festival
Nina Kraviz to play Epizode festival
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Some of dance music’s biggest stars are coming to Viet Nam. On Tuesday, the organisers of Epizode festival announced that Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler and Ricardo Villalobos, among others, will grace the decks on Phu Quoc Island this coming December and January at Southeast Asian’s biggest underground dance music festival. Running from December 28 to January 8, 2019, the third edition of Epizode is set to bring a full 11 days of world-class house and techno to the picturesque beaches of the southern province of Kien Giang. Russian firm Sagrado Corp, the festival’s organisers, also announced three Viet Nam-based artists on the lineup, namely owner of Ha Noi’s Savage nightclub Ouissam, Savage resident Rifain and Hibiya Line, a pioneer of HCM City’s underground scene and founder of The Observatory nightclub. In terms of international acts, Epizode has once again secured some of the world’s top DJs. Kraviz is a globally … [Read more...] about Nina Kraviz to play Epizode festival
Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December
Carl Cox performs on New Year’s Eve 2017 at Epizode 2 (Photo courtesy of the organisers) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival is back for a third edition in December on the picturesque island of Phu Quoc. Epizode 3 will kick off on December 28 and run through January 8, 2019, providing 11 days of world-class electronic music and art, all taking place on the beautiful beaches of the island in the southern province of Kien Giang. The last two editions in 2016 and last year received rave reviews, bringing a lineup of world-renowned electronic music artists to Asia, including Carl Cox, Marcel Dettmann and Ricardo Villalobos, a game-changer for the continent’s dance music scene. The event’s organisers, Moscow-based Sagrado Corp, said “last year, Epizode 2 attracted thousands people from all over the world, who enjoyed non-stop dancing, arts, sculptures and entertainment. Epizode 3 will continue to invest in the growth of the … [Read more...] about Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December