Future Vintage is a radioshow dedicated to discovering both the history and the future of soul, funk, jazz, hiphop and house music. The show is presented by Melodee & Radna, together with various guest DJ's. Future Vintage broadcasts every two weeks in collaboration with Dutch public network VPRO 3voor12. On FutureVintage.net you'll find the best shows from our archive, new podcasts and news & views about the music we like to share with you.
By Radna · December 24th, 2009, 14:35 · Special post
Last summer a friend invited me to a rooftop concert. One of the artists performing was Freschard, a French singer who travels guitarless to shows and likes to make things up as she goes along. Her small songs are charming and witty, and it was a great experience seeing her perform. Usually her music is only available at shows, but now Amsterdam based label Conky released her album Click Click (2006) on heavyweight vinyl. And Mr. Conky was so kind to make a mix of Freschard songs especially for Future Vintage. It has a different vibe than the music we usually play, but when in the mood for simply beautiful songs that make you smile, please check it out.
“Here’s a selection of favourites from CD’s that I’ve picked up at the various shows I’ve attended. The mix contains album tracks from Freschard, next to a few Calypso’s and some beautiful cover versions of Bonnie Prince Billie and Nick Cave amongst others. I’ve also included a particularly fine Herman Dune song, sung by the artists formally known as Andre Herman Dune, and recorded for BBC radio in 2005. This is followed by smashing cover of Stanley Brinks by David Tattersall of the Wave Pictures… it’s all wrapped up with a song from Freschard’s most recent CDR, Moonstone. I hope you enjoy the songs and you get to see these fascinating performers playing somewhere near you, very soon….”
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By Radna · November 16th, 2009, 12:03 · Special post
Probably most of you already heard about Domu leaving the music scene. The 31 year old producer, who was on the forefront of UK broken beat music since an early age, has decided it’s time to quit. Because of a lack of inspiration, the loss of joy in making music, and a feeling there’s not much to add anymore. My words don’t really count here, what really hit me is the way Domu is explaining it himself, on his weekly blog.
“I once believed in all of it, that I made and played music for a certain type of person, for people who didn’t want to adhere to the ‘normal’ way of life, the free thinker, the independent or open minded type who was bored of the genres, the staples, the blueprints or the formulae. The underground. But I just don’t truly believe I am needed in this battle anymore. It has been passed down to another generation, who are doing it their way, and I have no desire to try and edge in and start proclaiming to be fighting a fight that is no longer mine. I am a 31-year-old man.”
I think his whole statement says a lot about music nowadays. It’s the first time I read about an artist who decides to quit so out in the open, before fading away or going in a wrong direction. It’s a bit harsh, being 31 it’s time to leave it to a new generation. But I mainly see this decision as a vey honest one. On the brighter side, KC the Funkaholic is celebrating his 25-year DJ career in club Trouw soon, during a party called Forever. Everyone is coping different with getting older, experiencing new genres and revivals in music come and go – going for a short or livelong career in music, is a personal and probably difficult choice to make.
Domu Mix – When I’m Feeling Down (2006, via Back and Forth)
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PIPS:LAB has been experimenting with the combination of technology and music for the past 10 years, taking theater into the year 3000. The past decade they’ve created 3 crazy shows and a number of special installations, of which one allows you to do graffiti by simply using lights?! When they created this ‘light-graffiti-technology’ back in 2003-2004 it was vastly copied by several advertising companies inserting it into commercials for Onitsuka Tiger and even Dutch Public Television.
With the coming of the dutch ‘Parade’, an on-tour event visiting the major cities, they decided to create a new show called Archie & The Bees. This performance centralizes the primary colors red, green and blue and links them to the elements of rhythm. Continue reading »
Not every visitor of this blog might know that Future Vintage is able to produce a new show every week, because of the fact that it’s being broadcasted on the Dutch radiostation Radio 6. This station provides us with a recordingstudio and with a small budget, which enables us to make reports, to do interviews, to spend enough time to (re)search music, and to reach out to our audience online.
Sadly, last Friday we were unpleasantly surprised when Radio 6 told us that the show has to stop because of budget restrictions. To be specific, the financial situation of our broadcasting company demands that all freelancers will be fired. And eventhough we’re quite a lowbudget show, all three of us are freelancers which means we have to leave end of August, together with a few other shows.
In the current Dutch radiolandscape, it’s very hard to find a spot that still allows you to play whatever you want. 99% of the DJ’s nowadays has to use a playlist, compiled by the radiostation. Especially in times like these we feel that a show like Future Vintage, which has a carte blanche and tries to share a passion for music in an unpolished way, deserves a spot somewhere – even if it’s in the middle of the night. We all grew up with radio that felt personal, inspiring and that lets you discover new (and sometimes old) music. It would be a shame if this kind of radio would be gone for ever.
For now we’re not sure how to continue. We might look for another public radiostation, or forget the FM, and broadcast strictly online. While we’re developing a new plan, support from you is more than welcome. If you’re a Future Vintage listener and want the show to continue, please leave us a comment below or e-mail us (Dutch or English, whatever you prefer). We’d like to hear what you think, it helps us to develop a new way of continuing the show. So thank you, and stay tuned!
Being abroad I wasn’t able to post something sooner, but we’d like to pay tribute to Michael Jackson better late than never. Sometimes you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. With Michael Jackson, and all the gossip and larger than life stories surrounding him, you sometimes almost forgot the wonderfull music and innovation in showmanship he was responsible for. From the youthful energy with the Jackson 5 to the iconic Thriller album and beyond, his music will be in our collective memory forever.
When DJ Spinna did a tribute to Michael Jackson last week in Santos (New York), everyone was singing with basicly every song played. And dancing too. In front of the Apollo Theater in Harlem I saw both 8-year-old kids as older ladies wearing Michael Jackson T-shirts and waving with his records. The unifying and iconic power that Michael had is hard to find these days, but I’m sure many new artists will take inspiration from his legacy. There’s not much to add to what already has been said. So we simply say, Michael, rest in peace.
One of the most moving tributes I saw these days was by Stevie Wonder, during the memorial in Los Angeles. Watch it again:
De technische innovatie van Future Vintage verloopt wellicht iets trager dan verwacht, maar liever minimale progressie dan stilstand. Vanaf vandaag verkrijgbaar deFUTURE VINTAGE PODCAST FEED. Voortaan kan je op maandag je iTunes aanzetten en automatisch wordt de laatste show gedownload. Dus KLIK HIER voor de subscription, blijf natuurlijk nog wel onze blog bezoeken voor achtergrond informatie of deelname aan een cruciaal onderzoek.
Owja en mocht je je afvragen waarom de show nog niet verkrijgbaar is? Same %^#% as last week.. Even wachten nog, maar hopelijk vanavond!
Zoals je waarschijnlijk wel hebt gemerkt was er afgelopen zondag helaas geen show…..
Maar jullie hadden nog iets te goed, namelijk opnames van de laatste Future Vintage Instore sessie van een paar weken terug.
Het was onwijs gezellig en de sfeer zat er goed in. Dat kwam mede door het nieuwe Funktion One geluidsysteem wat Rush Hour heeft sinds kort heeft hangen.
Voor nu dus een 2 uur durende samenvatting van de instore, helaas zonder melodee, radna of mijzelf, maar wel met Dorian Concept, Harmonic 313 en Cinnaman.
De volgende instore sessie staat op de planning! Meer informatie binnenkort……
By Boye · February 25th, 2009, 13:23 · Special post
Hier is die dan zoals beloofd! De Future Vintage Carnaval Do Brasil Mix door KC THE FUNKAHOLIC.. Klik op de afbeelding om het downloaden te beginnen en geniet van de nodige samba’s, batucada’s en bossa tracks die deze mix rijk is, een stukje zon op de regenachtige dagen.
Last summer a friend invited me to a rooftop concert. One of the artists performing was Freschard, a French singer who travels guitarless to shows and likes to make things up as she goes along. Her small songs are charming and witty, and it was a great experience seeing her perform. Usually her music is only available at shows, but now Amsterdam based label Conky released her album Click Click (2006) on heavyweight vinyl. And Mr. Conky was so kind to make a mix of Freschard songs especially for Future Vintage. It has a different vibe than the music we usually play, but when in the mood for simply beautiful songs that make you smile, please check it out. 
Probably most of you already heard about Domu leaving the music scene. The 31 year old producer, who was on the forefront of UK broken beat music since an early age, has decided it’s time to quit. Because of a lack of inspiration, the loss of joy in making music, and a feeling there’s not much to add anymore. My words don’t really count here, what really hit me is the way Domu is explaining it himself, on his 
