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Veronica vasicka has been hosting her evr show since 2003. Stringing together an exclusive set of clubleaning minimal wave and cititrax tunes its veronica vasicka at dekmantel 2016. Emerging from late 70s80s postpunk and created by a loose network of likeminded musicians in home studios scattered across the world, minimal wave found the impulses of. Dopplereffekt, kuniyuki and veronica vasicka will also play the sixfloor party run by picnic at the kings cross hotel in july. The cabinet minimal wave anthology, executive produced by veronica vasicka. Veronica vasicka boiler room x dekmantel festival set. Spanish synth, rbma radio 20120208 shapednoise svarionipremeditati podcast 20120310 black marble actual pain mixtape promo mix. New york native veronica vasicka is an expert in musical archaeology, reviving obscure cold wave and 80s electro via her minimal wave imprint. Minimal wave label mix for uo veronica vasicka by minimal. Below is an excerpt from an interview with veronica vasicka about the minimal wave tapes vol. Veronica vasicka lives and breathes wave, synthpop and minimal electronics.
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Pivotal, peerless djselector and minimal wave overseer veronica vasicka serves her solo debut on downwards in from here, a dank industrialpop workout recorded in 2004 and now issued for the first time, backed with sick remixes by regis, paul kendall depeche mode, nitzer ebb and robert hampson loop, main in his lesserspotted chasm alias. A lot of people recognize it as a genre because the music is characterized by drum machines, synthesizers and sometimes guitars. Dark drama is the order of the day in minimal wave chief veronica vasicka s set for mixmags podcast series. Veronica vasicka, founder of the minimal wave record label, claims to have coined the genre name. Veronica vasicka boiler room x dekmantel festival live set. The minimal wave label was founded by veronica vasicka in 2005 to create a network for synth wave enthusiasts and promote 80s electronic music via an. As one of the founding members of east village radio, she managed the station during its pirate days and began collecting obscure and long forgotten gems that fell somewhere between the cold wave, post punk and minimal.
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This time veronica vasicka and company switch their focus to the cult mid 80s swedish synth cassette compilation orgelvark. From here will be released on november 2 via regis imprint downwards. The label specializes in high quality vinyl pressings of minimal synth and new wave artists from all over the world. Read about minimal wave label mix for uo by veronica vasicka and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Veronica vasicka has managed to take a lifelong love of electronically modulated sounds, along with a ardor for playing recorded versions of said sounds, and transform that passion. She studied photography at the rhode island school of design and later cofounded east village radio. She explores a range of electronic music from the 70s till now featuring gems she discovers for her minimal wave record label. Founded by veronica vasicka in 2005, minimal wave has done the invaluable work of historical recovery, unearthing an entire subgenre for a new generation. Minimal wave present their first double vinyl selection since their breakthrough minimal wave tapes compilation released in conjunction with stones throw a few years back. Listen to from here original 2004 version, from here regis remix and more from veronica vasicka. She is the founder of minimal wave records, a record label focused on obscure electronic music from the 1970s and 1980s as well as its sub label cititrax, a platform for newer artists early life and education. Mixcloud requires html5 audio with mp3 and mp4 support.
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As one of the founding members of east village radio, she managed the station during its pirate days and began collecting obscure and long forgotten gems that fell somewhere between the cold wave, post punk and minimal synth genres. She said in a 2009 interview, i had this collection of dutch magazines from the early 80s, and they kept using the terms minimal electronics, new wave, coldwave and a bunch of others. Various artists the minimal wave tapes, volume 2 amazon. In silhouette by veronica vasicka, released 06 november 2018 1. I kind of thought there should be a term that covers all this music, and i thought minimal wave. Fans of lofi dance music will flock to this release thanks to the buzzing bass, discordant tones and sheet metal riffs of tracks like march cherskogo and slow durk. Minimal wave mix by veronica vasicka by selftitled. At an early age, she had a passion for music and photography. Weve certainly been eagerly awaiting it her at juno hq and its great to see violence. As one of the founding members of east village radio, she managed the station during its pirate days and began collecting obscure and long forgotten gems that fell somewhere between the cold wave, postpunk, industrial and synth. And not just because therell be free vodka from 1011. After a series of eps and albums for labels such as trilogy tapes, pavel milyakov aka buttechno signs up to to veronicka vasicka s cititrax minimal wave for cherskogo drive. Veronica vasicka mixes by minimal wave free listening on. Veronica vasicka is a photographer, musician, dj and founder of the epic record label and online music resource minimal wave.
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From here original demo pivotal, peerless djselector and minimal wave overseer veronica vasicka serves her solo debut on downwards in from. Now on debut ep from here, the producer, dj and label boss turns to excavating a hidden musical treasure of her own reminiscent of einsturzende neubautens deconstructed style, the record is inspired by a sonic diary vasicka produced as she. Veronica vasicka is releasing her own music for the first time. Veronica vasicka was born in new york city to an uruguayan mother and czech father. Minimal wave s veronica vasicka serves her solo debut on downwards, an industrialpop workout recorded in 2004 and now issued for the first time, backed with sick remixes by regis, paul kendall depeche mode, nitzer ebb and robert hampson loop, main in his lesserspotted chasm alias.
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