Yeehaa! British hero Nathank Fake from Border Community is playing on our own Klub Tilt on friday the 26th of march in 013, Tilburg! Also Dutch talent Applescal will be hitting the decks next to residents Guido and Jonathan. I am deejaying with my Smalltown Underground mates in the 013 Café and we (Sea Captain Plonk E) also did the design for the posters and flyers again. Many thanks go out to Tobias (model), Fina (photographer), Vio (concept and planning).
See you all there!
Our Norwegian friend Dolle Jolle mailed us this week that he has to play Melkweg tonight with his friend and other Oslowegian nu-cosmic-disco hero Todd Terje with their Shari Vari concept . We are going for sure. Want to come along?
Time for another Klub Tilt! Since Xmas and Sweden go well together, the fifth edition of Klub Tilt will hold a Swedish theme. With two big names from the land of Ikea and H&M: Özgür Can and Agaric, Klub Tilt promises that your second Xmas day will be A.O.K.
I would like to thank: Meldy, for being a superb model, Fina for her high quality photography, Vio for helpfull co-artdirection, Sil and Ingo for the photoshop after works and last but not least, Sea Captain Plonk E for the graphics and art direction.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson, during the eighties the infamous strongest man of the world, was, next to Geysir and before Icesave came into the news and Björk entered the stage, probably the only thing well known coming from Iceland. While we were there last week for the Iceland Airwaves festival, we tried to find his grave to honour him and Iceland, but really nobody could tell us where his grave was. But luckily we saw much, much more. I’m not going write it all down but I can tell you this: we love Iceland. A lot. Friendly people, fantastic vibe, astonishing nature, quality food, great music scene. One thing for sure: we are definately going back next year. Ceck out our pictures here, and our videos here.
In T-Town you will see a lot of Ingos glued to the walls these days. That’s because next friday Klub Tilt: Berlin Schwung will be held in 013. You should go there, because we all do too! Katarie as a DJ, Sea Captain Plonk E as the creator of the logo and poster, Mickey Tilburg as an artist of one of the records that will be spinnend and finally Archie as a financial sponsor! Succes guaranteed. So see you there.
Oh and, if you will grow a moustache and you can show it, you and / or your girl will get free champagne!
Read their, yes indeed very similar, blog here.
Tomorrow the Kobayashi group will fly to sunny Iceland again. Not for holidays this time but we’re going to attend the Iceand Airwaves festival. After checking out some of the bands on the net (let’s be honest, we didn’t know 90% of the bands that are coming) we only feel more excited. Some of the things we discovered you can check out here below (FM Belfast, Ben Frost, Hjaltalin, Cancer Bats). Gonna try to update the blog while we’re there, so keep posted!
Yes, they will ride again, the DJ knights from Smalltown Underground. The party organisation which set foot on earth midway the nineties and was put to sleep a couple of years ago will show its skills another time. Legendary DJ’s Kid Lama, Romain, Rocco and our own Katarie will rock the 013 Café Lounge all night long on friday the 30th of October during Klub Tilt: Berlin Schwung. This fresh Tilburg based party crew are going german style this edition with the great Kollektive Turmstrasse as headliner.
Note Archibald Kobayashi is sponsoring Klub Tilt, Katarie is DJing there and me, Seacaptain Plonk E is responsible for their designs.
Note 2 Yes, its Ingo Oszkinat you see with his tie in the beautiful Hässelblad picture, shot by our Fina.
Hi everybody. We’re awake again. The last week or so we didn’t find time to fill up the empty spaces here. Why? Because we were at the most wonderful and best festival of The Netherlands of which we are proud sponsors: Incubate.
We didn’t think it could be a better edition then last year. Wrong. Greater bands, greater atmosphere, greater peoples.
Over 250 acts in 7 days. Offcourse too little time to see everything, because you simply cannot attend every venue at every time. But thàt is just the beauty of it. You read yourselve into te program better, you have to make choices and aftwerwards you may listen to the stories of people who went to see the other stuff. It’s one big chaotic sharing thing and that feels great.
So, here are some things we loved: Hermann Nitsch, Soap & Skin, Hauschka, Future of the Left, Silver Pyre, Joker, Incubate Innovation Lecture, TV Buddhas, Uri Caine, Mad Professor, Tyree Cooper, Die!Die!Die!, Body Bill, Rummelsnuff, Aluk Todolo, James Blackshaw, Heavy Metal Bowling and Masshysteri.
Thanks Joost, Thanks Vince and thanks Frank. You know you have gold in your hands. We miss it already.
That is what we’re goin’ to do, one month from now.
But first: Incubate!
Yeeha! It’s a fact. We ‘re off to Iceland from october 15 to 18 to attend Iceland Airwaves 2009. Four of us are now going to see the moonlandscapes of beautiful Iceland. Want to join us? Info right here. Pictures here.
Incubate is coming up! This superfestival in our hometown Tilburg that used to carry the name ZXZW, is held from september 13 to september 20. Make sure you are there to discover the bands and the artists of tomorrow.
BTW, rumors go that some people are organising that Tyree Cooper will do some dj spinning at the informal afterparty @ Club Vault at the Freshheads / Archibald Kobayashi studios on saturday night… Keep reading our blog for more updates!
No idea who Tyree Cooper is? Shame on you, but then better check this clip.
We actually really want to go the best festival in Europe on 14 to 18 october: Iceland Airwaves. Is there anybody interested in coming along with the Kobayashi crew? We’ve been to Iceland once and we tell you, it’s one special place. Combined with music it will be even more. Drop a mail if you’re interested!
Read wat NME has to say about it:
It’s 4 a.m. You’ve been to five cool clubs, seen ten great bands, made 15 new friends and fallen in love 20 times. You’re tired. You’re wired. You’re ready to find a bed. You’re ready to find the after-party. You can’t believe you’re here. You’re already making plans to come back next year. And guess what? It’s still Day One.
Since the first show held in 1999 (in an airplane hangar), Iceland Airwaves has become one of the premier showcases for new music – Icelandic and otherwise – in the world. It’s been called “the most innovative music festival since CMJ” and “as responsible for all of Reykjavík’s recent positive press as Björk herself”.
Some of the world’s most exciting artists, including Suede, The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Fatboy Slim, Thievery Corporation and rising stars such as Florence And The Machine, White Lies and Friendly Fires have made the short hop from Europe or North America to share the stages with Iceland’s finest talents: Sigur Rós, Gus Gus, Jagúar, Quarashi, Leaves, Trabant, FM Belfast, Steed Lord and many, many more. And when the live bands are finished, top DJs spin across the city until dawn.
But there’s more to Airwaves than music. Reykjavík is possibly the perfect festival city – small enough to be welcoming, sophisticated enough to offer cultural, historical and nightlife diversions to rival cities ten times its size. Maybe 20. And it’s surrounded by some of the most unique and astonishing natural beauty you’re ever likely to see. Roll out of bed, hose the party remains out of your hair and hop a bus. Before you can remember what you did the night before, you’re looking at geysers, waterfalls, lava fields – all the best that a volcanic island has to offer, including the world-famous Blue Lagoon, favorite soaking spot of the international hung-over glitterati. Mmm! You can really taste the hipster!
This dude, selling Windows 1.0, is Steve Ballmer, CEO of one of the mightiest companies in the world. My friend and colleague Wout/Wowt/Wolzibolt is on his way, as I type this, to New Orleans to attend this huge anualy convention organised by Microsoft. The fun thing is that he is chosen out of the 10.000 attendees to join a table conversation with the above chap and 18 others, about the future of Microsoft on the internet. I sincerely hope that my friend remains himself and tells ol’ Steve here how Microsoft should work.
For the dutch readers, please visit my company’s blog and read the full version of this incredible story and the updates of Wouts visit to New Orleans.
We all will be there. Friday the 19th of june in 013 in Tilburg at Klub Tilt. Katarie will be dj-ing (first in line, so come early). Seacapatain Plonk E did the graphics, Mickey Tilburg will be there to hear Katarie play his record and me, Archie Koba, is sponsoring the gig. Then next to residents Guido Wemen and Jonathan Mendiola, Eva Maria will be headlining and Ginman & K Drive will be doing a live set. Would be nice if you could come!
Haven’t got anything planned on Queens Night and/or Day? Come to Klub Tilt in 013 this wednesday eve and/or The Hall of Fame on thursday from 13.00h for a good dose of beats! Our own Sea Captain Plonk E is doing the graphics for this klub and, as you can see on the posters, last but ot least, my name appears on the line-up! Rumours are the whole Kobayashi family will be present. Search for an old Japanese man standing in the corner. He will buy you a beer if you dare talk to him.
Our friends at ZXZW threw their whole hebben en houwen on the street. Think Open Wiki 2.0 Social Festival twitter. In other words, they made their whole business model transparant through internet: “With this development the organization asks input of everyone who feels committed to the festival.” So, feel free to contribute!
Hi there dear growing group of readers!
It’s time to share some of our plans for the future with you. First of all, a new website with new goodies is being build as we speak. Hopefully it will be ready before the end of january (probably not, but we’ll do our best). This new website will have, besides a fresh new layout, some new features. Like a podcast player. Yes, we are planning to go podcasting as well. The first one will be due the end of february when we will cover our trip to New York with some of the Archie’s friends.
Next to podcasts and our usual 2 posts every day (we try, we try) we will create more of our own. Like graphics, tunes, shortmovies, and mixtapes for the likes of you all. So if you’re interested keep posted and spread the word.
And offcourse many thanks for sharing, reading and commenting! And keep on tipping me!
Cheers, Archibald.
Into some fine minimal and deephouse and living in the Tilburg area? Come join us @ Klub Tilt in Poppodium 013 on friday next week. Dj Estroe as well as local hero and friend Jonathan Mendiola will be hitting the decks that night. Note: we are sponsoring Klub Tilt by doing some graphics.
The world is having a party and we’re all invited. Create one for yourself and your friends right here and say farewell. (Thanks Ingo)
Last friday a we went to good old Cafe d’Anvers, one of Belgiums most (in)famous clubs, to witness one of the last dj sets ever (4hrs!) of one of the greatest dj’s ever: Laurent Garnier. It was minus 13 degrees outside while inside it was hot as hell… Great night. Keep on watching o the end, then you see why.
Hi everybody! We’re back on track with our promise to write at least 1 blogpost every day. We decided to switch from a Blogspot blog to a Word Press blog, since the last one has more features. One of those features is that you can style the layout the way we want to. Not that we already styled it the way we want to, but we are designing a brand new layout at the moment. So keep coming back to read all about Archie’s adventures in the meantime!
