STRP Festival is going to be taking over the city of Eindhoven for 10 days straight from 17-27 November. Ground zero of the festival is the former home of the Philips, but for 10 days this large industrial space will be transformed to house some the most forward thinking art exhibitions, media installations, films, and lectures in the world. STRP Festival also plays host to an absolutely stellar program of electronic music, featuring performances by Aphex Twin, LFO, Amon Tobin, Matthew Herbert, Jackmaster, Mathew Jonson, Collabs (Chris Liebing and Speedy J), Kutmah, Beardyman, Walls, The Field, James Holden, Nathan Fake, Rustie, and many more.

STRP Festival leader 2011 from STRP Festival on Vimeo.

To win a pair of tickets to the Saturday, November 26th night of STRP Festival, answer the following question in the comments box below with your full name and email address:

What is the name of the industrial site where STRP Festival is held?

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After an impressive first edition in July, all attention is now turned towards Saturday 24 September 2011 for the second edition of Green Room at one of Amsterdam’s most innovative and progressive club venues; Studio/K. Bringing a new force of musical talent to the city, Green Room’s line-up fires up a musical inferno. SK3 will play host to the prime of the UK’s bass scene, Lil Silva. Accompanying him will be the experimental bass-stylings of Amsterdam’s very own DJ+, Rwina Records’ beat mad wunderkind, Krampfhaft, and the ever rising dub-minimalists, Sin City Status. Across the hall, SK2 entertains the groove and melody of Amsterdam’s house extraordinaires, Detroit Swindle, along with the edgy mechanized rhythm of Green Room’s resident, Kristof. Because we love you our readers here at Big Up, we are giving away 2 x 2 tickets to the show. To enter  the sweepstakes leave a comment with your name and email address below. For those of you who aren’t feeling particularly lucky, tickets are still available through greenroomamsterdam.com.

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For the first time ever Radical will be taking place at Patronaat, as they make their temporary move to Haarlem. The headliners for this special edition of Radical will be Kryptic Minds and reinforcing them with pure bass ridden vibes will be Phaeleh, whom you might remember from last month’s Big Up Podcast #50.Also on the bill for the evening will be Radical residents June Miller and Myrkur.

Since this will be the inaugural edition of Radical in Haarlem, we will be giving a whooping 5 tickets to the party and each winner will also receive a vinyl copy of  ’Myrkur & M3t4 – Ether LP‘, which is out now on F4TMusic.  As always to win yourself a pair of tickets to the event simply leave your full name and email address in the comments box. No bullshit, no hassle because that’s how we roll!

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Taken from Butterz summer zip folder of goodness.

From Funkystepz second release on Hyperdub.

Project Mooncircle - Finest Ego | United Kingdom / Ireland Compilation is out now.

Shlohmo’s take on the Waka Flaka Flame classic.

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Appelsap is a one-day music festival taking place this upcoming Sunday [31st July, 2011] in Oosterpark, Amsterdam.  This year marks their 10th anniversary, and to celebrate their decade of bring ultra fresh music to the masses, Appelsap has rolled out an unprecedented line-up. However you’ll only find us at the stage that Colors and Viral Radio have curated, which includes the likes of Machinedrum, Lando Kal, The Blessings, Breach, Oneman, Lunice, Cinnaman, and many more.

As a little tune-up for Sunday’s festivities, you should get your ass over to Woo Riddim this Thursday @ Jimmy Woo. This edition of Woo Riddim is a special one because its also resident DJ Cinnaman’s birthday bash and the Woo Riddim folks are expecting a special guest who is also playing at Appelsap.  So to win yourself a pair of tickets to Woo Riddim, simply tell us which Appelsap artist you are most looking forward to  in the comments section.

Until Sunday Lunice’s Big Up Post-RBMA mix from last year should hold you over.

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On Saturday July 23, Studio/K will play host to the first edition of Green Room. In main room: SK3, expect a stunning performance from Kuedo (Jamie Vex’d), a smashing set by Kavsrave, the debut of Amsterdam-based Rwina Records’ newest signee Krampfhaft, in addition to a great warm up by Viral Radio’s Juha. In SK2, Green Room resident Kristof and Clouds will be tearing things up all night, and providing the visuals all evening will be Lideborg and Aintsane.

So to win yourself a pair of tickets simply leave your full name and email address in the comments box.

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Mungo’s Hi Fi feat. Soom T – Roll it by mungoshifi

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After last month’s 1 year anniversary party, where Jackmaster & Joy Orbison absolutely merked the dance floor [see video for evidence]….. Colors is back! It all goes down this Friday [June 3] at Trouw, where Oneman, Cooly G, Redlight, Cinnaman, and Vic Crezée will be in da house. This is certainly not a party to be missed, as it will be Colors’ last party before their summer break. To win yourself a pair of tickets simply leave your full name and email address in the comments box below. Good luck!

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For bass heads Outlook Festival is our mecca. It’s basically nirvana on a pristine beach in Croatia with pure vibes and choons for days. In order to help the Amsterdam massive get ready for their pilgrimage, Sonic Warfare are bringing a ridiculously heavy line up to their pre-party, consisting of Silkie, Quest, RSD, Jack Sparrow, and DJ+. Like usual we will be giving away 2×2 tickets to Friday’s show at Melkweg. To enter the contest simply leave your full name and email address in the comments box below. Also to help start your weekend off right, be sure to tune-in into Red Light Radio as Jack Sparrow will be on the 1’s and 2’s from 19:00- 21:00 (CET).

And it goes without saying, that you should have bought your Outlook tickets, and now that they’re sold out, get on scalping websites, buy-out your friends, or start digging a secret tunnel to the venue.

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After the pants-dropping affair that was Colors:5 Days Off, the Colors crew are back with yet another star-stunned fiesta. Set to go off this Friday at Trouw, the April edition of Colors is going to be headlined by the Godfather of Chicago’s Juke scene, DJ Rashad. Accompanying him will be Night Slugs label head Bok Bok, who by the way, has an exclusive interview in the new issue of Big Up that is in stores now! Also everyones favorite Canadian, Jacques Greene will be in the house too, along with Awanto 3 and Styx [Audio Culture].

Because we love you long time here at Big Up, we are going to be giving away 2 x 2 tickets to the party. All you got to do is leave your full name and email address in the comments box below. But we recommend buying your tickets if you are feeling unlucky, because this party is going to sell out soon. You have been warned!

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