Das Ding is Danny Bosten, who was active in the early 80s releasing his and friends' music via his own cassette label called Tear Apart Tapes. Powerful & Dark electronics that defy the era they were made as much as embrace it. An beautifully remastered LP of these recordings was recently released on Minimal Wave Recordings (NYC) and has been greeted most enthusiastically by electronics heads worldwide.
Veronica Vasicka is the compiler of 2010’s, The Minimal Wave Tapes ,on Stones Throw Records. and masterbrain behind one of the most exciting re-issue labels in years. Her Minimal Wave label and weekly radio show (on East Village Radio, NYC – which she co-founded) have been a major inspiration to the promoters of this event, and it’s an absolute honour to fly her in for her Dutch DJing debut!.
PopWave301 is a regular event at OT301 and pitches itself as ‘a non too serious night of serious wave, synthpop & electronics’ Previous guests have included James Pants (U.S.) and Aardvarck.