http://virb.com/volfoniq ENGLISH : Volfoniq is a French electro-dub band born in 2004, melting ska, reggae or ragga with electronics to create his own interpretation of Dub. Respecting the roots of Jamaican music, Volfoniq features driving skanks with built in low-fi and electronic moods, cooking the whole dish with world spices in order to create a special receipe. Since his birth, Volfoniq choosed the "free" way to produce and broadcast his music. Every track is under Creative Commons licence (CC by-nc-nd 2.5). Creative commons is not only about free download and copy, it's also a mean for Volfoniq to encounter other artists and have collaborations that would not have been possible if he was affiliated to an author rights management company. That's how Volfoniq met Jahtari people in Germany (respect and blessings to you all) producing one 7” for them, Dr Dub in Holland wich whom he made several dubs and remixes, and played with in the "Dub en sauce" festival. He also met this way the japanese hiphop artist "Azzurro", made two remix with him out on wax in japan. Lots of other collaborations were born like this (Ras Amerlock in the USA, Arrogalla & Sardinia Bass Legalize in Sardinia, Hotdrop in spain, Peak & Jambassa in Italy, Roots Ista Posse & Morpho in France,...). This way of collaborating led Volfoniq on numerous stages in France and also foreign countries. 2007 : Sziget festival in Hungary 2008 : 3 Kings Jam & Delicious Offbeat Vibration festival in Germany, Bang la bass in Switzerland, Sistema de Sonido in Spain 2009 : White rabbit klub in Germany, Alte Schule in Switzerland, Bergen Reggae festival in Norway Volfoniq had the pleasure to share the stage with : Alborosie (I), Bo Marley (Dk), Brain Damage (F), Disrupt (D), Dj Palotai (H), Dr Dub (NL), Jambassa (I), Junior Cony (F), Kaophonic Tribu (F), Laza Tuz (H), Peak (I), Solo Banton (Uk), SoomT (Uk), Tribuman (F), Uppercut Band (Uk), Volatil (E), Zion Train (Uk)... °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° FRANCAIS : Formation "electro-ethno-dub" à géométrie variable née fin 2004 à Montpellier. « Dub » dans sa forme et d'inspiration "world" (Jamaïque, Inde, Brésil, Moyen-Orient...) l'univers de Volfoniq n'a pas de frontières. L'électronique y est utilisée comme un chaudron de métissage pour une interprétation personnelle et atypique du "dub". La formation s'est construite autour du compositeur et multi-instrumentiste PakuPaku (composition, programmation, mélodica, flute et petites percussions) et fait la part belle à toute sorte de collaborations. Depuis sa création, Volfoniq a choisi la « libre diffusion » : Les licences creative commons ne sont pas seulement un outil de diffusion, c'est aussi un moyen pour Volfoniq de mener de nombreuses collaborations qui n'auraient pas pu voir le jour en étant affilié à une société privée de gestion des droits d'auteurs. C'est ainsi que Volfoniq a rencontré et collaboré avec Disrupt (Jahtari – Allemagne), Bo Marley (Jahtari – Danemark), Dr Dub (LCL - Pays Bas), Azzurro (Loud & proud – Japon), Ras Amerlock (Jahtari – USA), Arrogalla (Nootempo – Sardaigne) Sardinia Bass Legalize (A Quiet Bump – Sardaigne), Hotdrop (La famille – Espagne), Peak & Jambassa (A Quiet Bump – Italie), Morpho et Roots Ista Posse en France... Cette soif d'échanges a conduit Volfoniq sur de nombreuses scènes françaises et étrangères : 2007 - Sziget festival en Hongrie 2008 - 3 Kings Jam (Allemagne), Delicious Offbeat Vibration festival (Allemagne), La Coupole (Suisse), Sistema de Sonido (Espagne) 2009 - White rabbit klub (Allemagne), Alte Schule (Suisse), Bergen Reggae festival (Norvège) Volfoniq a eu le plaisir de partager la scène avec : Alborosie (I), Bo Marley (Dk), Brain Damage (F), Disrupt (D), Dj Palotai (H), Dr Dub (NL), Jambassa (I), Junior Cony (F), Kaophonic Tribu (F), Laza Tuz (H), Peak (I), Solo Banton (Uk), SoomT (Uk), Tribuman (F), Uppercut Band (Uk), Volatil (E), Zion Train (Uk)...]]> Virb 2.0 (@volfoniq) en http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6995507 http://is.gd/5ywI7 (et soutenez-les !)]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:09:21 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6995507 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6987144 @LCL_netlabel: VIP : Be the first to get our next release "Bliss" by @Vinilette http://bit.ly/8GHDaf (out 4 Xmas) #minimal #techno #mp3]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:31:12 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6987144 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6846399 http://is.gd/5rj7g Much recommended ! (french article, #mp3 streams) #musicthursday (haha)]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:50:19 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6846399 http://virb.com/volfoniq/videos/6664850 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:45:27 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/videos/6664850 http://virb.com/volfoniq/videos/6664849 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:45:27 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/videos/6664849 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664805 Netaudio Berlin festival - sat oct 10th, 2009 Click here to see the video ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:41:48 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664805 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664796 Volfoniq is proud to be part with many many great artists of the Netaudio Festival, in Berlin between 8th and 11th of october. Lots of supernice things will happen during these days, including the netaudio fair, daytime events, lots of live gigs and Djays, performances... Click the flyer to learn everyting ! Volfoniq will be on the "Dub / Techdub / 8 bit" floor, saturday oct 10th @ Club Maria. "From the 8th to the 11th of October 2009, Netaudio Berlin will be gathering the international netaudio community for a four-day music and conference festival in Berlin, under the title “East meets West”. 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. We recall pictures of hands reaching out to pull people from both sides up onto the Berlin wall. The event will take place at Maria, a venue situated immediately on the former Berlin ‘death strip’ once dividing the city and the world into eastern and western hemispheres..." To give you an avant-gout, here is the full line up of this evening on this stage : Disrupt (Germany) Peak (Italy) Das Kraftfuttermischwerk (Germany) Dubatech (Turkey) Volfoniq (France) Jerando (Germany) Holger Flinsch (Germany) Metastaz (France) Marko Fürstenberg (Germany) Havantepe (Turkey) See you there ;)]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:40:23 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664796 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664737 Volfoniq is happy to be the guest of the Nootempo crew for a supernice party in Sardinia on september the 26th. Rendez-vous at the "Corto Maltese" (Cagliari, Sardinia) for "CASTEDDU DUB STATION" On stage : - Aruh - Arrogalla (sardinian folk dub lofi) - Bentesoi (sardinian electro triphop) - Quilo (sardinian hiphop) - Randagiu Sardu (sardinian ragga) - Volfoniq (french electro ethno dub) - Elektrika (visuals) Free entrance ;)]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:38:40 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664737 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664727 :::English::: Arrogalla just released his new LP on LCL (Les Cristaux Liquident) netlabel. Volfoniq is featured on track #3 (We love flamants) for a minimal yet instrumental dub rework. > Click the cover to read the full news on LCL blog > Click here to go directly to the download page :::Français::: Arrogalla vient de sortir son nouveau maxi sur le netlabel LCL (Les Cristaux Liquident). Volfoniq y a collaboré sur le titre "We love flamants", un dub instrumental et minimal. > Cliquez sur la pochette pour lire la news complète sur le blog de LCL > >Cliquez ici pour accéder directement à la page de téléchargement ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:37:25 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/text/6664727 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6553032 http://is.gd/5bBKZ - check out the two radioshows downloads on the page ;) #dub #reggae #mixtape]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:12:54 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6553032 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6551910 @LCL_netlabel: Netwaves’s #Creative #Commons Music #Netlabel Moments 2009 http://is.gd/59OjZ (via @Phlow) #ccmusic #netaudio]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:09:53 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6551910 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6519476 @LCL_netlabel: Netwaves’s #Creative #Commons Music #Netlabel Moments 2009 http://is.gd/59OjZ (via @Phlow) #ccmusic #netaudio]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:44:31 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6519476 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6515198 http://is.gd/59LKA http://is.gd/59LL5 http://is.gd/59LLt - 3 hours of 1st class #roots #selection]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:47:53 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6515198 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6429730 http://cybraphon.com . A truly mighty musical project from Edinburgh : "Autonomous emotional robot band"]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:50:13 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6429730 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6418902 @Vidberg @onclemarcus @LCL_netlabel @vst4free @Dahl_Kaiser @PodCastRob @Herald_DUB @petecogle @arrogalla]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:01:45 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6418902 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6395970 @LCL_netlabel: New feature on @LCL_netlabel website : get zip archive of the releases ! http://bit.ly/5mEaym #netlabel #netaudio #dub]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:21:53 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6395970 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6333356 @aquietbump (fine italian netlabel) @paolopicone (master of the minimal hypnotism ;)]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:10:38 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6333356 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6332308 http://is.gd/51Qfn #progressive #electro]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:10:41 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6332308 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6242469 http://soundcloud.com/volfoniq #soundcloud]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:21 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6242469 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6241504 @LCL_netlabel New #release online : [LCL19] ZXDK's "Bleep2" / Serious lo-fi electro dub! http://bit.ly/2eQobC (Free download) #netlabel]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:43 -0800 http://virb.com/volfoniq/posts/status/6241504