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Damien rice / iggy Pop / the war on Drugs Patti Smith and her band perform horses

róisín Murphy / leftfield / FKa twigs / alabama Shakes the Cat empire / ryan adams / Flying lotus

Seasick Steve / Damian jr. Gong Marley oscar and the wolf / blaudzun / andrew bird Max richter / Goat / Death From above 1979

the Gaslamp Killer experience / Che Sudaka / rhye Motorpsycho / jungle by night / Ghostpoet

omar Souleyman / Clark / Songhoy blues / other livesrangleklods / benjamin booker / Young Fathers Glass animals / King Gizzard & the lizard wizard

roosbeef / zZz / natalie Prass / børns / janne Schra hunee & thomas Martojo / jameszoo / orkesta Mendoza

CC Smugglers / bomba estéreo / Misun / Stu larsen jD McPherson / GanZ / happyness / Dolomite Minor

Meridian brothers / more to come...

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Subbacultcha Magazine

Forget cute and fluffy, this year’s tumble Down The Rabbit Hole is no mean feat. With the likes of Iggy Pop, Patti Smith and Goat lurking

just below the surface, and ravenous newcomers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Happyness lying in wait, you’ll be lucky if you come out the other side, let alone in one piece. To soften the blows and help navigate your drop, we’ve put together this handbook full of detailed directions. See it as us shining a little light on what’s up ahead so that

you at least land on your feet.

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Foreword 09What to Bring 11Festival Map 40

Music Programme 42Side Programme 55Practical Information 61

Happyness page 14

Rhyepage 20

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Dear reader,

Down The Rabbit Hole returns to the Groene Heuvels in Beun-ingen for its second edition from 26 to 28 June 2015. Three days and nights of kicking it back, taking in the sweet here and now of that blissful forest by the lake, far away from the everyday life on-the-go-go-gadget-go.

Tumble and twirl into a world of fresh, classic, psycho, happy, loud, honest and essential music, beautifully framed by peaceful woods and a mesmerising lake. Explore, discover, rinse and repeat; fire pits, secret parties and bubbling kitchens await. This Subbacultcha x Down The Rabbit Hole magazine fills you in on why all-time heroes Damien Rice, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith are absolute must-sees and gives you the lowdown on hot up-and-comers like FKA twigs, Happyness and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, all destined for world domination after their shows in Beuningen. Get a first look at what’s up at the Idyllische Veldje and what’s going down at the Vuige Veld. And Wilde Haren is back too: less of a secret this time around, but cut out for greater glory in an even more special spot.

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What to Bring

1. Your BFF

Make sure you bring your most adven-turous friend on this magical trip down the hole. You don’t want to be stuck with someone who complains about the lack of space or someone who’s afraid of the dark.

2. A camera

You know the rules: pics or it didn’t hap-pen. Who’s going to believe all the crazy adventures you had when you don’t have any proof?

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Ten things you will desperately crave while you’re falling down a hole

There are black holes, wormholes and rabbit holes. Actually, there are probably a lot more holes, but that’s not the point. The idea here

is that these holes are meant to be fallen into. Because the only way you will ever find something unique and extraordinary is when you let go, dive head first into the unknown

and let yourself be surprised by what happens next. Wherever you end up, these

are the things you will surely need most.

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3. Formal attire

Since it’s completely uncertain where you’ll end up, you might want to bring something fancy to wear. Just in case you end up in another universe where it’s your wedding day, every day.

4. A juicer

Science is divided over whether or not falling is a good way to lose weight. You know what makes you look slim and desirable? Freshly squeezed juice. Lots of it.

5. John Rambo

Simple. The one person who’s going to help you out of difficult situations, wherever in the universe you may find yourself.

6. Sunglasses

When falling down either a wormhole or a black hole, you’ll find yourself float-ing around in space. Technically, there’s isn’t any weather out there, but at least the sun shines all the time and it’s nev-er overcast.

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7. A comfy chair

Suppose the hole you’re falling into turns out to be a black hole. You should realise that you’re never, ever getting out of it again, and time moves reaaaal-ly slow. You’re basically trapped for ever, and for ever takes even longer than usu-al. Trust us: you should make this as comfortable as possible.

8. Snacks

How long will you be falling? No one re-ally knows. It might be seconds, it might be hours. Either way, the trip will be-come a lot more relaxed if you bring some snacks.

9. Wine in a box

What’s the only thing that can salvage a horrible vacation? Getting drunk. To be more precise: getting completely shit-face drunk. Wine in a box assures you’ll be too inebriated to care about anything bad that might happen while you’re in-side the hole, and all on a budget.

10. Pogo stick

Falling down a hole can be a lot of fun, but eventually you’ll want to get out again. This is where the pogo stick will come in handy. When you reach the bot-tom, you’ll simply bounce right back up!

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HappynessInterview by Koen van Bommel

Photos shot by Isolde Woudstra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Benji, have you ever been to Daresbury?Have I ever been where? No, I have not. I think me asking,

‘Where?’ probably shows I haven’t been. It’s the birthplace of Lewis Carroll.

Okay, great! That’s appropriate to the festival, I guess.Coincidentally, there’s also a particle accelerator in Daresbury. So my question is: given the choice, would you rather go down a rabbit hole or enter a wormhole?

That’s a very good question. I’m reading a book about worm-holes at the moment, by a physicist called Kip Thorne. It’s also about the theories behind the movie Interstellar. I think I’d rather go down a rabbit hole, though. The process of going through a wormhole might be slightly impractical given our touring schedule.

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Interview

Benji Compston, guitar player and vocalist of London trio Happyness, is an exceptionally

cheerful and charming guy, even for someone from a group named after a pleasureable

state of mind – and even after being asked a dozen nonsensical questions. We spoke to him about various kinds of holes, starting

with the obvious rabbit variety and gradually moving on to more advanced subjects like wormholes and the sheer limitless void in

the centre of a bagel

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What would you hope to find on the other side?Probably not a badger. I have no interest in badgers at the mo-

ment. They’re becoming a bit of a threat to my dog. But what I’d hope to find on the other side would be world peace. Isn’t that implied by the absence of badgers?

Yeah, those are probably two mutually exclusive things.So about holes in general. What’s your favourite kind?

The space in a bagel, probably. I like a bagel with salt beef, cream cheese and a pickle. And badger meat, of course.One thing that separates humans from other animals is that we rarely live in holes. Why is that?

Probably because we enjoy sunlight, perhaps? Air-conditioning units are slightly more practical above ground. But I do think some of my friends would probably tell you that my first apartment when I moved to London was in fact somewhat of a hole. If you had to live in an actual hole, what would it look like?

It would probably look like the basement in the film Barbarella, where the rebels keep all their stuff. With the kind of laundry chute that people slide down. Have you seen that movie?I can’t say I have.

Watch it, and you’ll know exactly what I mean.Well, can’t you just describe the basement a bit?

The film is a kind of erotic sci-fi adventure, and the basement is beneath this kind of city that floats on a psychedelic swamp made of some abstract energy.If there was a black hole nearby, could I tempt you to jump into it?

Well, I think if I was in the position of being near a black hole, I’d probably be in a lot of trouble anyway, so yeah, why not?Have you heard about the multiverse theory?

I haven’t; tell me what that is.

Happyness. Continued

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‘If I was in the position of being near a black hole, I’d probably be in a lot of trouble’

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Well, it’s basically a feature of infinity. There are an infinite amount of universes, so there are also universes that are the same as ours, but with some changes.

Ah, yeah, I have heard about that – I just didn’t know that’s what it was called.Isn’t it frustrating to think there’s a universe out there in which you’re filthy rich?

Yeah, that is frustrating.But isn’t it also comforting to know there’s another universe in which you have elbows instead of knees?

That’s terrible. But wait, there’s multiple dimensions? Or just one?There’s a lot of dimensions.

So there could be hundreds of you…Millions. With four-dimensional elbows.

Oh...If you had to live in another dimension, where everything was dif-ferent from ours except for one thing, what would you want that thing to be?

Coriander. It’s a beautiful thing. I think it’s been genetically decided that it tastes like soap to me.

You know there’s a reason for that, right? Supposedly, certain people are genetically programmed so that coriander tastes like dishwasher soap. I read that somewhere. Johnny from the band used to hate coriander, and I started slipping it into our food, to try and persuade him to like it, which he now does.So what does it taste like to you?

Kind of like what parsley was trying to be.

Happyness. Continued

Happyness play the Fuzzy Lop at 14.30 on Saturday, 27 June.

They’ll be back to play a Subbacultcha show at De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam on 18 September.

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Interview

Although the ethereal R&B of Rhye often simulates an out-of-body experience, we never expected to have a conversation

about the occult with lead singer, Milosh. What started as an analysis of that fantasy

novel called Alice in Wonderland quickly escalated to uncanny themes such as UFOs and mind control. There’s even some of that

to be found in their music, apparently…

‘I want to make music that’s legitimate, and involves things from my life that are

absolutely real’

RhyeInterview by Sander van Dalsum

Photos shot by Suzanna Zak in Los Angeles, USA

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Hey Milosh! What’s your take on Alice in Wonderland? Did she take drugs or was it all just some fantasy?

In a lot of ways I actually think it’s a reference to occult prac-tices. I don’t think it’s just, like, a hippy chick experimenting with drugs going into another world. It’s much more mystical – although it does deal with hallucinogens. It’s about the world revealing its inner secrets of how everything functions. Do you know what Enochian magic is?I’ve heard of it, but can’t recall the details.

Basically, in the Bible there’s this person called Enoch. Appar-ently he was abducted by the angels and taken to this land where he learned this language that the angels speak, the Enochian language. A lot of individuals interested in the occult use this language to con-verse with angels and demons when they’re conjured. I think Alice in Wonderland kind of touches on that. It deals with aspects like our ego and how it relates to other entities, how it influences other dimen-sions or other worlds.Have you ever had an other-wordly experience like that yourself?

Yes, but I can’t go too far into that for this interview. That would be a conversation of a couple of hours.None that are short and snappy?

Do you believe in aliens?Of course!

My wife and I have seen four different UFOs in California. Two of them were actually last weekend when we played in the desert. We played a show for Robot Heart, which is a big camp at Burning Man, where they mix hi-tech with music. We were out there the night before we played, looking at the sky. Those things just didn’t look like stars.Is mankind ready for its first contact with aliens?

There’s a bunch of different types of extraterrestrials that we’ve

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‘If you put stuff like a god in a modern context, it’s actually an alien encounter’

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already contacted, actually. If you read Christian literature like the Bi-ble with a different view, you might even see that they’re talking about alien abductions. Like, if angels and demons were actually aliens, you start to see that there’s a lot of evidence of contact. If you put stuff like a god in a modern context, it’s actually an alien encounter.I have to say, I honestly didn’t expect to have this conversation with you. Do these kinds of themes return in your music?

A lot of people think my songs are love songs or break-up songs – and a lot of them are. But I do many other things in music and I’m interested in lots of other stuff in life. I try to put things in songs that are not one-sided, and there’s a lot of meaning to things. On one of my first albums, there’s this song called ‘Make Me Feel’, and I recorded it in a different tuning. There’s this tuning called A442 that does different things to your psychology and your body. Your bones, your muscles, everything has resonate frequencies – everything in life does. It can work on a subconscious level – I want people to have a cathartic or magical experience.You’re saying you could control someone’s mind with music?

I don’t think I can do that in the same way Walt Disney did, but yeah. If you look at every Disney film that was ever put out during his lifetime, the opening scenes have the death of a mother and a traumatised child. I would argue Walt Disney creates trauma in little children because they’re not able to disassociate what’s happening in a film and what’s happening in their lives. That makes them highly susceptible to mind control. But that’s not what I’m trying to do. I want to make music that’s legitimate, and involves things from my life that are absolutely real. Not like Miley Cyrus coming in like a wrecking ball, but about things that are relatable. My music is designed for beautiful experiences.

Rhye. Continued

Rhye plays the Hotot at 14.45 on Satur-day, 27 June.

King Gizzard & The Lizard

WizardInterview by Sander van Dalsum

Photos shot by Lucie McGough in Melbourne, Australia

Down the Rabbit Hole is obviously a reference to Alice in Wonder-land. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard almost sounds like a character from that book…

Yeah, for sure! The book has lots of weird animals, like that wal-rus thing, ha-ha. So I can see how we would fit in.Are you into fantasy at all?

I think so! I haven’t watched or read a lot of that stuff since I was, like, five years old. But do you know The Dark Crystal? It’s that spooky film with those puppets by Jim Henson. That one kind of stuck with

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If it was up to Melbourne seven-piece King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, we

wouldn’t even utter the word psychedelic. Instead we’d just leave it at weird. Sure

their fuzzy phase guitars, pillaging drums and hazy vocals will knock you off feet, leaving you in a daze for days, but you

won’t need magic mushrooms or a tab of acid to trip out on the gang’s kaleidoscopic visuals and heady rock. We called up one of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s two drummers, Eric Moore, to talk about what

it’s like to be pigeonholed, childhood dreams and fantasy flicks

King Gizzard & The Lizard

WizardInterview by Sander van Dalsum

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me because I thought it was really scary. I did see The Wizard of Oz as an adult, and it was just as creepy as when I was young. Those munchkins are just really bizarre.How big was your imagination when you were a kid? Did you pre-tend to be a Ninja Turtle like me?

I loved that! I was more of a regular ninja, not necessarily a turtle. I grew up in Australia, about four hours away from Melbourne, in a small country town in the bush. We had to make our own fun. I was mainly day-dreaming, making up scenarios with my mates, fish-ing and swimming in the local river. My grandparents live on farms, so we’d go out there and ride motorbikes. There wasn’t much to do, and as I grew older I started playing music.Are you bummed out you didn’t become a ninja in the end?

Not really, but I guess there’s still time! I never had many career dreams when I was young. I was simple and realistic, ha-ha. All I knew was music and I never knew that would lead to being in a band, but it happened kind of naturally. I guess I got lucky!By the looks of your album covers, I’d say you still have a rich fantasy life…

A lot of that stuff is from Jason Galea, our visual director. He lis-tens to the music and comes up with a concept of how he visualises it. The worlds and the monsters that he creates come from his own thoughts about what’s being said in the music.Have you ever thought of putting out a film yourself? Like the creepy equivalent of Yellow Submarine?

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‘We’re far too driven to waste away our days’

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Yes, actually! The other day Stu sent me this crazy massive plotline of a film he wants to somehow make. It’s set 3,000 years in the future on a far-away planet. Jason would be directing it and our music would be in it.The music Gizzard makes is pretty psychedelic. Is that based on your experiences?

That’s a tough question. We never intended to be psychedelic; it just comes across that way. I think it’s just us experimenting with mu-sic, trying to take it as far as we can. We still don’t consider ourselves a psychedelic band just because we push things as weird and differ-ent as possible. Some people pigeonhole psychedelic music into a genre or a sound; as long as you have phase guitars and trippy visuals you qualify. For us, it can be anything, any style that’s exploring new territory.So no running into the woods and eating shrooms for you guys?

Exactly! We never did anything like that, but we do come across as that to some people. It’s kind of frustrating because we get put away as being a druggy band. Journalists use it as a way to describe music, but at the end of the day it has nothing to do with it. We’re far too driven to waste our days doing that stuff.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Continued

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard play the Fuzzy Lop at 18.30 on Sunday, 28 June.

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I spent the summer of 1975 inside Patti Smith’s ‘Gloria’ (that’s G-L-O-R-I-A). I was just a baby at the time, but the rent was cheap and I needed a place to stay. It had once belonged to Van Morrison, but by 1974 the place had been squatted by Patti, who at the time was still just a kid herself – albeit a kid busy recording what would turn out to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time, Horses. She probably didn’t mind me hanging out there. Maybe she never even noticed me. She had more important matters on her brilliant mind than some stupid baby.

I gotta say, I liked what she did to the place. I happened to be quite familiar with its Van Morrison-era incarnation, my dad having played his Them records to death before I was even born. They – Them – were a UK rhythm and blues band from the Sixties featuring Van Morrison on vocals. They’d drawn up the original blueprint of ‘Gloria’, before Van Morrison went on to conjure up sonic meditation monasteries like Astral Weeks (in which I spent half of the Naughties,

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A GloriousSummer

Resident wordsmith and time-travelling impressionist Marc van der Holst recounts a fictitious and surreal tale of a childhood

spent inside Patti Smith’s iconic ‘Gloria’

GoatWe asked Krita a few strange questions

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but that’s another story). They’d done an outstanding job, but you couldn’t help but feel that its primitive, primordially male, bare-bone structure could do with a feminine touch. Enter Patti Smith. First thing she does is smear ‘JESUS DIED FOR SOMEBODY’S SINS BUT NOT MINE’ all over the entrance hall.

I mean, it really opened up the place. What used to be this small space suitable for sitting around waiting for this Gloria girl to drop by, was turned into a sprawling suite where anything could happen, anything was allowed and anyone could show up, at any time. Not just Gloria, though she was still a regular, but also Marie, Ruth… The Ramones playing next door. Around midnight we’d open up the windows and listen to the big clock tower go ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong. Robert Mapplethorpe came by and took Patti’s picture. It ended up on the cover of Horses. You could tell these kids were grow-ing up fast, headed for the big time. I was headed for kindergarten.

After Horses, which would be a major influence on rock music in general and the NYC punk scene in particular, Patti would go on to record the raw Radio Ethiopia, followed by the more accessible Easter, featuring another personal favourite, ‘Because The Night’, the greatest song ever for at least three minutes in 1978. Many more would follow, as well as several books of poetry and a National Book Award-winning memoir. ‘Gloria’, however, endures. It has a place in my heart that I still revisit from time to time. Comin’ through the door, crawlin’ up the stairs, waltzin’ through the hall. G-L-O-R-I-A.

A Glorious Summer. Continued

Patti Smith and her Band perform Hors-es at Teddy Widder at 21.30 on Friday, 26 June.

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A water spirit has decided you are to be sacrificed. What music would you want to hear during the ritual?

I would like to hear Alf Robert-son and the song ‘Emily’s Foto’. It’s the song we normally play in our village when we sacrifice stuff.What album do you listen to when there’s a solar eclipse?

Mitt Land by Alf Robertson. You’ll understand why if you ever listen to this album when there’s a solar eclipse. Far out.What was the first song you ever played on an instrument?

Hmm... I think it was ‘Hundar & Ungar Och Hembryggt Äppelvin’ by Alf Robertson. I played it on a djembe. This was the first song that really blew my mind when I was three years old. I still take out my djembe and play it when the sun goes down sometimes.What do you think is the most

annoying sound in the world? And the most pleasing?

The most annoying sound in the world is when my seven youngest kids are dissatisfied at the same time. The most pleasing is Alf Robertson’s voice.What about colours? What’s your favourite colour and what does it symbolise?

Bleached yellow, about the same tone as Alf Robertson’s pullover on the cover of Det Kommer Från Hjärtat.What’s your favourite MP3?

‘Soldaten Och Kortleken’ by Alf Robertson.CDs and vinyl are round; a cas-sette is rectangular. What shape is an MP3?

A circle with three edges.

Goat play the Fuzzy Lop at 21.25 on Sat-urday, 27 June.

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Blaudzun14.30–15.30 // Hotot

Dutch singer-songwriter Johannes Sigmond has had a somewhat peripa-tetic career; drifting in and out of vari-ous bands and guises before final-ly going solo with up-tempo, alt-rock songs – think a Eurocentric Arcade Fire – that have given him four stun-ning albums, chart success and a loy-al, worldwide following.

Bomba Estéreo23.00–00.00 // Fuzzy Lop

Ay caramba! It’s hard to describe ex-actly what Bomba Estéreo do, but one thing’s for sure: any party they soundtrack will be far from boring. Incorporating elements of cumbia, dance, electro and dubstep, it’s a blast of technicolour beats and vocals that’s sure to get you moving.

CC Smugglers16.30–17.25 // Vuurplaats

The humble banjo has been much ma-ligned in recent years, but there are bands who manage to make it a vir-tue and avoid barn dance ’n’ hoedown clichés. Bands like UK buskers CC Smugglers, who bring a good-time vibe to their swing, blues and jazz-themed rag-time tunes.

Clark (Live)21.15–22.15 // Fuzzy Lop

UK native Chris Clark deals in tense, claustrophobic electronica, full of tex-ture and hypnotic ticks and pops; not

for nothing has he found a home on Warp Records. But he doesn’t just ‘press play’; live, Clark is one of the most accomplished, dizzying laptop musicians around.

Damien Rice22.45–00.00 // Hotot

You’ll no doubt know Rice from the breathy, swooning magnificence of ‘The Blower’s Daughter’, but dig a lit-tle deeper and you’ll discover the rea-sons that his soft, Irish lilt and bitter-sweet take on contemporary folk have won him millions of fans and plenty of critical acclaim.

Death From Above 197916.25–17.25 // Hotot

Hold on to your hats: Death From Above 1979 are back! A thun-dering, rock’n’roll juggernaut, the drums’n’bass, thrash’n’bang duo have risen Phoenix-like from the ashes of what many thought was a terminal hi-atus to once again blast away the en-nui and melt our brains.

Flying Lotus19.30–20.30 // Teddy Widder

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song from Steven Ellison’s latest LP, perfectly encapsulates the feeling of trying to unpick all the influences he blends together in a dizzying kaleido-scope of colours and emotions; free jazz, hip hop and avant-garde experi-mentalism are swirled into a master-ful, melodic whole.

Hunee & Thomas Martojo01.05–END // Fuzzy Lop

Like the original Odd Couple, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, some-times opposites attract; so it is with Berlin resident Hun Choi and Dutch DJ Thomas Martojo. Blending clas-sic Chicago and Detroit house and techno with old-school disco and soul jams, it all just works. And beautiful-ly so, too.

Misun14.30–15.20 // Fuzzy Lop

If music as bright and cheerful as a sunbeam is your thing, then I’d spend some time with Misun. The band themselves have termed what they do ‘aquawave’, a neat description for their soulful, summery vocals mixed with glistening electro-pop and soft, jaun-ty grooves.

Omar Souleyman00.15–01.05 // Fuzzy Lop

Omar Souleyman is a true original. Famed for his performances at wed-dings and social gatherings, his call-ing card is dabke, a style of folk-dance built around intricate instrumental leads, passionate singing and pound-ing, trance-inducing rhythms. De-signed to make you move, its charms are impossible to resist.

Orkesta Mendoza19.15–20.15 // Fuzzy Lop

‘Mambo’, a musical form and dance style that originated in Cuba, actual-ly means ‘conversation with the Gods’ in the old slave language of Kikon-go, and Arizona’s Sergio Mendoza certainly sounds like he’s conferring with a higher power when he and his band lock into their ‘indie-mambo’ par-ty stride.

Oscar and the Wolf18.30–19.30 // Hotot

Not many people think of sultry, se-ductive electro-glam pop when they think of Belgium, but Oscar and the Wolf have been confounding expec-tations since their formation in 2010. Deeply sensual, their songs slowly coil around your brain, rendering you help-less to their quiet grooves.

Patti Smith and Her Band Perform Horses21.30–22.45 // Teddy Widder

A totemic milestone in alternative American culture, Horses remains one of the most significant and influen-tial albums ever recorded, and this will

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be a unique opportunity to see Smith – poet laureate for the punk genera-tion and a feminist icon – perform her magnum opus in its entirety.

Rangleklods17.30–18.30 // Fuzzy Lop

One part gothic rock, one part elec-tro-noir, a whole load of processed beats and yearning vocals; there’s a lot going on in the music of Danish duo Rangleklods. The best way to en-joy it is just to immerse yourself totally and let the digital rhythms wash over your brain.

Ryan Adams20.30–21.30 // Hotot

When he’s not been busy leaving abu-sive messages on journalists’ voice-mails, Ryan Adams has crafted some of the 21st century’s finest, bitter-sweet, country-folk songs – think ‘Bourbon-on-your-cornflakes’ sad – while Heartbreaker, his debut LP, re-mains one of the greatest odes to sadness and despair ever committed to record.

Songhoy Blues15.30–16.30 // Teddy Widder

Thrust together in times of civil unrest,

Songhoy Blues are four young, tal-ented guys from Mali who hoped that music could be their salvation. Tradi-tional African rhythms and straight-up Delta blues provide the backbone of their music, which is as catchy as it is colourful.

zZz17.25–18.25 // Teddy Widder

A friend recently remarked that zZz was his favourite Dutch band, and it’s easy to understand why; sounding like Ian Curtis fronting the lovechild of De-peche Mode and Duran Duran, Björn Ottenheim and Daan Schinkel crank out dark dance-rock fit for Satan’s own discotheque.

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idyllische veldjeLos Conejos Bravos, Speakers Corner, Haren Majesteit, Driving Decks

Walvisbios16.00–19.30 // The Weird and the Wonderful

19.30–21.00 //What We Do in the Shadows

21.30–23.10 //The Signal

23.30–01.00 // The Trip

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Alabama Shakes 18.30–19.30 // Hotot

From bar-room cover band to support-ing Jack White and performing at the White House; the raggedy, garage-soul roots rock of Alabama Shakes has won many ardent fans over three short years. And in singer Britta-ny Howard’s gale-force delivery, they possess one of music’s most power-ful, and distinctive, voices.

Benjamin Booker16.00–16.45 // Fuzzy Lop

They say no one can play slide guitar like Blind Willie Johnson, but Benja-min Booker is doing his best to prove otherwise. His raw brand of boogie, soul and the blues is bright and fren-zied, topped with a gruff, baritone growl that suggests a life being lived to the full.

Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley16.30–17.30 // Hotot

The fate of celebrity offspring is often not great; witness the trials and tribu-lations of Sean Lennon. But Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley strides confidently in his father’s footsteps and has carved out a deserving reputation as an art-ist giving reggae and dub a modern, urban edge.

Dolomite Minor17.50–18.35 // Fuzzy Lop

If the Prince of Darkness ever needs some entrance music, he could do worse than ask Joe Grimshaw and

Max Palmier to pen it. For as Dolomite Minor, their tunes are just heavy; riffs as thick as sludge and drums that bat-ter resistance into submission.

FKA twigs21.45–22.45 // Teddy Widder

Few artists have managed to blur genres or straddle so many creative disciplines as successfully as Brit-ish performer Tahliah Barnett, and yet her music retains a deep mystery. With a keen eye for the theatrical and the dramatic, this is sure to one of the best sets you’ll witness all year.

GANZ01.45–END // Fuzzy Lop

Spanish producer GANZ is rightly lauded as a rising star. Crafting club-friendly dance music and electroni-ca, his songs have an incessant, foot-tapping quality without toppling over into full-blown EDM banger territory, a subtle appeal for those who favour smarts over bombast.

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Glass Animals15.30–16.30 // Teddy Widder

Intelligence is not often noted – or praised – when it comes to music, but it’s clear that Oxford four-piece Glass Animals are very clever boys indeed. Inventive, ethereal indie – quirk-pop – that borrows heavily from R&B and electronica is their calling card, mu-sic that soothes and flows in equal measure.

Goat21.25–22.25 // Fuzzy Lop

‘Experimental fusion’ may sound like a chemistry experiment, but it neat-ly sums up masked Swedish rockers Goat. Hailing from a town with a his-tory of voodoo worship, this band of sonic warriors is as inventive as it is daring, and one of the most unique acts you’re ever likely to see.

Happyness14.30–15.15 // Fuzzy Lop

Like a lazy summer afternoon, London trio Happyness slather their songs in just the right amount of wistful haze to stay charming and bright. And as with all good slacker-rock, their songs are a low-key joy, gently bustling along

and filled with wry insights and clev-er asides.

iggy Pop22.45–00.00 // Hotot

Still going strong, and still going shirt-less, at the ripe old age of 68, Iggy Pop – the man credited with inventing stage diving – is a true punk legend who has brought his unique brand of passion and chaos to the stage for six decades straight.

Jameszoo23.45–00.45 // Fuzzy Lop

There’s a magpie quality to the music of Jameszoo, a producer and DJ hail-ing from Den Bosch; nothing is con-sidered too avant-garde or strange to be included in his beguiling mixes and compilations. The result is some of the most inventive, interesting electronica coming out of Europe.

Janne Schra16.30–17.30 // Vuurplaats

Dutch singer Janneke Schadino-va may have made her name with her band Room Eleven, but it’s since striking out on her own that she’s re-ally found her voice; a mix of bright pop, big-band jazz and folk have ce-mented her burgeoning reputation as a songwriter.

JD McPherson13.45–14.45 // Teddy Widder

JD McPherson is a singer indebted to the past; specifically, a simpler era when rockabilly and rhythm & blues ruled the airwaves. But his music is no simple Americana throwback; he adds

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a fresh twist and plenty of personal-ity to the spirit of Little Richard and James Brown.

Meridian Brothers19.30–20.30 // Fuzzy Lop

If you thought spooky, other-world-ly atmospheres and red-hot salsa had yet to be combined in a musical genre, then you’d be mistaken, for Colombi-an group Meridian Brothers have done exactly that. So effective is this mix that, at times, you don’t know whether to dance or reach for the Ouija board.

Rhye14.45–15.45 // Hotot

Downtempo, glacial R&B is now somewhat ubiquitous, but mysterious duo Rhye – singer Michael Milosh and instrumentalist Robin Hannibal – was one of the pioneers. Leading with their music – seductively smooth slow-jams that positively ooze sex – they want-ed the songs to speak for themselves. Mission accomplished, then.

Róisín Murphy20.30–21.40 // Hotot

Drawing on electro, disco and clas-sic pop, Irish singer-songwriter Roi-sin Murphy has always pushed mu-sical boundaries, first with her band Moloko, then as a solo act. Her latest album, Mi Senti, is no exception, fea-turing classic Italo-disco hits from the Eighties and sung entirely in Italian.

The Cat Empire19.30–20.30 // Teddy Widder

Another band to help you move those dancing feet, veteran Australians The

Cat Empire have been spreading their jazz-, ska- and Latin-infused music around the world for over 12 years, including performances at the Mel-bourne Commonwealth Games and David Letterman’s Late Show.

The Gaslamp Killer Experience17.30–18.30 // Teddy Widder

How to describe The Gaslamp Killer Experience? Well, it’s no surprise that he’s found a home on Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label; it chimes perfect-ly with William Benjamin Bensussen’s taste for alternative hip hop imbued with a heavy sense of psych and the-atricality.

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SATuRDAy SiDE PROGRAMME

idyllische veldje10.00–14.30 // Yoga

Los Conejos Bravos, Speakers corner, Haren Majesteit, Driving Decks

Walvisbios16.00–19.30 // The Weird and the Wonderful

19.30–20.45 // La planète sauvage

21.05–22.55 // Lost River

23.15–01.00 // Altered States

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Andrew Bird15.45–16.45 // Hotot

You may think Andrew Bird is just an-other wistful American singer-song-writer, but you’d be wrong; trained in the Suzuki method on violin from the age of four, his first band was called Squirrel Nut Zippers. All of which serves to elevate him above the bland and the ordinary.

Børns12.00–12.45 // Fuzzy Lop

Michigan native Garrett Borns may live in a tree-house, but he’s no acous-tic-strumming hippy. With an angel-ic voice that cuts through the music like a laser beam, his high-tempo mix of glam, folk and electro-pop is as re-freshing as it is uplifting, perfect for a summer afternoon.

Che Sudaka17.45–18.45 // Hotot

Originally formed by illegal Argentin-ian and Colombian immigrants in Bar-celona in the early 2000s, Che Suda-ka have carved out a niche as a ‘punk reggae party band’ playing mestizaje music. Collaborations with their hero, Manu Chao, show just how far they’ve come from humble beginnings.

Ghostpoet16.45–17.45 // Fuzzy Lop

UK native Obaro Ejimiwe is often clas-sified as a rapper, but that does his art a massive disservice. As Ghost-poet, his brittle, uneasy rhymes op-

erate as an internal monologue to the hopes and fears of a generation, while his dark, glitch-heavy sound-scapes provide a snapshot of urban grit and decay.

Jungle By Night13.45–14.45 // Hotot

‘The possibilities are endless’: so say Jungle By Night, a nine-piece instru-mental group from Amsterdam who mix Afrobeat, jazz, hip hop and funk. They so impressed in a few, prominent support slots that they’ve since been invited to play pretty much every ma-jor European festival as the essential party band.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard18.30–19.30 // Fuzzy Lop

Two drummers, three guitarists and a harmonica player. A ridiculous name. Songs that sound just filthy, drip-ping with fuzz, reverb and psychedel-ic overtones. And they’re Australian. What should be utter chaos is, in-stead, a trip of the highest order that slaps any doubters into submission.

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Leftfield20.45–21.45 // Teddy Widder

One of the most significant acts of the UK electronic scene in the Nineties, it’s hard to imagine what the genre would sound like without their influ-ence. Pioneers of progressive house and guest vocalists, their blend of dub, breakbeat and techno on 1995’s Leftism marked them out as true ge-niuses.

Max Richter12.45–13.45 // Teddy Widder

Max Richter may be a classically trained pianist and one of the finest neo-classical composers, but his work is influenced just as much by punk and modern electronic music. Wheth-er recomposing Vivaldi or lending his haunting, atmospheric soundscapes to film and TV, his music stands apart as being truly special.

Motorpsycho20.30–22.00 // Fuzzy Lop

Motorpsycho sounds like the name given to a denim- and leather-clad leader of an outlaw biker gang. But what they are is a Norwegian four-piece that blends prog-rock, free jazz and metal into a beguiling but foot-stomping array of catchy, inventive songs.

Natalie Prass13.30–14.15 // Fuzzy Lop

Sometimes, the old-fashioned way is just better, a sentiment Natalie Prass would surely agree with. Having fall-en in with retro revivalist Matthew E White’s Spacebomb collective, Prass

crafted a slow-burning soul classic full of loving brass, soaring strings and the type of lush orchestration that’s all too rare.

Other Lives14.45–15.45 // Teddy Widder

Belgian label PIAS have a good eye for talent, and in American indie-rock-ers Other Lives have unearthed an-other diamond. There’s a hint of Ra-diohead – who they’ve toured with – to some of their haunting melodies and jittery beats, but they douse it all in liberal quantities of Americana.

Roosbeef18.45–19.45 // Teddy Widder

There’s a dark heart to Rooseef’s me-lodic pop, and more than a hint of mel-ancholy. Built around the talents of singer-songwriter Roos Rebergen and the tinkling of piano, songs ebb and flow and gently swell; five acclaimed albums are testament to their song-writing skills.

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Seasick Steve19.45–20.45 // Hotot

Steven Wold may still look like a hobo, but he’s anything but. Despite a co-lourful past that saw him hopping freight trains and busking in Paris and Norway, he’s had a long and distin-guished career as a producer and per-former playing stripped-down blues and Americana boogie rock.

Stu Larsen15.45–16.45 // Vuurplaats

Australian singer and guitarist Stu Larsen is a true wandering trouba-dour; leaving behind his home, nor-mality and security for several years, he’s travelled the globe, gigging where and when he can, and making aching-ly gorgeous, heartfelt ballads about life, love and everything in between.

The War on Drugs21.45–23.00 // Hotot

Eighties electro-pop has had its mo-ment in the sun. Taking its place is the soft sheen of alt-country rock Ameri-cana anthems, recalling hazy summer days and long, highway drives. The War On Drugs currently do them bet-ter than anyone else.

young Fathers15.00–16.00 // Fuzzy Lop

2014 was Scottish trio Young Fathers’ year. Winning the Mercury Music Prize for Dead alongside rising critical ac-claim, their dizzying blend of musical styles and singular vision to be utterly original has cemented their reputation as one of the most inventive, vital acts in the world today.

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idyllische veldje10.00–14.30 // Yoga

Los Conejos Bravos, Speakers corner, Haren Majesteit, Driving Decks

Walvisbios16.00–19.30 // The Weird and the Wonderful

19.00–20.35 // Asphalt Watches

20.55–23.00 // The Congress

23.20–01.00 // Barbarella

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Het Idylische Veldje

Last year’s lush woodland paradise thick with craft, creativity and all the finer things in life returns to Down The Rabbit Hole, transformed at its very core. Standing at the heart of this year’s Idylische Veldje (Idyllic Field) is a tall drink of water like no other, the greenest festival tent in the land. Ten metres tall and replete with sustain-able larchwood and the whizz of whirl-ing power generators turned by storm umbrellas, the new and improved La Tramontana keeps a watchful eye over the yoga, the rope-walking, the welding

‘Conejos Bravos’ and the Driving Decks in its midst. In other words: relaxed, cli-mate-neutral vibes to soothe the cre-ative soul.

De Vuurplaats Down The Rabbit Hole festival would not be complete without its raging fire pit. While you may expect to catch your breath and huddle for a little evening warmth – perhaps even cop a cuddle – be warned: before you know it, you’ll be in the midst of a sudden fireside ritual. Led by Gebroeders Harteveld & Fretz, Milena Haverkamp and Charlie & The Bukowski’s, you’ll be exposed to cab-aret, plays, a spontaneous reading or poem, musicians bursting into song; it’s all possible. The likes of Stu Lars-en, the CC Smugglers and Janna Schra are already slated for their own blazing sets. So embrace the light and romp around the fire. There’s no rest for the wicked here.

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Het Vuige Veld

Hypnotised by the lure of sizzling meat and wafting diesel fumes, Het Vuige Veld will make any rugged, beer-guz-zling, carnivorous punk weak at the knees. Amidst a decor of rusty, beat-up junk and the statuesque Cornucopia! is a treacherous landscape of barbeque, micro-brew and vintage vinyl, home to the meanest of the festival DJs. The Postpunk Delivery, Dicke Rock Block, Sticky Stoner and Township Trip crews will serve up a shitload of psychedelia, punk, garage, hillbilly, zydeco, surf, ska, reggae, beat and northern soul until the wee hours of the morn.

WalvisbiosWe’re not really sure where the whales come into this one, but we can confirm that there’ll be a full-bodied programme of cinematic delights on display that’ll leave you wide-eyed and hankering for

more. On the Walvisbios bill throughout the weekend are classics and cult favou-rites like Vampire reality drama What We Do in the Shadows, Ryan Gosling and sci-fi epic Barbarella.

Driving DecksThe Driving Decks are back. Bounc-ing around the festival terrain, these mobile sound systems set up shop for a spontaneous party wherever they please. During the day and throughout the night, you can expect one of these wheeled stages to hit the breaks right next to your tent.

Wilde Haren

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year’s Rabbit Hole would have stumbled upon its mysterious woodland party. Helmed by Noah’s Ark, the likes of Jiggy Djé, FS Green, Murda and Dokter Moon all made their mark. This year’s Wil-de Haren will be a little easier to find, but its line-up remains a closely guard-ed secret, to be revealed only to those who dare.

Watershipdown

While most will likely be three sheets to the wind before noon and others knee deep in some hole on the beach, those of you with a sturdy pair of sea legs are advised to make your way down to Wa-tershipdown and follow in the footsteps of the great Dutch explorers who came before you. Build your own raft or grab yourself a paddle boat, and set sail for the other side.

Het Blauwe UurAs the sun sets and each day draws to a close, the blissful forest by the lake de-scends into a world of darkness and a tribe of light artists known as Het Blau-we Uur transform the place into their very own mystical twilight zone, free from the conventions of time and space.

Kuili KuiliRemember summers as a kid when your parents took you and your siblings and your friends to the beach, handed you a few toy shovels and told you to dig a hole? Then one of you proceeded to climb into said hole, only to be covered up by the others? No? Well, its about time you learned. Down The Rabbit Hole boasts its own beach replete with a hole-digging zone and hole-digging instructors. For the true adventurers among you, try digging when you’ve got a NondeSjuSjo cocktail in your hand, or a few more swimming around in your head.

Rabbit Royal DeluxeIt wouldn’t be a music festival if it didn’t have it’s own flagship store. Drop by the Rabbit Royaledeluxe for all manner of exclusive DTRH-gear, including hand-

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crafted, one-of-a-kind creations by Los Conejos Bravos, gsus-powered DTRH shirts and other festival garb. Only wear prints made by yours truly? Don’t fret: there’s even an in-house silk-screen press courtesy of Loenatix.

De Grote Vuurwerkshow

If you’re of a particularly scientific mould, you’ll know that the Big Bang created life and us and everything we know. It even created this rabbit hole. And so, the good people at DTRH have seen fit to treat us to a majestic re-cre-ation every single festival day. Not set in one of those massive particle accel-erators, but above ground, with loud noises and pretty colours. A trigger-happy few will even be allowed to join in the fun by signing up at the Vuurwerk-loket. What that Vuurwerkloket is and when all of this will happen remains a mystery, even to us – but we’re pretty sure you’ll hear it, and see it.

Het GatLive out your inner Rupert Murdoch fantasies and spin your own outland-ish tabloid tales at Het Gat (The Hole), Down The Rabbit Hole’s resident news-

paper and rumour mill. No stone will be left unturned by this xeroxed one-sheet, a daily round-up of the latest anecdotes, live reviews, festival photos and last-minute updates. Share what you will, but remember: if you don’t own your own story, someone else will.

Tower of Bouwer

Down the Rabbit Hole is well and truly a haven for your wildest dreams. Ship-building, hole-digging and newspaper-ing not enough? Try your hand at ar-chitecture and construction. Over at the Tower of Bouwer you can erect your own mighty skyline over the course of a single weekend. Burj Khalifa be damned: this could be your Wonder of the World.

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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

26–28 July 2015 De Groene Heuvels – Beuningen www.downtherabbithole.nl OPENING TIMES

Parking Lot: Thursday 12.00–Monday 14.00

Camping Grounds: Thursday 16.00–Monday 12.00

Festival Grounds: Friday 12.00–04.00; Saturday and Sunday 10.00–04.00

Ticket Office: Thursday 12.00–23.00; Friday 11.00–23.00; Saturday 11.00-18.00; closed on Sunday TICKETS

Tickets are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.nl

A festival ticket comprising three festi-val days, shuttle bus ride and camping spot costs €125 (excluding service costs)

There will be no day tickets for sale.Group Tickets: Purchase 12 tickets for the price of 10!

If you intend to come with a camp-er, caravan or tent trailer, you will need

to purchase a supplementary Camper Camping ticket. Those travelling by car will need to purchase a regular park-ing ticket. RABBIT RESORT

If camping doesn’t suite you, build your weekend nest in the luxurious Rabbit Resort. Visit tickets.campsolutions.nl/dtrh for more information PROGRAMME CHANGES

Timetable and programme times list-ed in the magazine may be subject to change. Please check the website for any updates.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Be sure to check www.downtherabbithole.nl before you depart for all practical information, di-rections, house rules and possible pro-gramme updates.

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