ARTIST: Derek VanScoten
TITLE: The Code
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR169
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 5/1/2012
Brooklyn based producer Derek VanScoten (aka D.V.S*) creates that elevated feeling in the listener’s chest with his guitar-soaked experimental dance beats. As a forward thinking beat maker, Derek has released music on Soulection, 1320 Records, Electronic Musician Magazine, Cantora Records, Octave Memory Tapes, and now Daly City Records.
Over the past few years, Derek has spent considerable time on the road with electronic acts like Random Rab, Tycho, Bluetech, Tipper, FreQnasty, Big Gigantic, Lotus, MartyParty, Ana Sia, Beats Antique, Ott, and EOTO.
No stranger to the live band scene, he has also performed as a respected multi-instrumentalist with acts as diverse as DJ Logic, emancipator, Devotchka, The Motet, and the Boulder Philharmonic.
“A shift in where the electronic frontiers are headed.” TheUntz.com
“The consummate working example of future music.” 507projex.com
“The vitality of the Brooklyn lifestyle can be felt in every track.” Earmilk.com
“It’s as though he crossed sound waves with Bon Iver, only to then meet Flying Lotus, all the while running alongside Thom Yorke.” DigBoston
DerekVanScoten (aka D.V.S*) aka moves in a cinematic and edgy direction on his latest EP “The Code.” These 5 new tracks fuse West Coast Glitch Hop with Dubstep flavors, and his signature forward thinking guitar tracks. On “The Code”, VanScoten shows us why he’s an artist to follow into the future.
Track Listing:
01) Patrol
02) Dielsel
03) The Code
04) Shape of the Future
05) Movement
Stream the full ep at:
MOG: link/thecodemog
Purchase at:
Itunes:link/thecodeitunes
Beatport:link/thecodebeatport
JUNO: link/thecodejuno
Amazon: link/thecodeamazon
Watch “The Code” symbols trailer:
Listen to “The Code’ minimix:
Album art by Guillaume Bonte-
Tourdates:
Sat May 5
The Manifestation Celebration– Dallas, TX midnight set
w/ Alex Grey, Thievery Corporation, Flying Lotus, Nadis Warriors, and many more.
-I’ll be doing a special tag team set with Govinda this evening.
http://www.
Thu May 10
Irving Plaza (The Fillmore)- New York, NY 8pm set
supporting Lotus
http://irvingplaza.com/event/
Sat May 19
Uphoria Festival– Millerton, NY 2am late night set
*fun with all my friends all weekend!!!
http://experienceuphoria2012.
Sat May 26
Lightning in a Bottle International Music Festival– Silverado, CA (south of L.A.)
alongside Bassnectar, Glitch Mob and many more!
http://lightninginabottle.org/
Fri June 22
A Disco Voyage feat. Wyllys and the New York Hustler Ensemble and Friends- New York, New York
*I’ll be playing guitar on a ship sailing round the NYC harbor with Wyllyson the turntables, and Jen Hartwswick and Peter Apfelbaum (Trey Anastasio band) as the horn section!!!
http://www.facebook.com/
Fri July 6
Putnam Den– Saratoga Springs, NY (post Phish SPAC)
playing guitar with Wyllys and the New York Hustler Ensemble
Fri Sept 7-Sun Sept 9
Catskill Chill Music Festival
Camp Minglewood- Hancock, NY
w/ Soulive, Lettuce, Lotus, EOTO and more.
ARTIST: Derek VanScoten
TITLE: The Code
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR169
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 5/1/2012
Brooklyn based producer Derek VanScoten (aka D.V.S*) creates that elevated feeling in the listener’s chest with his guitar-soaked experimental dance beats. As a forward thinking beat maker, Derek has released music on Soulection, 1320 Records, Electronic Musician Magazine, Cantora Records, Octave Memory Tapes, and now Daly City Records.
Over the past few years, Derek has spent considerable time on the road with electronic acts like Random Rab, Tycho, Bluetech, Tipper, FreQnasty, Big Gigantic, Lotus, MartyParty, Ana Sia, Beats Antique, Ott, and EOTO.
No stranger to the live band scene, he has also performed as a respected multi-instrumentalist with acts as diverse as DJ Logic, emancipator, Devotchka, The Motet, and the Boulder Philharmonic.
“A shift in where the electronic frontiers are headed.” TheUntz.com
“The consummate working example of future music.” 507projex.com
“The vitality of the Brooklyn lifestyle can be felt in every track.” Earmilk.com
“It’s as though he crossed sound waves with Bon Iver, only to then meet Flying Lotus, all the while running alongside Thom Yorke.” DigBoston
