Kotoe is a DJ, Actor, and Festival Organizer who makes you want to move — think disco, feel acid, breathe tropicali.
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Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kotoek
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Key References & Links from this episode:
MUSIC
Alviverde: https://open.spotify.com/track/4i1DikJPhPfUD4XwRKFEQ2
PEOPLE/ARTISTS
Jun Miyaki: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3a7hEDDgro56kvwVOfQ6nc
Anna Almani: https://ra.co/dj/annaalmani
Holger Hecler: https://ra.co/dj/holgerhecler
DakhaBrahka: www.dakhabrakha.com.ua
Acid Pauli: https://ra.co/dj/acidpauli
Orange Blossom: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vAw8AfCObQgZlXRSRILOq
Kokoko: www.kokokomusic.com
Holger Hecler: https://ra.co/dj/holgerhecler
Maraña: www.instagram.com/marana_performance
Marc Mahfoud: https://ra.co/dj/mahfoud
VENUES/FESTIVALS
Voodoohop na Cachoeira: https://voodoohop.com
Château Perché: www.instagram.com/chateauperchefestival
Obien Klein ei in Dresden (? collective of her partner)
Bucht der Traeumer: https://bucht-der-traeumer.de
Bachstelzen (stage at Fusion): https://bachstelzen.de
Garbicz: https://garbiczfestival.com
Fusion Festival: www.fusion-festival.de
Rummels Bucht: www.rummels-welt.de
Melt Festival: www.meltfestival.de
Medalshauss Festival (? festival that is ending this year)
Burning Man: https://burningman.org
Stone Burner, Palapa, Tower, Desert Dance (translated Fusion stages)
TECH
Juno: www.junodownload.com
OTHER LINKS
Manga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga
Pina: www.imdb.com/title/tt1440266
Voodoohop Collective: https://voodoohop.com
MPB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BAsica_popular_brasileira
Stil vor talent: www.stilvortalent.de
Holger Hecler on Meet the DJ: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v0MlAlmxtPchJ7hzcLae5?si=Ee0c5fUOQz-14zlJo4PctA
Havilan de Traemer (? collective that formed):
Organismo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4T-Y1N5EA
SHOW OUTLINE
[0:00] The bell
[0:30] What a great name
[1:05] Lisbon fit(s)
[2:15] Where are you from? (face slap)
[5:35] Japanese musical vibes
[7:18] Musical start: Voodoohop Collective
[11:22] Pandemic / Isolation … to accelerating BPM
[15:00] Pre- and post-Azores Kotoe
[17:42] Back to life, back to festivals
[20:20] New families!
[21:25] Bucht der Traeumer
[25:33] The end of government support
[26:31] Fusion – the utopia that changed my life
[32:01] Playing at Fusion and Bucht brings out the best
[34:30] Festivals as transformational experience
[36:10] Wastedness can be a special place
[40:10] Festivolution
[42:16] Feminine energy to fill the space
[46:32] Musical sourcing
[47:40] Sound choreography (dramaturgy!) across nights and stages
[51:15] Favorite set evaaaaa + Kotoe makes us all cry a little
[54:20] Closing track philosophy: every carnaval has its end
[56:30] Performing w Maraña
[59:16] First time burner and Kotoe is the gift
[1:06:00] Mahfoud meets a carnaval bloco
[1:10:10] What’s next? An EP, The burn and another Rio carnaval
FULL SHOW NOTES
