I’m going to spend some time (3-4 weeks) in Rotterdam while my girlfriend works there, I have only visited the city once with a friend who lives in Amsterdam, we took the train and spent a nice summer afternoon over there but… That’s all of my experience in the city
I’m looking for tips on places to visit related to arts/electronic music. I enjoy museums but prefer more “local” culture stuff, smaller venues, galleries, etc. Also any kind of synth/music stores with nice people…
Or actually, any tips you have about the city in general, looking forward to spend some time there and escape Stockholm for a little while during winter, haha.
It’s mentioned above, but Clone Records deserves a stand-alone recommendation. It is hard to overstate what this institution and affiliated labels, artists and venues have meant for Electro, Italo Disco and Acid over the last twenty years.
Also a great entry point to figuring out what’s going on in the local underground electronic music scene.
I can also recommend Worm, an amazing place. I haven’t visited since before the pandemic, but they have a great studio with some incredible synths. They had custody of an ARP 2500 (!), but I believe that’s now moved to Willem Twee Studios in Den Bosch.
Correct. I played that beauty in Den Bosch a couple of years ago (birthday present). Mad machine. Willem Twee Studios certainly worth a visit, but I think you can only book in advance.
Also noteworthy: the Netherlands are a fairly compact country. You can go from downtown Rotterdam to the beach, e.g., Hoek van Holland in no time using public transport. Also The Hague and Delft are always worth a (short) trip. A little further away, but also high on my personal list is Den Bosch.
Yup, I’ve been to the Netherlands quite a few times already, even brought my bike sometimes and went around the triangle Den Haag - Amsterdam - Utrecht mixing trains and biking
