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Van Hai

About Me


Based in Switzerland, Van Hai is originally from Vietnam and is an artist in the true sense of the word. Not only does he take us on a voyage into the heart of emotion through music, but also through other diverse art forms such as video, plastic and graphic art, writing and photography.
Leaving the strict dance floor format, his compositions are aimed at the attentive listener and enlarge the electronic spectrum by suggesting an alternative to clubbing.
2009 is a crucial year for Van Hai as he prepares to release several very important projects:
His first album called Intimacy will be released before the end of the year and several projects and EP's on labels such as Natura Sonoris and Factor City in Spain, Petit Monstre in Mexico, Perspectiv in Switzerland or Kina Music in Italy.
His previous projects released on Perspectiv, Meerestief and Time Has Changed have already been acclaimed by major players in the scene and each of his upcoming releases are eagerly awaited.
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Upcoming releases:
Antechamber EP, Natura Sonoris (April 09)
Analysis EP, Petit Monstre Recordings (May 09)
Intimacy album & Aparté remix collection, Natura Sonoris (September 09)
Released:
Particles EP with David Durango (Factor City Unlimited), tracklist:
- Neptune Voyager
- Aquapulpo
- Natural Segmentation
Natura Sonoris Compilation (VA, Natura Sonoris), including:
- Clouds
Family Tree 2 (VA, Perspectiv), including:
- Bodas de Sangre
Mirror EP (meerestief ltd), tracklist:
- Préface
- Ubberclass
- Mono No Aware
Ego EP (perspectiv records), tracklist:
- Ego
- Horwill Demeter
- DanceHall
Family Tree (VA, perspectiv records), including:
- Faith
Sentiment ep (Time Has Changed records), tracklist:
- Goddess
- Lovers
- Tempest
- Sentiment

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.corporari.com/vanhai/index.html
Band Members: Mirror ep video clips //

Influences: My closed friends and family

Andreï Tarkovski, Fedor Dostoïevski, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Johann Sebastian Bach, Murakami Haruki, Bret Easton Ellis, Björk, Ingmar Bergman, Lars Von Trier, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Jorge Luis Borges, Yves Klein, Bauhaus, Pierre Henry, Constantin Brancusi, Joy Division, James Joyce, Crass, Dan Simmons, Philip K. Dick, Can, Matthew Barney, Agota Kristof, Jerzy Kosinski, The Clash, Bob Kaufmann, John Cage, Gabriel García Márquez, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Talking Heads, Henri Bergson, Tristan Tzara, Ride, Stanley Kubrik, Radiohead, Rebecca Horn, Hideaki Anno, Nina Simone, Gaspard Noé, Damien Hirst, Joy Division, Murakami Ryu, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Orwell, Francis Ford Coppola, Blonde Redhead, Bertrand Blier, Mogwai, Hayao Miyazaki, Chet Baker, Sean Penn, Mikhaïl Boulgakov, Jefferson Airplane, Salman Rushdie, Anaïs Nin, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Charles Bukovski, Sigmund Freud, Claude Levi-strauss, Conflict, Alfred Hitchcock, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Federico García Lorca, David Bowie, Joseph Beuys, My Bloody Valentine, Jimmy Scott, The Gun Club, A certain Ratio...

Charts April 2009
Mexico / Alt Fenster / Natura Sonoris Compilation
In mood / Cora Novoa / Natura Sonoris Compilation
Nordlicht / Douglas Greed / perspectiv family tree Compilation
All The Words I Never Told You / Cosmic Cowboys / Kina Music
Fa / Opuswerk / PonyPlay
Dancing in the dark / David Durango / Pokerflat
Tasty City / Rone / Infiné
Slipstream / Ripperton / Dessous
become / Clara Moto / Mina
Natural Segmentation / Van Hai & David Durango / Factor City

Sounds Like: Natura Sonoris
Perspectiv
Meerestief
Factor City
Petit Monstre
Kina Music
Me Scene
Time Has Changed
Science of Sounds
Record Label: Various
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

My Playlists

Chart April 2009 //Mexico / Alt Fenster / Natura Sonoris CompilationIn mood / Cora Novoa / Natura Sonoris CompilationNordlicht / Douglas Greed / perspectiv family tree CompilationAll The Words I Never...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:14:00 GMT

Natura Sonoris Compilation Out!

We are proud to announce the new compilation on Natura Sonoris, out on beatport.Natura Sonoris celebrates its first year of life bringing some of itsmajor artists together in a compilation. In these ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:16:00 GMT

Factor City + RockDelux = FACTORDELUX

Factor City is up to end the 5 years anniversary but before then, we want to celebrate it a little bit more.The celebration started with a CD compilation and thats also how itll end, this time its ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:59:00 GMT

Perspectiv Family Tree 2

http://soundcloud.com/vanhai/bodas-de-sangre Bodas de Sangre  by  vanhai written with David Durango & Cora Novoa, Part of Family Tree II, V/A on perspectiv records, available in few da...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:58:00 GMT

[+ Mirror ep] Feedbacks

VAN HAI "The Mirror EP" meerestief digital 006some DJ feedbackMilton Jackson (Freerange, Buzzinfly): "Peface. Very nice and different, ethereal chords. Thanks!"Patrice Bäumel (Get Physical, MBF): "Pre...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:19:00 GMT

[New!] Some Lives

- Barcelona, August 2008 // Live at ZENCLUB - Cityhall- Also a bit late, but hadn't time to translate it (march 2008) // LIVE @ D! CLUB- A session for the sun's trajectory (june 2008) // LIVE OF A DAW...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:00 GMT

Interview sur Electro-nation

Ma première interview musicale sur l’excellent blog Electro-nation, tissée de mains passionnées et très sérieuses par nos amis belges. Un grand merci à Denis.
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Le texte à la base de Pillow Book

Voici livré à ceux qui aiment lire sans certitudes, le texte à la base de Pillow Book, il est en progrès, donc peut comporter un certain nombre d'erreurs. Toute critique même la plus virulente sera la...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:46:00 GMT

Family tree launch!

After some months of hard work, Ripperton and Sam K are really proud to present you the first perspectiv compilation called Family tree!You'll find 11 unreleased tracks from all our favorite artists, ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:49:00 GMT

sans titre

Qui es-tu à fouler la rue avec la femme de ton année qui empeste le bonbon. Habillé comme le meilleur tuner de voiture de ton village, la peau ravagée par l'angoisse et avec en guise d'idéal tes tatou...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:27:00 GMT