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Van Czar

Samuel L Session and Van Czar Join Forces On Unrilis

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Samuel L Session and Van Czar are fresh from a recent collaboration on Ben Sims’ Hardgroove, and once again join forces for a release on Unrilis. This is a rather special release for Unrilis, as it’s the relaunch of the Rilis project that was originally led by the label’s founder Rino Cerrone. Rino Cerrone is a veteran Italian artist who was highly influential in the ‘90s and early ‘00s and Rilis was a series of vinyl releases that showcased his own music, often allowing him to experiment with new ideas without compromise.

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Shadow Wulf and Bendtsen Debut Uplifting EP With Three Remixes

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Bendtsen returns to Shadow Wulf with his latest EP, Energy. The EP contains two captivating original techno tracks, “Energy” and “Imposter” with Bendtsen’s signature “dialogue style” — part of the track that is unfinished like a phrase, and another that accompanies an “answer”. On the tack, Bendtsen’s question-and-answer methodology will incorporate lead sounds and driving bass arps underneath that will push everything forward.

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Paraguay Electronic Music

Discovering Paraguay’s Collaborative Electronic Music Scene

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Landlocked and sandwiched between two of the continent’s largest territories and strongest economies, Paraguay is a good example of how geographic insularity and cosmopolitanism can be balanced, creating a fertile environment for vibrant nightlife and the culture that usually goes with it. Life hasn’t been exactly easy for its citizens in the last two centuries; the country became involved in a devastating war with Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina in the 1800s, as well as weathering one of the many U.S/-backed dictatorships that characterized Latin American politics in the second half of the 20th century. For Paraguayans, music has always been an essential part of making the hard times bearable.

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DJ Godfather, Omar S & Black Noi$e Taking Over 88 Palace

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A modern-day Detroit maverick, Omar S is one of the new generations of producers putting his own unique sound on the city’s techno tradition. With raw, soulful sounds – Detroit producer Alex Omar Smith is one of the last of his kind as he is 100% independent.

On March 25th, 2022, he returns to 88 Palace with Black Noi$e and special guest DJ Godfather.

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Unity & Insomniac Team Up to Build an EDM Metaverse

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The beat doesn’t stop in the metaverse: Unity Technologies has struck a deal with Insomniac Entertainment, the EDM arm of Live Nation, to build a persistent metaverse world for electronic music fans.

The partnership, which is officially being unveiled at SXSW this weekend, is part of Unity’s push to use game engine technologies for live events across sports and music.

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Shaney Zadig The Burden

Shaney & Zadig “The Burden” Drips with Hard Break Techno

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Shaney‘s 65-21-279-S Pt 2 is the next vinyl and digital release of the French label, S.Lab Ltd, scheduled for November 19, 2021. After the release of 65-21-279-S Pt 1 in 2018, this new production includes a collaboration with Zadig on the track “The Burden”.

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Florian Kruse & Julian Wassermann on Their Latest EP 'Glow Ignition' and Creating Compromise through Collaboration

Florian Kruse & Julian Wassermann Discuss Their Latest EP ‘Glow Ignition’

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German based Florian Kruse and Julian Wassermann team up once again for their latest EP Glow Ignition. Long-time collaborators on the likes of Kompakt, Terminal M and Suara, they now debut on Spectrum. Glow Ignition features two pristine, dreamy tracks that tap into the richest of techno minerals. Filled with gentle arpeggios, cathedral size synths and that powerful feeling of natural musical euphoria.  6AM caught up with the duo to discuss how they are able to have such a successful collaboration.

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The Underground Electronic Music Scene Needs More Collaborations

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“Let’s link up and collaborate!”

Yes I am completely aware of how stereotypical that sounds, but given the climate of the electronic music industry we live in today, the need for collaboration is higher than ever.

Here is a simple truth: promoters can choose to view everyone else around them as competition or, instead, as essential elements in nurturing the scene they themselves are a part of. In the United States the more underground sounds of electronic music are still playing catch up to the EDM beast that exploded shortly after the turn of the new century. Every week I hear and read comments from house and techno fans asking for bigger and more, especially when they compares the United States’ scene with that of Europe. They want bigger events, more production and, more importantly, acts that don’t tour in the States often. Let’s be honest here though, these acts are either really expensive to bring Stateside or are simply too high a risk for the promoter as they don’t promise high enough attendance to make the booking viable.

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Jean-Michel Jarre And Edward Snowden Collaborate On A Techno Track

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2953Well-regarded French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre and former CIA computer engineer and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have come together to create a stunning techno track titled Exit. In a video with The Guardian, Edward Snowden calls it a “cultural project.” Jean-Michel Jarre describes the atmosphere of Exit as a “speedy techno track evoking the constant and hectic collection of data.” Read more