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Who Wore It Better: 80s or 90s Dance Party People?

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Dance music as a genre that has evolved from the European electro-pop and American House music and Techno scene from the 70s-80s — typically, with a BPM range from 120 to 140+. Interestingly, the techno and dance music today we know today cannot be compared to the music years and years prior.

As far as change goes, we know that no matter the location, the techno music and general dance music scene has always been a relentless and powerful one from the DJs, producers, listeners
etc. Definitely, all aspects of the techno and dance music community have brought about an essence of “we’re here to stay” — and to add, one thing that can be said about the community is that fashion has stayed prevalent throughout the scene as well.

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Amsterdam Dance Event Announces Second Wave of Artists

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As an initiative of Buma, The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has continued to grow into the world’s largest not-for-profit organization, influential club-based festival, and innovative conference for electronic music. Featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues, the five-day event has attracted visitors from over 146 countries as it continues to grow and develop its conceivable aspect of electronic music culture with dedicated conference programming, extensive Arts & Culture program, live music, and DJ/artist performances each year. Now with seven weeks left to go, ADE reveals its second wave of artists for October 19—23, 2022.

The festival program, ticket info, and the ADE Pro Pass are now available.

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Versus Blaze the British Scene With House and Rave Culture

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U.K. duo Versus (aka Dave Skehan and Scott Walker) are blazing a trail through the British club scene and beyond as they have already clocked up releases on world-class labels such as Ultra, Repopulate Mars, Under No Illusion, SOLA, and Realm. Rooted in classic house and rave culture, Versus’ sounds are filled with tracks that range from hypnotic and warehouse.

As of recent, the duo has made their Marylebone Records debut with their single Ain’t No Stopping — a floor-filling, upfront house record with vocals from Ola and a remix backed up by Phonix. The single is a party-starting house cut of the very highest order; with crisp percussion, thunderous low-end, and an uplifting vocal courtesy of Ola. On the remix, Phonix takes things deeper with a syncopated synth line and progressive vibes that provide a subtle and different take on the original.

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6AM Guest Mix: Kahani

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This week’s Guest Mix is from Kahani, founder of rapidly growing imprint Indo Warehouse and Producer/Director of the South Asian label NONRESIDENT. The NYC native’s sound can be described as a cinematic soundscape, often molded into various blends of Electronic and World music.

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&Friends Brings Hope on Afro-Inspired Single “Ode Ireti”

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&friends is the musical concept and brainchild of New York-based artist Sean Thomas. Drawing the breadth of his inspiration for these musical works from the African Diaspora, Sean had a vision to create a project embodying tradition, culture, and community culminating in the coining of &friends. Through a journey fueled by passion, determination, and drive, Sean Thomas set out to foster meaningful connections first with his best friend and music producer, Michael Scheinker, as well as with creators all over the continent of Africa.

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Through the Lens of Cancel Culture With DJ Cancel

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The unique blend of his insanely creative mind, incredible mindset and years of experience is what characterizes Belgium-based DJ & producer Cancel. Complexity, intensity and pure excellence are just a mere three qualities that define his distinctive style. Already at the beginning of his musical journey back in 2005, he was instantly attracted to the niche of hardcore and became and still is a key figure in the industrial hardcore scene.

Inspired by this era, Cancel displays powerful performances and refined productions that demonstrate a whole new level of quality which will leave a huge impact on the existing techno scene.

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Korolova’s Deep Love for Ukraine and Dance Music

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Korolova has had a meteoric rise. In just one year, she played 60 shows in 20 countries, picked up 4.6 million Spotify streams, 30 million views on YouTube, and released tracks on influential labels such as AFTR:HRS, Get Physical Music, and Armada. More recently she has been a spokesperson to help support the war effort in her country and was featured in BBC’s article outlining how Ukraine’s musicians have become both war reporters and military fundraisers.

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Nau Squaglia Debuts Storytelling Album with Culturally Diverse Label Earthly Delights

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Hailing from the Canary Islands (Spain), Nau Squaglia introduces his latest 10-track album, ‘Midnight Blues’ with the label Earthly Delights. All of the tracks on the album have their own place as a solo piece of music, but they also have been sequenced together in a storytelling flow of emotions.

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New Book Takes A Deep Dive Into Berlin’s Clubbing Culture

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A brand new book on Berlin’s iconic clubbing scene, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture, is set to be released this year.

Due for May, the new book explores the German capital over the decades following “intimate encounters with migrants, settlers and newcomers who have made the city their own.”

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Alfonso Ares

Alfonso Ares Debuts ‘Star Mars’ EP ft. Iranian Setar Player Ehsan Yadollahi

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Animo Records presents a new collaboration between Alfonso Ares and the skillful Iranian musician based in Ghent, Ehsan Yadollahi. Animo brings another cultural journey through the fusion of the Iranian traditional music from Ehsan and the futuristic electronic sounds of Alfonso. On the final track, The EP also includes an unforgettable remix from Marco Resmann.

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