I remember my first trip to Detroit for Movement, back when I lived in Chicago and people still called it DEMF (if you know, you know what I am talking about!). In the midst of studying for finals the subject of Memorial Day Weekend would come up, and I would get the weirdest looks from my classmates when I told them that I was heading to Detroit for Movement- a festival they had never heard of. However, I had been told that Detroit was magical and I had to see it for myself. I had no idea that I was about to introduce myself to the best techno weekend in North America and, ultimately, to what would become a yearly pilgrimage (addiction?) to what is undoubtedly the real mecca of techno.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/115806753_3288409551181355_8588853029195042809_n.jpg8001200Marco SgalbazziniMarco Sgalbazzini2022-04-14 15:31:152022-04-14 15:56:39Why I Attend Movement Electronic Music Festival In Detroit Every Year
A modern-day Detroit maverick, Omar Sis one of the new generations of producers putting his own unique sound on the cityâs 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$e and special guest DJ Godfather.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6AM-WP-DESIGN-3-e1647985233996.jpg10241024Chelsi SherrellChelsi Sherrell2022-03-22 14:55:302022-03-23 09:27:41DJ Godfather, Omar S & Black Noi$e Taking Over 88 Palace
I first heard about the “white rabbit” when I was on a plane to Munich, Germany. The phrase is inspired in part by Jefferson Airplaneâs âWhite Rabbitâ. In Munich, the white rabbit is code for the illegal raves that occur inside and outside the city. The parties are elusive by design. By luck, a connection, or perhaps a mixture of both, you can find the white rabbit. The key is to follow your curiosity. Little did I know that my plane conversation foreshadowed what would come to pass.
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After the very well received ‘Missing EP‘ supported by Joseph Capriati, Funk DâVoid, Benjamin Damage, Stefan Weise, Temudo, Drumcomplex, Cristian Varela, Takaaki Itoh, Dj Tag, and many more, Piotr Figiel enters 2022 with ‘White Lies’, an EP influenced by Detroit and minimal techno.
His music has always been an eclectic mixture of different influences, original sound design, and great sound. Piotrâs work has been released on many Polish and international labels, among many dj and live-act club gigs. For gigs, Piotr has performed at many venues such as: Street Art Festival, Ars Cameralis Festival, and Tauron Nowa Muzyka; all of which have led him to be honored to play at the legendary Instytut festival in Warsaw back in 2017. More than just creating his own projects, Piotr also works as a producer â mixing, mastering, engineering, and helping many artists achieve their dream sounds.
February is Black History Month, and itâs a special time to celebrate essential black voices whose impact is felt on and off the dance floor. The house and techno music of today originated in Chicago and Detroit through the efforts of Black trailblazers. Since then the electronic music scene has taken off. House and techno music is found around the world, and it has evolved to encompass many sub-genres. Listen to these five Black electronic artists who continue to push boundaries and make waves like the pioneers before them.Â
LSDXOXOÂ is an artist from Philadelphia who made a name for himself in New York City as a DJ and producer, quickly becoming an essential figure at GHE20GOTH1K. Heâs known for destroying dance floors across the underground club scene with his energetic DJ sets, amassing attention for the way that he manipulates mainstream sounds by craftily layering pop tracks and vocal samples between Baltimore club, ghetto house, hardcore, electro and techno. Now residing in Berlin and running his own club night Floorgasm, LSDXOXO is synonymous with the new wave of techno artists reclaiming Black queer spaces and injecting fun and camp into the genre.
SPELLING, Chrystia âTiaâ Cabral, is an American experimental pop musician based in the Bay Area. SPELLLING released her first full-length Pantheon of Me in September 2017. The album was self-written, performed, and produced in her apartment in Berkeley, California. Cabral began experimenting with music production in 2015 in an effort to carry on the creative legacy of a lost loved one. Drawing heavily from messages in her dreams, her sound spirals through clarity and obscurity searching through landscapes of psychic space.
DJ Holographic is a one-woman funk machine born and raised in Detroit. Her mission is to serve up a mix of musical cuisine that combines House, passionate R&B, Hip Hop, unreserved Disco, true Detroit Techno, and Motown. Having spent the past few years traveling the world and playing for crowds in Berlin, London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, she has thrilled crowds on hallowed dance floors at Smart Bar, Panorama Bar, Output, and beyond.Â
Akua is emerging from Brooklynâs vanguard of boundary pushing artists. The artist has proved sheâs not afraid to redefine techno on her own terms. The Ghanaian-American DJ has cultivated a sound that reflects her passion for research and re-contextualization, as she infuses old-school tracks and techniques with a vision for the dance floors of the future. The Discwoman has taken her sound to packed dance floors in cities across North America, and in 2019 she hopped across the pond to present her hyper-charged selections to European crowds with debuts on the Boiler Room Utrecht, Saule and De School.
Jasmine Infiniti is a non-binary, trans person of color artist and DJ who was born and raised in the Bronx and now resides in the Bay. They are an integral part of the New York vogue house scene. The artistâs DJ sets often feature techno mixed with ballroom, hard style and gabber.
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Detroit 1989… the forefathers of the now-classic techno sound were regularly spinning in clubs around the city. As the likes of Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson were spinning in legendary clubs such as The Music Institute, techno and house were poised for a foremother as well. Enter Jennifer Witcher aka DJ Minx. She certainly has. On the heels of an EP featuring an all original track “Up All Night” with a slamming remix from Honey Dijon, 6AM caught up with DJ Minx to discuss her storied career, being an under-appreciated pioneer in the dance music scene, and why she’s finally ready for the world’s stage.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MINX_202115_017-scaled-e1644893074191.jpg6831024Nadia ShamsedinNadia Shamsedin2022-02-17 10:34:252022-02-22 14:53:55A New Legend: DJ Minx on Finally Hitting Her Stride
This is the first installment of our series cataloging the best rave anthems over the decades.
Let’s take a trip down nostalgia lane… all the way back to the ancient days of the 1990s when the rave scene was still underground. The 1990s proved to be a seminal time in rave culture, where the heavily gelled and spiked hair of the ravers started to peak out from underground and be seen in the mainstream. A time when JNCO jeans and butterfly hair clips reigned supreme. You had to know someone who knew someone to find out the location. Rave tracks from the 90s bring up a lot of emotion with not just the ravers from that era, but almost anyone who grew up listening to electronic music. So what are the best rave tracks from the 1990s? Let’s dig in.
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February is Black History Month, and it’s a special time to celebrate essential black voices whose impact is felt on and off the dance floor. Today and every day, pay due respect to the black pioneers of techno who have paved the way for future generations. This list is by no means exclusive, as it’s important to also acknowledge the black innovators and community who have promoted, supported, and given voice to the artists listed below. With that in mind, here are seven black trailblazers in techno that you need to know about.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Black-Voices_-OG-e1644039829921.jpg5361024Skylar SchossbergerSkylar Schossberger2022-02-07 08:14:522023-02-07 13:53:54Paving the Way: 7 Black Trailblazers Techno Fans Need to Know About
Carl Craig has built a legacy defined by the discovery, amplification, and showcasing of black excellence. Over the last thirty years his iconic Planet E label has acted as an incubator for the wide reaching and globally leading sounds of Detroit, fostering a creative mixing pot built from the unique perspectives of black and brown voices. Now, as the world takes a long awaited stride towards examining global race relations, Carl remains an intellectual leader for the music and arts community at large. Today, in celebration of Black History Month, Carl announces All Black Digital, a series of virtual conversations and performances in support of Bridges For Music and in partnership with Beatport and Qwest TV.
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Livening up the mid-week, LUMERTZÂ shares his latest Guest Mix with 6AM. The Brazilian/ Italian DJ and producer is currently based in Sydney, Australia. His music style is built on top of classic Detroit and Berlin techno. With presentations couched by intense feelings, LUMERTZ guides the dance floor in a hypnotic trip full of looped and acid sounds. In his short time living in Australia, LUMERTZ already shared the stage with some of the finest local names, such as Hoten, Ludovic, Manu Neves, Nick Reverse, and more. In 2021 he started to release his own songs and remixes through WeLove Recordings and independently.
Jonathan McDonald
