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Past, Present and Future with Drumcell: Observe & 20 Years of Pushing Techno in Los Angeles

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This coming Saturday, November 26th, OBSERVE is celebrating 20 years of pushing techno in Los Angeles with a night featuring Chris Liebing‘s return to the warehouse, Rubidium from San Francisco, collective members and Los Angeles techno titans Drumcell and Truncate, as well as OKTAform on visual manipulations.

20 years is a lifetime in techno years. It’s a lifetime from the perspective of a techno fan, even more so from that of an artist but more so for that of an event curator. And yet, that’s how long Moe Espinosa (Drumcell) and the OBSERVE crew have been working to push techno in their home city of Los Angeles, laying the foundations for the thriving techno scene we enjoy in the city today.

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REFORM 2021 Lineup

REFORM Books Danny Tenaglia, DVS1, Josh Wink, Headless Horseman & Rrose for Summer 2021 Edition in LA

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REFORM returns to Los Angeles on Labor Day Weekend 2021 as a split day-into-night event concept that aims to showcase and elevate the presence of cutting-edge electronic music in Los Angeles with a focus on quality Techno and House.

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Drumcell Global Vibe Radio

Global Vibe Radio 230 Feat. Drumcell

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They say all great things are worth waiting for, and we couldn’t agree more on a day when we are able to welcome Los Angeles techno flag-bearer Drumcell for his first Global Vibe Radio mix.

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Drumcell Omen Recordings

Premiere: Drumcell Delivers Steam-Punk Flavor With Remix for JGarrett on OMEN Recordings

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Omen Recordings introduces another new artist for their twelfth release, welcoming JGarrett from Vancouver, Canada, who contributes three original tracks to this Techno EP. The label is also pleased to feature such a talented list of international remixing artists to this release: Los Angeles’ own Drumcell, Italian producer Irregular Synth, and Sebastian Bayne from Australia.

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Miami Music Week 2020 Essential Events

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Despite the warranted scare from the current COVID-19 spread, Miami Music Week returns to Miami Beach for a week filled with countless events. Artists, industry peers, and music lovers alike have been gathering in Miami since 2011. The marathon of fun includes dancing in Miami’s best clubs, soaking up the sun at pools, and enjoying the nightlife. With Ultra Music Festival postponed, there’s more time to enjoy the plethora of parties. So here’s our essential guide to Miami Music Week 2020!

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BL__K NOISE

The BL__K NOISE 2020 Showcase in Los Angeles to Feature 9 Live Audio/Visual Artists

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For noise and techno fans NAMM weekend means more than just a conference and tradeshow. The yearly appointment at the Anaheim Convention Center is also the perfect occasion for Los Angeles-based record label BL__K NOISE to throw its yearly showcase, featuring live audio-visual electronic performances of the highest caliber.

The format of the BL__K NOISE events has morphed over the years, and in 2020 it is seeing more changes still. While all the artists on the lineup will still be performing Live sets, the earlier portion of the event will focus more on noise and experimental artists before more techno-focused performances later on as the event progresses.

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Observe.06 Will Feature The Los Angeles Debut of Assailants (Ben Sims & Truncate)

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It is always with great anticipation that Southern California techno aficionados look forward to Thanksgiving weekend in Los Angeles.

For nearly two decades, a collective of like-minded individuals have come together to throw an annual techno gathering that has, through its growth, become one of the most influential party series of North America. Originally called Interface, the party series known as Observe went through a re-branding last year while continuing to deliver events not only in Los Angeles (twice), but also Detroit during Movement weekend, Miami and Chicago.

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VIDEO: Watch Belief Defect’s Impressive Live Performance at Berlin Atonal 2017

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Belief Defect, the live project of Moe Espinosa (Drumcell) and Luis Flores, had quite the live debut when they took over the impressive and revered main room of Berlin Atonal in 2017.

Not only was it their live debut, but the duo took the opportunity to also introduce Decadent Yet Depraved, their debut album on raster, to the world. Berlin Atonal was undoubtedly the perfect home for such occasion — arguably the most respected experimental music festival in the world, with up to seven stages open across five days within the impressive Kraftwerk building.

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OBSERVE: A New Techno Beginning in Los Angeles Starting November 24th

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For the last 15 years, Droid Behavior and their INTERFACE event series have become synonymous with Los Angeles’ now-thriving techno scene.

There is no doubt that the two brands have been at the forefront of the LA techno world, pushing a sound that was once widely rejected in the city. The team built something great out of nothing, pouring blood, sweat and tears to overcome obstacles, doubters and resistance to build a foundation upon which all techno events in Los Angeles have been built since.

At 6AM we recognize the crucial role INTERFACE events have had in the creating of the techno scene in this city, a scene which makes it possible for us to contribute with our own events today. In fact, most of us at 6AM can directly pinpoint to the exact INTERFACE event that set us down this techno road we are still enjoying today. For us, it was these events that directly lead us to fall in love with techno and, as a result, want to work in this industry.

As drumcell and Truncate announced today via social media, while Droid currently remains dormant for an unforeseeable future, a portion of the crew behind those revolutionary events has decided to move forward with a new vision and a new project: OBSERVE.

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Win 2 Tickets to Octopus Recordings Warehouse Series: Art Basel Miami ’18 with Sian & Drumcell

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On December 6th Octopus Recordings brings their newly-launched Warehouse Series sub-label sound to Miami for Art Basel, featuring label favorites Sian, Michelle Sparks and Juheun (Live), as well as special guest Drumcell.

Octopus Warehouse Series is a series of raw, harder-edged, stripped & boosted tracks, that define the sound of the Octopus Warehouse parties.

The event will take place at SQL Miami from 10pm to 5am, with tickets available on Resident Advisor.

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