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What is the Best Rave Anthem of the 1990s?

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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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All in a Day: 6 Cute Date Ideas for LA Techno Lovers

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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and that one techno track sounds especially good right now. You can’t help but smile. Maybe it’s just a really good day, or maybe love is in the air (the more you deny it, the likelier it’s true). Here are six cute date ideas that you can do with your techno boo in Los Angeles. Flying solo? No worries, these are things you can do by yourself too. Self-love is key.

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CircoLoco Debuts in Austin & Welcomes Marco Carola, Michael Bibi & More

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Today, revered underground party brand CircoLoco announced their return across the Atlantic to host their first U.S. date of the year, touching down for their Austin, Texas debut on February 25 at the Concourse Project. The show will be produced in collaboration with longtime North American partners, Teksupport and local partner Stranger Than. Following the success of CircoLoco’s 2021 U.S. tour, which saw CircoLoco curate world class dance floors in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, the brand is poised to continue their U.S. pilgrimage, bringing their globally admired Balearic rave stateside once again.  

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CircoLoco Austin will play host to the sounds of fellow Ibiza resident and RUMORS beach party curator Guy Gerber alongside Italian-born techno institution and Music On founder Marco Carola, Solid Grooves icon Michael Bibi, and PVBLIC XCESS’ ChloĂ© Caillet. 

CircoLoco is one of underground dance music’s longest running brands, representing house and techno for over twenty years through its parties at Ibiza’s DC10 and around the world. As its reputation has grown, CircoLoco’s dance floor has become a principal intersection between underground dance music and elements of fashion, art and wider culture.

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Josh Wink Comes to Sin City Feb 19th, 2022

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Philadelphia born and based dj, producer, and Ovum Recordings label owner, Josh Wink is one of the true pioneers of techno, house and allied styles – blurring the definitions. His remix discography of over 25 years includes seminal artists such as Radiohead, Moby, Sting, Depeche Mode, Radioslave and Dave Clarke, to name a few. Coming Feb 19th, Pet Projekt and Elation team up to present a 3 hour set with Josh Wink in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Annie Mac Presents Lost & Found Festival 2022

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The first acts for Malta’s leading music festival AMP Lost & Found have been announced, with Camelphat, The Blessed Madonna, Scratchclart and more confirmed to join curator Annie Mac for the 2022 edition. After three years out, AMP Lost & Found is poised for its biggest and most ambitious edition to date.

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CRSSD Festival Releases Final Line Up for 2022

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CRSSD Festival has announced its return to Waterfront Park in San Diego, March 5-6, 2022. At what will be the first spring edition of CRSSD since 2020, the beloved festival has once again delivered a diverse lineup highlighting the best in electronic music with a focus on house, techno, and eclectic live acts.

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DJ Rankings

Op-Ed: Are DJ Rankings Helping or Harming the Dance Community?

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The numbers are in folks. The people have spoken as to who the world’s “Top” DJ is, and your new champion is none other than David Guetta. The DJ whose notorious 2014 Tomorrowland moment still gets talked about to this day. Regardless of whether or not you agree with artists on ranking lists, their popularity probably came from their tracks, not their DJing skills. Even within their own fanbase, there are probably very few fans that go to these massive shows or festivals and say “Hey did you hear how he mixed the outro of his hit song into the intro of his other hit song? That was vibes.” There are many issues with a DJ ranking list such as the Top 100 DJs list, and I’m sure many people already agree that it only hurts our dance community. However, what are the various reasons why such a list is wrong, and what are the multiple possible ways it can hurt our community?

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DJ Tips: 6 Things to Consider for Live Sets

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Famous for his countless electro-melodic releases and his vibrant live shows, WORAKLS is a producer, DJ and live performer. A composer above all, WORAKLS writes with the orchestra in mind and presents his music only in a live context, not as a DJ set. In fact, the artist has also embarked on full orchestra tours where he is personally conducting the live orchestra and is writing out the musical notes for each instrument. Even though Worakls main focus is not necessarily a DJ set, his past experience with DJing and his live performance experiences brings plenty of great tips any performer can use. In his own words, WORAKLS gives his top 6 Things to Consider for Live Sets.

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What You Can Do To Help Keep The Underground Alive

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As the underground techno and house scene in the United States continues to grow, it’s vitally important that every single person involved understands proper etiquette and rules of conduct when attending such events.

By definition alone, the moment the “underground” isn’t underground anymore it ceases to exist, and all it takes is careless behavior to bring unnecessary light to great events occurring in your city. Promoters are undoubtedly responsible for ensuring that every single event they put on is planned and executed with attendee safety as a first priority, but they also need your help in ensuring that the event goes smoothly and becomes one of a series, rather than a single burning flame destined for no future.

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What’s In Your Tool Box: Nora En Pure’s 6 House & Techno Gems

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Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. What’s in Your Toolbox features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. Nora En Pure’s name has become synonymous with organic instruments, emotive piano leads, and enchanting melodies. Globally renowned and adored for her cinematic soundscapes and ethereal performances, the South African-born, Swiss-based Queen of deep house, has spent the last few years working relentlessly to reach the pinnacle of the dance music scene. Nora En Pure gives shares her top 6 electronic music gems as she is set to release her first original track of the year “Reminiscing.”

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