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Groove Armada

Andy Cato From Groove Armada Sells Catalog to Buy a Farm

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One half of electronic duo Groove Armada, Andy Cato, has sold the rights to his own tracks in order to buy a farm. In a recent piece for The Guardian, Cato described his journey in the agricultural industry and how he set his sights on pursuing something bigger than just a self-sustaining farm in his back garden. “On the way back from a gig 15 years ago, I read an article on the environmental consequences of food production. It made for sobering reading and ended by saying: ‘If you don’t like the system, don’t depend on it,” he said.

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Gioli & Assia

INSPIRED: Instrumentalists Duo Gioli & Assia

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Your favorite artists inspire you, but who inspires them? INSPIRED asks leading names in house and techno to share people who’ve inspired them and why. This installment of INSPIRED welcomes Giolì and Assia. A duo hailing from Palermo, Italy, who are instrumentalists, singer/songwriters, DJs, and label owners that create genreless sonics entirely on their own.

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slingshot festival

Slingshot x Boiler Room Announces 1st Set of October Lineup Acts

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Just after leaving their Spring edition in May 2022, Maison Fauna and Kai Riedl are proud to re-introduce their new event festival Slingshot once again. This time, there is no wasting any time with the upcoming Autumn series of house and techno that is expected this October for Slingshot. Despite October being a couple of months away, Slingshot is ahead of its game as they introduce their first lineup performances.

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elements music festival

Get Ready to Go Camping: Rave Tips from Francis Mercier

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Born and raised in Haiti, Francis Mercier is a DJ, Producer, Voting Member of The Recording Academy, and Co-Founder of the Forbes #Next1000 recognized record label, Deep Root Records. Garnering 15M+ streams across all music platforms, Francis produces and performs various styles of house music by merging worldly and melodic elements with emotive vocal influences. His flair, originality, and stage presence have gained him access to some of the most coveted stages in the world such as EDC Las Vegas, Nebula, Sound LA, Marquee, Webster Hall, Pacha Ibiza, and in major cities such as LA, NY, Miami, Paris, Madrid, Ibiza, Casablanca, Dubai and more.

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fadi mohem

Berghain Welcomes New Resident Fadi Mohem

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Berghain has a new resident, Fadi Mohem. The news was confirmed this Monday, July 25th, by the Berlin club’s in-house booking agency, Ostgut, which now represents Fadi Mohem. He’s the latest addition to their roster, following the likes of Lakuti, Sedef AdasĂŻ, and JakoJako.

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music is gift

How Creating and Sharing Music Is a Gift for Quenum

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A lover of music in all its forms, QUENUM has an established 30-year career and has gained the respect of iconic techno pioneers as well as the following of the younger generation. When it comes to creating music or collaborating with like-minded artists, he always finds the opportunity to learn and share his passion with friends and with his audience.  Overall, QUENUM is a classic DJ whose primary concern is to bring the dancefloor alive and ensure everyone leaves the club happy and fulfilled. His love for the groove was nurtured in his music-filled Afro-Caribbean home, and when the hip-hop wave first arrived in France, he went crazy for it and became one of the country’s most skilled break-dancers, as well as the rest of his brothers.

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grind music

Blamhaus Never Stops the Grind for Techno

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Blamhaus has been busy with focusing on his three labels, WOƁNO, and B-Haus, and his latest label Echtraí, as well as staying productive with releasing dance-worthy tracks on all three labels. From receving support from Josh Wink, Joris Voorn, Ben Sims, Alexi Delano, Paul Ritch, Laurent Garnier, DJ Bone, B.Traits, Paco Osuna, Young Male, Luigi Madonna, and many, many others Blamhaus continues to show his relentess talent and innovative passion for the techno industry.

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death techno

DEAD CERT. Records Releases A Hypnotic 4 Track VA

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DEAD CERT. Records is not only a standout U.K. techno label with a quality output including artists like Petter B, Roberto, Eomac, and DJ Spider, behind the label is also the highly respected deathtechno.com project that has been supporting the techno scene since 2010 with mixes, premieres,  and a variety of exclusive content.

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dj tim westwood

BBC Addresses Reports Against DJ Tim Westwood

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The BBC has revealed that it received complaints about DJ Tim Westwood after the organization’s Director-General previously indicated that it had not received any.

In a report published on July 4 by the BBC, it is revealed that the media company had received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the former BBC Radio 1 DJ, one of which was referred to the police. It has also revealed that Westwood was spoken to regarding one of these six complaints.

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musical freedom

Behind Bars on the Freedom of Techno

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Berlin-based DJ Behind Bars presents his My Body EP — an intense techno monolith consisting of two sweaty and darkly layered productions. The EP is charged with pulsating energy that is on the verge of meltdown. My Body showcases subtle rave character and driving rhythms tgat take you on a dark trip through the night alongside unleashed and untold strength.

This time, Behind gets candid about finding freedom through techno, how it has shaped him today, and what to look forward to regarding his projects for the rest of the year.

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