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Slingshot Festival

Slingshot is a Growing Part of The Worldwide Narrative in Music

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Slingshot, the international nexus for music, electronic art, and technology in the South, has moved from Athens, GA to the up-and-coming music hotbed of Durham, NC, with two events slated for 2022: May 8, 13 and 14, and October 7-9. Dozens of artists and collectives will convene to showcase their work in a setting that has become a signature of creativity in the South. Over the years, Slingshot has hosted dozens of notables such as James Murphy, Jamie XX, Holly Herndon, and dozens of sound and visual artists from many corners of the globe. 6AM talks to the Slingshot family about what to expect from the festival and its new location.

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AFFIN Records Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary With V/A Vinyl Release Featuring Reggy Van Oers, Cauê & Joachim Spieth, Svarog and MTRL

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Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Dutch label AFFIN delivers their upcoming 12’’ vinyl EP, XV | 1. The vinyl will also be the first of a series of records for the label.

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Burko

Burko’s Journey Weaving Through the SoCal house Scene

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Burko has been making a name for himself in the southern California house music scene since 2020 when he began releasing tracks featuring his “medieval house” sound that’s unique for its dark, heavy beats.

The up-and-coming artist has been gaining strong momentum since 2020 with the release of his debut EP Put Me In A Trance. Since then, Burko has been collaborating with other electronic artists and releasing his own music as he continues to establish his style as an a

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Tech-House Shown as Most Popular Electronic Music Genre

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According to a newly released business report presented at Ibiza’s International Music Summit (IMS), tech-house has overtaken techno as the most popular electronic genre. The report stated that the genre shot past the previous favorite in Beatport sales in 2021, marking it the new best-seller.

After holding second place for the past two years, tech-house has officially climbed one space up the rankings, while house music stays in the third spot, and techno moves down to second place.

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Jamie Jones

Paradise in the Park Returns This June in L.A.

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Jamie Jones brings his global event series Paradise back to Perishing Square, the city’s most iconic open-air venue, to host the baddest block party that’s ever been shown. Not to mention, this will be the last event at Pershing Square before construction commences, so it’s your last chance to party below the skyline.

This year, lineups will preformed by the likes of Jamie Jones, Art department, Dubfire, Carlita, DJ Holographic, and Airrica.

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Shrek-Themed Raves in the Works for Major U.S. Cities

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In March, a sold-out meme-inspired “Shrek Rave” drew superstar rappers and “Shrek” fans alike, raising over $10,000 for a North Carolina shooting victim.

The Shrek-themed rave took place in L.A. in March, and the organizers  have said that they’re wanting to take the event to other major cities in the US.

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La Fraicheur

La Fraicheur’s EP is a Safe Space for Raving and Inclusivity

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La Fraicheur’s EP “Reversing Stigma” releasing on her label, House of (S)PUNK is a soundtrack that tries to convey those principles of what the rave scene represents for its participants and detractors, by creating moments of tension, release, apathy, celebration, fear, anger and joyful explosion in the shape of cross-genre electronic music. The piece travels between ambient, electronica, electro, house, techno, breakbeat, acid, and EBM.

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Shingo Nakamura

Shingo Nakamura Talks Collab with Spotify and New Projects

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Hailing from Ibaraki, Shingo Nakamura is a Tokyo-based producer and DJ who is  known for his progressive house style that blends deep and lyrical sounds with classical piano. Growing his footprint beyond a dedicated fan base in Asia, he has performed sold-out shows at many regarded venues in the U.S., as well as reaching #1 on Beatport’s Progressive House Charts twice.

Accruing over 100k monthly listeners on Spotify, and even launching Spotify’s new ‘DJ Mixes’ global initiative alongside other DJs, Shingo has cemented himself as one of the world’s leading talents in the melodic and progressive house space as a talented professional.

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Guest Mix

6AM Guest Mix: ElezD

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This week’s Guest mix features DJ-producer and label owner of F/4 Records, ElezD, an artist who’s name is an acronym for: EL (HUMAN), EZ (IS), D (DIVINE). For this mix, he gives a dose of his new sounds that are full of high energy and anthemic grooves — all of which are served with a lot of dark elements.

From beginning to end, this mix will include rave-worth soundscapes that will keep you on your toes. Even better, This mix includes 80% original music from him as well as from his peers

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Kharkiv

Kharkiv Trio Brave the Bombs While Blasting Techno

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With their red Opel Astra car blaring techno music, three Ukrainian volunteers deliver aid to Kharkiv neighborhoods targeted by Russian rockets. While the previous two days had been fairly quiet in Ukraine’s second city, on Tuesday, the roar of Ukrainian cannon and Russian artillery rang out again.

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