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CRSSD 2022

[Photo Gallery] CRSSD Festival 2022 (Spring)

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Since its debut back in 2015, CRSSD has continued to build a dedicated base of attendees who flock to the oceanfront venue each year to witness three stages offering their own unique soundtrack and experience. Set in beautiful Downtown San Diego just steps from the Pacific Ocean, Waterfront Park provides the ideal urban venue complete with picturesque sunset views, splash-friendly fountains, and grassy lawns. The festival had its first spring edition since 2020 on March 5-6 2022 and included such house and techno talents as Jeff Mills, Adam Beyer, Nina Kraviz, Joris Voorn, Sara Landry, Four Tet, and so many more. Check out some of the highlights below, and see you next year.

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#TBT Series: Images of Tresor’s Location Inside Berlin’s Kraftwerk Power Station

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Tresor, the iconic East Berlin techno club that opened on March 13th of 1991, is now located in the city’s Kraftwerk Power Station.

Over the past 25 years Tresor has created many historic moments in the musical and party history of the city. From Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, to the grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven VĂ€th in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties, that represented for their visitors the highlights of their personal clubbing experiences. The history of the club was always eventful and not without complications: from the temporary closure by the authorities in the early years, to several raids, all the way to the closure and demolition of the old location in 2005, as well as the years of wandering in exile and the resurrection in the new location Kraftwerk Berlin.

The institution has released five images of their new more permanent location within the building. Spread across three floors, the unique location hosts parties with events taking place ever Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lineups are techno-heavy with extreme focus on guest and resident acts that play high-caliber sets that go deep into the next morning. The pictures contained herein are of the floor in the venue that was used for Tresor’s 25 Year Anniversary weekend and other more one-off events such as Atonal, a space that will be used more often from now on on top of the existing rooms, which include the famous vault in the basement.

While you may recognize the space, as it has been used for sporadic larger scale events in the past as well as art exhibitions, Tresor has announced that it will be used more often as an event space for its techno-heavy lineups.

Check out some amazing previously unreleased images of the venue below and read here for more in-depth history of the club.

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Inside the Moog Factory: A Visual Tour

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When it comes to synthesizers, one of the most trusted and beloved brands in the music industry is undoubtedly Moog. The company has come a long way since Robert Moog founded it in 1953 as a theremin kit manufacturer. It would not take long after it  began manufacturing modular synthesizers for the brand to find success and public acclaim.

FACT Magazine has had an exclusive tour of the United States’ based facility where everything Moog comes from, which we are providing for you below.

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Amsterdam Dance Event 2017 Photo Gallery

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Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has always been a highly anticipated event each year, always managing to exceed expectations of everyone who gets to experience it. This year’s ADE was no exception.

Once again, Amsterdam was buzzing with so much activity taking place all over the unique city over the course of 5 days. The stacked schedule included a flurry of conferences and music performances throughout the day and night, as well as special panels and showcases for the entire electronic music industry to benefit from.

There was so much going on that words are not enough to describe how awesome this year’s ADE was. Instead, we thought we would let some of these great photos fill you in on what happened at ADE 2017.

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Photo Gallery: The BPM Festival Portugal

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The Algarve hosted The BPM Festival on 14, 15, 16 and 17 September, after the festival’s 10 year story in Mexico ended with the tragic events at Blue Parrot earlier this year. Truthfully, however, Portugal had already been announced as the first country chosen for BPM’s expansion. Located in PortimĂŁo and Lagoa, The BPM Festival’s first foray in Europe was greeted by the temperate Mediterranean climate, providing the public with spectacular sunsets and pleasant evenings.

Naturally for a first-edition festival there were still some kinks to be ironed out, especially as far as traffic, congestion and general logistics were concerned, but overall the festival delivered and delivered with class.

Of note was the presence of globally requested acts the likes of  Art Department, Hot Since 82, Jamie Jones, Jackmaster, Loco Dice, Nastia, Nicole Moudaber, Paco Osuna, Pan-Pot and Seth Troxler as well as pioneers of underground dance music such as Carl Craig, Danny Tenaglia, Dubfire, Paul Kalkbrenner, Richie Hawtin and Victor Calderone.

The BPM Portugal’s first year featured almost 200 artists, 20 showcases and 4 days of house, techno and their respective offshoots in one of Europe’s best beach destinations.

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Witness fabric’s Reopening Weekend Through These 30 Beautiful Photos

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This past weekend we saw the curtains of fabric London finally reopen, a rejoicing moment for nightlife supporters around the world, and more so for those in the city of London.

The Islington club was packed for both nights, with Seth Troxler b2b Craig Richards, Terry Francis, Daniel Avery, Ben Sims and Anthony Parasole all featured. Enjoy the picture galleries from both nights below courtesy of Sarah Ginn and Nick Ensing

 

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Is Apple Going To Block iPhones from Recording Live Concerts?

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Is it ok to spend time at a club, festival or concert with your phone in the air, taking constant pictures and videos of what’s happening on stage or behind the decks? People are divided on the subject, with some thinking that such use of cellphones disrupts the atmosphere (and views) at a show, while others think it’s their prerogative to do what they want for a show they paid money to attend.

But what if that prerogative didn’t exist? That may be the case soon with the latest patent awarded to Apple! The technology would allow Apple to activate specific data transmission protocols in conjunction with partnering venues to ensure that your iPhone camera is blocked from taking pictures and videos when held up to the stage. In order to do this, it will tap into infrared technology to ensure that the camera is not functioning solely when pointed to designated areas.

Although the patent was last re-filed in 2014, it was originally first awarded in 2011 despite no specific plans to introduce the technology into upcoming generations of iPhones.

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According to FACT, the technology could have other uses too. Immediately it becomes obvious that it could be used to prevent the illegal filming of films in movie theaters, as well as photography in sensitive locations.

The technology could also be used for augmented reality purposes. As an example, the phone could be held in front of exhibits at a museum or art galleries, immediately becoming the recipient of applicable information via infrared on the item being featured.

Needless to say, as the patent belongs to Apple, this technology shouldn’t prevent Android users from taking advantage of their smart phone cameras when out at their favorite show.