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RaĂ­z Nurture The Scene They Built From Scratch

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Leading up to the 15th-anniversary celebration of Droid Behavior, Los Angeles duo RaĂ­z recap a decade and a half of delivering uncompromising techno to a city better known for house, trance and dreaded EDM.

Brothers Vidal and Vangelis Vargas offer insights on the city’s unique Latino electronic heritage, trying to throw techno events during the dark ages of the early ’00s and why relocating to a more flight-friendly locale (ahem, Berlin, ahem) is just not an option when an entire community has come to count on you.

 

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Detroit’s Mike Huckaby Talks Selling Records and Remixing Sun-Ra on the Rave Curious Podcast

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Mike Huckaby is a more than a DJ’s DJ. He’s the guy who sold the DJ’s DJs their records while managing the legendary Dance Room at Record Time in Detroit.

The newest episode of the Rave Curious Podcast talks to Huckaby about his days manning the counter as well as vinyl’s resurgence, his obsession with Sun-Ra, and his commitment to teaching the next generation of producers in Detroit while still maintaining a global DJ career of his own.

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Claude VonStroke Discusses the Dirtybird Campout on the Rave Curious Podcast

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The annual Dirtybird Campout has become a major event on the West Coast festival circuit, thanks to a programming that sees it present every shade of the label’s beloved sound — from house and techno to bass and hip-hop — and combining it with adult updates on good old-fashioned summer camp activities (sexy musical chairs, anyone?).

Dirtybird boss Claude VonStroke sat down with the Rave Curious Podcast to reveal a couple of surprises he has in store for this year’s gathering. He also offers up advice on how to make it as a musical entrepreneur and explains the back and forth it took him to arrive at his destination as one of America’s most successful DJ/producers.

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