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6AM Guest Mix: Aristydes
This week’s Guest Mix is a DJ originally hailing from Lake Garda, Italy â Aristydes has developed his signature ethereal groovy sound over the years spent simultaneously as a piano composer and as a raver. In 2021 he became one of the three pillars of the U.K./Barcelona-based label and collective 01366.
New Inclusive Directory for Female, Trans, & Non-binary Artists
A brand new directory, namely the first of its kind, has been created for women, trans, and non-binary musicians in electronic music. Titled In The Key of She, the new directory aims to bring forward female and non-binary artists and help people discover new music from a range of both up-and-coming and established musicians.
La Fraicheurâs EP is a Safe Space for Raving and Inclusivity
La Fraicheurâs EP âReversing Stigmaâ 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.
SexyLadyMassive: Londonâs First-Ever Women-only Rave
Organized by 19-year-old Jungle and Drum and Bass DJ Jolie (Missy P), SexyLadyMassive was the first female-only rave event in London.
SexyLadyMassive (SLM) started in late 2021 when Jolie decided it is time for girls to be able to enjoy the rave scene without the fear of being sexually harassed by men.
Acting Locally for Global Change, Lauren Flax Wants to Save Lives
The United States is going through a reckoning. The opioid crisis, the so-called “silent pandemic,” is claiming more and more victims every day due to accidental overdoses. Unfortunately, a rise in fentanyl-laced substances seems to be the culprit. Fentanyl, which was historically found in heroin batches, is seeping into the supply of other party drugs. Consumers of these drugs are not accustomed to the potent effects of opioids and any slight amount of fentanyl in their supply can be lethal. Â Given the dance music community’s long, storied association with drugs, you have to ask the question: what more can we be doing to keep our community safe? 6AM caught up with Lauren Flax to chat about their initiative Last Night a Deejay Saved My Life, their new music, and more.
