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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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YENI: My 5 Most Influential Tracks

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Cyborgs In Love is back with a vengeance following their recently released Different World EP by John Haden, featuring remixes by label boss YENI as well as another from DJ Emerson. For the label’s latest, it’s YENI once more who takes up the reigns to deliver the equally-exceptional Hang On EP: a stunning five-tracker featuring three originals and two remixes.

In honor of the release, which you can find on major outlets from December 1st onwards, we asked YENI to list her top 5 influential tracks. Enjoy them below!

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Global Vibe Radio 085 feat. Uncertain (KMS, Different Is Different)

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For this week’s episode of 6AM’s Global Vibe Radio we welcome Uncertain aka Boriqua Tribez, who steps up to the decks with a one-hour guest mix filled with his signature “frantic techno.”

Boriqua Tribez has been a driving force in electronic music since the year 2000, his prevailing interest for disco, funk and old school percussion-sounds responsible for his unique style of classic elements and recent influences, whether as a DJ since 1989 or as producer since the turn of the millennium.

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Adam Beyer Announces First Ever Drumcode Festival

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Presented as a collaboration between Adam Beyer and Awakenings, the first Drumcode Festival is set to take place in Amsterdam on August 18th, 2018.

What began as a humble record label 21 years ago, Drumcode is now inarguably the biggest techno label in the world. A machine that has revolutionized what it really means to be a record label in today’s world, Drumcode is now a brand that can also call itself promoters, an apparel company and a fully-fledged radio radio show with close to 16 million people tuning in weekly.

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Premiere: Listen to Wrong Assessment’s “SNGRVS” on AWRY

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Hypnotic. Deep. Minimalistic. The first outing of Milan-based label AWRY comes courtesy of the founder and manager of the label himself: Wrong Assessment.

Known for his relevant collaborations with M_REC, Parachute Records, MORD, Ascetic Limited and Clergy, Wrong Assessment’s first EP on the label is a perfect showcase of the soundscapes he is capable of, as well as the multi-faceted approach of the label’s very own aesthetics and sonic outputs.

In spite of his short career he has already performed in well known european clubs like Tresor Berlin, MMA in Munich, Space in Ibiza, Corsica Studios in London, Khidi in Tbilisi among many more, and is scheduled for his United States and Los Angeles debut when he performs for Structure 3.5 alongside Ascetic Limited label-mate Viels, label founders Motionen and more.

Listen to the premiere of SNGRVS below from the forthcoming EP, which is out November 3rd 2017 and available for pre-order here.


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Global Vibe Radio 083 feat. Kaelan

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Nico Campanella was born in Putignano (Italy), first getting in touch with music when, at the age of 11 he began studying the piano and, shorty after, became involved with various local bands.

His love and deep passion for everything concerning music later expanded to electronic sounds, becoming influenced by artists such as Basic Channel, Robert Hood, Substance et Vainqueur, Derrick May, Jeff Mills and many others.

In the last few years his necessity to propose a multifaceted vision of electronic music made it necessary to create new projects, including that of “Kaelan”, which has since becomehis main alias for techno. Under his side project “2030” he proposes electro-inspired music, while “Ixm” is his pseudo for dub techno sounds.

Kaelan is the owner of Subosc and co-owner of the Ranges imprint. The former aims to propose modern and classy techno music, while the latter is a tribute to reminiscent dub techno sounds. Currently, Kaelan is working on projects with some of the most known techno european labels, such as Construct Re-form, CLFT, Monnom Black.

Listen to the mix below and download it for FREE here.

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Win 2 Tickets to COMPOUND 2017 Feat. Perc, Headless Horseman and Developer

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For years the minds behind INCOGNITO, WORK by 6AM, Dirty Epic Productions and Synthetik Minds have been working to forward the underground techno and house music scenes in our home of Los Angeles and beyond.

We have always believed that collaboration unites the creative voices of multiple equal partners who share a common vision and mission to create something that is bigger than the sum of its parts.

It is through years of such collaborative efforts that the four brands now unite their passion and efforts to present COMPOUND 2017 in LA, beginning with our launch event on November 11th, 2017. The lineup hand-picked for COMPOUND’s first outing is one that exudes techno from every pore, calling on the talents of four separate international artists from around the world for a cohesive experience of relentless techno that hopes to be the beginning of a new era for the genre in the vibrant city of Los Angeles. Perc Trax founder and boss Perc will be playing his last U.S. set of 2017 with us, joined by a special Live performance by none other than the enigmatic yet pragmatic Headless Horseman. Joining them are Los Angeles’ very own Modularz boss Developer as well as local support by dela moontribe will be making her techno debut with a set that will draw influences from her long-term passion for the genre.

This will be a special 21+ outdoor day-into-night techno event complete with full production, professional four-point sound system, food trucks, craft beer and more. Needless to say an event of this kind deserves the adequate experience to come with it, which is why we have tapped into the internationally-renowned skills of VJ Fader for visuals.

Head here to RSVP to the Official FB event where you can ask for a link to purchase tickets.

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Global Vibe Radio 082 feat. Astronomy Domine Live

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Astronomy Domine, a young DJ/producer based in Turin who has been producing music since 2006, steps up for the 82nd episode of 6AM’s Global Vibe Radio mix serie
The Italian artist has published releases on his own label OVUNQVE, as well as Illegal Alien Records, Shaded Explorations, FUNK YOU and more. He collaborated, published and worked with artists the likes Svreca, Electric Indigo, Korridor, Synthek, BLNDR, Refracted, Fjader, Emanuele Pertoldi (Shaded Explorer), Retina.it, Roberto Clementi, Hydrangea and many more.

His well-respected productions have resulted in a healthy touring life as a DJ, having played many clubs and festival in Italy and around Europe. Some of the more illustrious events he has graced the decks of include TRESOR Berlin in 2015 and 2016, Acquario, Varvara Festival in Turin, Colonne di San Lorenzo Open Air in Milano, Doctor Sax in Turin, Desert Waves Festival and more.

Enjoy the set, recorded live, below and download it for free here.

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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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Reaktor Events Announces Never Seen Before “Multiples” Techno Collaboration Featuring Speedy J and Surgeon

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Reaktor Events is proud to announce a never seen before collaboration between two long standing giants in the techno scene.

For the first time ever none other than Speedy J and Surgeon will be performing LIVE at Reaktor’s closing event of Amsterdam Dance Event 2017 at the NDSM Warehouse on Sunday, October 22nd.

After having spent days jamming in the studio last week they are ready to present their brand new live project “Multiples”. The lineup already included the two artists playing solo, as well as sets by the likes of Artefakt, Dasha Rush, LSD (Luke Slater, Function & Steve Bicknell) and Tommy Four Seven.

We are giving away tickets to the event, which you can enter to win here or via the widget below. Tickets are on sale here and you can RSVP to the official FB Event for updates here.

Win 2 Tickets to Reaktor ADE - NDSM Warehouse Edition (Contest on Hive.co)
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