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Anxiety Causes DJ Skirt To Quit DJing

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The issue of mental health in dance music has been coming up more and more in recent months, finally moving from being somewhat of a taboo subject to one that is openly talked about and, consequently, addressed.

Texas-born Techno DJ Bethany DeMoss, who goes by the artist name of Skirt, has announced that she will no longer be DJing due to issues relating to anxiety. Making the announcement on her Facebook page, Skirt opened up about how anxiety has been affecting her career, “If the thought of an upcoming gig is making me actually physically sick and on verge of a nervous breakdown, then clearly something is wrong.”

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How Spotify Can Help You As An Artist

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There is a lot of speculation these days about music streaming services and how they can help musicians/producers  make an overall impact in the highly-competitive music business industry.

Right now it seems like you can find almost every fresh and up-and-coming producer on Spotify. Aren’t you wondering why? Read and find out how Spotify can help you as an artist:

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Q&A and EP Premiere: Kane Michael Releases 002 on Lights/Out Recordings

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Kane Michael is a Southern California producer, DJ, host of the Lights/Out Selection, and label owner of Lights/Out Recordings. He focuses on blending the genres and influences that he holds dear to his heart, creating a mix of dark, psychedelic futuristic techno and aggressive progressive.

His second EP outing on LOR is composed of three original tracks, now available for purchase via Bandcamp and premiered exclusively by 6AM on SoundCloud.

We had the chance to talk to Kane as he releases LOR002 to discuss his upbringing in SoCal’s rave scene, the plans with his recently-started label and more.

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Why You Should Stop CDJ Shaming (A Message to Vinyl Purists)

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It seems that the prevalence of CDJ shaming is a direct result of the rise of vinyl-exclusive DJs.

Hey, I incredibly enjoy an all vinyl set when it comes around, but to those who negatively label CDJ users as talentless laypersons are completely missing the point.

Technology has directly revolutionized the dance music community, especially with regards to accessibility, capability, and creativity when it comes becoming and being a DJ in today’s world.

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Q&A and Global Vibe Radio Episode 046 feat. Torsten Kanzler

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6AM’s Global Vibe Radio Episode 046 comes straight from Germany, a 60-minute live techno recording by Torsten Kanzler.

Torsten Kanzler’s live sets are known to lead to controlled excess like no other. Like a chief engineer he takes his crowd into a universe of mind-blowing drum-arrangements, creaking synths and warm growling basslines, using “Maschine“ of Native Instrument and two Allen & Heath Xone K2. His direct interaction combined with a spontaneous set with up to four decks spinning is making Torsten Kanzler an exception – a league of his own.

In recent years Torsten has traveled the globe with gigs in Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Venezuela, Argentina and more, including festival appearances at Nature One, Rave on Snow and Amsterdam Dance Event just to name a few. His powerful and profound techno productions, headed by his album Analog Systems released in 2015, have gained him support by the fellow peers the likes of Richie Hawtin, Sam Paganini and Adam Beyer.

Torsten was kind enough to deliver a 60-minute live recording for the latest episode of Global Vibe Radio, and to chat with us a little about his career and what he has in store for 2017.

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Token to Release EPs from Ø [Phase], Ctrls and Johannes Volk

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Techno label Token has a strong series of EPs coming out in the following months.

Ø [Phase] is set to to release his first track since 2015’s Alone In Time? LP, as part of a three-track EP entitled Submerged Metropolitan which will be coming out March 17th. Next up it will be the turn of Ctrls who will follow on April 14th with Routing, an outing comprised of four tracks and two locked grooves. On May 12th it will be the turn of Johannes Volk, who will be releasing for the first time on Token with Designing Evolution.

You can listen to “Fallen Columns” by Ø [Phase] here.

Tracklist:

Submerged Metropolitan (Token71)
A1 Submerged Metropolitan
B1 Fallen Columns
B2 This Absent Mind

Ctrls – Routing (Token72)
A1 The Shortest Path
A2 Locked Groove 1
A3 Rush Hour
B1 Crash
B2 Locked Groove 2
B3 Highway

Johannes Volk – Designing Evolution (Token73)
A1 Designing Evolution
A2 Escapism
B1 Cosmic Clockwork
B2 Sleeping On A Razor Blade

Token will release Submerged Metropolitan on March 17th, Routing on April 14th and Designing Evolution on May 12th, 2017.

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Carl Cox, Sven VĂ€th, Tale Of Us, Jamie Jones, Sasha & Digweed to Headline Kappa FuturFestival 2017

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Kappa FuturFestival is back on July 8th and 9th 2017 with a lineup chock-block full of heavyweights.

Turin’s Parco Dora is expecting 40,000 party revelers for the occasion, traveling from all over Europe to witness one of the continent’s most anticipated festivals of the calendar year.

The Italian festival prides itself on world class audio systems, high quality production and a real attention to detail including things like being the first Italian festival to sell tickets through smartphones and to offer Cashless payment technology on site. Always with an environmental awareness and focus on sustainability, KFF again offers top class selectors playing from noon to midnight.

Kappa Futur

Phase I has been announced, promising a selection of headliners that include King of Ibiza Carl Cox, the Paradise and Hot Creations hero Jamie Jones, as well as a sure to be historic set from the one and only Sasha & John Digweed on July 8th. July 9th will instead feature Cocoon label boss Sven VÀth and Afterlife/Life & Death Italian duo Tale Of Us.

Phase 2 and more info will be released in the coming weeks.

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Awakenings Is Asking You To Vote For Your Favorite Techno Track Of All Time

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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Awakenings, a festival and party brand many consider to be the ultimate techno institution in the world. On top of a series of top-tier events held at Amsterdam’s Gashouder in April, and its two-day festival later in summer, Awakenings is celebrating the milestone achievement by compiling a list of the 100 ultimate techno classics of all time.

More specifically, Awakenings is asking fans from around the world to choose amongst 1,000 techno tracks carefully selected by journalists Atze de Vrieze (3voor12) and RenĂ© Passet (DJBroadcast) and DJs Joris Voorn, 2000 and One and Bart Skills, helping to narrow it down to the 100 ultimate tracks that Awakenings will then publish in the book ‘Awakenings – 20 Years of Techno’

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Besides the 100 dance classics the book will also contain scores of interviews with artists such as Adam Beyer, Sven VĂ€th, Jeff Mills, Nina Kraviz, Paul Kalkbrenner and Secret Cinema, anecdotes and statistics from the history of Awakenings and hundreds of photos from the Gashouder, NDSM, Rotterdam, Eindhoven and the festival. The book will be released on April 13.

Awakenings was first held in March 1997. The combination of high-quality production, the clear choice for techno and the iconic Gashouder in Amsterdam as location quickly made it the flagship of Dutch techno. Twenty years and over a million visitors later Awakenings is the largest techno party worldwide. The annual festival draws visitors from over eighty different countries.

Votes can be cast at www.awakenings.com/20years/1000tracks. You can already pre-order the book here. 

 The 20th anniversary this year will be celebrated with five parties in the Gashouder during Easter weekend, featuring performances by, among others, Derrick May, Joris Voorn, Ricardo Villalobos, Len Faki and Pan-Pot

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Discover Movement Detroit’s 2017 Lineup With This Comprehensive Playlist

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Yesterday Movement Electronic Music Festival released its Phase 2 lineup, adding over 40 artists to an already extensive roster of talent.

The lineup now features over 120 acts, with headlining sets by Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox and deadmau5 as testpilot. While some of the bigger names are known to most who love techno and house, the lineup also features up-and-comers and festival debuts that some may not be accustomed to.

With that in mind, we have compiled a comprehensive playlist of live sets and mix recordings from every electronic artist on the lineup, a total of 163 hours of music from 120 separate acts.

Enjoy it below:

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Movement Detroit Releases Phase 2 Lineup featuring deadmau5 (as testpilot), Richie Hawtin, Mind Against and DVS1

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The Phase 2 lineup for Movement Detroit is now out, adding the last two headliners for the weekend as well as a flurry of other top-tier techno and house talent.

Richie Hawtin will be taking over the headlining slot on Saturday, while deadmau5 will be returning to Detroit’s Hart Plaza with a special Testpilot performance on Sunday, with the already-announced Carl Cox on Monday night completing a trifecta of headliners for the Main Stage.

Other new names include DVS1, Ben Sims b2b Truncate, Octave One (Live), Sterac, Rebekah (hybrid set) and Asher Perkins on the techno side, as well as Seth Troxler, Mind Against, Cajmere, Red Axes, Honey Dijon and more. See below for the full lineup and head over to Movement’s official website for tickets.

Movement Phase 2

 

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