As the world continues to muddle through the strangest Monday since, well, the last one, there is at least one person out there who continues to see the positive side of things. Indeed, the...
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There’s still milk in old cows, it seems! Charlotte De Witte launches Époque to promote Belgium’s old techno scene – but their first release is her own rework of Push’s 1998 trance anthem “Universal Nation”…
A long time ago, launching a record label was a serious endeavour that required serious work. Releasing music used to cost large amounts of money with no guarantees of recouping it – hence why...
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You’re supposed to be based in Detroit, not London! A first glimpse at Movement’s lineup reveals Britain’s Fatboy Slim, Chicago’s Honey Dijon, Italy’s Joseph Capriati – and even Mr Human Diazepam is going…
Turning a one-off festival into an annual event isn’t something that comes naturally to many – and a lot of people have tried and failed in the process. Kudos, therefore, to Detroit’s Movement Electronic...
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Fresh from victory in legal battle with Apple over USB-C chargers, EU sets its eyes firmly on Spotify, demanding they pay more money to artists – so should Daniel Ek quake in his boots yet?
There’s not many things that cause sleepless nights to those running big corporations – but facing a potentially even bigger adversary might just be one of them. Just ask Tim Cook at Apple –...
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“Everything he touches is STILL turning into s**t!”: After another January of festival announcements nears its end, why hasn’t a single date from the Belleville Three tour been revealed yet?
The year 2023 ended in a very muted manner for Derrick May – performing a DJ set on a skywalk at a Detroit steakhouse alongside Kevin Saunderson, D Wynn, and Insane Who Sane. May...
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What is it with DJs thinking everyone wants to celebrate their birthday? Now Nervous Records boss Mike Weiss joins the bandwagon – with party at Brooklyn’s Silo next month…
For many people, birthdays are something which they like to celebrate – usually by having friends around, a cake and far too many sweets. However, for the majority of those inclined as such, this...
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Is there any cash cow the house music world WON’T plunder? Sharam reworked 1997’s “House Music” by Eddie Amador – despite already having done two remixes during his Deep Dish years…
When you sit down and think about it, there are some seriously strange things about house music that you just don’t see elsewhere. Such as the propensity to release house records that are about...
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As Sasha and John Digweed get ready to play together at Poland’s Gdańsk in April, the REAL question that everyone’s talking about – when will Sasha go bottle blonde like his DJing pal?
There are certain phrases and names in the dance music world that make some people very excited indeed – and two names who certainly have that effect are Sasha and John Digweed. The two...
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A TV show with Derrick May that hasn’t been cancelled! Local celebrity Moorish Mudd paid a visit to see Mayday’s grand return to New Year’s Eve at a steakhouse skywalk – but why was there no interview?
These days, it’s incredibly rare to see footage of Derrick May doing anything at all – mostly because no one usually wants to film it. It’s a pointless endeavour documenting Detroit’s most occasional DJ...
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A brand new year comes with, er, the same old discounts? Pete Tong’s DJ Academy – fresh from its Christmas sale – is offering money off AGAIN to welcome in 2024…
There are some things in the dance music world that just wouldn’t make sense anywhere else. For example, parents sending in their children to school know that there are only going to be so...
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Was Whitney Wei the last ever editor-in-chief at Resident Advisor? After she amends her Instagram profile after leaving the job, her former employers will soon be announcing the replacements…
As 2024 continues into its second week, the biggest set of changes since the last ones are taking place at Resident Advisor. Over the weekend, Whitney Wei confirmed dance music’s worst secret for weeks...
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Thing with illusions is that you can’t keep them up forever! Peggy Gou’s New Year set for Apple Music was promoted by XL over the weekend – and they had to switch their comments off…
Toxic positivity is one of those things that’s always been in ample supply in the dance music world – and this is why so much of what has happened over the years has gone...
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DJing on a bridge between buildings, almost no techno played on the night and a VERY subdued atmosphere: Derrick May’s latest New Year’s Eve – as reviewed by someone who was there…
For Detroit’s most occasional DJ, 2023 was a year where, as one of our sources previously put it, “everything he touched turned to s**t”. So it seemed strangely appropriate that Derrick May’s December was...
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You can’t just keep rinsing the 80s and 90s forever! As streaming’s tentacles continue to influence the way people listen to music, where ARE the classics of tomorrow going to come from?
You know things are getting desperate when the establishment media start asking the big questions. And no, we’re not talking about the dance music press – if the questions aren’t about drugs or about...
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It WAS a nice little earner for you, though! Mr C says selling his plush LA house “broke him” in his resolutions for 2024 and vows to “be kinder to myself” – but will the ratty musician extend that to others?
It doesn’t take much to upset Richard West, the man who calls himself Mr C. The man himself has managed to sustain a career in dance music since its early days – an impressive...
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“Neither something sought nor encouraged!”: Lucozade’s less than charming response in unearthed letter to British raver who suggested they embrace Britain’s acid house scene in the 1980s…
Anyone who spends some time exploring history will soon encounter the phenomenon of people discovering a new use for something that’s been around for quite a while. Often, the original company or persons involved...
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