Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Berlin club ://about blank have cancelled an upcoming event featuring Cómeme and Room 4 Resistance (R4R), in light of R4R’s participation in the social media campaign #DJsForPalestine (you can check out our article on the movement from last week, here), coordinated by PACBI (Palestinian Campaign For
Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Pyotr Verzilov, one of four members of anti-Kremlin punk activist group Pussy Riot who were arrested during the second half of the world cup final for their pitch invasion protest, was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after falling ill on the Tuesday prior, following a
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Often called “the holy grail of synthesizers”, TONTO, or The Original New Timbral Orchestra, is a legendary synthesiser that was built by Malcolm Cecil in the early ’70s and is the largest polyphonic analog synth in the world. TONTO consists of several Oberheim models, two ARP
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Acclaimed music outfit, Gorillaz, have just shared the official music video for ‘Tranz’, taken from their most recent album, ‘The Now Now’. Hailed as The World’s Most Successful Virtual Act, the Gorillaz give a mesmerising performance in the character’s first ever live performance video for ‘Tranz’,
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“If I didn’t have music, I would feel internally suffocated.” Written by Arnold van der Walt The Colorado-based wave producer, M!NGO, has just released ‘26 Grand’ on The Playground; a brand new track from his upcoming EP ‘Planet M!NGO’, to be released via Vibe Digital and available everywhere from 20th
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Over 2000 people have signed a petition to remove Giegling DJ Konstantin from three parties during Amsterdam Dance Event, in light of an interview last year with German publication Groove Magazine, in which Konstantin was quoted as making a slew of sexist comments. In the article,
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Kelela is releasing a remix collection called ‘TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES’ to celebrate the first anniversary of her debut studio album ‘Take Me Apart’, which was released last year to widespread acclaim, appearing in numerous publications’ year-end lists. “It’s not just a bunch of remixes,”
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Written by Arnold van der Walt One of the most critically acclaimed electronic artists of today, ODESZA, has released a studio version of a track that’s been a fan favourite of their live shows for the past 3 years, ‘Loyal’ via Foreign Family Collective and Ninja Tune. Alongside this, ‘Loyal’
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Swiss friends Adrian Shala and Adrian Schweizer have been making music under the moniker Adriatique for over a decade now, and have just announced their first ever full-length release, titled ‘Nude’. The album will be released via Tale of Us’ Afterlife label and follows their two-track
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Greek DJ and music producer Vangelis Kostoxenakis has just released a brand new EP titled ‘Take Your Shirt Off’, a three-track journey of hard-hitting house, summer synth sounds and rambunctious energy. Already enjoying great success for his music projects under monikers such as Phatjak, Angel Stoxx
