Understanding high tech soul: why Detroit techno matters for the EDM generation
The word “techno” has certainly taken on its fair share of interpretations in the course of its history. It is undeniably culturally significant not only to devotees of electronic music, but also to understanding the trajectory of the world’s aural history as we know it. As the new generation of dance music lovers, we owe it to ourselves to understand the place from which we came.
Marquee New York and M-nus present Richie Hawtin Official EDC NY afterparty
In two days the Electric Daisy Carnival will descend on Citi Field in Queens, bringing with it a lineup featuring some of the best names in techno and tech house. In celebration of New York's embrace of the darker side of dance music, Marquee New York and M-nus will be hosting an exclusive afterparty with the legendary Richie Hawtin on Friday, May 17th. With support from New York residents Sleepy & Boo, the revered techno legend will bring his technical expertise and artful production talents to New York City's newest and most extravagant club.
Exploring Indio: Day Two at Coachella, the surprise guest is… R.Kelly?
Coachella's Saturday lineup presented a new host of conflicts, while the Sahara and Yuma tents remained stacked with impressive talent, elsewhere in the festival some of most remixed indie bands in dance music were also performing. The Sahara tent would host Baauer, Kill The Noise, Bingo Players, Fedde Le Grand, Moby and more, while Yuma created refuge for fans of 2 Bears and Julio Bashmore. Rather than stay confined to the two dance music tents as promised, we explored the Polo grounds.