Maxi Jazz, DJ, rapper and lead singer for UK electronic band Faithless, has died aged 65. As RA reports, Faithless confirmed the news earlier today, December 24th, via social media. No cause of death was given. “We’re heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died peacefully at his home in South London last night,” they wrote via Jazz’s accounts. “He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He […]
UMEK closes 2022 with what could be his biggest release of the year, as he returns to his 1605 record label with a new remix of a techno classic by Quadrophonia. The release also features a new Dark Dub version by the original artists. Quadrophonia is a duo consisting of Olivier Abbeloos and Lucien Foort who started releasing electronic music in the early ’90s and their 1991 self-titled track “Quadrophonia” […]
Exetra Records is a peak-time techno record label and its new release is a collaboration between its owners, MOTVS and IMPULSE FACTORY. MOTVS his high-paced style has also been released on other imprints such as Cosmic Boys’ Legend, Spartaque’s Codex and T78’s Autektone. He is an Italian artist based in Rome and this is his third EP working with Impulse Factory. IMPULSE FACTORY and MOTVS have become regular production partners […]
The fourth release in UNSEEN Records catalogue is an impressive 5-tracker EP by HEÎK. “In Your Eyes” EP tells a gripping sonic story. Comprising a collection of compelling melodies, UNS004 boasts a unique sound with some floor-filling tracks like the booming and rumbling ’23’ and its heavily-charged remix by Citizen Kain — delivering two similar yet intrinsically distinct experiences that are sure to make the crowds move. Next up is […]
Thousands protest against planned ‘anti-rave’ laws in Italy Thousands of people flocked to the streets in Italy this weekend to protest against forthcoming laws that could see the criminalisation of unlicensed raves across the country, RA reports. In plans chalked out by Italy’s new far-right government earlier this year under Article 633 bis, unlicensed raves in unoccupied buildings or fields could be criminalised and see organisers land up to six […]
Advertisements We are waiting for the publishing of a new book exploring ’90s rave culture and activism. ‘Exist To Resist v2.0’ will follow a first instalment of the book series by photographer MATTKO, aka Matthew Smith. Described as “a social history book”, the project, a press release says, was born out of Smith’s “love for the UK’s rave, sound system, and festival culture”. The book, press materials added, has been […]
Advertisements London nightclub fabric has enacted a lifetime ban on a guest who shared a video of a fellow attendee dancing inside the venue. The clip, which was shared via Twitter on Monday alongside a caption reading “Yo I’ll never be going to fabric again after seeing this,” showed a minimally dressed attendee dancing freely inside the venue. Fabric replied to the tweet saying, “Great, given this tweet, we’d prefer […]
Advertisements Time Warp is finally making a long awaited and sure to be emotional return to its spiritual home in Mannheim. After four years away, the influential festival will make you dance once more as it returns on Saturday, 1 April 2023 to Mannheim’s Maimarkthalle with a mix of longtime companions as well as exciting debutants including over 40 headliners. First and Second Release tickets are already all gone so […]
Advertisements 2023 will see Sonus celebrate 10 years at the very forefront of Croatia’s underground festival scene. Returning from 20th to 24th of August, next year’s special edition will see another world class line-up of international talents on the gorgeous shores of Zrce beach on Croatia’s famous party island Pag. The first wave of names include favourites like Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin, Diplo, Paula Temple, Sven Väth, Seth Troxler, ANNA, […]
