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words by: Aneesa Ahmed  MDMA may not be the cause of your " Blue Mondays " after all, according to a new clinical trial. The study, titled Debunking the myth of 'Blue Mondays': No evidence of affect drop after taking clinical MDMA , tracks the moods and reactions of 14 people who were enlisted into an MDMA-assisted psychotherapy course to treat an alcohol disorder. Researchers found no drop-off following clinical MDMA use in the 14 participants. It instead claims that several of those who took part claimed that their mood went up and reported that they felt no inclination to use recreational MDMA .  As written in their abstract, the researchers: "aimed to evaluate the evidence basis for the negative side effects associated with MDMA as well as inform our understanding of the drug's post-acute effects in a clinical context with an open-label study." They found that comedowns that are associated with recreational MDMA were not seen in their patients. Th

 Captured by legendary photographer Terence Donovan, who spent a night at Que Club in 1996 , the exhibition is to take place in April 2022 at Birmingham’s Museum & Art Gallery. Terence was famous for photographing royalty and legends such as Princess Diana and Jimi Hendrix, and was introduced to Club Que by his son and DJ Dan Donovan .  Stepping out of his comfort zone, he captured the scene, which a special motive for normal, everyday people to let go, dance and enjoy themselves. Jez Collins, curator of the forthcoming In The Que exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, discovered the photos while interviewing Wishart for a documentary about Que Club. Ten of the 65 images will be included in the exhibition, which opens on April 28th. "It's an amazing find after all these years," Collins told the Guardian. "This was an important place for people, and it's been captured by one of the greatest British photographers of the time." Opened in 1

To all clubbers, ravers, and you 👐 We are in a time of biggest  changes.  And change is  happening , and it will happen, no matter what! We change , our minds change, and it's totally normal :) We all grow! ;)  ...but .... nothing has changed in clubbing yet.... Since the beginning of the pandemic , there were live streams of DJ’s playing music from their homes, radios, and different spaces, but not clubbing.  We want clubs to be back, clubs with dancefloors and all vibrations from clubbers ! You !  What to do? Do you have any ideas?  What we have in mind is 👉 Clubbing during the day  👈 It’s similar to after-parties 😍 Underground clubs, rave during the day 😎 Is that possible? What do you think? Let's make some changes! Let's party as if the pandemic will last forever! ;)  by KS Clubbing Crew

 On 6th April 2022, the Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) will be ceremoniously opened in Frankfurt .  Located directly in the heart of the main city at the Hauptwache, the museum will present the exhibition “Sven Väth – It’s simple to tell what saved us from hell” ; a collaboration between close friends Sven Väth and Tobias Rehberger. “There is no better opening exhibition for MOMEM, because Sven Väth and Tobias Rehberger have each, in their own way, taken electronic music culture from Frankfurt to the world.” - said  Alex Azary , director of  MOMEM. The records, photographs, flyers, films, sounds, and Väth’s private art collection serve as the hub and starting point for this journey through electronic music culture ’s shared past since the late 1980s. The opening of the MOMEM , which is dedicated to the documentation, processing and switching of this cultural history of electronic music , will be celebrated naturally with a large public party with Sven Väth on 08.04.2021. [

New documentary, A, is ready for launch in the coming weeks, although filmmakers are now asking for help funding its release.  The film highlights of new documentary "We Wanna Do Is Dance" are the early era of rave and tackles issues surrounding the onset movement of acid house in the late 80s such as police raids “in an age of discrimination".  ‘ All We Wanna Do Is Dance ’ has launched a crowdfunder to ensure its release!  Support their crowdfunding campaign HERE ! The Director of this documentary is Gordon Mason. Venue owners, promoters, and clubbers themselves were also documented in All We Wanna Do Is Dance, including head of Police Pay Party Unit Ken Tappenden , who said:  “We were logging something like up to three or four hundred parties per month in the height of that summer 1989.”  The documentary spotlights the rise of police coming up against club-goers during the period.  “There was a movement of traffic, there was a movement of people and we were losing a l

UP , cutting-edge music and art festival, launches a series of one-night events across Europe. Debut edition will be held in Sofia on December 3rd, at Micro Club , from 8pm till 8am.  Exciting event will, for the first time, bring its first-rate music selection, immersive visuals and thrilling atmosphere to Bulgaria's capital.  Stellar lineup will include international tastemakers such as SONJA MOONEAR, JOHN DIMAS, AMIR JAVASOUL and BRUNO CURTIS, alongside the local talent LAYLLA DANE.  They will all be bringing their powerful yet rolling grooves to this hypnotic journey.  Swiss queen SONJA MOONEAR will enchant the crowd with her lean house moods while the Albanian born, Berlin based JOHN DIMAS will bring his diversity and deep knowledge of music.  AMIR JAVASOUL will spread his smooth beats, followed by the wizardry of Berlin’s BRUNO CURTIS and the Bulgarian eclectic artist LAYLLA DANE.  “We are very happy to launch the UP event series and bring our genuine vibes to beautiful

Techno was celebrated with thousands of fans and ravers not only in Germany or England in the 90s, but also in Poland.  The book “30 Years of the Polish Techno Scene” and an techno exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw this year 2021  were dedicated to the history of the scene. You can read more about crowdfunding, and donate to the project, here.  Now, with the book “Technowulkan” by Bartłomie Kluska , another work is published that explores the background of Polish techno and focuses on techno parades that took place in the city of Łódź.  The techno scene in Poland was very divided in the 90s  While genres like house and techno predominated in the capital, the scene in Krakow was dedicated to reggae, garage and jungle, while in Łódź it was mostly happy hardcore, jungle and dnb.  Then a team of DJs from Łódź gathered around the underground organization New Alcatraz (a community of artists associated with Club New Alcatraz) and created a revolutionary festival of club cultu

 Some would say that the gramophone record is a medium of the past, but vinyl is experiencing a real revolution in the 21st century.  The records experienced the peak of their careers from the 1920s to the 1980s, after which the demand for them suddenly disappeared, due to the appearance of CDs. Today, many experts and people from the industry claim that gramophone culture has never been completely eradicated, but that its presence has simply been less in certain periods of time. Vinyl has practically never stopped being produced and sold, primarily thanks to DJs and DJ culture. This boom in sales is an impressive 108% increase in comparison to the same time period in 2020 where 9.2 million vinyl records were sold. Although Vinyl for the last few years has started to consistently outperform CD sales, which in the first half of 2021 stood at 18.9 million units sold.  Some of the top-selling vinyl releases of the year include Harry Styles’ ‘Fine Line’, Billie Eilish’s ‘When We All Fall

Nina Kraviz has shared her new single, titled ‘Skyscrapers’ , which signals the artist’s first major release since 2019.  The newly released cut is taken from her forthcoming EP, with a full-length album to follow in 2022. According to its press release, ‘ Skyscrapers’ is billed as a ‘love song’, that sees Nina ‘exploring a new , more traditional approach to her songwriting , showcasing her talent as both a lyricist and performer’.  ‘I wrote ‘ Skyscrapers ’ on one of my long trips to a far away country,’ says Nina .  ‘It is a love song. It is about missing someone very much even if you don’t always get along and agree on things. In moments like that, you just want to run away as fast as you can, only to feel like you want to come back five minutes later.’ [ source ]

After more than a year and a half, under new circumstances, with still limited measures, Vision of the Beyond is returning with Prelude to the Visions 2021 on 14th August 2021 at  Ethno Village / Kukaj, Kosovo.  Sedef Adasi is 1st announced artist.  Resident DJ at Munich’s famed Blitz Music Club. In her sessions, she bounces in between euphoric Techno, ruff House classics, space Disco and tough electro with elegance and ease. Stay alert :D :) & See ya at Prelude ;) 

 After 18 months of no shows, Paul Kalkbrenner is running hot, releasing ‘Si Soy Fuego’ a brand new single and video fresh off headlining the renowned Exit Festival. Unveiling the Episode One dates of a brand new theatrical live concert tour in October , which will include screenings of a new director’s cut of the cult movie, Berlin Calling, in which Kalkbrenner starred.  ‘Si Soy Fuego’ is a percussive cut that Kalkbrenner centers around a Spanish language vocal that he discovered among “a pile of demo recordings”. It’s a buoyant message encapsulating Paul’s enthusiasm for live music’s return, a sentiment mirrored in the accompanying video, shot at this past weekend’s 20th-anniversary edition of Exit Festival in Serbia. [source] 

Monika Kruse returns to her Terminal M imprint with Hidden Love EP. Hidden Love is a 3 tracks EP on which she expresses different moods of techno .  “Hidden Love” kicks the EP off with a warm acid groove, deep strings, and trippy vocal snippets.  Equally deep and dancefloor-friendly, a groover for the soulful moments of the dancefloor. „Latex“ presents a trippy and monotone drumming sequence that is screwing into your brain with a big climax.  Finally „Blue Elephant“ is combining a dark atmosphere with an uplifting dreamful break . [ source ]

The whole world is already buzzing about the return of Space to Ibiza , but we will go back 5 years when the popular club brand closed its doors.  The marathon party started on October 2, and ended the day after at exactly 12 o'clock. The club closed with an epic Carl Cox that marked ten seasons there.  Then the owner Pepe Rosello said goodbye:  "Your and our emotions and our love and our friendship here are sealed and signed forever dear friends. Thank you all."  Check out all of this and other impressive moments of Space in Ibiz a in an 40-minute documentary released just two weeks after the clubs closed. Enjoy! 

 Future Scope opened the outdoors season last Saturday, June 5, and despite strict measures, held a party at Jarun during the day and night from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Senno & Sin, Jock & Shipe, te Dax J. performed that night.  And while we look forward to the relaxation and normalization of the situation, Future Scope is announcing, again at Jarun, Jeff Mills for Saturday, July 10th at 5 p.m.  For Jeff Mills , who has stood out a lot in recent years by creating space-inspired music, it is not necessary to say anything too much, because the character and the work speak for themselves.  See you on July 10 at Jarun :) 

Ellen Allien will headline a 300-capacity pilot rave in Berlin on Sunday, June 13th , the first legal dance party to be held in the capital this year. Entry is free. This one will be the first ever legal party in Berlin since the pandemic started. It is being organised by the Hygiene Concepts and Infection Protection In The Event Industry (Hygieia) and it is backed by the local German government.  The show that will be running from 2pm until 10pm at night, granted tickets through a random raffle. There are certain rules to comply with in order to access the venue in Revier Südost.  All attendants either must have been fully vaccinated (with all doses) 14 days before the event date or have passed the coronavirus in the past 6 months or present a negative PCR or antigen test. In case of having passed the virus, attendants will have to provide evidence with a proper medical certificate.  Find out more about the pilot event HERE . Let's rave safe ;) 

During the pandemic in 2020, when everything changed, including our way of life, Vegim was busy creating a new techno label Alhena where you can dive deeper into pure creativity of new patterns of techno culture.  An Abstract Techno label from Outer Space!  Alhena is the second imprint of Vegim .  Label is focused on dark, hypnotic, raw techno.  Artworks for covers of EPs are always linked with the whole story of that release.  The first release was Kobalt - Structural Abnormalities EP It was released in April 2020. The second one Theory and Motion EP ,was released on 4th June 2021 by Vegim and Flekitza . https://alhenarecords.bandcamp.com/   https://www.facebook.com/alhenarecords https://www.beatport.com/label/alhena-records/44126 Vegim & Flekitza - Theory and Motion EP [Alhena] Artist : Vegim & Flekitza Name EP : Theory and Motion EP Label : Alhena Records Release Dat e: 04. Jun 2021 1. Intro 2. Motion 3. Theory 4. Devils Monologue 5. Awareness The second release on Alh

Whether it’s collaborating with Rødhåd, regularly performing live with Surgeon, releasing on Len Faki’s Figure and Lucy’s Stroboscopic Artefacts, or putting on parties with Lady Gaga, New York based Lady Starlight is an artist in every sense of the word and with no limits to her creativity.  Lady Starlight appears here on the first part of a remix release series for the BPitch label boss and Berlin icon Ellen Allien that follows her AurAA album from August 2020. Also included in the prodigious package are a variety of reworks by Hadone, Keith Carnal and Matrixxman. deathtechno.com · DT:Premiere | Ellen Allien - Hello Planet Earth (Lady Starlight Remix) [BPitch] Staying active and positive through the difficulties of the past year, Ellen has maintained a constant presence, sharing live DJ sets from her balcony, or astonishing settings around Berlin, and a continuous flow of new music, supporting artists through her labels and keeping the spirit of our culture alive. [

Zadig kicks off the new Morrocan imprint, Sotor Records featuring remixes from heavyweight techno artists  Perc and Oscar Mulero .  Zadig is a French techno artist who has roots that date back to the 90s. He has played at major festivals and clubs globally and has an enviable discography that takes in vital releases on Deeply Rooted House, Tresor, Syncrophone Recordings and many more. He is also part of the Unforeseen Alliance live project with Voiski, Antigone, and Birth of Frequency, who are label mates on his Construct Re-Form imprint. The first release, Space Time  EP is about the lines of physics and metaphysics.  Zadig kicks off the EP with the hammering ‘Event Horizon’ (Day Is Dying Mix), an all-out assault slammer with wall rattling synths and punchy drums.  Perc has done everything from industrial noise to acerbic techno on his own Perc Trax label and a host of other fine and well-regarded outlets.  Here the UK mainstay remixes ‘ Event Horizon’ into a white knuckle ri

Brian Eno has launched an initiative that could help the music industry tackle its environmental footprint. He has launched EarthPercent , which asks artists, companies and other institutions in the music business to pledge a small percentage of their income to EarthPercent , which will then be “directed to the most impactful organizations dealing with climate change.”  "Many within the music industry want to do something to address the climate crisis but simply don't know how, which is why EarthPercent is working with scientists and experts to identify and fund the most promising solutions,” explains Eno.  They aim to raise $100 million from the industry by 2030 and invest in improving the environmental impacts of the music industry, reducing greenhouse gases, conserving nature and more.  EarthPercent is formed in partnership with music industry climate initiatives M usic Declares Emergency, Julie's Bicycle , and A Greener Festival.  The process of using the money will

 A new report by German organisation Clean Scene has focused on the effects that international DJs have on climate change.  The report, titled ‘ Last Night a DJ Took a Flight, ’ is described as “exploring the carbon footprint of touring DJs and looking towards alternative futures within the dance music industry. Clean Scene analysed the carbon footprint of Resident Advisor’s top 1000 DJs touring in 2019.  They found that between them the DJs take 51,000 flights annually, travelling 117 million kilometres.   This uses 3.2million litres of fuel, releasing 35million kg of CO2 into the air.   They note that this is equivalent to 20,000 households’ electricity for one year, powering 8000 festivals for three days, or pressing 25 million records. “The demand for a small number of DJs to tour constantly is the result of an environmentally unsustainable industry” the report reads.  “And an industry that we have an opportunity to collectively reimagine.” The report also “By travelling over 118,