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Club Fabric , in cooperation with the London museum , becomes the first club in the world with a museum residence, exhibition and program. The collaboration was opened with a performance by the award-winning artist Tai Shani as part of the contemporary art festival "ART NIGHT". The British artist's performance is a prelude to a series of art events that the London museum will hold at the fabric club. In 2024, the London museum will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fabric with a major exhibition that will show how the iconic club influenced the development of London's nightlife. The co-founder of the club, Cameron Leslie, stated that they were delighted with the invitation to cooperate and pointed out,  "This is a significant moment for us, the club and our way to brand the fabric as a key cultural brand. This cooperation is a key stage in our plans for the big celebration of the 25th birthday in 2024". [source]

Amsterdam Dance Event had a humanitarian character this year! A group of humanitarians traveled by bicycle to the capital of the Netherlands in order to collect money for the needy who want to play music, but have no way. Twenty-six artists and workers from the electronic music industry cycled for four days and covered more than 500 kilometers for humanitarian purposes. Through the traditional "ADE Cycle" campaign, humanitarians drove the route from London to Amsterdam to collect money for the "Bridges For Music" and "Choose Love" organizations. The cyclists started last Sunday and arrived right at the opening of the Amsterdam Dance Event on Wednesday. Despite bad weather, rain, faith, tired legs and minor injuries, all twenty-six cyclists completed the route and participated in raising £37,000. This year's group of humanitarians consisted of people who work for Pioneer, Parlophone, RA, Elrow, Defected, Toolroom and many other eminent brands associat

The compilation features four tracks from Bicep, Porridge Radio, Angel Olsen and Black Country, New Road. UK environmental advocacy group Music Declares Emergency has joined with bioplastic vinyl producer Evolution Music for the special release, of which there are only 20 copies. MDE 's Crowdfunder description claims that Evolution Music created this material to help their mission to decarbonize the production of physical products in the music business. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY (@musicdeclares) Launched in July 2019 in the UK, MDE now spans three continents and is supported by more than 6,000 organizations, artists and individuals across the music industry. More info HERE !  [ source ]

A few days ago, the center of London was occupied by a massive rave parade "Dance for Peace" A peaceful protest calling for peace. The parade was led by a huge convoy of sound systems from which acid techno, house, dnb and UK garage were playing. The dance parade started on Sunday 13.03. in front of the BBC building, and then the dancing crowd headed for the Oxford Circus. The parade was of a humanitarian nature with the aim of collecting aid. The protest was supposed to culminate in Parliament Square but was stopped by police around 7 p.m. [source]

Data collected by the association of independent and major record labels has revealed that the UK recorded music industry has increased by 12.8% following a drop in sales in 2020. CDs have contributed to £117.2 million of revenue which is a 1.4% rise and the first increase since 2017. Vinyl is continuing to make sales with a 34% increase since last year. According to CITY A.M Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI, BRIT Awards & Mercury Prize, said:  “After a tough few years we are also pleased to see growth across the sector, including in physical formats, sync, performance rights and beyond. This growth yields important benefits for the broader music community, including greater remuneration to a wider base of artists and additional investment by labels in new talent.” [ source ]

Since first forming back in 1991 , Ministry of Sound has become one of the most globally renowned labels in the dance music scene while also operating a club at the heart of London’s nightlife touted for its Dolby Atmos system and legendary performances.  Now, on the eve of their 30th anniversary, they’ve unveiled their latest end-of-year compilation T he Annual 2021 to keep everyone dancing to the beat . The Annual 2021 combines Ministry of Sound’s chart-topping hits from throughout the year with some of the best emerging talent to have been signed to the label . To celebrate the release, Ministry Of Sound have teamed up with dance music mainstay Pete Tong , who has recorded a mix of the album, available exclusively onApple Music.   [ source ]

New documentary "Sisters with Transistors" - prominent women, pioneers of electronic music. With a focus on some of the movement’s greatest collaborators such as Laurie Spiegel, Delia Derbyshire and Suzanne Ciani, the film titled “Sisters with Transistors” will premiere at London’s Barbican Theater on November 14th 2020.  Although electronic music is often perceived as a men's club, it is true from the very beginning that women were an important part of the invention of devices, techniques and styles that would define the form of sound in the years to come.  The aim of the film is to reveal an often neglected aspect of the history of electronic music. [ source ]

A new exhibition called " Electronic " that explores global club culture and the impact of electronic music, is opening at London’s Design Museum  in April 2020. Featuring a soundtrack curated by Laurent Garnier, the exhibition will explore club culture in the UK, Berlin, Detroit, Paris and Chicago, as well as highlighting contributions from artists including Jeff Mills, Ellen Allien, Andreas Gursky and Jean-Michel Jarre. At the Design Museum, techno can be heard over speakers right from the start, and the space’s black walls, blue spotlights, mesh panels and bare scaffolding are clearly intended to evoke the club. Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been shaping the electronic music landscape. Watch below and get more info here. It’s open July 31, 2020 thru February 14, 2021. At the exhibition, you have the opportunity to practically move to dance halls in Chicago,

After their first foray into the vinyl world last year, with a beast of a release from Time Traveler, Holland's Obscuur return with another vinyl outing, this time from Ceili. With two very strong originals and wonderful remixes from harder favourites Hadone and Rommek. At once pristine and rough, there's an attention to detail which allows every sound to pop, both across the percussive opener and the arpeggio based second track. There's definitely a hint of rave warfare in here too, it's high octane stuff for an energetic crowd. On remix duties we have the ever heavyweight Hadone , who slams his foot on the gas, playing it flat out. London regular Rommek displays the breadth of his character as usual, with a fired up breakbeat style roller closing out the release. Enjoy!