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Ambassador Award 2023 - KUJU Studio from Kosovo for the "Best Art Production of the Year"

The German parliament supported the cannabis legalization

After a decade of public discussions, the Bundestag adopted the partial cannabis legalization in Germany this Friday (February 23). Until recently, the Government's plans for controlled use with numerous restrictions were criticized from several sides. Legalization was supported by 407 deputies, and 226 of them were against it. The new rules will be valid from April 1, 2024.  Cultivation and possession of certain quantities for personal consumption will be allowed for adults from April 1, 2024. Adults over the age of 18 are generally allowed to possess up to 25 grams of cannabis for personal use in a public place.  Cultivation of three cannabis plants and possession of up to 50 grams of cannabis for personal use are also allowed. Public consumption should be prohibited, among other things, in schools, sports facilities and in the vicinity of these facilities - more precisely 100 meters as the crow flies from the entrance to the facility. Weed smoking is prohibited in pedestrian

FESTIVAL: UNUM Festival JUNE 6 - 11, 2024. Shengjin, Albania

UNUM , a boutique festival of house and techno culture will be held at Rana e Hedhun Beach in Shengjin, Albania from 6. to 11. June 2024.  In its fifth edition, the festival will feature more than 60 international, regional and local performers on three outdoor stages: the Main Stage overlooking the Adriatic Sea, the cozy Pine Stage and the Beach Stage , ideal for dancing on the sand and enjoying the sea breeze. Ardin Badivuku, PR UNUM Festival In an interview for Kosovo Clubbing portal, PR of UNUM Festival, Ardin Badivuku, announced the latest artists who will perform at this year's edition. "Every year Unum Festival tries to bring new names to foreign and domestic audiences. This year comes for the first time Anfisa Letyago, the queen of Napoli techno, Korolova, Ogazon resident of the famous or best club Berghain, Ryat Elliot, and i must mention the exclusive b2b Priku X Dubfire” - Ardin Badivuku, PR UNUM Festival. According to him, the electronic music scene in the Balk

MOVIE: Techno City: What is Detroit Techno?

This film celebrates the sound of Detroit. Welcome to Techno City! Third Ear is proud to present its unique documentary filmed in Detroit, featuring personal interviews and commentary from some of the key figures in the Techno story. It also includes footage from the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival, later transformed into Movement , held on Memorial Day in the US. “Detroit Techno. Definitely techno. Appreciated abroad. Ignored at home. Until now." In 2000, almost fifteen years after the first editions, the city of Detroit held its first electronic music festival. This film celebrates the sound of Detroit. Welcome to Techno City. [source]

EDUCATION: Haris with his youtube channel "Valovi"

 In his "Radionica Valova", Haris Čustović reconstructs the deep house tape "My Love" from 2002. Musician from Dubrovnik shares production knowledge and the art of working in Ableton live on his YouTube channel every Thursday from 5 p.m. Haris Čustović has deconstructed a melodic tech-house track and composed a completely new tech house track through his "Wave Workshop" in the past few educational streams. In the new edition of the educational stream, Haris Čustović will provide an insight into the process of creating his song "My Love", which he composed in 2002 together with Paul Stubbs and released on Swag Records. "My Love" was included by the Terry Francis on his Fabric CD number 2. "Whether you're a music lover or a fellow producer, join me in creating this work!" says the experienced Dubrovnik musician. Harris will remaster the tape in Ableton Live 12, using the original release as a reference. All those intereste

GERMANY: Mayday celebrates 33 years of existence.

Mayday is probably the most traditional, long-standing event for electronic dance music, and on April 30th it will celebrate 33 years of existence. It has been called the " mother of all raves " or the " holiday of electronic music culture ". It has already spread to countries like Poland, Russia, Hungary and Belgium. This year's edition of the German cult rave begins with over 30 performances on four floors.  This year's motto is "United" Maydaya music unites "unity, respect and acceptance" and thus connects people. Mayday is a "celebration of life, love and the enduring power" of electronic music.  Oliver Vordemvenne, from the organizing agency I-Motion, points out that music unites:  "people, cultures and generations". Techno is "peaceful and interethnic", which is what the motto should focus on." Since the release of 2022, Mayday has relied more and more on the concept of techno along with hard

FESTIVAL: Terminal V announced the first wave of performers for the premiere in Croatia

The biggest Scottish festival is coming to Tisno, Croatia  instead of the SunceBeat festival. The premier edition of the Terminal V Croatia festival will be held from July 18 to 22 at The Garden Resort, not far from Tisno.  The Scottish festival was recently awarded DJ Mag's "Best of British" for the best festival, and their arrival in Croatia will be their first event organized outside of Edinburgh. For its first event organized outside the borders of Scotland, Terminal V announces over 100 performers who will come to Dalmatia, and in the first wave they presented a little more than 50 names such as Adiel, Charlie Sparks, Fjaak, Francois X, Klangkuenstler, Kobosil, Rødhåd and others. In the first wave, among the sought-after world names, there were two well-known faces from our area. The performance of the award-winning Osijek DJ Insolate , as well as the Serbian DJ with an address in Brooklyn,  X-Coasta . , has been confirmed. [source]

In Memoriam / Silent Servant

 Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant passed away. I know Silent Servant thanks to  Rødhåd . Years ago, I came across a series called " What's In My Bag ?" by Amoeba Record Store in Hollywood. There was an episode Rødhåd. I love Rødhåd so I watched the episode. During the interview, Rødhåd mentioned that he bumped into Silent Servant downstairs & that he was into movie soundtracks.     I was familiar with the name but I wasn't familiar with his work. I didn't know what a legend he was.  A few days after his passing, I came across his 'In Memoriam' EP released on Tresor Records . I was so impressed that I asked myself: "Why didn't I listen to his music before?"  M-87 reminded me of Depeche Mode . Poppy synths, deep, dark & powerful vocal which is very close to Dave Gahan 's vocal & industrial sounds. It feels like a mixture of 'Strangelove', 'People Are People', 'Personal Jesus', 'Everything Coun