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Neopop 2018: Portugal’s Purist Techno Marathon

Nestled along the outer walls of Viana do Castelo's Forte Santiago Da Barra, beneath the hilltop laden Basilica Santa Luzia, lies Portugal's most renowned underground electronic music festival, Neopop. A mar...

Dekmantel Festival 2018: The Crown Jewel Of Amsterdam’s Festival Landscape

Features, Editorial

It's been nearly a week since Dekmantel Festival 2018, the renowned and beloved jewel of Amsterdam's robust festival landscape, swept into town. From the I'J River to Radion and, of course, its home base of Ams...

Dekmantel Festival 2018: 10 Artists To Watch

Editorial, Features

The crown jewel of Amsterdam's robust festival landscape, Dekmantel Festival, features one of the most well-balanced lineups in the world. Focused on quality and discovery alike, this year's edition sees many a familiar Dekmantel face, a slew of debuts, and...

[Report] Back To Africa With Fairground Festival, Black Coffee & Âme

Editorial, Festivals

Going to Africa for a dance music festival is quite a big experience, an ultimate experience. We had the chance to attend the 3rd edition of Fairground Festival in Tunisia last weekend. We fly from Paris to...

Label Showcase: Berlin Bass Collective

Editorial, Interviews

Berlin Bass Collective was founded with the goal to spread positivity through its diverse array of music. Through events and releases, Berlin Bass Collective privileges weirdness, freedom, and discovery wit...

Backyard Sessions’ Documentary Showcases Ins & Outs Of Swedish Festival Landscape

Editorial

For those outside its borders it may come as something of a surprise that the liberally minded Nordic country is, in fact, one of Europe's most difficult places to throw large scale events. A result of a number of reasons as parties and external alcohol con...

Kappa FuturFestival 2018: 5 Best Sets

Editorial

KappaFutur keeps getting better year on year. The festival takes place in Parco Dura in Turin, Italy, the European Motor City that has a nice industrial feel, perfectly harking back to the roots of techno. T...

Paradise City Festival: The 3 Best Sets

Editorial

Paradise City is perfectly named: the intimate festival in Belgium took place from June 29th to July 1st at the stunning Castle domain of Ribaucourt in Belgium. The place is surrounded by little lakes meani...

Report: 25 Years Of Sonar

Editorial

by Rick Heffernan There is nowhere quite like Barcelona and there is nothing quite like Sonar, the two combined for the past 25 years have pushed the Catalan capitals cultural agenda through the roof, whilst placing Sonar firmly as a world festival leader i...

How We Lost Our Sense Of Time In This Polish Forest

Editorial

Rays of light break through the thick forestation as a stream gently runs through the undergrowth. As a bird shoots from one branch to the next, the forest feels empty and deserted. It feels almost perfectly tr...

The 10 Unmissable Summer 2018 Festivals

Editorial

Summer festival season means just that, festivals coming in all shapes and sizes. Over the last two weeks we've shown you our top picks for the smaller, "boutique" festivals, as well as those looking good in...

Lente Kabinet 2018: The Maturing, But Ever So Rebellious Little Sister

Editorial

It's 11:30 in the morning on a Saturday as we quickly finish our coffee and hop on the bike to set out for one of the best festivals this season. We set a course due North, away from the sprawling capital of modern dance music, into its hinterlands. As houses...

10 Unmissable Dutch Summer Festivals

Editorial

Summer festival season in The Netherlands may be the world's most competitive. With countless events of all descriptions spread across genre, venue, city, and style, finding which ones bring the best experience...

Moogfest 2018: A Festival Lesson For The Resistance

Editorial

Durham, North Carolina may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking (electronic) music festival, but this small city in the American South annually plays host to one of the finest and most forwar...

10 Unmissable Summer Boutique Festivals

Editorial

Summer festival season doesn't have to mean 10's of 1000s in attendance, massive stages, and gaudy production. For every Mysteryland or Awakenings out there, there exists a handful of events where intimacy is key and numbers don't matter. Here, we look at ...