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Interview: Kevin Arnemann

Taped Artifact label boss Kevin Arnemann is ending 2016 on a climax with the launch of his brand new live set. The twenty-four-year-old DJ has been spinning records since 2008, including the Awakenings Festival mainstage in 2013 at barely 21 years old. Aft...
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DHA Mix #257 By Julia Govor

Julia Govor's journey to internationally respected DJ is one unlike any other. What started as a military band performer and cassette DJ in Russia ends up as a globe trotting star in the industrial mecca that i...
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Amsterdam New Year’s Guide 2016/2017

New Year's. Think about it what you will, either as the best chance for "acceptable" debauchery or over marketed shit show for the desperate, the reality is it exists and it's coming. This year, as we say go...
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ADE ’16 Essentials: Wednesday, October 19

I’m telling you, the day you start appreciating and anticipating autumn, is the day you move to Amsterdam. Because as soon as the first bunch of events start filling up on the Facebook timelines, you know the b...
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Interview: Stephan Bodzin

Stephan Bodzin has been a hugely influential figure within the global techno scene for years. Stephan Bodzin's productions are described as driving, hypnotic constructions bound by a realistic and memorable sense of melodic entanglement. As a DJ, his storyt...
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When The Strange Sounds From Beyond Take Over…

June 26 saw the Strange Sounds From Beyond emitted via three stages in Amsterdam's Noordlicht. The likes of Young Marco, Gilles Peterson, Omar Souleyman, Antal, Ata Kak, and more brought intelligent dance music of all descriptions on a day the dance music e...
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Party Report: Strange Sounds From Beyond

This past weekend, perhaps lost amongst the behemoth that is Awakenings, Amsterdam saw an interesting and diverse festival event. An intimate gathering of eclectic tribalism, Strange Sounds From Beyond desce...
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Awakenings Extends To Five Nights For ADE 2016

For the first time there will be five nights of Awakenings in the Gashouder over the course of 2016's Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). It all kicks off on 19 October when Len Faki, who for the first time, together with Awakenings, will presents a self-curated p...