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Editorial: Are Computers Instruments?

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How many times have you had to defend your music taste in a bar to people who just do not understand dance music? I certainly have. I’ve heard people argue that DJ’s are not playing instruments. And truthfu...

This Handy Tool Checks The REAL Quality Of Your Music Files

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Music fanatics and DJs claiming to only (illegally) download music files in the highest quality possible can now put their money where their mouth is. Because the open source tool 'Spek' allows you to run a spectrum analysis on every music file type, to see th...
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Jeff Mills Unveils Complete ADE ‘Time Tunnel’ Details

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Inspired by the American science fiction TV show “The Time Tunnel“, created by Irwin Allen in the 60's, Detroit Techno music producer/DJ and conceptualist Jeff Mills has created a live sound, visual and dance music event series designed to pull the dancing aud...

Five Must-See Dance Music Documentaries

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With dance music embedded deeply in European society for over 2 decades now, it's no surprise that the history and developments in the music, genres, and the various communities, subcultures and lifestyles as a...

An Interactive World Map According To Musical Tastes

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Spotify has unveiled a comprehensive, interactive world map breaking down musical tastes among a wide selection of geographic locations, big and small. When users click on a certain area of interest, Spotify will direct you to its respective playlist. The m...

Does Music Influence The Taste of Our Food?

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It’s said that a person can have good taste in music but what about the taste of music?  According to Experimental psychologist Charles Spence and researchers at the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the Uni...

Oscars Special: Electronic Music In Cinema

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In the wake of the annual gathering of Hollywood royalty known as the Academy Awards, we thought it would be fun to have a little Oscars special to look at a handful of films who have utilized electronic music as a prominent element in either setting, soundtra...