DJs: Credit Isn’t Optional An hour of digging will never outweigh the hundreds of hours spent in the studio by those who actually make the music. “Track ID?” has almost become a refrain under DJ videos: a kind of ritual where the audience demands, in the name of curiosity and memory, what should already be […]
Everyone should DJ, not everyone should be paid for it DJing has become an everyday gesture. With a basic controller, a few hours of tutorials, and a playlist, anyone can now call themselves a DJ. That’s a good thing: mixing is a way of sharing a part of yourself, of showcasing your influences, of creating […]
MusicToo at PEW: between prevention, sacrifice, and silence This debrief will be a little different. We are missing some figures (those shared by Domitille Raveau from Consentis) and some sociological insights (those from Alice Laurent-Camena). We’ll wait for the official video to do a proper recap. Here, we are mostly sharing our own reflections on […]
Is hard techno the new EDM? And why it keeps denying the far-right in its parties Yesterday at the PEW (Paris electronic week), the conference on hard techno ended up spiraling a bit and left us worried. Voices were raised, and the atmosphere turned tense. I’m going to tell you about it. To clarify: tomorrow […]
Sound Flowers: a poetic counterpoint to AI in music Paris-based studio Tones Garden has just launched Sound Flowers, a new iPhone app designed to rethink how we make music. Instead of sticking to traditional linear sequencers, the app introduces a rotating step sequencer, a circular playground where rhythms and melodies sprout in loops rather than […]
Safer nightlife: toolkit or marketing move? Resident Advisor et Good Night Out have just launched a toolkit (available in FR/EN/PT/DE/ES) for promoters, collectives, and event organizers. It covers everything from defining sexual violence to briefing security staff, setting up chill-out spaces, encouraging reporting, and harm reduction around drugs and alcohol. On paper, it’s thorough, practical, […]
Why DJs should save us from the comfort of playlists Starting something new is rarely simple. Opening a book without yet knowing its characters, diving into a TV series with the fear of wasting your time, even picking a new restaurant: each time there’s a quiet resistance. Not a heroic struggle, but a subtle heaviness, […]
Electronic music has long been a sanctuary, a place of freedom, experimentation, and communion. Born in the underground, it was less about appearances and more about the shared vibration of sound. Yet today, in an industry valued at 11.8 billion dollars (IMS Business Report), doubts emerge: has this culture, once subversive and intimate, surrendered part […]
Some discoveries rewrite history. More than a decade after his passing, two never-before-heard mixes from Frankie Knuckles have just been unearthed and released. Sourced from tapes kept by the Frankie Knuckles Foundation, the recordings span 1989–1995, disco, house, and the unmistakable evolution of the “Godfather of House” sound. The raw texture of tape remains intact, […]
A conversation with Matthieu, the founder of Traxi It all started with a simple desire: to mix without disturbing the neighbors. From that idea came Traxi, a concept that has now become a true musical adventure on wheels. Its creator tells us how an ordinary evening turned into a unique project. How did the idea […]
Meta’s Censorship Is Silencing Queer Nightlife In recent months, two of Europe’s most prominent queer nightlife collectives :Replicant Events in Paris and Gegen in Berlin have faced the same brutal reality: Meta’s platforms can erase years of cultural work in seconds, without warning, and without explanation. For Replicant, the shock came when both their Instagram […]
How Hard Techno Became the EDM of Our Time In the 2010s, EDM reshaped electronic music on a global scale. Its spectacular shows, high production values, and superstar DJs brought electronic sounds into stadiums and arenas, introducing millions of new listeners to dance music. For many, EDM was a gateway: a way to discover more […]
