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Listen To This Radio Broadcast About Virtual Reality From The 90’s

Remember when virtual reality was less about companies like Facebook and more about the possibilities of digital tripping? No? Well, let this half-hour experimental musical radio documentary from 1990 remind you of what the promise of VR once was. The program was made to complement Cyberthon, a 24-hour VR event modeled on the Electric Kool … Continued

The Radio Sessions: Soukie & Windish

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It’s the turn of The Liebe Detail, URSL and 200 Records-affiliated producers Soukie & Windish to drop by the FluxFM studios for this week’s edition of Electronic Beats On Air.

The Radio Sessions: Max Dax

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From his top choices of 2012 to his thoughts on avant-pop prophetess Grimes, peruse the mind of our Editor-In-Chief as he once more goes on-air at FluxFM.

The Radio Sessions: Christian Löffler

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Christian Löffler is the latest face to be beamed into your ears on EB Radio. Atmosphere comes naturally to the producer and Ki Records label head—the key word here being “nature”.

The Radio Sessions – Electronic Beats On Air with Shed on FluxFM

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This week’s guest in the Electronic Beats Radio Sessions studio is the inimitable Shed. Fresh from making the switch from Ostgut Ton to the Modeselektor-run 50 Weapons (which you can read about right here) the techno doyen is riding out a high right now. His third LP The Killer, released last month, has clocked up rave reviews from … Continued

Fiordmoss and 19th century tattoo ladies

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Fiordmoss was founded in 2008 after Roman’s record collection and Petra’s guitar disappeared in a blaze of fire in their shared flat. Both original members of the band – currently there is also a third member Jan Boroš – art students Petra Hermanová and Roman P?ikryl had previous experiences in music. In Fiordmoss, they merged … Continued

Massive Attack #Occupy Radio

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Massive Attack never were your regular electronic pop act. Though they never seemed explicitely leftist, they pressed their point now and then – for example in 2007, when they joined the Hoping Foundation in support of Palestinian children. Times are rough these days, the #Occupy movement is facing the international financial institutions, and Massive Attack … Continued

Listen to Modeselektor on the radio

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This is a pretty monkey-heavy week: Modeselektor took over www.electronicbeats.net on tuesday, we had our ‘little’ office party & live stream with the Monkeytown crew and tonight Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary will be spinning records for Electronic Beats again – during the Electronic Beats Radio Sessions on Berlin’s radio station FluxFM. Make sure to … Continued

Radio Soulwax ready to launch

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Radio Soulwax was the moniker that Soulwax adopted for their recent documentary film – Part of the weekend never Dies. Now the indie band turned world conquering DJ team have finally finished creating a real life (well internet based) Radio Soulwax. Compromising 24 hours of 2 Many DJs style mixes each hour covering genres such … Continued

Radiohead remixed by Caribou and Jacques Greene

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Two tracks from Radiohead’s most recent album,The King of the Limbs, are getting the re-fix treatment from EB favourite Caribou and general man of the moment Jacques Greene. The remixes of ‘Little by Little’ and ‘Lotus Flower’ are the first in a series of remix records form the album, which was originally released in February. … Continued

Poland’s Experimental Club Scene Is a Refuge for LGBTQ+ People

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Last month in Poland, banners with the words “We dance together, we fight together,” accompanied by hand-painted rainbow flags, swept across city squares. Figures from the Polish club scene such as VTSS, as well as members of Projekt Lab, Oramics, and Brutaż proudly presented these signs—echoing the same slogan as the 2018 Bassiani protests—to show … Continued

Kush Jones Is New York City’s Ever-Prolific Shapeshifter

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Kush Jones is so New York, he once made Marley Marl tacos while Pete Rock DJed a party in the Bronx. He stopped by the party, which was being organized by the DJ collective Uptown Vinyl Supreme, and spotted his friend Jon P at the chef’s helm. The line was getting too long for John … Continued

How Hood By Air Harnessed the Spirit of New York City Nightlife

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For decades, the sartorial codes of rave culture have inspired fashion designers of all creeds and stripes. In Raf Simons’ Spring/Summer 2000 show, the designer patched the sleeves of sleek bomber jackets with the triangle logo of Dutch gabber crew Rotterdam Terror Corps. Three years ago, Gosha Rubchinskiy described his Spring/Summer 2018 collection of plaid … Continued

Electronic Music Is Black Protest Music

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About a year before George Floyd was murdered by white ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, the two were co-workers at Minneapolis latin nightclub El Nuevo Rodeo. 46-year-old Floyd, described by family and friends as “a gentle giant,” was a security guard at the downtown Salvation Army, but held several jobs, including driving trucks and, very recently, … Continued

Low Budget Aliens Descend to Earth With “Junk DNA”

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Just like the origin of the universe, it started with a bang. On “Crash Landing”, the opening track from Low Budget Aliens’ debut album, the extraterrestrials introduce themselves as you’d imagine they would. Wailing alarms, shattering glass, and menacing, cryptic sound effects all communicate something to us earthlings that we can’t yet comprehend. Over the … Continued

The Reality of Post-Lockdown Clubbing in China

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With most of the world practicing social distancing, many of us harbor fantasies about our first post-pandemic raves. We’re up all night celebrating our new liberation, experiencing a 21st century version of the Second Summer of Love. A glance towards China, however, reveals a more subdued return. Starting in March, select clubs across the country … Continued

Continental Drift: 20 Curated Club Tracks That Capture the Spirit of Survival

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In a moment when socializing has moved almost completely online, the music emerging from hyper-local contexts is a refuge. Recently, much of the post-COVID-19 discourse has revolved around livestreaming, tip jars, and mutual aid—with tech platforms (from Bandcamp waiving its revenue share to Spotify tacitly accepting the inequity of its royalty scheme) either affirming or … Continued

URL to IRL: How Gen Z Are Using Technology to Change the World

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Technology has always had a fraught relationship with humans. From the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison in 1877 to the Pioneer CDJs introduced in 1994, every new apparatus, it seems, is often met with a suspicious side-eye from older generations. These traditionalists, or Luddites even, regard every advancement as the impetus for a … Continued

7 Electronic Music Podcasts to Keep You Entertained This Weekend

Let’s face it, we all miss the club right now. While there’s certainly nothing quite like having your eardrums massaged by your favorite club’s PA on a night out, podcasts can be a great way to stay connected to club culture and expand your knowledge. Our TEB staff is full of podcast buffs who have … Continued

Dance to These Live Streams Without Leaving Your House

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting the music scene in dramatic ways. With DJs, musicians, promoters, clubs, and their staff suddenly seeing their regular source of income vanish, many clubs are turning their (hopefully temporary) closures into an opportunity to broadcast sets straight to their fans’ living rooms. Just in time for the weekend, the Telekom … Continued

KG B2Beats Hagan: Rhythm Lords in Lockstep

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EB’s B2Beats mix series spotlights creative bonds between selectors and, in doing so, advocates for collectivity during these reclusive times. For decades, electronic music has united entire subcultural communities, but scene-building often grows out of those initial close-knit collaborations. Find joy in isolation when listening to this hour-long mix. KG is someone you want to … Continued

Shutdown? These Free Music Resources Will Keep You Busy

These are uneasy times for the electronic music community. In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and the necessity of social distancing as a matter of public health, everyone is hunkering down. If you’re suddenly finding yourself with free time on your hands, here are some resources to get your creative juices flowing in the midst … Continued

Nazar’s Final Battle Cry

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Nazar was just seven years old watching the television when the news anchor suddenly announced that his father and namesake, Alcides Sakala Simões, had died. Living in Brussels, Belgium at the time, he remembers his mother screaming for him to be taken to an adjacent room and his sisters crying as they continued to watch … Continued

The Top 7 Mixes of February 2020

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In this column we shine a light on seven mixes that deserve your attention this month; seven mixes that you may otherwise have missed in the ever-roiling sea of musical uploads. From superstar DJs to underground operators, from peak-time heat to home-listening treats, there’s something for all ears. This month we learn the “Ebonics” theory … Continued

On the Glittering, Menacing Film Soundtracks of Oneohtrix Point Never

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This essay contains spoilers. There’s an extraordinary moment in Josh and Bennie Safdie’s film Good Time that arrives some 34 minutes in and takes place at a hospital in Queens, New York. Connie Nikas, the hot young scoundrel played by Robert Pattinson, has come to free his convict brother. After sweet-talking his way past the … Continued

Why Experimental Artists Are Crossing Over to Mainstream Film

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In one of Joker‘s pivotal scenes, Arthur flees into a shabby bathroom, churned up from committing his first homicides. He realizes what just happened and channels his agitation into a spontaneous, graceful dance—it’s the Joker’s spiritual awakening. The power and poetic quality of these two minutes, and the film as a whole, is largely indebted … Continued

An Interview With Stefan Goldmann on His Berlin Philharmonie Techno Takeover

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The term “electro-acoustic doesn’t limit your imagination the way ‘ambient’ or ‘experimental’ do,” states Stefan Goldmann. Working in between the dancefloor and high art institutions, the techno renaissance man toes the line between revering club music’s history and fearlessly pushing its forms into the future.  Goldmann is equally comfortable DJing and releasing his own productions … Continued

3Ddancer and Gabber Modus Operandi: Interpretations Of Hardness

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In Berghain’s experimental floor Säule, the mob is dancing ecstatically. Some freestyle at the front, while some close their eyes and meditate through their repetitive moves. They seem to temporarily have left the space. This past Friday night at CTM Festival, 3Ddancer, a trio of Berlin-based modular synth improvisors, set up in the middle of … Continued

The Cultural Urgency of Schinkel Pavillon’s ‘Disappearing Berlin’

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Disappearing Berlin is a music and performance program with a title that resonates beyond the city limits of Berlin to any major city subjected to rapid cosmopolitan transformations. Contemporary art institution Schinkel Pavillon’s off-site program showcases artists in spaces that are responsible for shaping Berlin’s cultural landscape since the city’s upheavals and reconstructions in the … Continued

The Death and Rebirth of Aquarian

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An ouroboros, a creature originating from Egyptian mythology, swallows its own unfurling tail. Aquarian’s debut album title, The Snake That Eats Itself, releasing digitally tomorrow on Bedouin Records, directly references this ancient symbol as a conduit through which he communicates the revolutions of death and rebirth as a young artist in a rapidly accelerating, and … Continued

Meet Drömfakulteten, The Collective Behind Some Of Sweden’s Most Forward-Thinking New Music

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Unlike most other all-women music collectives, Drömfakulteten is anchored in a physical sense of place. Where its internet-savvy contemporaries congregate on private Facebook groups and Slack threads, this Stockholm, Sweden-based crew established an IRL community within a bike repair shop-turned-studio in the neighborhood of Södermalm. The space, in the basement of an old housing complex … Continued

A Conversation With Why Be On Yegorka, The Changing Face Of Berlin And Redefining Modern Club Music

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Yegorka isn’t like other labels. Their catalog—which includes a lo-fi, guitar-driven noise album, intimate digital ambient played on Asian instruments, and a French touch revival project—looks, on the surface, like one of the least cohesive around. But the label’s founders, Tobias Lee (A.K.A DJ and producer Why Be) and Dan Denorch (who founded the highly-influential … Continued

20 European Techno Festivals That You Should Go To This Summer

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It’s officially summer, and the 2019 European festival season is already under way. There are a lot of great choices out there, and, as usual, we’ve put together this guide to our essential destinations for the discerning techno festival goer.  June 13 – June 16: Telekom Electronic Beats Festival Bucharest Location: Bucharest, Romania Lineup includes: … Continued

20 Tracks That Defined The Sound Of The Berlin Club Scene In 2018

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It’s almost 2019, which means it’s also time for some reflection on the year behind us. Rather than make a generic listicle that examines global trends, we decided to look at the year in dance music via the club culture that surrounds our editorial office in Berlin. The following listicle isn’t necessarily comprehensive—what listicle could … Continued

Our 10 Key Takeaways From Amsterdam Dance Event’s 2018 Edition

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The 23rd edition of Amsterdam Dance Event is behind us, and yet again, electronic music’s biggest conference and festival has broken records—a staggering 400,000 people attended this year. Whether you’re a fan of such large gatherings or not, almost everyone who’s anyone in electronic music can be seen at ADE. Most DJs and producers will … Continued