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The techno stage doesn't care that you're on holiday
Read more . . . →The techno tent at Tomorrowland is a strange thing to walk into after the mainstage. There’s no confetti and no vocalist begging you to put your hands up, and the drops aren’t telegraphed forty-five seconds in advance. Just a relentless grey kick and a room full of people staring at the floor in bliss. It’s the least Instagrammable corner of the whole site and, on the right night, the best one. Weekend two lands tomorrow. Here’s what that room sounds like this year. 1. Eli Brown x HI-LO - Pyramid Rave Oliver Heldens moonlighting as HI-LO next to Eli Brown,...
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Seven Lions - Breaking Me
Seven Lions holds the drop on 'Breaking Me' for a full minute before the growls tear in. Still the king of pretty-meets-heavy.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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They Put a Clock-In App on the People Who Defend You
Read more . . . →Public defenders are the people who stand between a broke stranger and a cage, for a salary that wouldn’t cover a Brooklyn one-bedroom. Brooklyn Defender Services just spent days on a picket line to claw back a little dignity, and their contract fight ended in a tentative deal on Tuesday. The Bronx Defenders are set to walk on July 27. Not over some fortune. Over a tracking app that makes them clock in and out like they’re suspected of skimming the register, and over a probation period where management can fire a new hire “for any reason.” Sit with “for...
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MatricK - Devotion
MatricK's 'Devotion' skips the mainstage detonation for a hypnotic progressive-house slow burn. Rewards patience, gets better each replay.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Benny L & Cleveland Watkiss - Metaphors
Benny L's air-raid bass meets a jungle OG's vocal on 'Metaphors,' and somehow the warehouse chaos and the soul both win.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Ian Redman - Rave It
Ian Redman's 'Rave It' has zero subtlety and doesn't need any. Revealed-style banger built for 11pm pre-drinks losing it.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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deadmau5: The Troll Who Took EDM Seriously
deadmau5 is a mouse-headed Twitter troll, sure. He's also one of the most serious producers in EDM. 'Strobe' settles the argument.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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Bishu - FADEAWAY
Bishu's 'FADEAWAY' turns a breakup lyric into a drop you can't stop humming. Glossy, wobbly, and stuck in my head for days.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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HIGHSOCIETY & Gracie Van Brunt - Illuminate Me
HIGHSOCIETY and Gracie Van Brunt build 'Illuminate Me' for a room with a light rig and no seats. Big, bright, unapologetic.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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The slow stages at Tomorrowland are where the grown-ups hide
Read more . . . →Not everyone at Tomorrowland wants their organs rearranged. Some people wander off to the melodic and progressive stages, order a beer, and let something with actual chords wash over them for an hour. This is the part of the festival nobody films, because a slow filter build doesn’t play well as a nine-second clip, and that’s precisely why it’s worth being there. Weekend two opens in two days. Here’s the quieter lane. 1. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Sun & Moon Fifteen years on and this still makes trance skeptics go quiet. The Richard Bedford vocal does most...
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