Originally published in OWTL issue 39. Posted by Cila Warncke Meeting Sasha is roughly the dance music equivalent of an audience with the Pope. Even people who don’t know (or care) anything about dance music know who he is. On the other hand, rabid fans don’t seem to know much more – only that he’s… [Read more…]
October 29, 2008
If there ever was a time and place dedicated to stamping out the vestiges of party culture it is 21st century USA. In a nation where you can’t drink till you’re 21, where bottled water is considered drug paraphernalia and where electronic music promoters can be indicted under the same laws as people who run… [Read more…]
October 25, 2008
Originally published in Mixmag Everyone’s huddling against the walls to avoid the spitting rain. It’s not just any Monday night, it is Trash’s 10th birthday – and their farewell party. After a decade of trendsetting, musical innovation and eye-popping fashion Erol Alkan and friends are bowing out. These days Trash’s giddy mix of sex, dance… [Read more…]
October 25, 2008
Originally published in Mixmag Cocoon, Frankfurt The nearest thing to a Being John Malkovich-style tour of the inside of Sven Vath’s head, Cocoon is a psychedelic playground from the 23rd century. It took 3deluxe – one of Germany’s hottest design agencies – two years just to work out the concept, and the result is a… [Read more…]
October 25, 2008
Originally published in Ibiza Now In the course of three days the only reaction I’ve received from Serbs when I told them where I’m from is sheer incredulity. “You’re from Ibiza? What are you doing here?” one lad asks me, peering at me over his sunglasses as if I were a rare zoological specimen. Errr,… [Read more…]
October 25, 2008
Originally published in I-DJ Ministry of Sound celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year. Not as a survivor, but as a global icon; an instantly recognisable symbol of a revolutionary youth movement. The UK club is still attracting crowds of visitors every week, from around the world. While across the world, from Egypt to Australia, to… [Read more…]
October 24, 2008
Originally published in Mixmag Ibiza’s love affair with house music has made it the dance capital of the world – and turned a sleepy Mediterranean island into one of the hottest tourist spots on the planet. This year, though, things are different. The Spanish government has passed strict new laws banning after-hours parties; the police… [Read more…]
January 23, 2009
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