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A CLEAR HEAD ON SUNDAY MORNING IS A GIFT”: WHY DJS AND RAVERS ARE EMBRACING SOBRIETY

When UK clubs reopened for the first time in 16 months in 2021, thousands flocked to nightlife relaunch events in July. After a long, gruelling lockdown — a time in which The Guardian reported a marked increase in alcohol consumption but declining rates of 'party drug' use — you didn’t have to look far to see the warmer months dubbed as the ‘third summer of love’, with higher levels of substance use an assumed by-product of the return to clubbing. In the times that followed, the […]

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HYSTERIA, HARM OR SOMETHING MORE SINISTER?: WHY THE UK IS BANNING NITROUS OXID

Tracy Kawalik investigates nitrous oxide use in the UK, talking to ‘super users’, dealers, health professionals and drug experts to unravel the hype, harm and politicking behind the ban on young people’s second favourite drug The UK has the highest drug consumption in Europe. In London, the continent’s cocaine capital, a gram of gear, weed, Dom Perignon-shaped ecstasy, G, MDMA, crack, fentanyl, psychedelics, DMT and even rhino ket are all but a text and Prius ride away from your front door. But […]

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LISTEN TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO’S NOKIA RINGTONE COMPOSITIONS FROM THE MID-2000S

A compilation of ringtones created by Ryuichi Sakamoto has emerged in honour of the composer who passed away last week. Created in the mid-2000s, these ringtones were made by Sakamoto for the Nokia 8800 model. Released by the YouTube channel Tech Product Bangers, the compilation includes well-known ringtones and alerts such as ‘Asian-chant’, ‘Duel’ and ‘N-choral’. The video description says: “I yearn for these to be released in lossless form on a CD someday (as well as tracks that did not make the cut), as […]

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BERLIN’S RENATE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW RESIDENTS

Berlin club Renate has announced four new resident DJs. Regularly gracing the various booths in the sprawling Friedrichshain club will be Berlin mainstays Ady Toledano, Rinse FM resident Amy Dabbs, Frozilla and Vio PRG, according to RA reporting. They join the roster alongside long time residents Johannes Albert, Juan Ramos and S Ruston. The move comes from the club’s booker, Rose Mardit who told RA: “I’m honoured to carry forward the legacy established by the previous booker, and excited by the opportunity to welcome some newer faces to the club. “At Renate, we celebrate and nurture local talent […]

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SPOTIFY HAS SHUT DOWN ITS LIVE-AUDIO APP SPOTIFY LIVE

It was previously acquired in 2021 while it was known as Locker Room Spotify is shutting down Spotify Live, its live audio streaming app. Separate to the main Spotify app, the app allowed users to stream and interact with live audio, including podcasts and music. The news was told to Music Ally yesterday (April 3), when a spokesperson said: “After a period of experimentation and learnings around how Spotify users interact with live audio, we’ve made the decision to sunset the Spotify Live app. “We […]

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NEW VINYL PRESSING PLANT, OBJECTS, OPENS IN BERLIN

The new plant will focus on pressing smaller runs from artists and independent labels A new vinyl pressing plant, Objects Manufacturing, has opened today in Berlin. Located in a former cable works factory, it is set above the River Spree in the Treptow-Köpenick area and includes its own in-house stamping and electroforming. It comes in the face of struggles in the vinyl manufacturing industry over the past few years, where a resurgence in the physical format’s popularity – particularly from major artists and labels – has […]

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