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Laurent Garnier's New Book Just Dropped, Tracing His Rise From Bedroom DJ to Techno Icon
A new biography of Laurent Garnier by philosopher Mathilde Ramadier traces his path from a bedroom-turned-discotheque and a valet job serving heads of state to the Hacienda and the founding of F Communications.
Sarah H. · 5 min read
France Didn't Just Dabble in Electronic Music. It Built the Studio, Then Sold the World Daft Punk.
France's electronic music runs on one unbroken lineage: Pierre Schaeffer spliced train recordings into music on state radio in 1948, the studio he built trained Jean-Michel Jarre, and by the 1990s the same country was exporting Laurent Garnier's techno and Daft Punk's French Touch to the rest of the world.
Sarah H. · 7 min read
NEOPOP Spent 20 Years Becoming Portugal's Biggest Techno Festival. Now It's Calling Itself ANTIPOP Again.
Portugal's NEOPOP festival is reverting to ANTIPOP, its original 2006 name, for a one-off 20th-anniversary edition (August 6-8, 2026) at Forte de Santiago da Barra in Viana do Castelo, headlined by Jeff Mills, Nina Kraviz, Richie Hawtin and a closing farewell set from Laurent Garnier.
Josh D. · 5 min read
Ten Records Try to Hold Fifty Years of Amnesia
Amnesia Ibiza is marking its 50th anniversary with a 50-track compilation spanning five decades of the club's history, out September 4, 2026 as 10 vinyl records or 5 CDs.
Sarah H. · 3 min read
Not Every DJ Set Is a Rave, and Why That Distinction Matters
A rave is a live exchange of energy between a DJ and a dancefloor, not a concert with CDJs and spectators staring at a show, and confusing the two is quietly hollowing out dance music culture.
Charlie M. · 5 min read
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