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  We went on a five day tech-house cruise and it broke us

  mixmag.net - Funster & Louis Anderson-Rich

  “Fucking hell, look at the size of that thing” was a sentiment shared by several of the contingency that got off the bus outside the MSC Magnifica - …

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  Badman Forward: Dubstep’s History and Legacy

  Electronic Beats

  Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Mary Anne Hobbs by Marcus Hessenberg Kode9 by Samuel Smelty Follow @electronicbeats

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  How New Age Music Journalists are Turning Their Passion Into a Music Industry Career

  Complex - Trey Alston

  Jacob Millan says that managing Yung Bans is constantly surprising. “Right now we’re getting ready to release his first real project, so my day is …

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  Is music journalism in crisis? | XLR8R

  xlr8r.com - Sam Davies

  “People misinterpret the job of music writers, that it’s to somehow ensure the health of the music ecosystem. It’s fucking not.” I’ve just asked …

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  How Slowed + Reverb Remixes Became the Melancholy Heart of Music YouTube

  Pitchfork - Andy Cush

  In 2017, Jarylun Moore uploaded his second-ever video to YouTube: a homemade remix of Lil Uzi Vert’s “20 Minutes” accompanied by a looping animation of a pink skeleton. The 20-year-old had digitally slowed the song down to about 85 percent of its original tempo, rendering the vocals thick and …

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  Omsk Social Club Blurs the Lines of Reality Through Raving and Spirituality

  Electronic Beats

  Bounded to technology, Omsk Social Club tells us what raving and ritual can teach us about utopian futurity. Photo by Mark Hunt A.K.A. player Jack Photo by Sylvia Rybak A.K.A. player Alex