When Everything Becomes a Classic, Nothing Is
Gearbox is reaching a huge milestone and is celebrating it in a big way. They’ve recently announced a “Gearbox Classics” event to celebrate 15…
Opinion articles
Hard Bass returned to a Hardstyle that has outgrown its old boundaries
Hard Bass has recently made a successful return. The iconic Hardstyle event came back for one night only after B2S retired the concept in…
The ‘slowtempo’ mania is the Hard Dance scene recycling itself
After years of going harder and faster, it seems the latest craze in the Hard Dance scene is actually going slower. ‘Slowtempo’ is starting…
From Bootlegs to Copyright: The Harder Styles’ Complicated Relationship With Music Rights
Hardcore and Hardstyle have borrowed from other music since their beginnings. But what happens when an underground culture of samples, bootlegs and free releases…
Hardstyle Has Been “Going Mainstream” for 20 Years. What Happens When It Finally Gets There?
There was a time when getting Hardstyle onto the main stage of anything outside our own world felt like an achievement in itself. Not…
From Exporting Artists to Importing History: Australia’s Changing Place in Hardstyle
If Hardstyle still speaks Dutch, why is so much history happening Down Under? There is something slightly absurd about looking at an Australian Hardstyle…
When the dancefloor stops feeling like home
Sexual misconduct, accountability and the “neorave” reckoning For years, electronic music has presented the dancefloor as something close to sacred ground. It is where…
The debacle of EDM’s business side – what it means for ravers
The world of Electronic Music has experienced significant turmoil over the past few months, with events owned by companies that have received investments from…
Music is my religion
Throughout the history of electronic dance music, there were countless tracks that have drawn on religious themes. Whether that’s mentions of God, the devil,…
The “Hard Techno” scene
For some time now, I’ve wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about what is currently labeled as “Hard Techno”. However, over the past…