Hardcore and Hardstyle have borrowed from other music since their beginnings. But what happens when an underground culture of samples, bootlegs and free releases…
During the last weekend of August, I had the honor and the pleasure of attending my first edition of Decibel Outdoor. Last year, after…
There was a time when getting Hardstyle onto the main stage of anything outside our own world felt like an achievement in itself. Not…
If Hardstyle still speaks Dutch, why is so much history happening Down Under? There is something slightly absurd about looking at an Australian Hardstyle…
Sexual misconduct, accountability and the “neorave” reckoning For years, electronic music has presented the dancefloor as something close to sacred ground. It is where…
This is the most (and probably only) painful post I’ll write in this website. This year’s Defqon.1 was probably one of its most remarkable…
The world of Electronic Music has experienced significant turmoil over the past few months, with events owned by companies that have received investments from…
This year, I’ve had the pleasure of attending what is simply the biggest, and arguably the best event in the harder styles of dance…
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,…
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…
