On September 11th and 12th, 2020 the third edition of the European Hip Hop Studies Network Meeting will take place – live and online – in the Netherlands for the first time. And hip hop city Rotterdam will be hosting it. I am happy that I will be part of this exciting conference. Though it Read the full article… »»»»
2020
Anthology “New Age of Electronic Dance Music and Club Culture” Out Now!
I am happy to announce that “our” collective volume edited by Anita Jóri and Martin Lücke has been published. For everybody, but especially for them it was a long way to go. The book was published with Springer what I am not too happy about as authors loose most if not all of their rights Read the full article… »»»»
Balance Club/ Culture Web-Festival May 20th 2020 // 22nd Input Hardcore Techno
I will do a videoinput about the history and aethetics of Hardcore Techno at/for The Balance Club / Culture Festival on friday. Here you can access the festival content: balance.ifz.me/webedition2020/ The festival would have taken place in various clubs, concert venues and off-locations in Leipzig from 20–24 May. With over 30 acts and as many Read the full article… »»»»
Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger? Politics of Contemporary Techno. Panel @ Co]l[ab Vienna, February 13th 2020
I am participating in a discussion on how music spaces and activists can deal with a growing commercialization and cultural gentrification. It is gonna happen in a new space in 15th district, can’t wait to see it – more info towards the end… Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger? Politics of Contemporary Techno & Club Culture in Read the full article… »»»»
CTM and transmediale 2020, 28 january -2 february, Berlin@HKW, Bethanien, Berghain and other venues
Another year went by too quick and again it is time for CTM festival and transmediale. Whereas transmediale is much older, and CTM was an attempt to strengthen the music as media art within transmediale, CTM became an independent festival and some people consider it one of the best festival for experimental music and club Read the full article… »»»»
