Toilet Room is a parody of the global underground music event and online show, Boiler Room. According to their facebook page, Toilet is based in Sydney, Australia. Going along with the location theme that Boiler uses, a warehouse, hall, basement, art studio, or some other clandestine location, Toilet, is as the name suggests, shot in a restroom. Imitating the cramp, claustrophobic setting of many Boiler events, Toilet has the DJ set up by a sink, and the DJ surrounded by party goers dancing …
Tag: Electronic
Japanese musical instrument manufacturer Roland recently revealed a teaser video for a new piece of equipment called the AIRA. Roland has not said much about AIRA, only hinting that it’s the “next step.” Recently leaked images thanks to Attack Magazine reveal the AIRA’s layout to have a familiar layout to the iconic TR-808 drum machine, with a black and green chassis, green and orange lit up button controls. NAMM and other music trade shows are coming up, so we should expect to hear more detail from …
In the post World War II era, Germany and Japan had to go through major reconstruction while getting their economy back on it’s feet. Life after WWII was the backdrop for the birth of amazing arts, and musical movements. Out of these movements we get a German band like Kraftwerk, and in Japan we get Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). In this particular piece we travel back in history, and then speed ahead into the future, to discover Yellow Magic Orchestra’s legacy …
In recent debates over the state of dance music (EDM) in the U.S., we often forget the contributions of artists in Detroit, Chicago, and NYC for birthing genres like Techno, House, and Garage. The focus has been on dance music’s cultural migration from Europe to the U.S. in recent years, the business aspect affects on creativity, and what terminology is to be used (EDM, dance music or electronic music?). Europe has a rich history of dance music, but we can …
The internets is a-buzzing over the unexpected release of the self-titled BEYONCÉ album on 12/12/2013. This is her fifth studio album to date. A self-titled album is usually a statement, a declaration that an artist has arrived on the scene. Some artist release a self titled album right away at the beginning of their career, while others wait (like Aaliyah’s in 2001) when they feel they have reached a point they are most comfortable with their artistry to make the …
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