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I'm a freelance writer and copywriter, with a passion for electronic music and all things sports.
So it's coming to the time of year when everyone starts crawling out of the gym wondering what the hell happened to January. We've just spent a month trying to reverse what a couple of weeks binging on Aldi's finest booze, and sugar riddled treats can do to our otherwise, I'm sure, trim and sculpted bodies.
If you weren't already dribbling with excitement over the prospect of another year of Amsterdam's Dekmantel festival, then, well.. what's wrong with you? Even a quick glance at the lineup announcement should be enough to make you look like you need treatment for rabies. It's an absolute monster.
Although both Dixon and Kristian Beyer (one-half of Âme) are very well known for their individual work, it's hard to talk about either of them without mentioning Innervisions. Now in it's eleventh year the label has grown to become one of the most talked about and innovative institutions in the industry.
Believe it or not, mid-summer has come and gone and August is looming, which can mean only one thing... the return of Boomtown. This year we've put together our very own guide to one of the most immersive and vibrant festivals on the UK calendar. Check it.
It was a busy summer for Amsterdam's revered techno zealot, with his own festival ' Voltt Loves Summer ' celebrating a decade at the forefront of the dutch techno scene. Opening it's doors to some 20,000 people it's fair to say that ' 20 year-long mission to bring the world's most exciting and innovative techno to his home city looks to have been, somewhat accomplished.
It's the first time since 2012 that Ricardo Villalobos has graced the damp streets of Manchester with his world-renowned minimal magic. So it's with heavy anticipation that I approach the entrance to Gorilla and descend into it's dark steamy underbelly. It's about half eleven and already the place is being filled with an eager looking crowd.
As the winter months start rolling in and we all look back on what a great summer of music we've had, it's easy to get excited about what 2016 holds in store. One producer that's been making himself difficult to ignore over the last year is Manchester based 'mute!'