Rolling Stone just published its list of the 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. But along with giving you our picks, we also reached out to artists from throughout the dance-music world to get their favorite tracks, too, along with commentary for each. From disco queen Gloria Gaynor to Detroit techno legend Derrick May, these people have been moving crowds for decades. This is the music that moved them. Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien is a German electronic musician and producer, and the founder of the techno label BPitch Control.
Kraftwerk,...
Ellen Allien is a German electronic musician and producer, and the founder of the techno label BPitch Control.
Kraftwerk,...
- 7/31/2022
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
New documentaries on T. Rex, Leonard Cohen, and Lil Baby are among the films set to screen at the 2022 Tribeca Festival (formerly known as the Tribeca Film Festival), taking place June 8 through 19 in New York City.
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, was written and directed by Ethan Silverman, and will get its premiere at Tribeca. The film pairs a deep dive into Bolan’s life and career with a look at the making of the 2020 T. Rex tribute album (also titled Angelheaded Hipster), which was...
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, was written and directed by Ethan Silverman, and will get its premiere at Tribeca. The film pairs a deep dive into Bolan’s life and career with a look at the making of the 2020 T. Rex tribute album (also titled Angelheaded Hipster), which was...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gabin Rivoire’s documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” which explores the origins and rise of techno music through the eyes of one of its pioneers, has sold to multiple territories. The film screens on Saturday at both the Edinburgh and Karlovy Vary film festivals.
The documentary has been acquired in France by Condor Distribution, in Italy by Wanted Cinema, in Spain by Filmin, in Scandinavia by Njutafilms, in Russia by Beat Films, in Switzerland by Rts, and for Ex-Yugoslavia by McF Megacom. Anton, who co-financed and executive produced the film, is handling worldwide sales and is in discussion on closing other key territories.
Speaking exclusively to Variety prior to the film’s world premiere in May at Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen, DJ and music producer Garnier said that he had chosen Rivoire to helm the project because the filmmaker was able to capture the passion Garnier felt about dance music.
The documentary has been acquired in France by Condor Distribution, in Italy by Wanted Cinema, in Spain by Filmin, in Scandinavia by Njutafilms, in Russia by Beat Films, in Switzerland by Rts, and for Ex-Yugoslavia by McF Megacom. Anton, who co-financed and executive produced the film, is handling worldwide sales and is in discussion on closing other key territories.
Speaking exclusively to Variety prior to the film’s world premiere in May at Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen, DJ and music producer Garnier said that he had chosen Rivoire to helm the project because the filmmaker was able to capture the passion Garnier felt about dance music.
- 8/18/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Pioneering DJ Laurent Garnier on Documentary About His Life and Evolution of Dance Music (Exclusive)
Gabin Rivoire’s documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” which explores the origins and rise of techno music through the eyes of one of its pioneers, is set to world premiere on May 7 in front of a live audience at the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen. Anton, which is handling world sales, has released its first official trailer exclusively to Variety. Garnier, one of the world’s leading DJs and a well-respected music producer, talks to Variety from his home in France, which is still in lockdown, preventing him from traveling to the premiere, about how the film evolved, his love of techno, and how the pandemic caused him to stop listening to techno music for the first time in more than 30 years.
Garnier had been approached a few times by people wanting to make a documentary about his life, but wanted to “open the doors and work in trust” with a filmmaker,...
Garnier had been approached a few times by people wanting to make a documentary about his life, but wanted to “open the doors and work in trust” with a filmmaker,...
- 4/30/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Farewell to the great Florian Schneider, co-founder of Kraftwerk, the German electronic duo who changed everything about the way music sounds. “Kraftwerk is not a band,” Schneider told Rolling Stone in 1975. “It’s a concept. We call it ‘Die Menschmaschine,’ which means ‘the human machine.’ We are not the band. I am me. Ralf is Ralf. And Kraftwerk is a vehicle for our ideas.” As his longtime collaborator Ralf Hütter once said, Schneider was the “sound fetishist” of the group — the machine in the mensch-machine.
Kraftwerk always reveled in their reputation as cerebral technocrats.
Kraftwerk always reveled in their reputation as cerebral technocrats.
- 5/7/2020
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Electric Daisy Carnival (Edc) Las Vegas 2016: Insomniac Proves That Dance Music Isn’t Going Anywhere
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If the buzz is any indicator, Edm is on its way out – but anyone who attended the 2016 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival (Edc) Las Vegas last weekend would likely tell you otherwise. Insomniac Events organized a magnificent 20th anniversary celebration for its flagship festival, going to great lengths to ensure that those in attendance would look back on the landmark event with a special fondness.
After all, there were quite a few of them to witness what took place. Edc 20’s organizers reported that three-day attendance broke the 400,000 mark for the second time in the festival’s history, although it took two months longer for this year’s edition of the festival to sell out than that of last year. The festival nearly came to a close with zero reported fatalities for the first time in three years, but...
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If the buzz is any indicator, Edm is on its way out – but anyone who attended the 2016 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival (Edc) Las Vegas last weekend would likely tell you otherwise. Insomniac Events organized a magnificent 20th anniversary celebration for its flagship festival, going to great lengths to ensure that those in attendance would look back on the landmark event with a special fondness.
After all, there were quite a few of them to witness what took place. Edc 20’s organizers reported that three-day attendance broke the 400,000 mark for the second time in the festival’s history, although it took two months longer for this year’s edition of the festival to sell out than that of last year. The festival nearly came to a close with zero reported fatalities for the first time in three years, but...
- 6/25/2016
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
Tight knit as it is, the Detroit techno scene is not without its controversies. We provided a brief history of the genre to supplement our recent coverage of Movement 2016, but even we admittedly left out one of its most outspoken early figures: Eddie Fowlkes.
Fowlkes released music shortly before any of the Belleville Three, the trio comprised of Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson whom are widely credited as the originators of Detroit techno. As he told us in an interview during Detroit Techno Week, he wishes to not be associated with the Belleville Three and believes that it was devised by May as a means of keeping him and other early techno pioneers from receiving proper credit.
Fowlkes’ resentment towards May is nothing new. We asked May about it as a side note when we met up with him on the same day, and he told us the...
Fowlkes released music shortly before any of the Belleville Three, the trio comprised of Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson whom are widely credited as the originators of Detroit techno. As he told us in an interview during Detroit Techno Week, he wishes to not be associated with the Belleville Three and believes that it was devised by May as a means of keeping him and other early techno pioneers from receiving proper credit.
Fowlkes’ resentment towards May is nothing new. We asked May about it as a side note when we met up with him on the same day, and he told us the...
- 6/9/2016
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
No record of the history of techno is complete without a mention of the Belleville Three. Berlin may be have emerged as the genre’s unofficial capital for the last decade and a half of its history, but Detroit DJ/producers Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins are largely cited as its original pioneers.
Be that as it may, during an era in which techno’s popularity is at an all-time high, the Belleville Three have been somewhat removed from the conversation.
As we recently touched on in our Movement 2016 coverage, May, Atkins and Saunderson met as teenagers in the rural Detroit suburb of Belleville. For having taught the other two how to produce electronic music, Atkins is often referred to as “The Originator.” In addition, he’s credited for coining the term “techno” itself with the 1988 compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit, which he adopted from...
Be that as it may, during an era in which techno’s popularity is at an all-time high, the Belleville Three have been somewhat removed from the conversation.
As we recently touched on in our Movement 2016 coverage, May, Atkins and Saunderson met as teenagers in the rural Detroit suburb of Belleville. For having taught the other two how to produce electronic music, Atkins is often referred to as “The Originator.” In addition, he’s credited for coining the term “techno” itself with the 1988 compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit, which he adopted from...
- 6/7/2016
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
Only in this day and age could a politician win over a segment of a city’s population by appealing to its techno enthusiasts. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has declared May 23rd-30th Detroit Techno Week just in time for the 2016 edition of Movement Detroit – and it has a certificate of recognition and everything.
As we’ve mentioned before, Detroit has been revered as the birthplace of techno since as far back as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins (known collectively as the Belleville Three) formulated the genre in the ’80s. Movement Detroit has emerged as a mecca for the original “other” genre since its inaugural edition in 2000, and it falls conveniently on the end of the date range specified by Mayor Duggan.
“Detroit becomes a tourist destination for music lovers,” Mayor Mike Duggan wrote in the certificate. “I encourage all to come out and celebrate the festivities, as...
As we’ve mentioned before, Detroit has been revered as the birthplace of techno since as far back as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins (known collectively as the Belleville Three) formulated the genre in the ’80s. Movement Detroit has emerged as a mecca for the original “other” genre since its inaugural edition in 2000, and it falls conveniently on the end of the date range specified by Mayor Duggan.
“Detroit becomes a tourist destination for music lovers,” Mayor Mike Duggan wrote in the certificate. “I encourage all to come out and celebrate the festivities, as...
- 5/24/2016
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
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Insomniac doesn’t mess around when it comes to lineups. The company has consistently impressed us year after year by revealing star studded rosters for their events, all with a nice variety of genres and artists, ensuring that there’s always something for everyone.
Tonight, they continue that trend with the full lineup for Edc (Electric Daisy Carnival) Las Vegas, which was announced on the latest edition of Night Owl Radio, Insomniac’s weekly radio show. As per usual though, the names were revealed in a rather cryptic manner and while we still don’t have an official list to consult, the Edm community has taken to Reddit to start putting the pieces together.
You can see below for the full list of what’s been deciphered so far, but highlights include Sleepy Tom, Throttle, Shaun Frank, Hot Since 82, Lane 8, Dusky,...
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Insomniac doesn’t mess around when it comes to lineups. The company has consistently impressed us year after year by revealing star studded rosters for their events, all with a nice variety of genres and artists, ensuring that there’s always something for everyone.
Tonight, they continue that trend with the full lineup for Edc (Electric Daisy Carnival) Las Vegas, which was announced on the latest edition of Night Owl Radio, Insomniac’s weekly radio show. As per usual though, the names were revealed in a rather cryptic manner and while we still don’t have an official list to consult, the Edm community has taken to Reddit to start putting the pieces together.
You can see below for the full list of what’s been deciphered so far, but highlights include Sleepy Tom, Throttle, Shaun Frank, Hot Since 82, Lane 8, Dusky,...
- 5/21/2016
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Wikipedia
DJing is an art form. Since its early days as a staple of 1970s discos and 1980s hip-hop, it has gradually become a curatorial style of musical presentation that is practised by many, but perfected by few. From the four-to-the-floor consistency of house and techno, to the breakbeat insanity of jungle, to the Mc-backing UK garage and grime producers of the early 2000s, to the blaring HD bass-heavy drops of modern day Edm, DJing is dance culture’s foundation.
There have been so many gifted DJs that have gone on to become true legends of the format. Frankie Knuckles, Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Kevin Saunderson, Afrika Bambaataa, Goldie, Annie Mac, Aphex Twin, Slimzee, Total Freedom, Derrick May, Nina Kraviz, DJ Rashad… The list of DJs that have taken the medium into new and exciting areas across its history is endless, and covers many genres and many eras.
Sadly, the...
DJing is an art form. Since its early days as a staple of 1970s discos and 1980s hip-hop, it has gradually become a curatorial style of musical presentation that is practised by many, but perfected by few. From the four-to-the-floor consistency of house and techno, to the breakbeat insanity of jungle, to the Mc-backing UK garage and grime producers of the early 2000s, to the blaring HD bass-heavy drops of modern day Edm, DJing is dance culture’s foundation.
There have been so many gifted DJs that have gone on to become true legends of the format. Frankie Knuckles, Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Kevin Saunderson, Afrika Bambaataa, Goldie, Annie Mac, Aphex Twin, Slimzee, Total Freedom, Derrick May, Nina Kraviz, DJ Rashad… The list of DJs that have taken the medium into new and exciting areas across its history is endless, and covers many genres and many eras.
Sadly, the...
- 8/5/2015
- by Michael Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
It's still January, but already Detroit is looking forward to a weekend in the middle of May, when sweaty music lovers will crowd Hart Plaza for the city's annual electronic music festival, Movement.
The thumping bass and substance-fueled (so we've heard) event, which will take place May 25, 26 and 27, has already released the Phase One lineup. And there's some very notable names, like Carl Craig and Derrick May.
Tickets are already available on the Movement website, where they're counting down the days (114, in case you were wondering), hours, minutes and seconds until the sound of techno techno fills the air. Relive the madness from last year -- and get ready for Movement 2013 -- with help from the pulse-quickening trailer posted above. A text list of Phase One performers follows, if you're into that sort of thing. Are you looking forward to the electronic music festival, or will you be avoiding Hart Plaza?...
The thumping bass and substance-fueled (so we've heard) event, which will take place May 25, 26 and 27, has already released the Phase One lineup. And there's some very notable names, like Carl Craig and Derrick May.
Tickets are already available on the Movement website, where they're counting down the days (114, in case you were wondering), hours, minutes and seconds until the sound of techno techno fills the air. Relive the madness from last year -- and get ready for Movement 2013 -- with help from the pulse-quickening trailer posted above. A text list of Phase One performers follows, if you're into that sort of thing. Are you looking forward to the electronic music festival, or will you be avoiding Hart Plaza?...
- 1/30/2013
- by Kate Abbey-Lambertz
- Huffington Post
Simian Mobile Disco, Juan Atkins, Vitalic and Derrick May have been announced in the first wave of acts for the new Fire: In Session series of shows in London this autumn. The club nights are hosted by a number of top dance brands, including Bedrock, Bugged Out, Rwd Magazine, Mixmag Live, Lost, Neon Noise Project, Kitsune Club Night, What Matters and others. The nights will be held at Fire on South Lambeth Road from 11pm to 6am, and early bird tickets are available now for £12.50. The first wave of acts announced is as follows:
September 15: Mixmag Live w/ Steve Aoki, South Central, Doorly, Dod + more TBASeptember 22: Sub-Tracked and SantoVida Present What Matters w/ Pleasurekraft, Format:b, *Special Guest Tba* + more TBAOctober 6: Bedrock Birthday w/ John Digweed, Apparat (DJ set), Amirali (Live), Electric Rescue, Maxime Dangles Al Tourettes / 10pm-7amOctober (more)...
September 15: Mixmag Live w/ Steve Aoki, South Central, Doorly, Dod + more TBASeptember 22: Sub-Tracked and SantoVida Present What Matters w/ Pleasurekraft, Format:b, *Special Guest Tba* + more TBAOctober 6: Bedrock Birthday w/ John Digweed, Apparat (DJ set), Amirali (Live), Electric Rescue, Maxime Dangles Al Tourettes / 10pm-7amOctober (more)...
- 8/20/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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