Electronic music, DJ culture and nerdism
2010 is coming to an end, and I would like to conclude this year with a list of music-related things that were memorable in 2010. Strictly subjective, of course. Swing House / Electro Swing This style really kicked my ass this year. While a lot of the foundations of this sound are not new at ...
Parties come in different flavors: There are Rock parties, Techno parties, gay parties, open air parties, costume parties, after work parties and many more. However, there seems to be one constant: Almost all parties happen late at night. I have felt for a while that there is something wrong with this. Why do you often ...
Announcements, Bastard Pop, Music nerdismI have been doing a few interesting DJing experiments in the last few weeks. Working with a music production software instead of my usual DJ setup, I created a first mix that is different from what I have done before – at least in the way that it was made. I have written about how ...
Music nerdismIt’s not a new phenomenon that people with a similar taste in music like to set themselves apart from people with different tastes. However, with music being such an emotionally important aspect of many people’s lifes, there are certain diverging powers that result from this. I would like to spin a few thoughts about what ...
Music nerdismThe Swedish band Fulkultur currently has the best example on how to promote your music over the internet: For their song “Fuldans” (“The Ugly Dance”), they created a flash website that lets people upload a portrait image that is then pasted on top of a dancing body. You can control this body using a couple ...
Music nerdism
