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Electronic Beats Weekly
Every week, Electronic Beats hosts Juba, Kikelomo and 0tt0 Kent dissect what everyone is talking about in electronic music and club culture. From new releases, to the big headlines we didn’t have on our bingo card, to the hypes shaping our social media feeds right now – expect background info, plent...
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End of Year Special: The Best and Worst of 2024
We're at the end of a wild and unpredictable year – and we're not just talking about club culture and electronic music. In this episode, our hosts Jub...
When did visuals become bigger than the DJ – again? (with Cameron Cook)
Big DJ gigs with an intense lightshow and a strong focus on visuals have been there for a while – but it seems like they are having a new peak. With D...
What the sound looks like: Interior and set design in club culture (with Arnold from KWIA)
Interior and set design have always been a part of dance music, with different parties and clubs creating spaces that amplify and enhance the sonic an...
How are we documenting dance music in 2024? (with Chloe Lula)
So much of nightlife and electronic music is ephemeral, enjoyed in the moment. But those nights and moments and sounds are simultaneously something we...
Is dance music truly a community? (with Cormac)
We live in a time of division and polarization. But when it comes to dance music and club culture, we like to think of them as a unified global commun...
What's club and dancefloor etiquette in 2024? (with Cassidy George)
We love to go out to clubs and have a good time with friends and strangers alike. But anytime you're on a crowded dancefloor, not everyone’s going to...
How do we feel about posthumous albums? (with Christa Belle)
In September, the visionary electronic producer SOPHIE released what was promoted as her final album, three years after her tragic passing. And people...
Can you copyright a rhythm? (with Oscar Atanga)
That's what the Jamaican production duo Steely & Clevie are trying to do, with an ongoing lawsuit claiming ownership of the so-called "dembow" riddim...
Have we reached peak DJ? (with Kikelomo & OttO Kent)
Clubs are closing all around the world, but it still seems like there are more DJs than ever before. Why do so many people want to be DJs – whether be...
What's going on with the drum & bass and jungle revival? (with DJ NORTHERN)
It’s not just Fred again fans trying to identify an unfamiliar genre. Drum & bass, jungle, and breaks are back in a big way – both in the underground...
What can we do about club closures? (with Surf 2 Glory)
Clubs in Berlin are closing at a rapid rate – including the legendary Watergate. And it’s not just Germany. In the UK, a study found that if nightlife...
Is Brat Summer really over? (with Kikelomo & Juba)
We're back for our first episode after the summer break. Or shall we say... Brat Summer break? With her sixth studio album, BRAT, released this last J...
Why do we love merch?
Do you still feel like wearing a piece of merch makes you a part of a specific subculture? Or has that sense of exclusivity and meaning been lost? Thi...
Are we getting nostalgic about social media?
Do you also miss the magical, fun parts of social media? With noplace hitting the top of the American app charts Kikelomo and OttO Kent are reminiscin...
Ellen Allien, what made Melt so special?
Melt-Festival is celebrating its final edition this weekend after more than 25 years. We spoke to the legendary Ellen Allien, who has played the festi...
Sofia Kourtesis in Conversation: Berlin clubs, love songs vs. bangers, DJ mums
Just a few days before her Glastonbury show Sofia Kourtesis joined us for an in-depth conversation. The Peruvian singer, producer, and DJ has lived in...
How did dance music come to dominate Glastonbury?
It's Glastonbury time – and this week, we're diving into the past, present, and future of electronic music at the UK’s biggest music festival with the...
What’s the perfect workout music?
With the Euros on, the Olympics upcoming, and everyone getting back into summertime Strandbad shape, we bring back The Week co-host Juba to chat with...
Eliza Rose in Conversation: gentrification, staying underground and “BOTA”
Her anthem “Baddest Of Them All” went viral on TikTok in 2022, hit number 1 in the UK and is now certified double platinum. Life has been a crazy ride...
Sugababes on remixing Push The Button, Gen Z and UK garage
The Sugababes are definitely having a moment right now. Between new music, appearances at festivals like Glastonbury and MELT, and them being all over...
What can we do about rave fatigue?
Have you been feeling too tired to go out clubbing recently? You are not alone. There is even a word for it: rave fatigue. For this week’s episode Kik...
What makes a great festival?
With festival season approaching, OttO Kent invited co-host Juba to share some of their best and worst festival experiences ever. What are they hyped...
Drake vs. Kendrick: What remains of rap's biggest beef in years?
This week, Juba speaks to Shani Atani to peel back the meta and musical layers behind the ongoing beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and how liste...
Narciss in Conversation: nostalgia, "Bad Drag" and aging backwards
Narciss is on a mission to make techno fun and colorful again. Born and raised in Berlin, the DJ and producer is the opposite of what their name might...
The Stud: How can we preserve our favorite clubs?
This week, OttO Kent speaks to Marke Bieschke of the Stud collective to learn the inspiring story of a community banding together to save a beloved lo...
Dweller: What's the story behind the festival dedicated to Black electronic music?
This week, Kikelomo speaks to Ryan C. Clarke of the Dweller festival and blog about their work centering and celebrating Black artists and perspective...
Who the heck is HorsegiirL?
This week, Otto Kent speaks to returning guest Christa Belle about the enigmatic and very viral DJ/producer HorsegiirL – and what her popularity tells...
Kelela in Conversation: RAVEN era, staying offline, building community
As a queer, black, female artist working with everyone from Solange to PinkPantheress, Swarovski to Ferragamo, Kelela has been pushing boundaries on r...
Why have so many Black women been written out of dance music history?
This week, Otto Kent speaks to the Berlin-based DJ and music producer Sarah Farina about her work with Chicago house vocalist Tish Bailey, and the fre...
What makes Berlin techno culture an intangible heritage?
Last week, UNESCO added Berlin techno culture to its list of "intangible cultural heritage." But what made Berlin eligible for this honor, how did it...
Who cares about streaming payouts?
James Blake just went viral with a series of tweets about the state of the music industry, including one about artists not being able to live off stre...
Goodbye 2023! Hello 2024!
It’s that time of the year again! OttO Kent invites two familiar faces to the studio to look back on everything 2023: Juba and Christa Belle. They tal...
Does music make you sick?, NY nightlife major, streaming regulations
Why is there such a strong correlation between music and mental health? Our guest this week, Dr. George Musgrave, studies the psychological and workin...
Harry Nuriev in Conversation: transformism, comfort in design, MTV Cribs
Harry Nuriev is an architect, a furniture designer, and an artist. He describes his approach as "transformism": creating new and exciting designs with...
fka.m4a about divas in house music, African languages in AI, Nina protocol
With their soulful vocals and melodies divas bring themes of love, acceptance and power to the dancefloor. Kikelomo talks to someone who brings the sa...
Anetha about family values in music, AI Pins, the Warehouse returning
Will “AI Pins” replace smartphones? That's not the only question about new generations that we ask ourselves in this episode. OttO also talks to Aneth...
Genre vs. Identity, Controversial streaming royalties, Missy Eliot
Music taste and fandom have always been tied to our identities, but today it can seem like musical genres themselves are being replaced by identity-dr...
Bandcamp United, Beatles Now and Then, Sad Girl Music
After Songtradr bought Bandcamp, more than half of the staff has been booted out the door. In this episode Otto Kent talks to Ed Blair, one of the uni...
Social Media in times of crisis, UMG invests in NTS, Sustainability
What a time to be online. In this week’s episode Kikelomo and OttO Kent discuss whether or not artists are obligated to post on social media in the wa...
Alcohol free parties, FKA Twigs Leak, Ray-Ban x Meta
Alcohol can be quite central and inescapable at clubs and parties. So what would happen if someone banned alcohol completely from their party? That’s...