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Dixon Announces All Night Long Part 2 World Tour
Innervisions label boss, Dixon, will be completing the second part of his All Night Long World Tour next month after wrapping up the first part in June. The German artist will be kicking the tour off in November at Contact Tokyo on the 4th, it’s onto the infamous Berghain in Berlin on the 10th, stopping …
Nero drops anime-style video for ‘Into The Night’
Harkening back many years to some of Daft Punk’s videos along with Akira and Ghosts in the Shell, Nero’s new single ‘Into The Night’ arrives with a anime-style video set in an unnamed Asian city of the near future. The song features the vocals of lead singer Alana Watson and is one of the more …
Legendary Tokyo club Air to close at year’s end
Sad news today as Tokyo’s Air Club is set to close at the conclusion of the year. Since its inception in 2001 in the Daikanyama District, Air has been a center for top-notch house and techno bookings from around the world for the last fourteen years. For undisclosed reasons, the club will hold its final … …
Japan Amends Restrictive Dance Law, but is it Enough to get People Back on the Dance Floor?
Academy award winning composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. Japanese politicians amended a controversial law last month that has been in place for the last 67 years. The archaic and dated statute called “the Entertainment Business Control Law” forbade dancing in bars, clubs, and other venues. The law was created after WWII by the American occupation forces because …
Richie Hawtin 2014 Asia highlight video
The video was shot back at the beginning of the summer during Richie’s Asia trip to China, Taipan and Japan. Its a good listen to hear how things have changed over the years (check out the bonus footage of a young Richie in Shanghai!).
Electric Zoo expands to Japan for EZoo Beach!
From its beginning in New York City to its first international home in Mexico, Electric Zoo announces a new beach festival in Japan slated for this May. Electric Zoo Beach Tokyo is slated to take place during Golden Week Holiday, Wednesday May 6th, 2015. The location for this is Makuhari Beach, the same location for …
