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ABlocalypse Now: Bloc 2016 Reviewed
With Bloc retiring from hosting annual weekenders at Butlins, Christian Eede visits the last ever edition for a weekend packed with one-of-a-kind experiences. It's just a shame that co-founder George Hull doesn't seem to feel the same way. All photos courtesy of Jake Davis
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Welcome To The New World Order: Reflections On CTM 2016
Last month in Berlin, the annual CTM Festival threw together artists from across the world in a programme that reinforced the fact that the old boundaries between east, west, developed and developing countries are being overthrown at a thrilling and fast rate. Luke Turner reports.
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Ecstatic Abandon: Dekmantel Festival Reviewed
Since its beginnings in 2013, Dekmantel has gone on to be hailed as one of the best house and techno festivals in the world, drawing in discerning ravers from all over to its forest location just outside Amsterdam. With the festival in its third year, Christian Eede throws himself into the madness in full force
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Talent Not Gender: Babes In Toyland At Beaches Brew
Minnesotan power trio Babes in Toyland have reunited for their first dates in 20 years, encountering fans old and new in the UK, Europe and the USA. Kiran Acharya meets Maureen Herman and Lori Barbero in Italy to find a band – and festival – worth celebrating. Photography by Francesca Sara Cauli
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Hazy Euphoria: Things The Quietus Learned At Sónar 2015
Gather some of the world's finest electronic musicians and DJs, scatter them around two gargantuan sites in Barcelona and fill in the gaps with electronic wristband-donning people slowly getting basted by Estrella and sunshine, and you've got Sónar 2015, one of the festival calendar's consummate highlights. Christian Eede and Laurie Tuffrey report back
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Beyond The Bullring: Reflections On Supersonic 2015
Birmingham is a tale of two cities: the commercial centre around the Bullring and the post-industrial zone of Digbeth, where Supersonic is held every year. Between ear-heartening encounters with the Bug and Flowdan, Gazelle Twin, Richard Dawson and Holly Herndon, Tim Burrows ponders the festival and its city
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Heroes Of A Parallel Present: British Sea Power Live
As British Sea Power revisit their debut album at a series of concerts up and down the land, Simon Price argues that this is no exercise in nostalgia but, as ever with this magnificent group, proof of their continuing significance. Photography by Valerio Berdini
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Galloping Free: Patti Smith Live At Field Day, By Chris Roberts
A sunlit summer park in East London might be a million miles from grimy 1970s New York, but Chris Roberts finds true wonder in Patti Smith's performance of Horses on the Quietus/EYOE main stage at Field Day. There's life in the old nag that is rock & roll yet. Photos by Valerio Berdini
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Third Eye Of The Storm: The 13th Floor Elevators Live In Texas
Ben Graham wonders if the tornados and storms battering Austin's Levitation Festival are the work of time travellers heading to witness the return of true psychedelic pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators. Photos courtesy Briana Purser (group) and Roger Ho (jug)
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Something Potty In The State Of Denmark: Elsinor’s Click Reviewed
Tristan Bath heads to the Danish city of Helsingør, home of Hamlet's dad's castle, to try and stay up for 24 hours and watch music from Rhys Chatham, CTM, Ellen Fullman, Keiji Haino, Bjørn Svin, Carl Emil Carlsen and Lee "Scratch" Perry
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More Raw Than Most: On Endless, London’s Most Crucial Party
Endless is the party incubating London's most exciting new producers, with the likes of Lexxi, Shanti and Kamixlo cocking a snook at barriers of genre. Seb Wheeler reports from a recent outing south of the Thames, and far outside convention
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