Watch 40,000 people attend “largest hard techno rave ever” in Amsterdam
nme.comA post shared by VERKNIPT (@verkniptevents)In March this year, it was announced that Berlin techno had been added to the UNESCO cultural heritage list.The inclusion of the music genre in the heritage list comes after a collective of DJs, festival organisers and fans campaigned to have the security of the city’s techno scene after fearing the culture wouldn’t survive without it being added to the list.Techno now joins five other entries (including mountaineering, fruit wine, and a Bavarian parade named Kirchseeoner Perchtenlauf) that have also been added as well.Meanwhile, FKA Twigs has also teased a techno-inspired new album, revealing that she was in the studio working on a new album with electronic musician and frequent collaborator Koreless.She shared that techno served as a significant point of reference while making it: “I moved to Prague a couple summers ago, fell in love with techno.
The album isn’t techno but the spirit is there for real.”In other rave news, Jamie xx has announced ‘The Floor’ residencies in New York and LA.
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