Movement 2026: Interview with DJ Nastia

By Nina Katashvili

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NEWS & ESSAYS
The History of Movement Festival, Preserving the Legacy of Techno’s Roots in Detroit
The History of Movement Festival, Preserving the Legacy of Techno’s Roots in Detroit

From May 23-25, Movement Festival will turn Detroit into a nonstop city-wide electronic music party. As the birthplace of techno music, the festival pays tribute to the genre’s roots in experimentation and expression during a time of urban decay.


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Nightlife and Cultural Workers: Solidarity as Workers and for Palestine
Nightlife and Cultural Workers: Solidarity as Workers and for Palestine

On October 27, 2023, a few weeks after the Nova music festival attack which launched Israel’s full-scale genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a group of artists and cultural workers signed and issued a public letter. The letter started with explaining the context behind these events, that “[f]or over 75 years, the Palestinian people have been subject to a violent and racist occupation by Israel.”

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Artists Accuse APRA AMCOS of Blocking Access to Records Amid Licensing Review
Artists Accuse APRA AMCOS of Blocking Access to Records Amid Licensing Review

As APRA AMCOS seeks another five years of authorization from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to continue operating its collective licensing framework, a growing number of artists and members are raising concerns regarding governance practices, royalty transparency, and access to company records. 

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U.S. Copyright Office Fee Hike Faces Industry Response
U.S. Copyright Office Fee Hike Faces Industry Response

U.S. Copyright Office proposed the registration fees’≈43%

increase. In return, they received 164 comments from some of the nation's most influential creative and news organizations; the response suggests widespread concern about the accessibility of copyright protection.

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The Power Play Behind TAG and Teksupport: Legal Battles Across Three Jurisdictions
The Power Play Behind TAG and Teksupport: Legal Battles Across Three Jurisdictions

​On a Friday night in April, a thousand people packed into Brooklyn Storehouse to hear a D.J whose name most of them couldn't pronounce. The venue is in Building 293 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 60,000-square-foot industrial venue with the lease nearly expired.

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iHeartMedia and Sirius XM in Merger Talks as Audio Industry Faces Transformation–and Monopoly Concerns
iHeartMedia and Sirius XM in Merger Talks as Audio Industry Faces Transformation–and Monopoly Concerns

news that could change the listening habits of millions of Americans, shifting towards on-demand streaming and acquiring advertising technology gives them power to leverage power and establish monopoly.

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SPOTLIGHT

MUSIC REVIEWS
“Planetary Assault Systems – Planetary People” Album Review
“Planetary Assault Systems – Planetary People” Album Review

Very few artists have influenced the trajectory of electronic music and techno as Luke Slater has. Hailing from the UK rave explosion of the late 1980s, Slater has built a legacy as one of electronic music’s most versatile and influential figures, continuously experimenting and reinventing himself through aliases such as The 7th Plain, L.B. Dub Corp, and, most notably, Planetary Assault Systems

How To Remix The Radiance Of Revelations — LP Review
How To Remix The Radiance Of Revelations — LP Review

“We do combine Bass Music, Alien Rituals, Chaos Magick” - that is the up-your-face way they present themselves on their Instagram bio. Though it may sound ambiguous to an unsuspecting listener, it couldn’t have been more articulately put. Breaking it down, Dadub make Bass Alien Chaos in a musical, ritualistic, and personally magical way since 2007.

5 AM Subway Dance; Uninhibited, As If Under His Spell: Ignez - SMV014 [Somov Records]
5 AM Subway Dance; Uninhibited, As If Under His Spell: Ignez - SMV014 [Somov Records]

The new release from Somov Records features four remixes of Ignez original tracks, reimagined through the perspectives of Rødhåd, Sterac, Ø [Phase] and Mathys Lenne.

Joshwa - Out Of My Mind
Joshwa - Out Of My Mind

Joshwa - Out Of My Mind.

It’s a track that’ll move dancefloors, not mountains. Safe bets pay off, if that’s what you’re into after all.

No Narrative, Just Listening: Ly Sas’ Dusk Dance [FIEDEL II]
No Narrative, Just Listening: Ly Sas’ Dusk Dance [FIEDEL II]

MUSIC REVIEWS

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THE COMMONS

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