Electronic music, DJ culture and nerdism
I am a former vinyl maniac, buying 20 records every month, and since the beginning of 2010, I have started to explore the world of digital DJing.My first tought when I installed Traktor and spinned the scratch control record, was: ”Wooh! Now I have 10.000 new records to play!” Never forget the basics, always ...
From a music nerd’s perspective, Christmas is a mixed bag. Most people enjoy getting presents and spending time with their family, but there are also a couple of things about the holidays that are only tolerable with a lot of goodwill and alcohol (preferably hot wine). Christmas music Let’s face it: 99% of all ...
Music nerdism
Recently, I was invited to take part in a user test at the university where I studied. I didn’t really know what to expect, but according to the invitation, they specifically wanted DJs for the test. On my way to the test, I saw this more or less as a favor to the institution that ...
There is a track that drives festival visitors crazy this summer. You can hear it at both electronic music as well as rock festivals, and it is actually a very cheesy track – but when it is played, people just go crazy. I am talking about the track “Frazy” by Synapsenkitzler (German for “a ...
I have been asked why I use play.fm for the sets that I post on Sweet Headache instead of offering them for download. Quite a few people prefer downloads over streaming services like play.fm, so it would seem logical for a music blog to offer those sets as a download. To make this clear: I ...
