Dear readers, many of you have probably been directed to this article via my own Facebook page.  Last Friday I changed my date of birth on Facebook to the 1st of August (but my real D.O.B. is actually early January).  Why?  Because I wanted to conduct a social experiment. Over the past half year...
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So you decided to visit Amsterdam this summer.  You’re practically packed and ready to go.  But suddenly you realize, just like many other people, that you actually don’t really have a clue what you want to do. First of all, don’t worry, it’s very common.  Of all the tourists visiting Amsterdam, roughly 75% actively...
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Some of you may recall an article that I wrote two months ago about Microsoft acquiring Skype.  I predicted that this acquisition would symbolize the beginning of a new battle.  Nearly all the big players, from software giants to telco providers, were at that moment of time either directly or indirectly involved. So here we...
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It’s hard to imagine that we had a sunny 25 degrees festival on Saturday in Amsterdam when you look outside of your window right now.  This week’s podcast round up contains mixes that will bring back the memories of the festival or will help you cope with the slightly depressing Monday clouds.  A valuable...
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Electronic Groove is back in the game and released both a Dan Curtin and tINI podcast.  Al Kent is in control of DJ Broadcast’s podcast and Death On The Balcony is in charge of Ibiza Voice’s blessing. Looks like Sound Wall is having a holiday break this week. Electronic Groove 200: Dan Curtin The...
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We’ve got some nice podcasts lined up for you in this week’s review.  Make sure you check out Sascha Dive on Sound Wall and Resident Advisor’s Matthew Burton & Kate Rathod.  For some reason Electronic Groove is having a sabbatical (nearly a month already!), not sure what’s going on over there.  Fingers crossed, let’s...
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OK guys,  so this has to be a very quick/short article.  The reason: over the last few years I have come to realise that we the Dutch have been somewhat stereotyped along with the Flemish as being a nation of fence sitters,  that don’t make decisions or take risks.  For once I am going...
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Whether you’re going to the park or to the beach or even on holiday… During the summer you hardly do anything alone.  That’s why Carnivale and Electronation are joining forces on Friday the 17th of June in AIR, to create a night totally dedicated to the start of summer. Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts...
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So here we are, heading into the second week of existence of our weekly podcast review.  This week we will be discussing Danny Howells, Jacuzzi Boys, Skream, Bas Amro and Komaton. Sound Wall 45: Danny Howells I can only say one thing if you’re into house music and don’t know who Danny Howells is:...
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It was a big night for most Eastern European countries yesterday.  Traditionally it’s one of the rare moments for them wherein they can collectively stick their middle finger up to the rest of the continent.  When being bullied in Brussels throughout the year, it makes perfectly sense why this happens.  Is it a coincidence???...
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Big news yesterday: Microsoft bought Skype for an astonishing $8.5 billion (5.9 billion Euros).  The simple question that logically results out of all this large-scale media coverage is the following one: “How will this ultimately affect us – the Skype users?” The truth is we are all being total idiots and not doing ourselves...
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Amongst many others; Resident Advisor, Ibiza Voice, Electronic Groove, DJ Broadcast and Sound Wall, release podcasts on a weekly basis. So if you subscribe to the right podcasts, it is very unlikely that you can’t get hold of any decent/recent music. From now on we will be doing a weekly podcast round up over...
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