Top 10 April 2017 Festivals

On one side of the festival spectrum, there are bookers looking to capture the zeitgeist by spotting new sounds and artists. On the other are festivals committed to a certain sound and a core cast of returning acts. With the former you get diversity, but the latter is more likely to gain a cult following, […]
Top 10 April 2016 Festivals

t’s hard to think of a festival more integral to a scene’s development than Sunwaves. Make the trip to this Romanian party and you’ll find crystal clear sound, extended DJ sets and after parties (and after-after parties)—things that go hand-in-hand with the fertile Romanian house and techno landscape that Sunwaves has helped to foster. Local […]
Top 10 April 2015 Festivals

17 editions in, we think we know what Romania’s most famous festival is all about: partying. And after-partying. And after-after-partying… you get the idea. The soundtrack to all of this is mostly smooth minimal house, supplied by some of the style’s leading names, many of them homegrown. Alongside a huge cast of regulars—Raresh, Petre Inspirescu, […]