Published
Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 09:00
- Here are ten of the biggest stories of the year, in bitesize format.
Welcome to our 2023 news round-up. Here are ten of the biggest stories of the year, starting with the most recent.
Eli Escobar opens club in New York
November 29th, 2023
Nyshka Chandran
Named after Escobar's late friend who he first discussed the idea of opening a club with years ago, Gabriela features three rooms: a bar area serving food and beverages, a dance floor in the back and a balcony above the dance floor. The venue opened on December 15th.
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Artists supporting Palestine lose work, receive backlash online for expressing solidarity
November 9th, 2023
Anu Shukla
Since October 7th, artists supporting Palestine around the world have been penalised in myriad ways for showing solidarity, whether through online hate, censorship or cancelled gigs.
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HÖR issues statement following online backlash and calls for boycott
November 6th, 2023
Arielle Lana LeJarde
Accused of censoring pro-Palestine clothing worn by two performers, the Berlin-based streaming platform responded to criticism online, including calls for a boycott and to remove archived sets.
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RIP Music From Memory cofounder Jamie Tiller
October 19th, 2023
Andrew Ryce
British DJ, label owner and promoter Jamie Tiller died on Sunday, October 15th. As a cofounder of Music From Memory, he helped define reissue and record-digging culture in the early 2010s. He was also an accomplished and beloved DJ who frequently toured around the world.
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Survivors of Israeli psytrance festival share accounts of Hamas attack
October 9th, 2023
Carlos Hawthorn & Anu Shukla
In the early hours of Saturday, October 7th, Hamas gunmen stormed a pystrance festival in Israel near Gaza, killing 364 people and taking 40 hostages. The Israeli government has since responded with aerial and ground attacks on Gaza, killing thousands and displacing many more.
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DJ Deeon, ghetto house pioneer, dies
July 18th, 2023
Michael Lawson
DJ Deeon, the ghetto house pioneer and revered electronic artist, died in hospital on July 18th. Tributes poured in for the Chicago legend, who passed away in hospital surrounded by family and friends.
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Taylor Swift album mispressed as '90s UK electronica compilation
July 11th, 2023
Michael Lawson
Taylor Swift's record-breaking new album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), was mispressed as a compilation of rare UK electronica from the '90s. A viral TikTok saw a Swift fan playing the US artist's record, only for a Cabaret Voltaire track to play instead.
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Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt appears in John Wick: Chapter 4
March 24th, 2023
Andrew Ryce
Noted Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt made a cameo appearance in the fourth John Wick film. His character's only line is "I Am Klaus."
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Team behind Berlin's Renate opens new club, M01
February 14th, 2023
Carlos Hawthorn
The team behind Berlin venues Salon Zur Wilden Renate and ELSE opened a new club, M01. The 400-capacity space is split across two floors and three rooms: a 150-capacity dance floor downstairs, plus a chill-out area and space for live music, exhibitions and installations upstairs.
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Nathan Coles, tech house originator and fabric resident, dies aged 52
March 3rd, 2023
Michael Lawson
Legendary tech house DJ Nathan Coles died in February. He was best known as the cofounder of parties Wiggle and Release.
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Browse RA News for the rest of this year's stories and read our end-of-year coverage summarising the best music and top trends of 2023.
