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Raving Through the War: Ukraine’s Techno Underground Fights Back
Since February 2022, Ukraine’s techno underground has refused to go silent. From Kyiv’s bomb-shelter dancefloors to diaspora benefit raves in Berlin and London, this is the story of a culture fighting back through sound.
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Transmission Audio 2.8: Antonio Blanca, Sound Designer y Native Instruments Developer
Una mirada detrás de escena a los instrumentos innovadores de Antonio diseñados para música experimental, instalaciones sonoras y entornos inmersivos.
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2026 A.D. Vol. 6 with PiterSnake
In the sixth instalment of VBMGZN’s video music series, Barcelona-based selector PiterSnake constructs a slow-burning but high-pressure journey through dub techno, Detroit and electro — a set defined by atmospheric texture, hypnotic groove, and the raw futurism that has always driven the best of club music.
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What Cinema Tells us about Iranian Society
Jafar Panahi films from house arrest on a smartphone. Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran on foot the night before his premiere. Marjane Satrapi draws her revolution in black ink from Paris. Iranian cinema is the most politically consequential national film tradition of our era — not despite censorship, but forged inside it.
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Denise Rabe on Transmission Audio 2.7
Most techno producers are chasing after new sounds — but Dennis Rabe reveals why embracing the chaos of broken beats and the universe’s mysteries can take your music to a new level. In this episode, discover how a deep love for astronomy, spirituality, and raw experimentation shaped Dennis’s unique style, from Berlin’s clubs to the…
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POP CULTURE UFO’s XI: Martial Canterel, The Analog Resistance in Brooklyn’s Synth Underground
Since 2002, Sean McBride has been making electronic music the hard way—using only vintage analog synthesizers and sequencers. As Martial Canterel, he emerged from Brooklyn’s WIERD scene to become a minimal wave icon, proving that resistance to digitalization could sound like the future. His work spans solo projects and collaborations (Xeno & Oaklander), always maintaining…
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The New Ruins: 9 Masterpieces of Abandoned Architecture and Cultural Decay
From the salt-bleached skeletons of South American resorts to the skeletal skyscrapers of Bangkok, abandoned architecture serves as a silent monument to human ambition. We curate nine of the most spectacular ghost sites defining the “monumental silence” of our modern era—mapping the transition where industrial hubris finally yields to ecological transformation.
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2026 A.D. Volume 5 with DJ Tax Adviser (Granada) — Experience and versatility as a trademark
DJ Tax Adviser is the guest of 2026 A.D. Volume 5, delivering a techno set rooted in selection, technique, and long-term club discipline. Based in Granada and forged through years as a resident at Industrial Copera, Tax Adviser represents the figure of the DJ as a profession—measured, committed, and deeply connected to contemporary techno’s real…
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Sustainable Travel in Scotland: Practical Activities & Real Links for Conscious Exploration
Scotland offers one of the world’s most credible models for sustainable travel—led by communities, not corporations. This practical guide shows how to travel slowly, choose low-impact transport, support local economies, and experience Scotland responsibly through real, bookable activities.
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Pop Culture UFO’s Vol. X—The Velvet Underground
Commercially overlooked yet culturally transformative, The Velvet Underground reshaped modern music through minimalism, taboo realism, and avant-garde vision. Separating myth from fact, this Pop Culture UFO’s edition explains why their influence continues to grow decades later.
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2026 A.D. Vol. 4 with Ruhr feat. Blocco Schengen (GER)
Ruhr feat. Blocco Schengen inaugurate the dark wave chapter of 2026 A.D. with a live performance that feels less like a concert and more like a cultural transmission. This is not nostalgia, but pure present. This is post-industrial romanticism recalibrated for the present—raw, minimal, and technologically aware. With this release, VBMGZN documents a turning point:…
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Pop Culture UFO’s Vol. 9: LFO – The Warehouse Alchemists Who Turned Synths Into Seismic Events
Before Aphex Twin, before Autechre, before electronic music became a billion-dollar industry, two Leeds teenagers locked themselves in a warehouse with borrowed synthesizers and accidentally invented the future. LFO didn’t just make music—they created seismic frequency experiments that shook the foundations of what dance music could be.
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Asian Cinema 2025: Festival Winners and Breakthrough Auteurs
Asian cinema in 2025 has fractured into fascinating new territories—from Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or win to India’s emerging generation redefining the international circuit. This isn’t consolidation; it’s dispersal. What matters isn’t representation—it’s how these films advance cinema itself.
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2026 A.D. Series Vol. 3 – NOT.ME Live Act (Grx,Spa)
NOT.ME, one of the most forward-thinking producers in Andalusia’s underground, presents a raw, hardware-based live act for Volume 3 of VBMGZN’s 2026 A.D. Series—experimental techno built on broken rhythms, dissonance, and human control.
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Sustainable Travel Trends for 2026: Conscious Exploration Redefined
In 2026, sustainable travel is evolving beyond eco-friendly labels. Travelers are embracing regenerative tourism, slow mobility, long stays, and community-led experiences. This guide explores how carbon literacy, responsible nature access, and secondary cities are defining the future of conscious exploration, helping travelers make smarter, culturally rich, and environmentally informed choices.
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2026 A.D. Series Vol. 2 with DJ Toner — A Sonic Statement Beyond Boundaries
DJ Toner’s 2026 A.D. Series Vol. 2 delivers an intimate set that transcends genre boundaries — from jazz inflections to rare groove and hip hop atmospheres — revealing the soul of a seasoned selector.
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THE GREY AREA: WHERE ELECTRONIC MUSIC DISOBEYS ITS OWN RULES
The “grey area” is where electronic music stops obeying genre logic. Neither techno nor ambient, neither club nor home listening, these records operate in a liminal space—structural, emotional, and aesthetic—reshaping how electronic music is composed, experienced, and understood today.
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Transmission Audio 2 # 5 con Angel Molina
Ángel Molina reflexiona sobre 2025 como un año de intensa actividad: DJ sets, curaduría, programación y una lectura crítica del estado actual del techno. Lejos del ruido y de la nostalgia, Molina habla desde el oficio, analizando la escena, el papel del booking y la necesidad de mantener criterio y continuidad en un contexto cada…
