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Negrophilie in der Clubkultur

Kurzfassung: Im Hinblick auf die jüngsten gesellschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen um das Anti-Schwarzsein-Problem der elektronischen Musikindustrie skizziert dieses Essay die Fallstricke einer Industrie, die nur darauf abzielt, den sozialen Fortschritt zu zügeln und von Schwarzer Kunst …
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January 18, 2023
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On the Capitalistic and Racist Dynamics of Sampling

By Jean‑Hugues Kabuiku & Mathys Rennela This work is an extended transcript of our intervention at the cultural program The Politics of Music set up by Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels on May 14th 2022. “Racism …
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May 18, 2022
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Black dance music without Black people: a data analysis

There is no way to deny the cultural shock induced by the 2020 Minneapolis uprising against police brutality. It was felt throughout the cultural landscape and in particular in the dance music industry, with …
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February 10, 2022
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Abolish DJ Idolatry

Focusing club activism on club workers by Mathys Rennela There is no denying that the pandemic is having a lasting and deep socio-economic impact on the dance music industry.[1]In this essay, I specifically discuss …
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December 16, 2021