"and gabber DJs were dipping their USBs into techno. It was loud and confrontational, the most hard-lined techno concept in Holland; it was hardcore. But then this community that had been organically growing out of the techno scene was forced into survival online, and a movement that had previously shunned social media was made to depend upon it. DJ streaming and fan-led popularity became the norm."
"The techno, rave and club cultures that have since erupted out of lockdown are not the same. Even at their most niche, authentic and underground, the pandemic fundamentally changed how we socialise - and dance - together, while the music industry has remodeled itself upon this new digital world order: Instagram has replaced journalism and dancefloors have adopted the 'Boiler Room set-up' with ravers wrapped around the DJ booth - as much on a pedestal now as the artists themselves."
The weekend before the Netherlands entered intelligent lockdown in March 2020, a licensed Amsterdam warehouse party saw techno and gabber converge, with DJs swapping styles and audiences blending. That organically growing community was forced online during lockdown, pushing a movement that had shunned social media into streaming and fan-led popularity. Techno, rave, and club cultures transformed, altering how people socialise and dance together while the music industry restructured around digital platforms. Instagram rose in prominence and dancefloors adopted Boiler Room-style setups. Occasional in-person gatherings persist, such as in a converted Paris coal station where hardcore remains a soundtrack for resilience and survival.
Read at The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music
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