Photo by Sam Clarke.What exactly happens at Burning Man? It's difficult to say.In this excellent essay from Cuepoint, writer CJG Ghanny explains how house music has been stripped of its black cultural roots.In this moving interview, Colin Joyce meets Josiah Wise, the brilliant mind behind the electro-gospel project serpentwithfeet.If you're in need of a gorgeous, fun and extended mix, this one should be perfect.These gorgeous photographs by California-based photographer Jacob Avanzato prove Burning Man is a paradise for pyromaniacs.Listen to the legend's two-hour set as part of Rinse FM's 12-hour fabric takeover last weekend.7. Memories of fabricThe Mixpak member recently announced her debut album, After Hours, and released its first single, "Wine Up."[vice_embeds src='//embeds.vice.com/?playerId=YjMwNmI4YjU2MGM5ZWRjMzRmMjljMjc5&aid=thump.vice.com/thump-specials&vid=B4czBvNTE6WIHYsLKZ5PFmai6EeRX036&embedCode=B4czBvNTE6WIHYsLKZ5PFmai6EeRX036&cust_params=embdom%3D%25252F%25252Fthump.vice.com%25252Fen_us%25252Fvideo%25252Flate-night-philosophy-julie-adenuga-episode-two%26topic%3Dthump-specials%26auth%3Dthump-staff%26keywords%3Dlate-night-philosophy%252Ccroydon%252Cclub-culture%252Clondon-clubbing%252Cthump-video%252Cthump-specials%26ac%3Dno%26country%3Den_us%26contentId%3DB4czBvNTE6WIHYsLKZ5PFmai6EeRX036%26aid%3Dlate-night-philosophy-julie-adenuga-episode-two&ad_rule=1&description_url=//thump.vice.com/en_us/video/late-night-philosophy-julie-adenuga-episode-two&autoplay=0&share_url=//thump.vice.com/en_us/video/late-night-philosophy-julie-adenuga-episode-two' width='1000px' height='598px']In this hilarious video, Julie Adenuga [asks](Julie Adenuga) clubbers if reality is all just a dream.FACT created a list of what they believe to be the 14 most important synths in electronic music history. Do you agree or disagree?
1. Burning Man confusion
2. Sonic reparations
3. Getting to know serpentwithfeet
4. Mister Saturday Night b2b Bradley Zero
5. Firestarters
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6. Ricardo Villalobos x Rinse FM
We spoke with regulars of the now-closed nightclub about their favorite memories and reflections of fabric.Fabric wasn't just a venue to us: it was a retreat.