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The Best Things We Saw on the Dance Music Internet Last Week

Usain Bolt's DJ skills, Ballroom music, and field recordings make our list of the best things for the week.
Photo by Cait Oppermann.

1. Techno and togetherness

Couples, friends, and families explain how the power and beauty of techno brought them together.

2. An alternative Stranger Things soundtrack

Still can't get enough of Stranger Things and its gorgeous, eerie soundtrack? We crafted an alternative soundtrack full of synths, proggy elements, and downtempo melodies.

3. The art of remixing

Remixing is more than just a feature on the dancefloor. It has slowly become an important art form in and of itself.

4. The power of field recordings

This Resident Advisor feature looks at the ways in which field recordings have the ability to "shape the world around us."

5. Usain Bolt, DJ

When he's not breaking records and winning consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, Usain Bolt is also working as an up-and-coming DJ. This retrospective looks at his curious forays into the DJ world.

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6. The new rise of New Age

FACT looks at the history of New Age music and how a new generation of artists continue to push its sonic elements into the spotlight.

7. The Ballroom subculture

This long, loving, and in-depth feature looks deeper into the genre of ballroom and focuses on MikeQ who aims to bring it further into the spotlight.

8. Andy Blake for The Pool

This mix of progressive house from the London DJ is the perfect starter for the workweek.

9. Olympic ravers

The Olympics may be over, but that doesn't mean our fascination with athletes is over. What do some athletes do in their off time? Attend raves just like any other young person.

10. Honey Dijon, on the record