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

Pharrell, Avalon Emerson, Moby, acid house, and sex positivity make our list of the week's best things.
Britt Julious

1. Sober raving

I can channel an energy which I believe is purer and more spiritual than if I had been using alcohol or drugs.

It's real. Meet the DJs and nightlife figures–including Moby, GENG, and Tommie Sunshine–who go drug and alcohol free.

2. Pharrell's birthday

FACT compiled this 43-track playlist of Pharrell-produced tracks in honor of the musician's 43rd birthday.

3. Acid house for acid house

Our pals at THUMP UK spoke with DJs performing at the I Love Acid label's 10th anniversary party at Corsica Studios to select their favorite acid house tracks from the I Love Acid back catalog. Their selections might surprise you.

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4. Music therapy

Most people view speech as a necessary bodily function. I view being able to make music as a necessary bodily function.

Musician Riley Smithson reveals how producing music helped him combat his speech impediment.

5. The next generation Parisian club scene

Paris nightlife is more than just French Touch. Meet the female DJ crew TGAF helping revolutionize the French nightlife scene.

6. Avalon Emerson at Printworks London

Settle in with this two-hour mix from DJ and producer Avalon Emerson, recorded live last month in London.

7. Sex positivity and sex parties

Sex positive parties and sex parties are not the same thing. We spoke to figures from Berlin's scene to distinguish between the two.

8. A guide to Iran's fledgling electronic underground

Bandcamp created this excellent primer to 10 of Iran's most interesting emerging underground electronic and ambient artists. Dig in!

9. Asian visibility in electronic music

It was hard for Asian-Americans to imagine themselves as being involved in electronic music for a long time.

We spoke with Seattle promoter Allen Huang about how he is working to increase asian visibility in the city's electronic music scene, and beyond.

10. A history of raving through documentaries

Mixmag rounded up their top documentary picks charting the rise of dance music culture across the globe.

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