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

Theo Parrish, Patrick Cowley and a look back at the Macarena make our list of the best things this week.

1. The New York Times x Patrick Cowley

The newspaper interviewed Honey Soundsystem to discuss Cowley's work and cultural influence.

2. Sub.Culture: Cuba

Part two of THUMP's series on electronic music in the country of Cuba looks at how DJs turned the country's economic strife into underground house and techno scenes.

3. Deep House Amsterdam interviews legendary DJ and producer Cassy

"…my situation was an interesting one, really annoying and detrimental at times, but it made me who I am today," she told the site.

4. Singapore's drum and bass scene

This reported feature looks at the history and surprising influence of Singapore's singular drum and bass scene.

5. A Stranger Things playlist

Can't get enough of Netflix's sci-fi horror series and its 80s throwback score? FACT has compiled a list of songs to sustain your interest until the next season.

6. A clarification on EDM versus electronic music

THUMP news editor Anna Codrea-Rado provides an essay as primer on why EDM and electronic music are interchangeable terms.

7. The music video for Jessy Lanza's "Oh No"

The Canadian singer premiered the video for single "Oh No" from her latest album.

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8. Troy Doris' Olympics goals

We spent time with Chicago-based footwork and house music producer Troy Doris who will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in triple jump for Guyana.

9. The Essential Theo Parrish playlist

Sound Shelter compiled a list of what they consider to be "essential" Theo Parrish records.

10. This looks back at the Macarena

It's been 20 years since this uncomfortably ubiquitous dance took the globe by storm.