“The interference patterns of visual, sonic, and kinetic waveform transmissions that flooded the dance floor and enveloped me were deeply transformative. Along the perimeter, bass-bins sent out shock waves that rattled your ribcage and tweeter horns above them fired a percussive hailstorm into the twitching crowd.” – Merijn Royaards, one of three designers of The Shed’s new temporary Sonic Sphere performance space on his first experiences clubbing in Rotterdam in the early-90s.
Summer’s here, and that means it's time to move and sweat as the stress from school and work gradually give way to vacations and party vibes for many younger readers looking for respite in foggy soundscapes and festivals across the northern hemisphere. Two years ago, we focused on a simple combination of place and sound. This time, let’s keep the rhythms pumping with an ear for the music’s connection to various elements of design.
The utopian appeals of dance music and architecture are but one element that each subject shares equally, along with a comprehensive understanding of light, spatial thinking, acoustic measurements, and the pronounced social influence both inevitably have over communities. What makes a dance spot transcendent or welcoming or memorable in the minds of their users is often the product of determined and skilled architectural designers, and musicians are conversely the arbiters of their subconscious attempts to enable a physical epiphany that Ma Yansong calls the "flowing art of space" in tune with universal concepts like connection, mobility, and love.
With these notions in mind, we present below a fun playlist of music whose backdrop involves topics included in our past coverage. The list is around nine hours for your pace and enjoyment.
Underworld born slippy - live in a field
The absence of architecture makes sense most in the summertime
Love Parade Berlin (1999) Presento: Sven Väth vs Carl Cox live
The Love Parade: beneficial public gathering, the eternal optimism of youth – essentially what rave culture is all about
Miss Monique at the Biosphere Museum, in Montreal, Canada for Cercle
Featuring Buckminster Fuller
Carl Cox @ Mayday The Raving Society (We are different) 26.11.1994
Carl Cox at his peak, the spectacle of temporary utopias on full display
Carl Cox @ UFO - 1994
Temporary utopias pt. 2
Melt - DJ MELL G | HÖR - Jun 10 / 2022
Spinning from a timber lifeguard tower = summer
Wu-Tang Clan - "Gravel Pit" (Live at Sydney Opera House)
Like Hip-Hop, the Sydney Opera House turns 50 later this year
The “birthplace” of house music will live on thanks to its newly-approved landmark designation
Kevin Saunderson - Trustthedj KS01 (2002)
Detroit’s decayed industrial fabric gave techno its soul, so it’s right to have one of its pioneers set up the ending of this playlist
Tresor 30 Live from Metabolic Rift - Bill Youngman / October 9 / 6pm-7pm
A tribute to one of Berlin’s potential future World Heritage Sites gets the closing out honors two years after its miraculous 30th birthday.
Josh Niland is a Connecticut-based writer and editor. He studied philosophy at Boston University and worked briefly in the museum field and as a substitute teacher before joining Archinect. He has experience in the newsrooms of various cultural outlets and has published writing ...
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