Electronic Beats Weekly Folgen

What a time to be online. In this week’s episode Kikelomo and OttO Kent discuss whether or not artists are obligated to post on social media in the wake of political crises. Plus: Fashion labels are recruiting and exploiting models from refugee camps, UMG is now NTS's largest shareholder, US states file a lawsuit against Meta accusing the company of harmful features, and can music hardware be environmentally sustainable?The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: KikelomoWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Carlos Steurer and Helena SchmidtEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel WoopFollow Kikelomo and OttO Kent.Follow Electronic Beats.Follow Shawn Reynaldo’s newsletter First Floor.Check out Neema Githere’s post on Instagram.Listen to the podcast “Slate News: You don’t need to post about Israel and Palestine”Read the Sunday Time’s investigation “How modelling agencies recruit refugees” Read Adam Douglas’s article “Is music hardware environmentally sustainable?”.Here you can find the book “The Musical Human” by Michael Spitzer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alcohol can be quite central and inescapable at clubs and parties. So what would happen if someone banned alcohol completely from their party? That’s basically what journalist Michelle Lhooq did at her ‘Shroom Raves’. OttO Kent talks to her about her inspiration for the idea and about what it means to create a space for experiencing other kinds of drugs. Plus: Drunk Brits are being banned from the Balearics, half of Bandcamp employees have been laid off, FKA Twigs is mad because 85 of her demos were leaked and Meta and Ray Ban released smart glasses.The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: OttO KentWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher & Carlos Steurer Edit and sound design: Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel WoopFollow Kikelomo.Follow OttO Kent. Follow Michelle Lhooq and her newsletter Rave New World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is it more important than ever to create ‘safer’ spaces and awareness concepts in our club culture? And what can we all do, so that everybody feels safe while going out? Kikelomo talks to diversity consultant Lewamm Ghebremariam about the evolution of safer spaces, why she rather speaks about intentional spaces, and how the Netflix series “Sex Education” is a great learning experience for basically everything. Plus: Prada designing the space suits for NASA’s next moon mission, reggae icon Max Romeo suing his publishers, the amapiano community showing love to its originator, and the psychic story behind the classic “Gypsy Woman”. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: KikelomoWriters for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Helena Schmidt and Carlos Steurer Edit and sound design: Hakan Halaç and Marc ÜbelLead Producer: Isabel WoopFollow KikelomoFollow Lewamm Ghebremariam Check out Awareness Akademie and LemLem Culture. Watch “Capital B” – the 5-part documentary on ARTEs YouTube channel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.