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  • Wings Over Wires is a pivotal moment where club culture intersects with survival. Tunisian producer Hmenou contributes 'Shala Yousheel' to the 13 track project, reshaping the viral recording of Palestinian children singing beneath drones into a focused, defiant piece of bass music. 

The compilation supports @gazabirdssinging the music school founded by Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha, who has kept teaching displaced children through repeated evacuations and loss. 

Wings Without Wires channels raw voices, field reality and regional sonic lineage into rhythm rather than rupture, turning the sounds of fear into structure and movement.

100% of all revenues will be donated to Gaza Birds Singing
  • Boiler Room: new staff layoffs due to the continuing campaign of protests?

Many observers predict that Boiler Room’s place in club culture is no longer secure. 

Once positioning itself as the pulse of global club culture, today’s Boiler Room’s layoffs look more like a brand fighting for oxygen.

Boiler Room is under fire – not just for today’s layoffs but for who owns it. In 2025, the platform was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment, which in turn is majority‑owned by private‑equity giant KKR. That move ignited a grassroots boycott driven by politically engaged dance‑music communities, including #Raversforpalestine and @boycottroom who argued Boiler Room is now complicit in KKR’s investments tied to the Israeli war.

On November 24, 2025 – Boiler Room told employees that “changes to the structure of the business” would leave a number of roles at risk. Sources say several of the cut positions are held by highly experienced staff. A company‑wide meeting was planned for today. Amidst this, the layoffs serve as a blunt reminder that the brand is recalibrating – but it’s unclear if that’s toward minimising losses, reducing exposure, or shifting strategy.

Discover the 4 possible scenarios we see happening for #boilerroomtv - link in bio 👆
  • The Sziget Superstruct split has sent ripples through the global festival industry, reigniting debate over corporate control, artist autonomy, and the role of activism within electronic music.

The split has prompted activist collective Ravers for Palestine to claim that both its own campaigns and those of associated groups may have influenced Sziget’s decision to go independent. While the festival’s official statement made no reference to such pressure, the timing has fueled speculation that activism is beginning to reshape conversations around ethics and ownership in live music.

Ravers for Palestine are now labelling festival-goers, DJs, and supporting staff – individuals or djs not directly involved in Superstruct’s corporate investments, who are attending, working for or playing for any Superstruct owned events, "scabs". 

Read our uncensored opinion of what this could mean for dance music. Link in bio ☝️
  • AI created music is hitting the charts but at what cost? Artists like @xania_monet are topping playlists, while platforms like @sunomusic and Spotify profit from AI models trained on human music often without paying royalties. Labels and streaming services are cashing in, but the creators behind the original work are left out.

Transparency, labeling, and fair pay are the only way to protect human artistry in the AI era.

Read the full report on change-underground.com – link in bio.

#aicreated #xaniamonet #sunoai #spotify #musicindustry #artistrights #royalties #aiinmusic #musicnews #ChangeUnderground
  • When DJ @partok cancelled his performances at @signalnyc and ZERO CHILL this weekend, it became more than a scheduling decision - it ignited a debate about the future of the underground.

For decades, dance music has promised refuge - a space where politics dissolved into rhythm, where difference gave way to unity. Yet today, the scene finds itself divided by the very ideals it once championed and raises a new question: not just who gets to play, but who gets to belong.

Born from the resistance of Black, queer, and marginalized communities, dance music’s ethos was radical inclusivity. But as movements like @boycottroom and @raversforpalestine gain traction, that inclusivity is being redefined.

Read our full analysis - link in bio ☝️

@soundagainstsiege @resident_advisor @mixmag @djmagofficial

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