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listen to Despacio @ Portola Day 1 (Friday, Sep 25)
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listen to Despacio @ Portola Day 1 (Friday, Sep 25)

Thanks to three anonymous contributors who are not me (I yap way too much to make a recording), we have our second-ever decent-quality recording of Despacio.

If you're like me, you've probably listened to the FTI Ghent 2024 recording 34 times (that's what SoundCloud says I've done). Now you've got a second day of Despacio you can listen to.

Despacio is Happiness (2ManyDjs +James Murphy) @ Portola Festival - Day 1 (2026 Sep 25) - San Francisco

There may be more like this coming ... stay tuned!

u/sexydiscoballs — 6 days ago
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Despuesio treatment: Sunflower Soundsystem this weekend

Hi all --

I started the r/sunflowersoundsystem subreddit and would like to invite you to join it. I'll also be in that system this weekend, all day on Sunday, at Head Trip festival (https://headtripindio.com/ & r/HeadTripFestival).

I can't do Saturday because I'm hosting my own party (badcat.fm) in Orange County at that time (if you're in the area, hit me up for an invite / guest list), but hope to see some familiar faces or meet some new folks at Sunflower Soundsystem on Sunday!

https://preview.redd.it/592ff9trdwth1.png?width=1320&format=png&auto=webp&s=74aea2fd9d9245d68862de595bab3602000c8533

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u/sexydiscoballs — 9 days ago
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Stereo opened its doors 28 years ago today. Thank you to the team for the incredible work they’ve done creating our little sanctuary ❤️

u/HedonisticEffluxPump — 12 days ago
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Club recommendations

Planning a solo clubbing trip to Berlin as a 26F, I often go solo raving in Amsterdam and London so the solo part isn’t an issue (I prefer it!)

I am looking for club recommendations - I am into techno, minimal, electro, acid. Love extended parties approx 30 hours is the sweet spot for me, happy to go between venues. Thank you in advance!

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u/Hot-Employ8823 — 12 days ago
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Looking for Heavy Techno in Berlin

Hey! Three friends are visiting Berlin and we’re looking for a proper electronic/techno night with heavy music. We tried Tresor but unfortunately weren’t let in as three guys without any girls in the group.

Does anyone know of clubs or events with a good underground/hard-techno atmosphere where a group of three male friends is generally welcome?

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u/Yz2326 — 12 days ago
▲ 45 r/dancefloors

those who like: take; those who love: nurture

nurturing the dancefloor with your human energy grows the beauty of it for everyone.

taking from the dancefloor with surveillance technology destroys its delicate essence.

don't be a tourist, be a dancer.

artwork originally seen at @all_about_art_original

u/sexydiscoballs — 13 days ago
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Despacio's the dancefloor that showed me how magical a dancefloor can be

At TANP 2022, I wandered into Despacio and spent a good five or six hours in there. It was my first real Despacio (my prior exposure at Coachella 2016 doesn't really count because i bounced after 15 minutes -- I really didn't understand it at the time).

Anyways, once it all clicked for me, I realized that Despacio does a bunch of things right that many festivals and shows and concerts get wrong, specifically:

* they hide the DJ and make the light show omni-directional, and this results in people facing each other more often than they would if they were all oriented towards a stage

* they make the sound omni-directional as well so that there's no "optimal" direction to face. even though there certainly are sweet spots on the dance floor, there are ~10 of them and sound is well distributed, again resulting in people not being able to spread out and face any direction

* the sets are long and take dancers on a journey; despacio doesn't cater to festival adhd brain, it rewards patience and the payoff is much bigger as a result

* the room is kept dark, allowing people to loosen up and feel less shy about moving; of course there are moments when it's intensely bright, but these happen well after people have acclimated and had time to come up to a higher state of consciousness

* the music played isn't the sort of pornographic and formulaic "build-drop, build-drop" that EDM producers make for attention-addled tiktok audiences. Songs are longer and build more progressively. The music is multi-genre and sounds very good on drugs.

So put all of that together, and you have a recipe for dancefloor magic.

It was a red pill that helped me realize that the shit I'd been doing at festivals would no longer cut it. I was spoiled and started to search out other dancefloors that achieve the same level of greatness. And there are some, believe it or not. They're rare, but they exist, and once you find your way to these better dancefloors, you're going to run into more people like all the Despacionauts you shared the past weekend with.

Despacio inspired me to start r/dancefloors and also the blog magicaldancefloors.com to help people find their way to the best dancefloors on earth. It'll always have a special place in my heart for showing me how much better the world of dance could be.

Anyways, just sharing how Despacio woke me up to dancefloor possibilities. I'm so happy it's doing the same for others.

u/sexydiscoballs — 15 days ago
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Phones on the dancefloor

I am a bit of a lurker, but this is a post I needed to make. We should speak about an issue which is becoming more and more common (sadly!)... the use of phones on the dancefloor.

I was dancing in my usual left corner of the Berghain dancefloor, close to the darkrooms, and so many people were using their phonesthis kn! And mind you, I don’t mean checking the screen discreetly while looking down for a second... I mean straight-up texting as if we are on the street!

What do you all think? Is this acceptable on any dancefloor, and in Berghain in particular? In my opinion, it disturbs other dancers, the light from the screens changes the vibe, and phones are objects which are simply not compatible with dancing.

And honestly, I don’t even dare to say anything to people about it in there. Maybe I’m wrong, but I often feel that people can get quite aggressive, and I really don’t want to create a confrontation on the dancefloor. So instead I just move away, which is a shame when you’re trying to stay in your spot and get lost in the music.

May I propose that before doing something in there, you think: what if everyone did the same thing at the same time? Would we still go out dancing here? Or would the Berghain crowd become a different crowd?

Just take a break if you need to text! Phones away please! ❤️

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u/Electrical-Text1909 — 16 days ago
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Did you know? They brought 32 new songs/edits to Despacio (Portola 2026 Facts)

The boys pressed 32 unique edits / new songs to acetate for this past weekend's Despacio.

There were 8 acetates, each with ~3 songs.

We heard a BUNCH of new stuff that nobody in the world has heard before and that nobody will have a chance to hear until the next Despacio. =) But some of the new songs may see commercial release.

I'm pretty sure Jolene was one of them.
I'm pretty sure Like an Eagle was played in its prior form AND in its new edit form.

Will update this post as we figure out the rest of them through our ID work.

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u/sexydiscoballs — 16 days ago
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What’s a plan B if rejected at a club

Hey guys, got rejected for the first time and that too at Ost.
What usually is the plan B ?
I feel really disappointed. Was so hyped up for the night.
Definitely don’t wanna go back to bed after pre-boozing and being in the partying mindset the whole evening :(
We were 2 guys but we also witnessed a group of girls getting rejected so it was definitely not the gender

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u/DieselAroma — 20 days ago
▲ 68 r/SunflowerSoundsystem+1 crossposts

Sunflower Sound System

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u/Emotional_Page_4360 — 21 days ago