Electronic Music Weekly

Electronic Music Weekly is a brisk, German-language news conversation for people who follow electronic music from inside the scene. It covers DJs, producers, clubs, festivals, releases, awards, rankings, and the messy civic reality around nightlife. The show’s basic shape is simple: set up the headline, bring in a scene-literate voice, then let the topic breathe. That looseness is its strength. Katha and Johanna appear across the excerpts with rotating guests who bring DJ, community, or raver context to the table. A Miami Music Week segment becomes more than a list of parties; it turns into talk about visibility, industry ritual, awards, and why certain artists fit that world. A major festival’s future becomes a debate about sound limits, residents, shaky windows, trash, park use, and the tension between magic and disruption. Berlin, Munich, and other places are treated as living nightlife ecosystems, with attention to political support, workshops, club protection, and the difference between a proper open-air setting and a less convincing substitute venue. The show also knows when the mood has to change. Episodes covering allegations around Avion slow down for responsibility, victim support, management structures, festival cancellations, and the pressure placed on people who speak publicly. Club closures are not handled as vague bad news; they are tied to post-pandemic economics, local culture, and what disappears when a room shuts its doors. Music itself still gets real space. Lovra’s appearance opens into production, sampling, remix culture, Kraftwerk’s long legal dispute with Moses Pelham, and why legal definitions matter to producers. Other segments talk club rankings, favorite rooms, small artists, DJ contests, and the feeling of a crowd that fully clicks. The show is casual, sometimes funny, and often openly enthusiastic. It is also willing to question its own scene. That balance gives Electronic Music Weekly its editorial pull: dance music news with memory, proximity, and a conscience.