As we dive into unpredictable times in the aftermath of the pandemic, our experience of everyday life and our perception music comes out altered. Some of these changes will stay with us, some will vanish as they appeared - without warning. 

In the wake of the pandemic, the Gravity podcast series invites each artist of its roster to showcase their music through a conceptual journey, reflecting on how their listening, playing habits, and possibly other important aspects of their existence have been affected by the general context. These mixes, accompanied by short interviews and a photographic glimpse into the artist’s personal space, constitute an archive of these unprecedented challenges, how they were apprehended and conquered.

In this short interview, @fleika lets us in on his creative process, how it was affected by the pandemic, the magic of DIY venues, and his experience of being as passionate a raver as he is a DJ.

Link: http://bit.ly/gravity-podcast-1-fleika

Gravity Podcast #1 – fleika

For the second edition of Gravity Podcast series we’ve invited @kovvalsky – the resident and booking manager of @jasnajeden – to step outside his comfort zone. To hear how far he went, listen to the podcast and go to our website to read the short interview with the artist to learn more about his approach or the current situation in Poland.

Interview: http://bit.ly/gravity-podcast-2-kovvalsky

Gravity Podcast #2 – Kovvalsky

For the third episode of our podcast Gravity artist @kimmy-msto from Hannover has done what he knows how to do best – 62 minutes of a strictly rhythmic and hypnotic techno. Before delving into his sonic story, read a quickfire chat we had with Kimmy to learn more about the artist.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3e630YI 🔗

Gravity Podcast #3 – Kimmy Msto

As a devoted radio host as she is, @n-c-o-l has approached her Gravity podcast contribution as a single episode radio show, guiding the listeners through her stimulating selection of slow electronica, pop ballads, disco and soft trance. After the recording was done we caught up with the artist for a brief talk about her broadcasting and climate oriented efforts.

🔗 Link to the chat: https://bit.ly/2WxhGtS

Gravity Podcast #4 – NCOL

@charlieszum took charge for the 5th episode of our podcast, and by taking charge, we mean infusing her hour long recording with a dose of powerful electronica: emb, electro, industrial and some italo as a cherry on top. For the occasion, Jędrzej Kowalczyk of Jasna 1 had a chat with the artist about her sound and her Krakow-based activities.

🔗 Link to the chat: https://bit.ly/3y9HitO

Gravity Podcast #5 – Charlie

Prague-based @exhausted-modern contributes the number six to our podcast series with an hour long recording of his recent earworms. 

Catch up with the artist through a short chat we had about the development of his practice: https://bit.ly/3oBBzKz

Gravity Podcast #6 – Exhausted Modern

Franklin De Costa took things slow for another episode of our podcast and delivered a mix full of trippy twists and spacey tunes. It’s Monday, so why don’t we keep it slow too: let’s kick back, put on the mix and enjoy what Franklin has to offer.

Chat with the artist: https://bit.ly/3pc1EQz

Gravity Podcast #7 – Franklin De Costa

Recorded during a clubnight at Hala Odra in Szczecin, @molimonster 's contribution to our podcast is a glimpse into her folders filled with everything from acid techno slammers through eurodance to warped pop-rap cuts. “I actually never know what I’m going to play in the next ten minutes,” says the genre-defying DJ, whose no.1 goal is to keep her audience on their toes.

Monster has replied to a few of our questions, check her answers on our website: https://bit.ly/3y2FNiM

Gravity Podcast #8 – Monster

@killa-baba converts her newly-recharged mojo, good old sass and a selection of bumping techno (and more) into the 9th installment of our podcast.

We had a brief Q&A with the Berlin-based artist about her recent activities: https://bit.ly/3EXsX73

Gravity Podcast #9 – KILLA

An intimate gathering of close friends as compensation for the original plans intended for the public. That is a scenario we’ve become quite familiar with in recent times, maybe even accustomed to and comfortable with. With the latest measures forcing Marie Pravda to cancel her party, she met with a small group of friends instead and recorded the 10th episode of our podcast. 

In a short Q&A with Marie we talk about the plans and ideas that worked, some that didn’t, and those yet to be fulfilled: https://bit.ly/3qb7l33

@yomomsmokescrack

Gravity Podcast #10 – Marie Pravda

Lokier delivers the 11th episode of our podcast, a series of mixes introducing the Gravity Artist assembly. Recordings made at home, in the studio or in a club. In and out of lockdowns.

@lokier recorded the mix at home during the recent “light lockdown” in Berlin and while she decided to go for a “more chill vibe than usual”, her set is still strikingly effective and doesn’t pull any punches.

We have checked in with the Mexican-born artist in a short Q&A on our website: https://bit.ly/3qACz3R

Q&A → Gravity Web

Gravity Podcast #11 – Lokier

After a short break we’re back with the 12th episode of our podcast contributed by Elena Sizova. 

"Sizova’s funky mood basement comfort zone party mix" – @lectra 's title for the recording says it all.

Chat with the Artist: https://bit.ly/3LlocbT

Gravity Podcast #12 – Elena Sizova

Taking us on a sci-fi drive through his favorite stellar systems, @dtekk has recorded the 13th episode of our podcast with stuff he almost never pulls out of his record bag in a club.

We’ve spoke with Dtekk – née Jędrzej Dondziło – about the mix and his life as a local patriot of Białystok: https://bit.ly/3BJEvLd

Gravity Podcast #13 – Dtekk

On June 23, 2022, Revier Südost and Gravity Network invited Bloomfeld, Chloe Lula, DVS1, Katty Lange and Nicky Böhm to gather for a panel discussion titled Techno Capitalism & Instagram Economy, to deconstruct the title loaded with many positive and negative connotations, and to unpack some of the topics and issues associated with business side of electronic music industry. What went down was a lively conversation on the notorious business techno, on straddling the middle between the underground and the mainstream, artist visibility and the role of photography, today’s relevance of DJ mixes and much, much more.

Gravity Berlin #1 Talks: Techno Capitalism & Instagram Economy
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Bloomfeld
Chloe Lula (Gravity, Resident Advisor)
DVS1 (Aslice, Hush)
Katty Lange (Triangle Agency)
Nick Böhm (Refuge Worldwide, Tresor)

Techno Capitalism & Instagram Economy [Gravity Berlin #1 Talks]

Online community radios seem to be folding left and right. Whether it’s the high-cost of physical spaces, decreasing audience base or changing listening habits caused by big streaming services, it takes true passion and a bit of courage to run such endeavour these days.

What does it take to run an online broadcasting platform – which puts community first – in today’s precarious circumstances? At last Gravity Talks in Prague we’ve sat down with Refuge Worldwide’s George Patrick, Deviant’s Claudia Franco, Radio Punctum’s Tomáš Ferko and moderator Chloe Lula to find out.

Gravity Prague #2 Talks: Forging Community Through Online Radio
December 1, 2022, Ankali Prague
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Chloe Lula (Gravity, Resident Advisor)
Claudia Franco (Deviant)
George Patrick (Refuge Worldwide)
Tomáš Ferko (Radio Punctum)

Forging Community Through Online Radio [Gravity Prague #2 Talks]

“When somebody reaches out to you to sign with your agency, what do you click on first? The private link for the music or the social media?”

→  Online platforms had an irreversible impact on the electronic dance music scene, including the work of artist agents and booking agencies. While nowadays online presentation plays an important role in artists’ careers, there is still much more behind the veil of an Instagram profile that the agents have to care about. To elaborate on their approach to tackling social media’s traps and benefits, as well as to discuss various ins and outs of their business, we’ve invited four booking agents operating in different regions across Europe – often not sharing similar lever of access to the international waters nor structural development within their local scenes.

Gravity Warsaw #2 Talks
Behind the Scene: Artist Agencies
13.5.2023, Jasna 1, Warsaw

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Charles Green(Omni Artists)
Matwe Kaščák(SPFM)
Paulina Żaczek (Granko Agency)
Tim Dreske (Outlined AM)
Moderated by Eltron

https://www.gravitynetwork.eu/events/warsaw-2

Behind the Scene: Artist Agencies [Gravity Warsaw #2 Talks]

Ahead of his DJ performance at the first Gravity Clubnight in Tbilisi, Gravity Artist @b1ju stopped for a chat with Nino Davadze at Mutunt Radio's wagon.

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🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union
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Artist Talk with bijū

"The tricky thing about dancefloors is that they are places where both inclusion and exclusion happen."

Luis Manuel Garcia–Mispireta joined Gravity's event in Prague in January 2024 to talk about his research and read excerpts from his latest book – Together, Somehow: Music, Affect, and Intimacy on the Dancefloor.

The book examines how people find ways to get along and share a dancefloor. Drawing on years of field research the author explains this bonding in terms of what he calls stranger-intimacy: the kind of warmth, sharing, and vulnerability between people on the dancefloor most of us experienced.

📕 https://www.dukeupress.edu/together-somehow

Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta is a scholar, curator, and practitioner of popular electronic music, using practice-led ethnographic methods. Luis is also a DJ and member of Berlin’s Room 4 Resistance collective.

Recorded at Gravity Prague #4, Ankali & Planeta Za, 12.1.2024.
Sound editing by Nicolas Atcheson.

Together, Somehow: A talk by Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta

Working in nightlife often creates an impression of a cool, indulgent and privileged work environment. While there are many perks to it, the impact it has on the minds and bodies of the workers deserves more attention. To discuss their experiences – both bright and dark sides of their jobs – Garage Noord & Mattanja Ewida invited a group of night workers from Amsterdam's night spaces Garage Noord, Radion and Skatecafé. 

Guests:
Clara Bonilla Graumann (Garage Noord manager)
Sophie Kemperman (Skatecafé manager/owner)
Vanja Rakic (Garage Noord employee)
Jan Janssenswillen (Radion Marketing and Club Care)

Moderator:
Mattanja Ewida (IVY By Sexmatters)

The panel talk was recorded at Gravity Network event at Garage Noord, 16.2.2024
Sound editing by Nicolas Atcheson

Working in Nightlife: How to Maintain Your Mental and Physical Well-being

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🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union

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