FEATURE · 5 MIN READ · 2026-09-24
The anatomy of a long set
What a long DJ set is, where it comes from (Paradise Garage, Berghain) and the shape of one: the empty room, the build, the long middle, the peak and the landing.
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Where techno came from, how it sounds in Toronto, and what it takes to play it. Written by people who run the floors, with sources.
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