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Electronic
There is a feeling in the air, isn’t there? Whether conservative or left-leaning, we feel ourselves in the midst of a great-happening. As I sit here typing these words, multiple states have joined in a “showdown” at the Texas border in a dispute between the president and the governor. Political unrest has never been greater, […]
![Initial Invasion: Phoenix Lights Festival Phase One Playlist [Festival Playlist]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/9f37b4ab-47021744_2878313075775400_5970661881889685504_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The alien minds at Relentless Beats have chosen their initial artist selections for this year’s Phoenix Lights Festival. The Mothership will be returning to The Park at Wild Horse Pass at the Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, AZ. This festival is landing with a stacked arsenal of musical ambassadors. Catch some of the top names in […]
![Imagine Festival: A Rendezvous with the Future [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dd6d7964-imf.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Imagine Festival was a secret kiss planted on the lips of the new age. Deadmau5 receiving artist of the year by Rolling Stone back in 2012 stands out in my mind as the point in which EDM emerged fully into the mainstream. Since then, we have witnessed the proclaimed death of dubstep, as well as […]
![City of Atlanta prepares for 5th Annual Imagine Music Festival | September 21st-23rd, 2018 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/63902e07-imf2018-lineup-phase2-final-web.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The city of Atlanta is preparing to batten down the hatches and seek shelter as a perfect storm of electronic dance music approaches just one week away. As the storm continues to grow in strength, it is projected to bring with it a ground shattering earthquake of bass, as well as a flood of ravers […]
![Virtual Self is single-handedly bringing back video game nostalgia | Denver, CO at Ogden Theater 9/10/2018 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1d8f7d0e-img_6365.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It was nearly ten years ago when I initially recall hearing Porter Robinson for the first time. I was in the midst of a ‘rave’ style phase, and one of the ways my friends and I would pass the time till the weekend was to make mix CD’s to blast while we partied. I’d be […]
![Abduction by bass and beats: Phoenix Lights 2017 was out of this world | April 8 + 9th, 2017 [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/phx.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Article by Brandon Lopez and John Miller Phoenix Lights was a gathering that could not be missed by earthlings and aliens alike. With a bass filled sound system and floodlights shooting towards the heavens, it is nearly certain that interstellar beings intercepted our communications. While I can’t say I saw any abductions or probings happening, there […]