Porter Robinson finds himself floating back to reality with ‘Nurture’ [Album Review]

by: Ariel King Apr 27, 2021 Nearly seven years have passed since Porter Robinson released his acclaimed debut, Worlds. The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s dance charts and cemented Robinson as one of the most prolific producers of his generation. Ever since, the 28-year-old North Carolina native has maintained his status as one …

New Study Finds Trance Music Listeners to Be Among the Happiest

We’ve learned that techno was found to be the least relaxing form of music, but a recent study has now uncovered what genres tend to inspire the happiest listeners.  The findings arrive from an independently conducted survey hosted by the OnBuy online marketplace. The in-depth language study analyzed over two million Reddit comments from 27 of …

New study finds techno least effective music for reducing anxiety – Dancing Astronaut New study finds techno least effective music for reducing anxiety

by: Austria Masim Feb 13, 2021 A new study by Vera Clinic has found that techno is the least relaxing form of music. The Turkish-based hair transplant company’s research ultimately proved that techno, unsurprisingly, is the genre “least affective at reducing anxiety.” The study consisted of a total of 1540 volunteers aged between 18 and …

A second study finds that music venues “are not places of infection” for COVID-19

A second study conducted in Germany has reportedly shown that there is minimal risk of Covid-19 being transmitted at an indoor concert venue. The study, which took place at Dortmund’s 1500-seat Konzerthaus, was carried out over three days in November to analyse the movement of airborne particles in an indoor environment. Led by the Fraunhofer …

Germany’s COVID-19 Concert Study Finds Safe Events Are Possible Under Very Strict Guidelines

The results from Germany’s coronavirus (COVID-19) concert study, RESTART-19, are in. The good news: safe shows are theoretically possible during the pandemic under strictly enforced guidelines. The bad news: safe conditions for concert goers are extremely difficult to replicate in real-life scenarios. A couple of months ago, the University Medical Center of Halle (Saale) held an experimental …