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supaflyrmg t1_j5u0gqr wrote

Re:Set at the Phoenix Landing is a weekly techno event that has been running non-stop for 15 years under different names.

It is located in Central Square Cambridge, and occurs every Wednesday night 10PM-2AM.

Edit: Thursday night's 'Keep On' at the Middlesex Lounge is also located across the street in Central Square.

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frankybling t1_j5u5jt5 wrote

It feels like it’s been going on for a lot longer than that… I remember going there 23 years ago for some great break beat nights. They had a DJ from Ireland and I can’t for the life of me remember his name but he had some incredible break beat stuff… he did a set one night that was all robot fighting themed and it was really fun. That was probably around 2000/2001?

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supaflyrmg t1_j5ub2h2 wrote

You're correct it's probably longer than that. Soul Clap used to run the event Mid-Week Techno from Phoenix Landing on Wednesdays prior to Re:Set starting, and it probably goes back even further prior to them starting this event.

Thursday night's ELEMENTS Drum & Bass is one of the longest running weekly DNB events in the world. It is run by a DJ named Lenore.

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dwhogan t1_j5ue9ef wrote

I think that he's referring to a night there called Tension - was focused more on breaks and I believe it was on Wednesdays prior to Mid Week Techno and Re:set.

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frankybling t1_j5ubs2y wrote

if I could still party like that… I would totally hit the DnB night… I just can’t

Edit- do you know if they stream Thursdays?

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boston_homo t1_j5uazpd wrote

If I remember it was techno/trance on Wednesdays and drum and bass on thursdays? Is it still specific genres of electronic music?

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supaflyrmg t1_j5v68vp wrote

Yes, Wednesday nights continue to focus on house/techno with Re:Set. Thursday nights are ELEMENTS Drum 'n Bass. Trance music is probably less common but there's an occasional psytrance song here and there on Thursdays.

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PurposeIntelligent39 OP t1_j6c79mf wrote

I want to thank everyone who sent me the resources to find techno in boston. Ended up going to brvtalist on the green st. Amazing techno, amazing people ♥️

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dwhogan t1_j5uew6p wrote

https://ra.co/events/us/boston

There's a few events that were linked via ig by others, RA has a pretty good calendar to reference in general as well

Break a sweat!!!

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dwhogan t1_j5ufb2m wrote

FWIW - The Neo Tokyo party is at Lower Level which is a pretty cool spot, can't speak to the music but might be worth checking out - says Techno and Synthwave

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Littered2 t1_j5tm5j5 wrote

Yeah checkout the resident advisor events section for Boston. Always a couple techno shows on the weekend around here in various places.

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Stormodin t1_j5twz3q wrote

Usually bijou is your only hope

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