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Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is due to put a new twist on the found footage horror franchise, which is now on its seventh installment. This latest film is directed by William Eubank and written by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day), and follows a young girl (Emily Bader) tracing her family roots back to an Amish household out in the country. As she gets to know her relatives, she makes some disturbing discoveries.

While originally planned as a theatrical release, Paramount Pictures has altered their release plans for Paranormal Activity 7. Find out where to watch it below, and where you can stream the other Paranormal Activity movies for a full-on marathon.

Paranormal Activity 7 will start streaming Friday on Paramount+. It will not be released in theaters like the previous six films in the franchise were, because the pandemic has already delayed its release several times.

The seventh film in the Paranormal Activity franchise is a reboot of the series that tells the story of Margot (Emily Bader), a young woman who wants to learn more about her mother. A friend accompanies her out to the house in the Amish countryside where her mother grew up, filming parts of the experience. Several relatives begin to behave a bit strangely for example an elderly woman seems to have drifted off in a trance and started peeling the skin on her wrist instead of potatoes, and Margot asks a little girl about her doll whose name is the same as Margots mom, Sarah, and the little girl says Sarah is still here. As Margot and her friend do more research, some frightening elements come to light.

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Some of the first six Paranormal Activity movies are available to stream but not in the same place. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video dont have any of the films. Hulu offers Paranormal Activity 4 to those with a subscription. Paramount+ has Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, but The Ghost Dimension will leave the platform on Nov. 1. Pluto TV offers The Marked Ones and The Ghost Dimension for free. EPIX offers Paranormal Activity 4.

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The first and second films in the franchise follow sisters Katie and Kristi as they deal with a supernatural force later determined to be a demon haunting both their houses and families. The demon comes to possess certain members of the family, which leads to dire consequences. The third installment rewinds 20 years to when the sisters first meet the demon who Kristi calls Toby. Toby haunts Katies neighbors, the Nelson family, in Paranormal Activity 4. The Marked Ones, or the fifth film, visits 18-year-old Jesse Arista who has visions of Katie and Kristi as children. Jesses friends loop Kristis stepdaughter Ali Rey into the plot in order to help Jesse. The sixth and most recent film finds the Fleeges family living in a house built on the same foundation of the home where Katie and Kristi grew up. The Fleeges daughter Leila can see Toby, who leads her to do some terrible things. The sixth film seemed like the final installment in the series until the announcement of Next of Kin.

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The consciousness becomes confused, there are frightening hallucinations: the afflicted sees the devil, a scary man or something of the sort; she begins to scream, sings, rhythmically hitting her head against a wall, or swinging it from side to side, tearing her hair out.

This is how a typical episode of this peculiar disease was described in the early 20th century by doctor Sergey Mitskevich, after examining a Yakut woman. This culture-bound syndrome became translated into Russian as miryachenye - from the verb miryachit - being overcome, or being in a state of total submission. The word is a Russian bastardization of the Yakut word Menerik - with various terms across the northern hemisphere (and beyond) describing essentially the same trance-like, disoriented condition. The choice of word is arbitrary and dependent largely upon what Arctic culture one is referring to. Russians, meanwhile, began to encounter the condition in the early 19th century, noticing that only people in the north were afflicted with these sudden states. Sometimes, they affected individuals, at other times - entire groups.

The symptoms were very similar across the board: the person suddenly found themselves completely detached from physical reality, entering into a virtual trance state; episodes were accompanied by tremors and spasms. Ethnographer Vaclav Seroshevsky observed very powerful physical and mental anguish that would befall them. The sufferer wails, shouts, snivels, tells incredible tales, while also breaking down and being thrown about the place, until, completely drained, they fall asleep.

The episodes are marked by the person repeating the words and actions of those around them, becoming extremely susceptible to external control, even when the commands given are dangerous and/or nonsensical. If someone in the presence of the sufferer were to jump or hit themselves, they would do the same; they can smash a dearly valued item, or even let go of a baby in their arms, if someone in front of them were to perform the action of throwing, researchers would note. Meanwhile, if one were to try and limit the actions of the afflicted person, they would sink into a raucous state, demonstrating unusual physical strength. There is plenty of evidence of cases where several adult men would not be able to restrain a teenager during an episode.

Lapland expedition A. V. Barchenko (1922)

However strange, while some episodes could be chalked up to temporary confusion, insanity or a prank, when an entire group of 70 people experienced the condition, researchers had serious reason to suspect that something much more worrying was at play. In 1870, a case was registered among the Cossacks of the Nizhne-Kolymsky unit in the midst of doing drills. The company suddenly began repeating their instructors commands, as though they were parroting him for fun. The commander was incensed and quickly became angry, then was taken aback by his own threats being repeated right back at him by his soldiers. The company then all simultaneously dropped their rifles.

Serious research on the menerik was not conducted until 1922. There was already plenty of evidence of the phenomenon by then. Psychiatrist and researcher Vladimir Bekhterev took an interest after receiving word from a doctor and former exile in the district of Lovozero, on the Kola Peninsula. Having observed spontaneous episodes of the sickness as they took place in neighboring communities as well, the doctor finally drew the connection with instances of aurora borealis - Northern Lights, which earned it the nickname The Call of the Polar Star. Menerik was the result of external natural occurrences, according to the doctor (only known by his last name - Grigoryev).

Vladimir Bekhterev

Bekhterev founded and headed the Institute of the Human Brain, which, aside from studying physiology and psychiatry, also searched for scientific explanations to things like telepathy, telekinesis and hypnosis. He traveled to the Kola Peninsula with a party, headed by Aleksandr Barchenko - a prominent esotericist and researcher. In reality, the main objective of the expedition wasnt the study of a polar psychosis, but the hunt for the remnants of a mythological hyperboreal civilization (one the Nazis had previously searched for, believing it to be the progenitor of the Aryan race). However, Soviet intelligence took a special interest in menerik, with VChK chairman Felix Dzerzhinsky personally supporting the idea. So, when Barchenko arrived on the scene, he would spend the next two years rigorously studying and collecting data on the sickness - even falling prey to it himself.

. V. Barchenko (upper left) with the expedition at the "sacred" Lopar underground cave at Lake Lovozero. 1922.

Around Lovozero, he attempted to get local shamans to let the expedition through to the sacred island of Rogovoy. Having been denied, the group went anyway. While on their journey, near Seydozero lake, they began encountering smoothed-out rectangular granite rocks, reminiscent of pyramids, as well as what looked like remnants of paved roads, followed by a strange path that led underground. The group didnt manage to get inside, however. According to their testimony, everyone was suddenly struck by an inexplicable feeling of sheer terror - theyd all lost control of their emotions.

The Lapland Expedition of A. V. Barchenko

Upon return, Barchenko presented a closed report on the phenomenon, but the reasons for its occurrence remained a complete mystery. The report was classified. Modern researchers later tried to research it through FSB archives, but were told that all the data was completely destroyed in 1941, when Nazi forces were on approach to Moscow. Barchenko, meanwhile, was accused of spying for Britain, as well as creating a Masonic counter-revolutionary organization and was executed by firing squad on the very same day - April 25, 1938. Other participants of the group also faced Stalins repressions in the late 1930s.

Northerners believe menerik to be the harbinger of the so-called shamans sickness, owing to the similarities in how people act during spiritual seances. Both phenomena are explained by spirit possession; however, if the shaman invokes the presence of the spirit at will, those afflicted with menerik have no choice in the matter.

Psychiatrists have drawn similar parallels, but believe the root of both conditions is hidden in the northern peoples increased malleability to psychotic epidemics. The concentration of a large number of persons sharing similar traits of heightened malleability created in the native societies of the North and Siberia a particular psychological climate, conducive to a heightened sensitivity to the cultural meaning of shamanism. Its no accident that the death of a shaman frequently led to a spark in psychogenic illnesses, scientists note. The epidemic would usually stop as soon as one of the sick became a shaman.

Researchers point to similarities in these expressions of hysteria witnessed among other indigenous peoples: there is latah among the Malay, jumping among the Native Americans, imu among the Ainu and so on; and a number of parallels can be drawn with screaming types of hysteria that incorporate additional religious connotations: the screamers cannot stand to be around Christian symbolism - be it objects or rituals, prayer and the inability to perform a sacrament.

This specific psychological constitution was not borne out of nothing, scientists believe. Lovozero, which the Soviet expedition visited on its research trip, is located smack in the middle of the Kola Peninsula. There is tundra and swampy taiga for miles around, with the occasional volcano. The place experiences winter for most of the year. And the polar night - the period when the sun does not reappear in the sky - lasts an entire month. The polar day (the opposite), meanwhile, lasts 52 days. All of that increases the strain on the nervous system and has a negative effect on a persons health. Psychiatrist and ethnographer Pavel Yakobi wrote that the psychogenic epidemic develops only in an exhausted, weakened people - physically, culturally and mentally.

Skin primer in a camp of lapps

Ethnographer Vasily Anuchy recalled stories of political exile to Turkhansky Region (an area in Eastern Siberia, today Krasnoyarsk Region). The punishment was in wide use in 1905, after the first Russian Revolution. The exiled would often complain of insomnia, migraines, heart palpitations, stomach pains, visual and auditory hallucinations, irritability and hospital in Tomsk a mere year later, he wrote, noting that the practice would later be banned by the government, owing to its excessive cruelty (the Soviets would resume it later).

Northern lights

Psychotic episodes coinciding with Northern Lights can be linked with the organisms ability to react to changes in the magnetic field (the brightest Northern Lights usually happen during magnetic storms). Its no accident that northern shamans often time their rituals to coincide with the natural phenomenon. It would seem then that menerik can be explained by a combination of climatic, socio-cultural and physio-geographical. Especially as it wasnt only the local that got sick, but outsiders as well, after spending a substantial amount of time there.

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Both coming off serious hot streaks in 2021, Gryffin and Jason Ross have united for their new future bass hit, After You featuring Calle Lehmann.

After You tells a story about love and the struggles one can find in experiencing it, Nobody gets me like you do, Im not the same, not after you. It perfectly captures both artists styles; Gryffins catchy melody and Ross trance influence. Not to mention the pristine vocals of Calle Lehmann, who is renowned for Gryffins collaboration with SLANDER, All You Need To Know.

Dan Griffith, or better known as Gryffin, has continued on his dominant form this year. After You adds to his impressive recent releases Piece Of Me with LOWA, New Blood with Boy Matthews and Best Is Yet To Come with Kyle Reynolds. He has also kept busy on the touring front, delivering stunning festival performances across the United States at Beyond Wonderland, Breakaway and most recently Las Vegas Electric Daisy Carnival. Gryffin tells of the collaboration process in a recent Facebook post:

After You started as an idea tossed around at the end of a long Zoom writing session. The hook immediately captivated me, and I had Calle send me his vocals right away. Jason and I were also looking to work together, and I sent him the idea and he loved it. Over the next several months we passed the record back and forth, working in LA and virtually with Calle in Sweden to get it as perfect as possible. Were so thrilled to share this record with you all.

After You is only the second release this year for Jason Ross, following the success of his Convergence EPon Seven Lions Ophelia Records, which features his future bass anthem One More Day with Blanke and Chandler Leighton. Ross too has also recently performed at Beyond Wonderland and Nocturnal Wonderland, as well as performing on Electric Daisy Carnivals main stage, Kinetic Field. Jason Ross also described the track on his Facebook:

Ive always loved Gryffins work and its been such a pleasure working on this song with him and Calle. We got connected after I remixed his track with Slander and Calle, All You Need To Know, and have been talking about working on a track together for quite some time. Dan sent me Calles topline and instantly fell in love with it, working on it together in LA and bouncing projects back and forth. So stoked with how this turned out, and hope you guys love it as much as we enjoyed making it.

This track will undoubtedly feature heavily in their upcoming sets! Its also worth noting that After You was premiered by both artists at Electric Daisy Carnival last weekend, with Gryffin welcoming Jason Ross on stage to close out his set at the Cosmic Meadow stage.

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I spoke about my need to be highly productive every day and how my inability to stop working had led to anxiety. She used a term that Id never heard before:'RushingWoman Syndrome'.

'Rushing Woman Syndrome' is basically a heightened state of mind where your brain is running at 95 per cent capacity. Its highly unsustainable and can lead to finding comfort in coping mechanisms such as alcohol or food.

The more she spoke about it, the more I realised she was describing my last year. It was common for me to have short bursts of intense productivity followed by sudden bouts of no energy, extreme tiredness, and guilt.

Kind-of like a sugar high... followed by a crash. Except my highs lasted weeks months, even. And my crash lasted a few hours.

She explained the hypnotherapy process to me, letting me know that whilst she would be able to hypnotise me, I had complete control of whether I wanted to allow myself to be taken into a trance. My subconscious would also be completely active and awareof what was happening around me.

"Every time we walk into a room, our brainis presented with an overload of information that it cant process. From the blue specks on the carpet to the brass stool covers. When our mind is in a state of relaxation, it can pick up on the things wewerent able too before. Sounds may become sharper and scents more pungent," she said.

I nodded, "Okay, good to know."

"You can also come out of the trance at any timeyoud like, you have complete control, Im just here to help guide you to relaxation."

I nodded again, got comfortable on the couch, and chose a spot to focus on as Mandy began talking.

Her voice was soothing, and she spoke in a certain pentameter that instantly washed a sense of calm over me. Within minutes, my eyes felt heavy and the spot I had been focusing on began to blur. My eyelids began to flutter, slowly at first, then fasterand faster as I felt the overwhelming desire to close my eyes.

The trance had begun.

Mandy encouraged me to become aware of what was happening in my body. The session followed a similar pattern to meditation, focusing on deep breathing, feeling the energy flow through the body.

As the session continued, Mandy kept talking about moving into a deeper level of trance. From level one to two to three, she guided me to unlock a deep sense of relaxation.

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Janhvi Kapoor has recently opened up about her admiration for South cinema and also Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil. The Bollywood diva who is currently working on the remake of the Malayalam movie Helen, couldnt stop gushing about the industry. In a recent interview with an entertainment portal, Janhvi Kapoor shared that she closely follows South cinema, especially Malayalam and her OTT watch history is proof of it. During the interaction, when the interviewer mentioned Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasils name, Janhvi shared her thoughts. The Roohi actress shared that she had watched Trance lately and was blown away by Fahadh Faasils performance. I think he is superb, Janhvi said. For the uninitiated, Trance is a Malayalam film helmed by Anwar Rasheed. The film revolves around the life of Viju Prasad, a small-time motivational speaker, who transforms into Pastor Joshua, a Christian cleric, who is a miraculous healer. Fahadh Faasil stepped into the shoes of Viju Prasad aka Pastor Joshua and gave away an exceptional performance. The film was released in 2020. Meanwhile, Janhvi Kapoor also expressed her wish to work in South movies, as she wants to explore the South world as well.As late Sridevi has begun her career from South and has been part of some impeccable movies here, Janhvis entry into South Indian movies was highly talked about. And as Janhvi too has expressed her wish to work down in the South fans of the diva are eagerly waiting for the same.Meanwhile, on the work front, Janhvi Kapoors last outing was Roohi. She essayed the lead role alongside Rajkummar Rao.

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gardenstate, the melodic multi-genre duo ofSwedens Marcus Schossow & American-born Matthew Felner have been creating some buzz in the industry with the release of their latest album Inspirations. Boasting a strong command over their music production skills, the duo after getting together in 2019 quickly garnered the support of artists such as Above & Beyond, Joris Voorn, Yotto, etc. landing them releases on their respective labels Anjunabeats, Spectrum & Odd One Out. One of the major highlights of both Marcus & Matthews discographies is the versatility in their music. The same is evident in their debut album as the tracks seamlessly flow from one genre to another knitting a perfect storyline.the gardenstate sound is an amalgamation of 90s trance nostalgia, brooding melodic techno, peak-time breaks and poignant songwriting. To discuss more about their debut album & music production process,We Rave You Tech recently had the pleasure of catching up with the duo for an exclusive interview.

We Rave You Tech: Hi gardenstate, thank you for taking the time to speak with us! Where are you currently located?

gardenstate: Thank you yourself, currently sitting in Helsingborg, Sweden!

We Rave You Tech: gardenstate is quite a unique name. How did you come up with it?

gardenstate: When me and Matt discussed the name of the project we had a few names on the table, but this friendship started in the state of gardenstate and we felt it suited the vibe we are.

We Rave You Tech: Since when have you been making music & how did you get into music production? When did you decide to dedicate yourselves fully to the music?

gardenstate: It is no secret that I (Marcus) do all the music. But we bounce ideas back and forward to each other since we share a passion for it. But I started about the age of 15 (21 years ago) and Ive always known that this is something I want to do. Ive been a full-timer in that aspect since I was 21 years old. Ive been releasing music through every possible label out there for the last 16 years including Size, Revealed, Axtone, Spinnin, Armada, and so on but Its only recently where I found my home, and that is Anjunabeats. They have been incredibly supportive of my creative freedom which has led me to do the things I love, and out of love comes great things! I have much to thank them for.

We Rave You Tech: Your latest album, Inspirations just came out via Anjunabeats. Can you walk us through the inspiration behind the album and the process?

gardenstate: The album production kinda just happened! There was no plan or no timeline, I kinda just went into the studio focusing on making the music and then came out with a bunch of tunes that then later became an album. I think thats the best way to approach music, just to let it all flow out of you. Its easy to get stuck in something if there is a plan and rely too much on input rather than just going for it.

We Rave You Tech: Whats your favorite track of the album?

gardenstate: On a technical aspect I really like 5am, the melody is just something different and the sheer details in it is immense. Mastering wise I think The Best Part sounds incredible, but thats teamwork between me, Igor and Vladimir (our mastering guys at Anjuna). They both have done an incredible job without colouring the vision of the sound too hard.

We Rave You Tech: Name a music producer youd like to collaborate with, and why?

gardenstate: In a parallel universe Id like to go into the studio with Charlie May, James Holden and Trentemller. These 3 amazing talents have been the strongest inspiration to my vision of how I want the music to be like.

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We Rave You Tech: Your recent releases have been quite diverse ranging from melodic breakbeat to trance to progressive house to acid etc. How do you envision the same while writing the track?

gardenstate: Most of the time its just about a vibe or a memory. Most of these songs are memories put into music, something that Ive experienced and then later want to recreate in my own way and version. We both like all sorts of music, so being diverse as we have just been a natural process. Its easy to argue that a sound of an artist should be that one sound, but the vision for us is that the vibe is our sound, not the sound itself.

We Rave You Tech: Do you make your drums from scratch or prefer using sample packs? In case you use samples, currently what are some of your favorite/go-to sample packs?

gardenstate: I pretty much do everything from scratch, even the hi-hats etc. That way, in whatever way I do it, it will always for some reason sound unique. Im not a massive fan of sound banks because it makes everything sound the same and it bores me to death.

We Rave You Tech: Arrangement, Sound design, Melodic structure, Mixing, Mastering. Rank them on priority for you.

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For the single reason that a song still can be amazing even if it sounds less great.

We Rave You Tech: What DAW are you currently working on?

gardenstate: Ableton 11. Ive been on Ableton since v6 and the reason is that I can very quickly get an idea down in it. The speed is important, not to lose the flow of the wave of ideas.

We Rave You Tech: Melodies are one of the core elements of Trance and progressive music. How do you write your melodic structure? Do any one/both of you play any instrument?

gardenstate: None of us really plays any instrument, as boring and strange as that might sound. But I play the melodies in my head and then I try to translate that into the sequencer. It has always been my issue but its also great because happy mistakes can happen

We Rave You Tech: Throughout the album the drums punch through the mix nicely. How do you usually process your drums?

gardenstate: Thank you for noticing. It all starts with a proper mixdown and then the right type of compression. Most people compress the drums to death and then wonder where all the transients went. The various SSL racks out there do a great job to get the peaks out in the mix. For me, I always start the mix down around the kick and make sure its clear throughout the mix.

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We Rave You Tech: What are some of your favorite synth plugins/kontakt libraries?

gardenstate: All the things from u-he and Plugin Alliance do are amazing. My sound literally got better with these two companies doing the incredible job they do!

We Rave You Tech: What are some of your favorite mixing & mastering plugins?

gardenstate: I dont do the mastering myself on my own projects as I, by nature, lack the proper perspective to do it since Im emotionally attached to the music. Its like a relationship, you sometimes only see the good things but fail to see the reality of them. Again, I think the SSL racks out there do an amazing job to make things cut through.

We Rave You Tech: Do you possess any analog gear? If yes, which ones and what do you use them for?

gardenstate: Loads, I love them! On the album, I used a Moog Sub37, Moog Voyager, Erebus Dreadbox, and a few other fun toys. For me, the analog just comes with dynamics and depths. Have you ever heard the sub for a Minimoog? You cant replace that, no matter how hard you try. There is just something magical to it that translates so well into the sound Im trying to achieve!

We Rave You Tech: Inspirations counts as your first album. Did you discover anything new or develop any new skills in the process?

gardenstate: Never switch laptop during an album process. that was the first painful skill I learned haha! But I think I started to use less and less extreme processing on things, and that comes from watching how Igor and Paavo work.

We Rave You Tech: How was your experience playing at the massive ABGT 450?

gardenstate: It was unreal. It felt like 5 minutes because your head cannot possibly process every impression that it gets. About halfway through I had a little man tear because it meant so much to be back.

We Rave You Tech: What advice would you give to upcoming music producers?

gardenstate: Dont listen to anyone, you do you and do it the best way possible. And be street smart, you are about to enter one of the roughest businesses in the world if you dont have your head on straight you will be eaten up alive. Welcome to the jungle!

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The other with a mournful voice and violin draws on the equally stripped-down and drone-inflected roots of Southern Italian tradition. The Italian also plays a range of frame drums with phenomenal energy and technical prowess. Mixing the rocking and rolling lilt of John Lee Lee Hooker with the frenetic pulse of pizzica music from Italy might seem an unlikely combination, but the result of collaboration based on a shared passion for the music of healing and trance

Justin Adams is probably the most underrated musician in Britain. This may be because he has never been a slave to fashion or stuck in the rut of genre. He has devoted his life to collaborating with others, and enabling his musical partners to reach for the stars from Robert Plant to Tinariwen, the Gambian virtuoso Juldeh Camara to the brilliant French band LoJo and Rachid Taha. It is evident, when he plays on stage at Camden Towns Green Note, a venue whose micro-size acts as an alchemical vessel for intense and intimate music-making: he loves music, and savours the joy of collaboration.

There is a thread that connects the seemingly wide variety of music that Adams explores: he has been drawn for years to the music of trance the sacred and African heart of rocknroll. It was perhaps not surprising that he should decide to work with Puglian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Durante, the leader of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, a band devoted to the romance and frenzy of traditional music from the southernmost parts of Italy. Durante and Adams originally met and became friends through their respective collaborations with Ludovico Einaudi. They both believe in musics transcendent and transformative potential. As Durante explains, the fast-paced pizzica and tarantella styles have their origins in trance dances that graced healing ceremonies.Much of the material they present on stage which can be found, beautifully recorded on their new album Still Moving (released on 29 October) - is high-octane blues from Adams and spectacular percussion from Durante. The song Dark Road Down, as other strongly blues-inflected pieces features all their combined talents, sparking off each other with breath-taking energy that has the audience on the edge of their seat: visceral bluesy power-chords from Adamss guitar sparring with Durantes virtuosic finger-play on the frame drum, punctuated by bass-heavy strokes from the lower palm of his hand. Both men sing Adams a gruff invocation of pain, and Durante full of melancholy yearning and romance. The same mood colours his violin-playing, with its echoes of the Greek and Arab music that draws emotional power from sliding seductively up and down the space between tempered tones.

Durantes gentle and unadorned voice and fiddle come into their own on several passion-filled songs, one of them a soulful version of Domenico Modugnos massive Italian hit "Amara Terra Mia" and the very touching love song "Damme la Manu" Here, Adams, plays more delicately, in emotional harmony with the Italian, a welcome and soothing contrast with the more obviously erotic intensity of his supercharged blues.

It has almost become a clich to celebrate the return of live music and the excitement that comes from the shared enjoyment of music. We live in a world drenched in omnipresent music and sound. The preciousness and vitality of performance is all the more tangible after long months of absence. Adams and Durante rose to the occasion, helped a great deal by the scale of the event. It was easy in the context of such a tiny club, to rediscover the power of rhythm and melody, the captivating range of textures that the simplest music, played from the heart, can produce.

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In the new film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the trial of Arne Johnson is explored. Johnson is on trial for murder. His defense: not guilty by way of demonic possession.

There have been other instances of this defense outside the U.S., but unfortunately for Johnson, Judge Robert Callahan refused his defense due to its unexplainable nature. Johnsons attorney then plead self defense instead in order to get around the halting of their demonic defense.

While admitting hes not sure whether demon possession is possible, Callahan said, He knows its not a legal defense and considers evidence of it irrelevant, unprovable and needlessly confusing to a jury, The Courant reported.

In an interview with People, Johnsons girlfriend at the time, Debbie Glatzel explained Johnsons behavior and how it was similar to her brothers possession.

[He] would go into a trance, Glatzel told People. He would growl and say he saw the beast. Later he would have no memory of it. It was just like David.

According to the family, Johnsons possession began after he told the demons inhabiting Davids body to take him instead during an exorcism. Not long after said exorcism, Johnson killed Alan Bono with a pocket knife on Feb. 16, 1981, according to the Virginia law archives.

In an interview at the time of the murder, Glatzel explained how Johnson prompted the demons to enter him.

He wanted to do what he could to help David, Glatzel said. He said, Im not afraid of you. Ill fight you. I said, Oh my God, Cheyenne, why did you say that? He said, I dont like to see your brother like that.

Arne was eventually found guilty of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 20 years. He served five years of his sentence due to good behavior and married Debbie while imprisoned.

There are few other reported cases of attempted defenses of demonic possession, but on the flip side many people who attempt to perform exorcisms that end badly are left with murder charges.

Skeptics of demonic possession are quick to deny the defendants claims after a death caused by an exorcism and because of this, there is a continued question of how to handle such cases. Due to the inability to prove or deny possession, like Johnsons judge, many judges find the claims to be unable to stand in court.

Something used in the film by Ed Warren, a demonologist who aided Arne Johnson, was the fact that people are sworn in on a Bible in court. Therefore, he believed it was unfair to accept the realness of God but not the Devil.

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From: Ghent, BelgiumDJ style: Techno, acid and related.Best known for: Tomorrowland 2018 Main Stage/New Form live streams in lockdown.Fave tune of 2021: WNDRLST Vertigo.Rising star DJ/producer of 2021: Indira Paganotto.

Charlotte de Witte is one of the most recognisable techno DJs on the planet, and in ordinary times plays hundreds of gigs a year. Rather than revelling in time off during the pandemic, though, she kept on working to expand and evolve her KNTXT empire.

This year alone there have been two new solo EPs on the label, a chart-topping remix with Enrico Sangiuliano, a historic live stream from the Italian Formula 1 race track Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (where she also got to drive around in a Ferrari), various themed playlist hook-ups with Apple Music, and even a boutique clothing range in collaboration with Belgian activewear brand 42I54. She also briefly opened up the label for demo submissions as part of her unspoken mission to diversify techno.

I think this year was a good opportunity to try and explore other things, Charlotte says with a smile over Zoom. Obviously, I couldnt go on tours, and didnt have so many shows, so it wasreally nice to stretch my arms and see what other things I could get involved with. At this point, the Belgian shouts out the behind-the-scenes team who help bring her ideas to life. She says she gets as creative as possible with them and sees no real limits as to what can be done. Although the music will always be the main focus, it doesnt have to be the only focus.

This year, that music took on a certain trance element, with her more recent Asura EP being lit up by psychedelic influences that take her back to her roots. As a youngster, Charlotte would go to all manner of acid, hardcore and trance raves, and when she first started DJing she was all about electro. She remembers those experiences fondly, and thats why their influence hascrept into her work this year.

My whole background is such a variety of electronic music that revolves around techno, so for me, its really nice to sometimes be in touch with where I come from, she says. I dont thinkanyone making music should necessarily limit themselves because something is considered not techno enough. What the hell does that mean anyway? If you just feel like doing something, Ithink you should. Its interesting to sometimes reach out to another type of electronic music that shows where you come from and show that storyline a bit.

Her biggest tune this year was the remix of Age Of Love by Age of Love, produced with Enrico Sangiuliano. Its an homage, she says, mindful of certain corners of the internet who claim Charlotte shouldnt have touched such a classic because it cannot be bettered. We were just having fun in lockdown. We didnt want to improve anything, we just wanted to pay respect with a contemporary tribute to that remix.

After winning a DJ competition 11 years ago, aged just 16, life has been pretty much non-stop for the Ghent-born artist. She has gone from being a next-gen DJ Mag cover star in 2017 to now winning the Alternative Top 100 DJs poll for the second year in a row.

This award is not the only good news Charlotte has had in the last 12 months. At the end of 2020, she got engaged to Italian DJ and producer Enrico Sangiuliano. Its not the easiest job to combine with any type of social life, she explains. I mean, youre never synchronised with anyone since youre always away at the weekend, so its very tough to maintain friendships or relationships. But it looks like now it has just worked out fine.

The idea of a small wedding somewhere in the near future, followed by a bigger celebration down the line, is what appeals to Charlotte. But it might not quite match the scale of the upcomingKNTXT parties she has just announced, with the biggest ever set to take place in her hometown of Ghent at Flanders Expo, the former home of Belgiums legendary I Love Techno event, in February 2022.

I just love it all, she says of what motivates her most, having already achieved so much at a young age. Being with sweaty bodies in the club, feeling the music, travelling, trying localfoods around the world. Its just an insanely exciting adrenaline rush. That said, one thing she did take from the last year was that she needs to make better decisions to preserve herphysical and mental health and ensure career longevity. Before, I would fly from the East Coast to the West Coast of the US on consecutive days. Thats just too demanding, its not humane.

Over Charlottes shoulder in the background is a DJ bag, packed and ready for weekend gigs in France and then Switzerland. Unlike many high-level DJs, she still checks new music for herself,every single day of the week, and reloads her SD cards with whatever she finds. I still love doing that, but what has become more difficult these days is actually going to the club myself and enjoying the music from the dancefloor.

While thats a pleasure shes missing out on herself, its one she provides each and every weekend for fans all over the world.

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Hailing from Denmark, Terry Golden is somewhat of a veteran in the dance music industry, with almost 30 years of knowledge under his belt DJing and Producing in the electronic music scene.

With musical influences built from various genres and artists who have helped to shape Terrys sound today, you can thank the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, and some of his more recent influences like David Guettas Future Rave sound, which Terry homed in on and took in his own direction.

Terry Golden offers up fresh and unique music as he merges his different techniques and experiences to create truly ear-catching music. Terrys sound is best described as a powerful mixture of genres like Big Room, Trance, House, and Progressive all mixed with a bit of Terry Golden flavour. Terrys fanbase is growing day by day and will soon reach staggering heights, so keep an eye out for this rising talent.

1. What software is best to use for beginners?

I use Ableton, as its very easy to use and has a lot of plugins are included. Its also great for recording live performance, has many easy-to-use advanced functions. I guess all DAWs has some pros and cons, so my suggestion for a new music producer is to try them out (Most have a 1-month free trial or something)

2. What are the essentials a budding producer needs to start making music without breaking the bank?

You need a descend pair of monitors, good headphones, a DAW like Ableton and I would suggest a midi keyboard.

3. Have you got any suggestions for books/YouTube channels people learn from?

I will suggest http://www.digitaldjtips.com then both have some great DJ courses and production courses for all levels, all done with the video, and very affordable prices. YouTube is also a great source, but many videos can be a bit of wasted time So I mainly use YouTube if I am missing something specific

4. What is your advice on sampling?

Great tool for builds, but dont get too carried away you dont need to sample to make great music, but if used creatively, it can be one of does things that really set off your track. So my advice is if you are new, dont think too much about it, start adding it in at a later stage. Learning the basic mixing skills, understanding reverb, EQ, and all in all master how to scruple your sound image is far more important

5. Which part of the track should you start with?

I always start with the drop and melodic parts, then it is easier to add everything else afterward

6. What plugins are best to download first?

Start to add a good synth, I use Serum mostly you need to have a good synth to make electronic music. My next go-to software is Fabfilter (Great EQ, Limiter, etc), Valhalla (Delay, reverb), and Izotope Ozone suite (Great for you master and stem masters)

7. Got any tips on mastering that iconic Big Room sound?

Bass, Kick, and synth are the essentials. Its actually not in your master, its in your mix it all happens. The master will just add that extra on top. Use layering both for you basses and synth to give them this fat and wide sound (That technique is something you can learn from YouTube or most production courses) Them sidechaining bass and kick and use EQ to make all track pop in you your face, thats what I am doing. After that FX effect to add extra tension and and and .

But if your mixdown doesnt sound good, no master will make it sound good. The best recommendation is to always use 1 or 2 reference tracks, so help you set the different sounds in the mix

8. Do you think its necessary to learn how to mix and master?

If have to be a good mixer to make great music, thats just my opinion, but you dont have to be a mastering engineer, you can outsource that part to a pro, so at first concentrate on learning the mixing parts, then mastering can some later or never

9. As a DJ, is there anything producers should avoid doing in their tracks that could be annoying for DJ sets?

Not really, but it is always nice to have 8-16 bars in the beginning and end, just with the beat and not so most melody. Its always harder to mix a song that ends with a vocal part or a drop etc. But like music producing, as a DJ you will always find a way

10. What should a producer do if theyre struggling to find inspiration?

Listen to a lot of music, and maybe from different genres that the genre where you make music, that when sometimes something magical can appear.

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