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Ray Volpe Announces “Legend of the Volpetron” Headlining Tour
After the biggest announcement of Ray Volpe‘s career, fans from New York City to Los Angeles will be seeing nothing but laserbeams. “It’s all led to this,” tweeted the surging “Laserbeams” producer, who today revealed his first-ever headlining tour. Volpe’s “Legend of the Volpetron Tour” is set to kick off on July 26th before a run of 33 dates which includes DJ sets at New York’s fabled Webster Hall and Ohio’s Lost Lands, one of the world’s most popular bass music festivals. The announcement arrives at a crest in the blossoming career of Volpe, who was named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2022 earlier this year. He is currently watching “Laserbeams,” his breakthrough single and the most-pla...
Soltan and RIOT Join Forces for Punishing Dubstep Track, “Arabian Knights”
Soltan and RIOT have teamed up for their first-ever collaboration, “Arabian Knights,” a riveting dubstep track out now by way of NGHTMRE and SLANDER’s Gud Vibrations. Soltan, whose signature production style has dazzled the electronic music community in recent years, and RIOT, a virtuosic Israeli bass music duo, are no strangers to writing dubstep hits. “Arabian Knights” pays homage to both artists’ Middle Eastern heritage. Akin to a classic warrior’s victory anthem, the roaring single features a cascade of sounds from the traditional Zurna—a double reed wind instrument played in central Eurasia, Western Asia and parts of North Africa—as well as Turkish strings and hypnotic bell patterns. “Arabian Knights” event...
Report: US says ex-Egypt premier had diplomatic immunity from lawsuit
The Biden administration has said a lawsuit seeking to hold former Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi accountable for alleged involvement in torture against an Egyptian-American activist should be thrown out because he held diplomatic immunity, the Washington Post reported on Monday. In a submission to the US District Court in Washington, DC, shared by the Post, lawyers for the US Justice Department said “El Beblawi held diplomatic status at the time when the suit was commenced” and the court should dismiss “claims falling with the scope of his immunity”. El-Beblawi had served as Egypt’s representative to the International Monetary Fund, but quit and left the US in late October, the Post reported. The department said in its court filing that it was not making any judgements on the me...
