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​While you may think you've seen all that electronic music has to offer, there is Ray Sabater, Miami's own DJ Stingray the Tribal King.

For 30 years, Sabater has used drumming in his live performances, incorporating a variety of percussion instruments, from the tambourine to congas. So when you come to one of his performances, you'll find yourself strangely seizure-dancing into another dimension.

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​It kind of sucks that techno isn't bigger in the States, considering it came from the archetypal American city of Detroit.

Today, the genre is largely a European phenomenon with much of the action revolving around the international EDM capital of Berlin. So it follows that many homegrown American techno artists have migrated there.

Case in point: The Clink label's Tim Xavier.

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​When confronted with the phrase French electronic dance music, you probably think of Daft Punk's glossy stadium house or brash punky indie electro by the likes of Justice.

But recently, les français have also emerged as formidable proponents of underground tech house, thanks to hot labels like Freak n' Chic, Robsoul, and Jetaime -- not to mention producers like Dan Ghenacia, Shonky, Dyed Soundorom, and Paul Ritch.

And another rising star on the French scene is DJ-producer Samuel Thalmann, AKA Okain.

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​As far as we can tell, there are two kinds of electronic dance music lover: (1) The kind that likes its dancefloor fare soulful and sexy; and (2) The kind that likes the dark and twisted stuff. Brooklyn-based DJ-producer Francis Harris (AKA Adultnapper) definitely caters to the latter camp.

And it's no surprise, considering the former punk rocker has admitted to having once hated dance music. So if he eventually got into the EDM game, it's only because the broad sonic palette allows him to get as dark and weird as he wants while fucking with people's heads.

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​He's a DJ-booth whore -- getting in and out of venues all over Miami while charming crowds with dirty house, electro, and open-format tracks.

And now it's time for all of us to wish local DJ Troy Kurtz a happy birthday as he kicks off his b-day celebration by spitting out some tunes at Arkadia's Disco Shit party on July 22, and then alongside Designer Drugs at the Fillmore Miami Beach July 23.

"I can't wait for that set," Kurtz enthuses about the Fillmore show. "Expect a lot of bass."

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So So Recordings founder Fabian "Jazzy Eyewear" Giannattasio.

​Last month, we here at Crossfade highlighted Miami's five best electronic music labels, including a small local imprint, So Sound Recordings, boasting some heavy duty sonic ammunition.

The brainchild of DJ-producer Fabian Giannattasio (AKA Jazzy Eyewear) and one of Miami's foremost purveyors of quality house music since 2002, So Sound's artist roster includes international heavyweights like Manuel Tur, Inland Knights, Kinky Movement, and Zoo Brazil. In short, this label means serious business.

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​Remember progressive house? With its trippy hippie whimsy, these days it's considered the punchline to a joke by many an EDM snob. But prog reigned supreme during the '90s, when artists like Sasha, John Digweed and Way Out West ruled the international scene. Maybe folks were less utilitarian about their dancefloor fare back then -- more open to consciousness expansion through sound.

But one producer still pushing the sonic envelope in the spirit of the old-school prog pioneers is the UK's James Zabiela.

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Steve Bug

​The LINK crew has been busy all year booking some of the biggest stars on the international techno scene at venues like Space and the Electric Pickle.

And earlier this month, LINK auspiciously kicked off its new Summer Sessions with world-renowned DJs Heidi and Bill Patrick at TreeHouse, a newer venue that's quickly becoming South Beach's number-one haven for underground EDM.

This Sunday's Summer Session features a jaw-dropping, three-way lineup worthy of WMC and Miami Music Week with celebrated DJ-producers Steve Bug, Matt Tolfrey, and Miami's own Danny Daze on the bill.

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If you've partied in Miami in the last decade, you've heard DJ-producer Danny Daze (AKA Daniel Gomez) throwing down at venues like Rokbar, LIV, and former downtown hangout White Room. And if you haven't clubbed with Mr. Daze, then you will soon, because homeboy is about to blow up in a major way.

Danny has been active in the local scene since he started DJing raves at age 13. And as part of the Señor Stereo and DiscoTech production teams he's been prolific in the studio for some time, releasing on renowned labels like Nervous and Kitsune.

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​When it comes to electronic dance music, there's probably no greater benchmark for superior taste than BBC Radio 1. From the eminent Pete Tong's long-standing Essential Mix to shows by esteemed tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and Annie Mac, Radio 1 has been the first to break EDM's cutting-edge sounds for decades.

So you know that when a then-unknown Canadian DJ Heidi Van Den Amstel landed herself a monthly slot on Radio 1's In New DJs We Trust show back in 2008, it was by sheer virtue of her musical taste and charisma as a selector.

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