As the Dutch capital readies its decks for the electronic music spectacular that is Amsterdam Dance Event, Will Coldwell joins local DJ Young Marco to explore the citys dynamic clubbing landscape
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With its flower boxes, cycle lanes and fairy light-strewn canals, Amsterdam provides a blissfully pleasant backdrop for a big night out. But behind the quaintness is a progressive nightlife scene, which culminates each October in one of the worlds biggest electronic music showcases, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).
Ahead of next weeks five-day festival and conference which draws more than 2,000 international electronic artists, who can be found performing in any corner of the city that can fit a sound system I dropped by for a snapshot of the after-dark experience. I recruited local DJ and producer Marco Sterk, better known as Young Marco, to take me on a tour of his favourite spots that tell the story of how, over the past two decades, Amsterdam has grown into one of Europes most important dance music destinations.
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by Will Coldwell via Electronic music | The Guardian
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