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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maddy Pigott

Dekmantel review: Pioneering EDM festival still feels miles ahead

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In the picturesque Amsterdam Bos, verdant grasslands, clear blue lakes and wooded areas form a vast patchwork of nature under cloudless skies. It’s a scene of perfect tranquility, but something is amiss. Maybe it’s the heavy techno beats being pumped out from a DJ booth tucked between the trees.

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