“By the Community, For the Community”
This zine is a love letter to you – the ones who keep our nightlife culture alive. From emerging artists, DJs, and producers to dedicated ravers and music lovers, you’re the lifeblood of this ecosystem.
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OCT 2025 ISSUE
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Emerald - London DJ, presenter and producer speaks about brand new music on her own label Precious Stones, weaving house and techno with bubbling bass and ghetto tech sounds
HORRORscopes - Our predictions are back from the not-so-qualified astrologist Lady Chatterly. Read if you dare, don’t take things to heart about what we’re stating for your Raver status
Tim Healey - From vinyl DJ to accidentally conquering the music scene in the 90’s and 2000’s, Tim talks all things music industry, bootlegs and advice on navigating yourself as an artist in 2025
Kikazaru - Don’t let deafness stop you from acing a DJ career and going to play at FOLD (UnFold). Get to know his inspirational story, talents and passion to create an inclusive world of music
Genre Fluid - Özten is back with her top 4 picks in the underground. Sharing and document sounds of local artists in the community also serves as a reminder to everybody that there is space for all of us to exist
Watch This Space: Amazing Blaze - After a hiatus, TPOT is back up and running with research into Russian DJ & producer taking on the hard-trance and techno sounds
Back2Back DJ Battles - Squwuis digs into alumni DJs from the Back2Back DJ Battle to find out where they are now and what's next! This month we feature Vertex and Leor, both are very active leaders and doers in The Faded Community
Sam Phonic - The September winner of Back2Back DJ Battle speaks exclusively to our very own Positive Con on his experiences in the competition and the meaning of community
Did someone say…Vinyl? - This month, Benebe has been banned from all record shops by his bank manager, so now he’s getting technical on y’all until he can get his balance back on track…
DJ spotlight - Discover the 4 DJs we shine a light on this month from the Faded DJ Database
Raul FC - Get to know his story and peruse your way from back and forth the zine with epic photography
Music Spotlight - Leor reviews an album from Manchester-based artist and producer Werka, whilst also checking out singles from Flava D and Lokal. See what he has to say
The Faded Archives - Welcome to our brand new segment with Tom Shanx, DJ and producer under Radiate Recordings who will pick the top 3 Tracks submitted in @thefadedarchives from emerging producers in the community
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