“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget” For Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, Sam Penn photographs some of her closest friends and collaborators near and far on Fire Island and on FaceTime screens
Film Harley Chamandy’s ‘Allen Sunshine’ is a meditation on the quiet beauty of nature The Canadian director unpacks the many dimensions to his Werner Herzog Award-winning feature film
Fashion Hermès artistic director Nadège Vanhée’s punk house codes The French designer explores her vision for the storied maison in Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue
Fashion Announcing Jawara, Document’s Senior Beauty Editor The hairstylist sits down with Editor-in-Chief Nick Vogelson to discuss the personal, spiritual, and social impact of beauty
Above the Fold Whole Festival 2024 through the eyes and lens of Spyros Rennt The photographer documents everything from dance floor makeouts to Monday-morning euphoria during the three-day fête by Spyros Rennt Above the Fold Aïsha Devi lives in the fifth dimension Ahead of her live performance set at Barcelona’s upcoming Sònar Festival, the Swiss-Nepali artist talks metaphysics, trance states, and her latest album ‘Death Is Home’ by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Skemer’s “Kiss Me Kill Me” is a serpentine dream Watch the premiere of Belgian duo’s latest music video, which explores the dark side of techno by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold In step with the legacy of Spanish rave music, Héctor Oaks and SITA present “Loff Is All You Speed” Document premieres the music video here, underpinned by the influence of La Ruta del Bakalao scene, and the cadence of Berlin techno by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The futurist spirit of techno is alive at Detroit’s Movement Festival The return of the legendary event was celebrated with eccentric looks, an ecosystem of afterparties, and a communal appreciation for the genre’s birthplace by Colin Boyle Above the Fold GeGa Japaridze and Téa Abashidze of Basement expand their vision with Wire Festival The two-day event will feature a star-studded DJ lineup, as well as art installations and panels on the techno underground by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Dweller is building a platform for generations of Black techno artists The New York music festival, founded by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson, featured acts by LSDXOXO, Juliana Huxtable, and more by Tiana Randall Above the Fold Change is the only constant for VTSS The London-based dissident artist muses on the power of TikTok, seeking inspiration in new surroundings, and her latest EP ‘Projections’ by Oli Warwick Above the Fold Bambounou is embracing freewheeling creativity on his new label, Bambé The Parisian techno maverick is pursuing organic social connection and carefree fun, but not at the cost of quality by Oli Warwick Above the Fold Time Warp returns to New York after a two year hiatus For Document, the electronic festival’s co-founder shares a photo diary from the dance floor by Megan Hullander Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Ash Lauryn, the Detroit-born DJ and writer documenting dance music in the Deep South DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr. Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Delano Smith, DJ and producer at the heart of Detroit techno’s origin story DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr. Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: DJ Holographic, the DJ and producer heralding a new age of Detroit techno DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr. Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound Presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban this new series chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit through the stories of five pioneering artists. by DeForrest Brown, Jr. Above the Fold The Gospel of Chris Korda: a techno-punk preacher for civilization on the brink of collapse Nearly 30 years after founding the Church of Euthanasia, Korda remains environmentalism's most controversial figure. But she’s only trying to save humanity from itself. by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold From Beirut to Berghain, Nur Jaber discovers true freedom through techno "One world, one race, one love, one rave:” The Lebanese DJ discusses the importance of prioritizing mental health, fundraising for migrant workers, and staying positive... by Bo Hanna Above the Fold Ellen Allien is techno’s spiritual healer The Berlin producer on her transcendent new album ‘AurAA’ and the post-COVID future of raving by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold ‘Techno has always been about imagination’—Carl Craig still forges sounds from a future world At Dia:Beacon, the Detroit techno pioneer explores the collective euphoria of the dance floor, and the loneliness of the comedown by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Searching for cyber-utopia in music made by robots From Eartheater to Holly Herndon, this is the soundtrack to the technological Eden of our dreams by Noah Berlatsky Above the Fold DJ Tennis captures the diversity of house in this 10-track playlist The producer has curated something for everyone, just in time for your New Year's party. by Lauren Tischler Above the Fold Watch Poland’s wildest gabber kids rave to Wixapol’s fastest beats Warsaw gabber might be the most contagious dance subculture in Europe. Document brings the city's most colorful gabber kids out from the underground and into... by Lauren Tischler Above the Fold Techno legends Richie Hawtin, Amelie Lens, Pan-Pot and more on 25 years of Time Warp Germany's legendary techno fest Time Warp returns to New York City this weekend for two life-altering nights of raving. by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Meet Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ putting her fans before everything—including a sane sleep schedule The artist spoke to Document about how she balances 8-hour sets, co-owning a label, and raving with her grandma ahead of the New York Time... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold A day in L.A. with Nina Kraviz, the producer turning your favorite pop hits into blistering techno After her genre-bending set at Secret Project festival, the Siberia-born DJ spoke to Document about the mainstreaming of techno, and the joy of digging beneath... by Maxwell Williams Above the Fold 30 minutes with The Blessed Madonna, a DJ restoring dance music’s Holy Spirit Talking liberation theology, dick pics, and being a 'bad Catholic' with Marea Stamper, A.K.A. The Blessed Madonna. by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Vintage shopping and stage diving with the women of Seoul’s underground scene Jennifer Cheng photographs CIFIKA, SUMIN, and more in the clothing that they take to the stage. by Clara Malley Above the Fold Kneeling at the altar of Virgen María’s sex-infused techno spiritualism Document meets María Forqué, the DJ and producer embracing nudity to be closer to God. by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Filmmaker Jenn Nkiru reclaims the black origins of techno With her new film ‘Black to Techno,’ commissioned by Gucci and Frieze, the filmmaker looks to the genre's beginnings in the Motor City. by Ann Binlot Above the Fold AES+F’s techno-feminist reimagining of ‘Turandot’ The Russian art collective and director Fabio Cherstich strip the Orientalism from Puccini's famous opera, setting it in the multi-ethnic matriarchy of 2070 Beijing. by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Whole Festival 2024 through the eyes and lens of Spyros Rennt The photographer documents everything from dance floor makeouts to Monday-morning euphoria during the three-day fête by Spyros Rennt
Above the Fold Aïsha Devi lives in the fifth dimension Ahead of her live performance set at Barcelona’s upcoming Sònar Festival, the Swiss-Nepali artist talks metaphysics, trance states, and her latest album ‘Death Is Home’ by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Skemer’s “Kiss Me Kill Me” is a serpentine dream Watch the premiere of Belgian duo’s latest music video, which explores the dark side of techno by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold In step with the legacy of Spanish rave music, Héctor Oaks and SITA present “Loff Is All You Speed” Document premieres the music video here, underpinned by the influence of La Ruta del Bakalao scene, and the cadence of Berlin techno by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The futurist spirit of techno is alive at Detroit’s Movement Festival The return of the legendary event was celebrated with eccentric looks, an ecosystem of afterparties, and a communal appreciation for the genre’s birthplace by Colin Boyle
Above the Fold GeGa Japaridze and Téa Abashidze of Basement expand their vision with Wire Festival The two-day event will feature a star-studded DJ lineup, as well as art installations and panels on the techno underground by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Dweller is building a platform for generations of Black techno artists The New York music festival, founded by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson, featured acts by LSDXOXO, Juliana Huxtable, and more by Tiana Randall
Above the Fold Change is the only constant for VTSS The London-based dissident artist muses on the power of TikTok, seeking inspiration in new surroundings, and her latest EP ‘Projections’ by Oli Warwick
Above the Fold Bambounou is embracing freewheeling creativity on his new label, Bambé The Parisian techno maverick is pursuing organic social connection and carefree fun, but not at the cost of quality by Oli Warwick
Above the Fold Time Warp returns to New York after a two year hiatus For Document, the electronic festival’s co-founder shares a photo diary from the dance floor by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Ash Lauryn, the Detroit-born DJ and writer documenting dance music in the Deep South DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Delano Smith, DJ and producer at the heart of Detroit techno’s origin story DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: DJ Holographic, the DJ and producer heralding a new age of Detroit techno DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound, presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban, chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit... by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Above the Fold DJ Minx Selects: Techno Icons of Motor City’s Underground Sound Presented by Document Journal and Ray-Ban this new series chronicles the rich history of dance music in Detroit through the stories of five pioneering artists. by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Above the Fold The Gospel of Chris Korda: a techno-punk preacher for civilization on the brink of collapse Nearly 30 years after founding the Church of Euthanasia, Korda remains environmentalism's most controversial figure. But she’s only trying to save humanity from itself. by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold From Beirut to Berghain, Nur Jaber discovers true freedom through techno "One world, one race, one love, one rave:” The Lebanese DJ discusses the importance of prioritizing mental health, fundraising for migrant workers, and staying positive... by Bo Hanna
Above the Fold Ellen Allien is techno’s spiritual healer The Berlin producer on her transcendent new album ‘AurAA’ and the post-COVID future of raving by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold ‘Techno has always been about imagination’—Carl Craig still forges sounds from a future world At Dia:Beacon, the Detroit techno pioneer explores the collective euphoria of the dance floor, and the loneliness of the comedown by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Searching for cyber-utopia in music made by robots From Eartheater to Holly Herndon, this is the soundtrack to the technological Eden of our dreams by Noah Berlatsky
Above the Fold DJ Tennis captures the diversity of house in this 10-track playlist The producer has curated something for everyone, just in time for your New Year's party. by Lauren Tischler
Above the Fold Watch Poland’s wildest gabber kids rave to Wixapol’s fastest beats Warsaw gabber might be the most contagious dance subculture in Europe. Document brings the city's most colorful gabber kids out from the underground and into... by Lauren Tischler
Above the Fold Techno legends Richie Hawtin, Amelie Lens, Pan-Pot and more on 25 years of Time Warp Germany's legendary techno fest Time Warp returns to New York City this weekend for two life-altering nights of raving. by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Meet Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ putting her fans before everything—including a sane sleep schedule The artist spoke to Document about how she balances 8-hour sets, co-owning a label, and raving with her grandma ahead of the New York Time... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold A day in L.A. with Nina Kraviz, the producer turning your favorite pop hits into blistering techno After her genre-bending set at Secret Project festival, the Siberia-born DJ spoke to Document about the mainstreaming of techno, and the joy of digging beneath... by Maxwell Williams
Above the Fold 30 minutes with The Blessed Madonna, a DJ restoring dance music’s Holy Spirit Talking liberation theology, dick pics, and being a 'bad Catholic' with Marea Stamper, A.K.A. The Blessed Madonna. by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Vintage shopping and stage diving with the women of Seoul’s underground scene Jennifer Cheng photographs CIFIKA, SUMIN, and more in the clothing that they take to the stage. by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Kneeling at the altar of Virgen María’s sex-infused techno spiritualism Document meets María Forqué, the DJ and producer embracing nudity to be closer to God. by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Filmmaker Jenn Nkiru reclaims the black origins of techno With her new film ‘Black to Techno,’ commissioned by Gucci and Frieze, the filmmaker looks to the genre's beginnings in the Motor City. by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold AES+F’s techno-feminist reimagining of ‘Turandot’ The Russian art collective and director Fabio Cherstich strip the Orientalism from Puccini's famous opera, setting it in the multi-ethnic matriarchy of 2070 Beijing. by Hannah Ongley