Refraction ᛥ IRL retweeted
this is why music hardware is and must be a fashion accessory
Half of surveyed vinyl buyers don't even own a record player.

Ruby Justice-Thelot explains why vinyl is becoming a way to show off your music taste in the age of Spotify:

"Of the people who bought vinyl, only 50% said they owned a player."

"It is not only about listening to about having the object in one's home because the object is a representation of one’s cultural affinities."

"In a world where people are listening to music on their phones, it becomes much harder to display what your taste is. Spotify has yet to make that very clear."

"Who is the young Bang & Olufsen? When I go to a Bang & Olufsen store, it is old European men by and large."
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Closing out Meridian week. Afters with @StellarOrg and @myosin_xyz at Rūmu in Lisbon, sold out and packed the entire eve 🙏✨

Evgheniia on the decks, techno and experimental textures on a slow hypnotic build, such a beautiful vibe.

Thank you all 💜

📸 Filipa Aurélio
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Refraction ᛥ IRL retweeted
On the ground and in the arena w/ @myosin_xyz & @irl_energy 🏟️
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Toronto, Saturday: FREE 2 B at Standard Time

Martyn Bootyspoon, Will Scheffel b2b Maves, Chiara Manchia + House of Lords. Doors 9pm.

Pay for your drink with stablecoins on Solana, made possible by CADD from @TetraDigitalGrp.

Free RSVP via IRL ↓
@irl_energy x @solana
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Replying to @Refraction_IRL
Become an IRL member and claim your free RSVP for FREE 2 B, Sat Oct 3 at Standard Time:

irl.energy/rewards?perkId…
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Refraction ᛥ IRL retweeted
1,088 transactions at a club night in toronto. 86% of the room paid for their drinks in $CADD ✨

no app, no seed phrase, nobody at the bar explaining anything..

we're taking this across canada with @TetraDigitalGrp, club night by club night

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For one night at Rhythm, we turned a stablecoin into the currency of the room.

We proved stablecoins can move from wallets into everyday culture, using IRL check-ins powered by @privy_io embedded wallets, and paid for drinks using @TetraDigitalGrp $CADD stablecoins running on @tempo

86% of everyone who checked in bought a drink with it.

case study ↓
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For one night at Rhythm, we turned a stablecoin into the currency of the room.

We proved stablecoins can move from wallets into everyday culture, using IRL check-ins powered by @privy_io embedded wallets, and paid for drinks using @TetraDigitalGrp $CADD stablecoins running on @tempo

86% of everyone who checked in bought a drink with it.

case study ↓
What a memorable night at Rhythm in Toronto 🇨🇦

FLOW w/ @tempo & @TetraDigitalGrp was a House music affair with House of Lords behind the decks spinning their signature deep sound 🥁

Guests paid for drinks at the bar with stablecoins all night long, made possible by CADD through Tempnk you to co-hosts: @FireblocksHQ, @FlexSuperApp, @cyclesmoney, @galaxyhq
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Replying to @Refraction_IRL
The reason this worked is the room.

Rhythm is one of Toronto's best independent spaces and part of the IRL Venue Network. Nobody came for a payments demo, they came for the music (House of Lords on decks!) and bought a drink.

21 events, 14 cities, and this is the first one ablecoins.

case study ↓
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Refraction ᛥ IRL retweeted
Imagination has no limits 💫

That is the power of ‘Starlight’
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La Cale, Rabat 🇲🇦 is a club built inside a wooden dhow moored on the Bouregreg River. The name, ‘La Cale’ means the hull of a boat and that’s exactly where you end up.

It opened to give Rabat a room for alternative music that is safe, comfortable and free from judgment, where t to deep tech, minimal, amapiano and afrohouse. The wooden hull does half the acoustic work. A fine-tuned system and rebuilt lighting do the rest.

Become an IRL member to unlock 30% off tickets to every La Cale night...
+ many more member rewards from our partner venues ↓
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Read the full highlight + become a member ↓

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Dear Eleanor keeps Miami alternative 🦩

A community art space for anyone who doesn't resonate with the stereotypical Miami nightlife and for people wanting to build real connections with their neighbors.

Read our IRL venue highlight w/ creative practice workshops, sex-positive night dance parties in an old-school Wynwood warehouse ↓
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Become an IRL member to unlock a free welcome drink at Dear Eleanor...
+ member rewards from venues in the network ↓

irl.energy/city-guides/ed…
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Replying to @notannelisa
@notannelisa maps her LA 🌴

Annelisa is a multidisciplinary creative and DJ based in Los Angeles. She leads marketing at @ETHGlobal and is co-founder and CTO of @topiavision, a platform for worldbuilders.

Get her IRL guide to LA w/ natural wine in Koreatown, a bookstore worth a Girlfriend's Favorite Sports Bar" ↓
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Replying to @Refraction_IRL
You're seeing only a glimpse of Annelisa's reccos from her curated LA list.

Become an IRL member to unlock all City Guides + rewards ↓
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From curated soundscapes and immersive listening to live sessions, DJ residencies, and cultural events, Minos comes alive Thursdays through Saturdays, for the local and global artistic community in equal measure.
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New IRL Venue Network highlight: Minos HiFi in Mexico City

A listening lounge in the basement of Hotel Volga, built around a custom Ojas sound system for soul, house, and underground electronic music.
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Minos is a listening lounge tucked into the basement of Volga, an avant-garde lifestyle hotel in the heart of Mexico City.
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