It is hard to resist giving this Romanized Parthian dragon a distant Chinese origin. Four AP classes? Because it has the best resident DJs in Poznan, haha.
The thing that I love about the scene in Poznan is that it’s very united and everyone supports each other, the clubs cooperate on different levels and there are no beefs. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Yes. Other dragon-like creatures in Polish folklore include the basilisk, living in cellars of Warsaw, and the Snake King from folk legends.
And a hat. There has also been speculation that dragon mythology might have originated from stories of large land lizards which inhabited Eurasia, or that the sight of giant fossil bones eroding from the earth may have inspired dragon myths (compare Griffin). And long underwear. Yes. The best known legend has St. Michael descending from Heaven to kill it but only once God accepted to accompany him in person. Catalan dragons also can emit a fetid odor, which can rot away anything it touches. We Are Radar is an amazing electro club night run by Radar crew mostly in Kraków and Warsaw. In all of my old family photos, everyone looked like they had just come home from a funeral. are arbitrary. You're based in Poznan – what's the scene like there? Having learned to DJ at the oldest squat in Poland, she now pays it forward by organising DJ and production workshops via the pioneering Oramics collective and uses her platform to advocate for the Polish LGBTQ+ community, which is one of the most marginalised in Europe. As well as Polish artists, you're a big advocate of the Eastern European scene in general. Around 2007/2008 when I started playing music I wasn’t really connected to the clubbing scene in Poznań but I was politically involved at Rozbrat, the oldest squat in Poland which is also an active social-political center and a concert venue. Pogłos is also a very cool underground club in Warsaw, with a lot of live shows but they also host an incredible queer party Ciężki Brokat. Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth. For the longest, most seemingly endless time, I hated how different my family was from other families. Template:Main Komakino - Dark Zone (Orbit Mix)4. With the jaws facing into the wind, the silken body inflated and rippled, resembling a windsock. And gloves. What do you expect from an artist who throws up gun fingers and a cheeky pout in their press pics? Oramics is a crew of DJs and producers aiming to empower women, non-binary and LGBTQ+ folks in the electronic music scene, with strong focus on Poland and Eastern Europe. Likewise, the first patron saint of Venice, Saint Theodore of Tyro, was a dragon-slayer, and a statue representing his slaying of the dragon still tops one of the two columns in St. Mark's. AJAE – Badman19. Akon - Smack That (Sean Daly Edit), Read this next: Get the best of Mixmag direct to your Facebook DMs. I also respect Projekt LAB for engaging in organising workshops for the local community and implementing safer space rules as one of the first venues in Poland. I'm not going to repeat any here, but Eastern Europeans are generally pretty insensitive to just about everything. Read this next: We went to Bangface, the final rave before the world stopped dancing. It tastes exactly how it sounds. Likely, the dragons of European and Mid Eastern mythology stem from the cult of snakes found in religions throughout the world. I’m also very hopeful because that would mean even more diversity and support for the local scene. Like, really superstitious. Images: Steven River, Todd Prouty, Laurel F/Flickr; Giphy(4); Wifflegif(1). And a scarf.