Readers Poll 2012- Best Venue –
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# Readers Poll 2012- Best Venue –
When it comes to live or social music pleasures, the quality of the
venue is often paramount. Is the sound good? How's the lighting? The
staff? But, above all, how's the *atmosphere*? This quality can make or
break a space---believe us, we know. We've been all over the world in a
variety of different spaces. But this isn't about us, it's about you and
where you love to go to hear music and bands you love. Apparently, where
you love to go is on a boat---at least if you live in Budapest. The
floating venue **[A38][1] **has quite a few fans, and as a result it
topped our poll as your first choice for partying.
In second place was Berlin's famous [**Berghain**][2], of which much has
been already written... Odds are that if you've ever visited the German
capital city, you've payed a visit into the huge ravespace, hovering
around the booming Funktion-One speakers, and got up to all sorts of
illicit fun around the bathrooms. Perhaps you wandered over to the
smaller Kantine, where a host of fantastic live show regularly take
place---we ourselves saw quite a few this year, including [Chelsea
Wolfe][3] and [Purity Ring][4]. Whatever you did, it was most likely
fun---unless it involved one of the notoriously long lines to get in.
Third place goes to one of New York City's longest-running DIY venues,
**[The Silent Barn][5]**. The rough-n-ready space saw quite a few
problems last year after being raided by police (due to it also being a
home for the artists who worked there), [vandalized, and robbed][6].
However, they've recently relocated from their former home in Ridgewood,
Queens to the more centralized Bushwick. The new space is properly zoned
for living and commercial use, so we're hoping this means a beautiful
2013 for a beautiful project.
Yet another Hungarian space comes in fourth, the **[Millenáris
Teátrum][7]---**which leads us to wonder: do we have a ton of Budapest
readers or what? Or maybe you just have very fond memories of our 2012
[Budapest EB festival][8]? Whatever the case, *köszönöm*!
Tagging behind the Teátrum is another DIY space, again located in
Berlin. [**Raum**][9], the series of warehouse-based spaces that
operated in the rising artist's quarter of Neukölln, hosted some of the
year's wildest and heaviest parties from some of the weirdest locals,
including [Sameheads][10], [PURGE][11], and [Noisekölln][12]. If you
were an ex-pat, weirdo or just in need of something different, you
probably showed up here at least once in 2012.
**Electronic Beats Readers' Poll 2012 --- Best Venue **
1. **[A38][1]**[
][13]2. [**Berghain**][2]
3. **[The Silent Barn][5]**
4. **[Millenáris Teátrum][7]**
5. [**Raum**][9]
6. [**Boiler Room**][14]
7. **[MoMa PS1][15]**
8. **[Your bedroom][16]**
9. **[Westgay][17]**
10. **[Fabric][18]**
The 7th [prize][19]---a premium Spotify account---goes to **Lukas
Nickel, **{::}**Münster, Germany.**
*Your favorite music video of 2012 will be following on Wednesday,
December 26th. Find [all poll results][20] in here.*
[1]: http://www.a38.hu/en/
[2]: http://berghain.de
[3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11726
[4]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11907
[5]: https://www.facebook.com/silentbarn
[6]: http://gothamist.com/2011/07/19/silent_barn_robbed.php
[7]: http://www.millenaris.hu
[8]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=27963
[9]: https://www.facebook.com/proxy.berlin
[10]: http://www.sameheads.com
[11]: https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE?fref=ts
[12]: https://www.facebook.com/Noisekolln?fref=ts
[13]: http://www.ttrustt.com/
[14]: http://boilerroom.tv
[15]: http://momaps1.org
[16]: https://www.facebook.com/pages/in-my-bedroom-listening-to-music/202558813135187
[17]: https://www.facebook.com/WESTGAYNYC
[18]: http://www.fabriclondon.com
[19]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/12/01/readers-poll-your-best-of-2012/ "ElectronicBeats.net: Readers’ Poll – Your best of 2012"
[20]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/tag/eb-readers-poll-2012/ "ElectronicBeats.net: EB Readers’ Poll 2012"
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<p>When it comes to live or social music pleasures, the quality of the venue is often paramount. Is the sound good? How’s the lighting? The staff? But, above all, how’s the <em>atmosphere</em>? This quality can make or break a space—believe us, we know. We’ve been all over the world in a variety of different spaces. But this isn’t about us, it’s about you and where you love to go to hear music and bands you love. Apparently, where you love to go is on a boat—at least if you live in Budapest. The floating venue <strong><a href="http://www.a38.hu/en/">A38</a> </strong>has quite a few fans, and as a result it topped our poll as your first choice for partying.</p><p>In second place was Berlin’s famous <a href="http://berghain.de"><strong>Berghain</strong></a>, of which much has been already written… Odds are that if you’ve ever visited the German capital city, you’ve payed a visit into the huge ravespace, hovering around the booming Funktion-One speakers, and got up to all sorts of illicit fun around the bathrooms. Perhaps you wandered over to the smaller Kantine, where a host of fantastic live show regularly take place—we ourselves saw quite a few this year, including <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11726">Chelsea Wolfe</a> and <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11907">Purity Ring</a>. Whatever you did, it was most likely fun—unless it involved one of the notoriously long lines to get in.</p><p>Third place goes to one of New York City’s longest-running DIY venues, <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/silentbarn">The Silent Barn</a></strong>. The rough-n-ready space saw quite a few problems last year after being raided by police (due to it also being a home for the artists who worked there), <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/07/19/silent_barn_robbed.php">vandalized, and robbed</a>. However, they’ve recently relocated from their former home in Ridgewood, Queens to the more centralized Bushwick. The new space is properly zoned for living and commercial use, so we’re hoping this means a beautiful 2013 for a beautiful project.</p><p>Yet another Hungarian space comes in fourth, the <strong><a href="http://www.millenaris.hu">Millenáris Teátrum</a>—</strong>which leads us to wonder: do we have a ton of Budapest readers or what? Or maybe you just have very fond memories of our 2012 <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=27963">Budapest EB festival</a>? Whatever the case, <em>köszönöm</em>!</p><p>Tagging behind the Teátrum is another DIY space, again located in Berlin. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/proxy.berlin"><strong>Raum</strong></a>, the series of warehouse-based spaces that operated in the rising artist’s quarter of Neukölln, hosted some of the year’s wildest and heaviest parties from some of the weirdest locals, including <a href="http://www.sameheads.com">Sameheads</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE?fref=ts">PURGE</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Noisekolln?fref=ts">Noisekölln</a>. If you were an ex-pat, weirdo or just in need of something different, you probably showed up here at least once in 2012.</p><p><strong>Electronic Beats Readers’ Poll 2012 — Best Venue </strong><br>
1. <strong><a href="http://www.a38.hu/en/">A38</a></strong><a href="http://www.ttrustt.com/"><br>
</a>2. <a href="http://berghain.de"><strong>Berghain</strong></a><br>
3. <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/silentbarn">The Silent Barn</a></strong><br>
4. <strong><a href="http://www.millenaris.hu">Millenáris Teátrum</a></strong><br>
5. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/proxy.berlin"><strong>Raum</strong></a><br>
6. <a href="http://boilerroom.tv"><strong>Boiler Room</strong></a><br>
7. <strong><a href="http://momaps1.org">MoMa PS1</a></strong><br>
8. <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/in-my-bedroom-listening-to-music/202558813135187">Your bedroom</a></strong><br>
9. <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WESTGAYNYC">Westgay</a></strong><br>
10. <strong><a href="http://www.fabriclondon.com">Fabric</a></strong></p><p>The 7th <a title="ElectronicBeats.net: Readers’ Poll – Your best of 2012" href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/12/01/readers-poll-your-best-of-2012/">prize</a>—a premium Spotify account—goes to <strong>Lukas Nickel, </strong><strong>Münster, Germany.</strong></p><p><em>Your favorite music video of 2012 will be following on Wednesday, December 26th. Find <a title="ElectronicBeats.net: EB Readers’ Poll 2012" href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/tag/eb-readers-poll-2012/">all poll results</a> in here.</em></p>
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# Readers Poll 2012- Best Venue – When it comes to live or social music pleasures, the quality of the venue is often paramount. Is the sound good? How's the lighting? The staff? But, above all, how's the *atmosphere*? This quality can make or break a space---believe us, we know. We've been all o...
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Perhaps you wandered over to the smaller Kantine, where a host of fantastic live show regularly take place---we ourselves saw quite a few this year, including [Chelsea Wolfe][3] and [Purity Ring][4]. Whatever you did, it was most likely fun---unless it involved one of the notoriously long lines t...
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Or maybe you just have very fond memories of our 2012 [Budapest EB festival][8]. Whatever the case, *köszönöm*. Tagging behind the Teátrum is another DIY space, again located in Berlin. [**Raum**][9], the series of warehouse-based spaces that operated in the rising artist's quarter of N...
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**[Fabric][18]** The 7th [prize][19]---a premium Spotify account---goes to **Lukas Nickel, **{::}**Münster, Germany.** *Your favorite music video of 2012 will be following on Wednesday, December 26th. Find [all poll results][20] in here.* . [1]: http://www.a38.hu/en/ [...