»Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame« Gustav Mahler

»Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame«Gustav Mahler  Those who personally experienced the beginning of neoTANGO in 2001 know that the integration of Tango and contemporary music styles were its outstanding characteristics.I am incredibly happy that I did not only experience the long history of Neotango right in front of my eyes, but also to be involved partly in shaping it with events.  As I competely understand the result of not having experienced the origin and history of neoTANGO, let me call some developmental milestones to convey an idea of this period. First Tanguerilla 2004This is the first Tanguerilla flyer from 2004 calling the music neotango.underground. First Tanguerilla video This is my first playlist from 2003 containing 4,7% Alternative and the rest neoTANGO.Tanguerilla-Playlist.pdfNothing has changed since then 😉 First NeotangoRave 4 – 6 March 2011 ORIGINAL announcement: »DJs:electrotango / veronika fischer / augsburgnontango / tom schröder / hannovertangofusion / sonja armissen / münchenbalkantango / arlenka klas / feldkirchtrancetango

/volker marschhausen / bremenVjs: ReD Tango / berlin-france und volker marschhausen / bremen« This is the proof that from beginning of the NeotangoRave 80% of it’s DJanes played subgenre of Tango mixed with contemporary music styles. They preferred Tango DNA instead of Electro, Balkan, Fusion and Trance. Crucial change - extinction of orchestrasThe comfortable situation changed abruptly in 2012, when species extinction of most leading Neotango bands started and the musical support of DJanes ceased. The dissolution of Gotan Project in May 2012 created a domino effect on the most important NeoTango bands (NarcoTango, Gotan Project, Otros Aires) and dramatically decreasesd live concerts of others (Bajofondo, ElectrocuTango, Tango Crash, San Telmo Lounge, ETango). Birth of AlternativeThe musical scarcity of resources forced many DJanes to search for musical alternatives beyond Tango influences. Depending on personal preferences and musical influences, the entire spectrum of contemporary music styles slipped into their playlists. World, Hip Hop, TripHop, Classic Crossover, Rock, Blues, Dubstep, Ethno –…