Techno: The Gathering, scene satire fantasy game, keeps getting better

Curse if you must the fact that modern DJing requires managing social media accounts, navigating scenes, understanding the dimensions of cool. But some DJs will mix all those things as adeptly as they do records – and hold up a mirror to the rest of us.
Well – or at least Leipzig’s Vincent Neumann has made a killer Magic: The Gathering parody with techno.
First things first: let’s here acknowledge that Vincent is a brilliant musical selector, as well as social media satirist. Closing sets at Berghain can turn into ponderous marathons of endurance, but whether there or in (briefer) outings mixing and DJing, Neumann is a deep digger, consummate nerd of eclectic selections. Listen to the mix at bottom. This is to say, while he can keep the fashionistas dancing, the guy is not simply a flavor of the month.
But hey, if you do need some Instagram fame, Maestro Neumann has found a clever and amusing way of doing so. Techno: The Gathering has become a bit of an ongoing commentary on the techno scene. As Europe’s industry of nightlife churns onward, here’s at least one person not taking things too seriously. The in-the-bubble in-joke here is at least, you know, a joke.
My favorites:

He’s nerd enough that you can see via Instagram stories how he has reflected on color choice and deeper meanings.
Let’s actually print the things out and start playing the game. (Has anyone started doing that, or is everyone too hungover from the weekend to bother?)
But seriously, go behold one of the best things on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/technothegathering/
And Vincent’s normal DJ account, which is, naturally, the best Instagram account name ever:
https://www.instagram.com/instagramsucks/
And yes, you can listen to his mixes and enjoy those, as well:

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