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Vintage Culture brought his ageless tropical vibe to Resistance Miami

Ravers came together, to watch a classical pioneer musician, produce timeless memory bank music, on Saturday, at the illuminating and intensifying pre-Ultra Resistance M2 Miami on Washington Ave in Miami Beach. 

It’s a 12 o’clock night on South Beach during February, the sun is tucked away and the diverse Brazilian crowd emerges from ubers. The crowd showed up in vibrant colors effectively pairing with Miami Beach’s deco style backdrops.  

I asked Elllen from Virginia, if she had been to a vintage culture concert before, she said, “No this is my first and I am super excited to get inside.”

On this particular contrasted cloudy night, it was 66 degrees, the strawberry moon party was lit, four streets away, and Washington Avenue depicted a target for the young electro music crowd.  

“I am most excited about his setlist,” Ashley said with a smile, who drove from Coral Springs to be at the Resistance Miami party. 

Before I walked inside the club, I prepped my hipstamatic vintage camera app for any photos that might arise. I was first padded down by security for any contraband, and immediately asked to scan my ticket by the hostess before being persuaded into buying a Resistance shirt from the shirt-stand. 

The venue was built with a massive bank vault, that included a wheel chandelier hanging from the top of the ceiling. Also, walls layered with LED panels continuously scaled graphic effects, and upstairs in the VIP section was a Tetris puzzled area, with an incomplete gap between the DJ and the most expensive area in the club. As Miami Beach prepares for a week long timeline of Miami Music Week pool parties embracing the young’s urges, Ultra Music Festival and Resistance Miami teamed up with Vintage Culture for a masterful latino ageless techno house night; as a teaser for his upcoming Resistance Ultra Miami Megastructure setlist. 

His name is Lukas Rafael Ruiz Hespanhol, he is from Mundo Novo, Brazil, known for his retrohouse undertones, infectiously active synths, and influence on the generation with his hit “Cali dreams,” alongside longtime collaborator Fancy Inc.. Vintage Culture’s violent sounds could penetrate a bank vault, heavy bass looped atmosphere; leaves ravers trapped by encounters of effortless kicks and clap baselines controlling their every move. Transitioning loopless sounds on a beat note that vacuums the club, followed by an artistic use of the keyboard that loops the music together. His hard working marathon sets have earned him back-to-back set-lists on the Resistance Megastructure stage. Mixing the most renowned stages, from Coachella to Tomorrowland, he has seamlessly blended himself into the DJ Magazine Top 10. His early collaborations with renowned artists assembled hits such as “It Is What It Is” and “Nightjar,” solidifying his presence on labels like Defected, Insomniac, Sony, and Ultra.

The Ultra Music Festival is considered the Mecca of electronic music festivals, only the best play on the renowned stage. The two loudest stages belong to Resistance Miami, “Yes, you heard correctly,” two stages at the visually appealing Bayfront Park —  at 7:36 p.m. Bayfront will project a multicolor sunset that so many Instagramer’s crave. A Dream come true, is what DJs say about debuting on the unrivaled stage. The legendary club Amnesia in Ibiza will be hosting the Resistance stage takeover at Ultra 2025. Fans can expect cutting-edge underground music featuring some of the biggest names in house and techno. Resistance will team up again with Vintage Culture to take over the Megastructure on Saturday, March 23. Following his epic 2024 Resistance Megastructure setlist, for his unique, timeless 90’s anthem modern beats and fruity loops that transported the crowd into his captivating set. Vintage Culture will be joined by M.O.N.R.O.E, Honeyluv, LP Giobbi, MISS MONIQUE, MATHAMA(A/VShow), ADRIATIQUE, and PEGGY GOU. 

Finally, I started listening to techno house music 15 years ago. Vintage Culture is one of the new wave of the future DJs with a growing international crowd eager for more music. At the end of the set at Resistance his recent success with his single Cali Dreams was backed by a clap bass and warp infused synth sending the crowd back in time.