history of blackworks
Madrid 2019: When disenchantment turns into a movement
DANIEL NOVOA / DEXPHASE
Blackworks’ sixth anniversary isn’t just a celebration; it’s a statement. It’s a proof that a project can grow without watering itself down, that authentici- ty and expansion don’t have to clash, and that the community always knows when something is real.
That’s why this special edition is dedi- cated to Blackworks. Because telling its story is about understanding the tensions and the dreams of contempo- rary electronic
music: the craving for community, the need for evolution and the power of a movement that keeps writing its own rules.
Beyond any professional role, Daniel Novoa, “Dexphase”, is first and fore- most a raver that has became a cul- tural leader. His perspective doesn’t come from an
office or a DJ booth: it comes from the dancefloor. That raw honesty in the way he looks at the scene, stripped of filters or poses, is maybe what gives Blackworks its magnetism.
In our conversation, he recalls the ori- gins with the clarity of someone who was right there on the frontline: a re- petitive Madrid scene, the gut feeling that the crowd was hungry for some-
thing different, and the decision to take the risk. The first event, chaotic, intense and overwhelming was, in fact, the true birth of a movement.
MADRID 2019: WHEN DISENCHANT- MENT TURNS INTO A MOVEMENT
In 2019, the Madrid scene had hit a dead end. Nights felt like an endless loop: soulless, risk-free, stuck on re- peat. That’s when a raver decided to step up.
Daniel Novoa remembers it clearly:
“I was just another raver, obsessed with music, watching a scene that felt repe- titive and lifeless. I realized people wan- ted something different. And I thought: if nobody else is going to do it, then I will. It was an impulse of rebellion, but also the confidence of knowing the crowd, because I was part of it.”
That gesture, caught somewhere be- tween frustration and vision, marked the birth of Blackworks. It wasn’t just another party; from day one it was conceived as a cultural movement, a space where the community could see itself and break away from the esta- blished order. Novoa explains it blunt- ly: Blackworks never wanted to be just
another party. From the start, it was conceived as a space for community, with a sound and an aesthetic that couldn’t be mistaken for anything else. Travels, international influences, and a tight creative circle shaped a universe that today speaks a dark, hard-hitting, global language.
“I always saw it as a movement. From the beginning, I wanted it to be bigger than a party: a community space, a new standard, something that would break the mold.”
The debut was anything but perfect. There was chaos, nerves, uncertainty. But in the middle of all that intensity, a certainty emerged: this had another weight, another energy, another promi- se.
“It was chaotic, intense, emotional. I re- member the nerves, the uncertainty… and a moment during the night when I knew this was way more than a party. That’s when Blackworks was truly born.”
With that first fire, what started as an individual act of rebellion turned into a collective language. From the very be- ginning, Blackworks became a shared code for those searching for something different. And that spark, ignited in Madrid in 2019, still fuels a movement that refuses to slow down.
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