Subvert: Power to the… Artists?

An artist-owned cooperative music distribution platform sounds too good to be true — but maybe that’s just what they want us to think. Is Subvert the future of music distribution, or just another equitably-sliced pie in the sky? In a bold move to reclaim the independent music landscape from corporate …

Resonance Studios: Third Largest Of Its Kind Opens Its Doors

Resonance Studios has opened in Stockport, UK. It offers a stunning collection of vintage and rare gear and complimentary sessions for local institutions. Resonance Studio is a new state-of-the-art facility less than 500m from Strawberry Studios (10cc, Joy Division). It is dedicated to preserving musical heritage and ensuring future generations can experience and …

Selections: Atmos Blaq

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Soweto’s Atmos Blaq offers an introduction to the bubbling 3-step sound, merging the lowburn aesthetic of amapiano with the glistening futurism of Afro-tech

Premiere: S.A.M. ‘Tiger Balm’

S.A.M. will release a new EP, ‘Check It Out’, on Up The Stuss later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Tiger Balm’ below. The project – out tomorrow (9th August) – follows the Danish DJ and producer’s 2021 ‘Get Together’ EP, alongside label boss Chris Stussy, and features four …

Lauryn Hill and The Fugees quietly cancel US tour days before first show

Lauryn Hill’s upcoming ‘Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ anniversary tour featuring the Fugees has been cancelled, Variety reports. On 6th August, ticketholders reportedly received refund notices for the upcoming dates this summer and autumn. According to screenshots of the message posted on social media, it read: “Your event has been cancelled. …

SEMIBREVE unveils full line-up for 2024 festival

SEMIBREVE has revealed the full line-up for its 2024 festival this autumn. The latest line-up additions to the Portuguese digital art and music festival’s 14th edition include Carmen Villain, Saya, Giovanni Di Domenico, Shida Shahabi, Van Der and Kalia Vandever. There will also be joint performances from Saint Abdullah, Eomac …

Premiere: NOCUI ‘Crave The Physical’

NOCUI will release a new single from his forthcoming debut album later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Crave The Physical’ below. On the third outing from ‘Italian Robot’ – out 25th October – the Rome-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and sound artist continues to tread new sonic ground, topping his strutting …

Watch Kraftwerk play Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’ at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival

Kraftwerk played a tribute to the late legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival this past weekend. The iconic German group performed a rendition of ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’ during their headline set on Saturday, 27th July in Naeba. “The next composition is for my friend, Ryuichi Sakamoto”, …

Nick León & Erika de Casier share new single, ‘Bikini’, on TraTraTrax: Listen

Nick León and Erika de Casier have collaborated on a new single for TraTraTrax, called ‘Bikini’. The link-up between the two artists come after León contributed production to de Casier’s album ‘Still’, which was released earlier this year. He also remixed her track ‘Friendly’ in 2021. Combining fast, trancy melodies and addictive …

Selections: TT

“Artistry has no bounds and each approach is valid as it is defined by the individual,” says TT label manager Maya Vika. Although they’re speaking specifically in relation to one of the releases they’ve chosen to highlight as part of the imprint’s 10th anniversary Selections special, it’s an ethos that …

Premiere: Kristin Velvet ‘Wasp Nest’

Kristin Velvet will release a new two-track EP, ‘Wasp Nest/Get Down’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Wasp Nest’ below. Set for release on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels imprint, the project takes in two fiery cuts from the Australia-born, Berlin-based artist, alongside remixes from house pioneer Fred P whom Velvet “bonded …

Premiere: Hot Since 82 ‘Sonedo’

Hot Since 82 will release two new tracks via Hot Creations later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Sonedo’ below. With an inventory of bangers already under his belt in 2024, including a collaborative tune with Ron Carroll as part of Defected 25th anniversary celebrations (‘Preach’), and a …

Premiere: Tedd Patterson & The Illustrious Blacks ‘Let The Music Set You Free’

Tedd Patterson and The Illustrious Blacks are releasing a new collaborative single, ‘Let The Music Set You Free’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen below. With the grooves still reverberating from his March single, ‘Piece of Me’, featuring Inaya Day, NYC luminary Tedd Patterson has joined forces with rising duo The Illustrious Blacks …

Eastern Margins announces debut London festival celebrating ESEA music and culture

Eastern Margins is hosting its first-ever festival, Margins United, at London’s EartH Hackney this September.  The day-into-night festival, set for Saturday, 28th September, will centre alternative East and South-East Asian culture for a one-of-a-kind event with DJs, art installations and exhibitions, workshops, panels and plenty of food, including a supper …

Premiere: Blossom Hill ‘Darkest Hour’

Blossom Hill will release his debut EP, ‘Home Colours’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to the lead track below. Having spent the last eight years working behind the scenes as a label manager and A&R for Seb Wildblood’s all my thoughts label, alongside running his own Loose Fit …

Premiere: Nectax ‘Body Talk’

DJ Flight has announced the re-launch of her label play:musik with a four-track EP from Nectax. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Body Talk’ below. Founded by the d&b trailblazer in 2005, play:musik helped launch the careers of Martyn, Heist and more, before going on hiatus in 2014. Now, DJ Flight is rebooting the …

Recognise: Matisa

When, ten years ago, a student named Isabella was asked to store a couple of boxes in her flat by a friend on her university futsal team, she didn’t think anything of it; she never thought the contents of those containers might come to alter the trajectory of her life. …

Premiere: [kevinindafield] ‘Golta Shino’

[kevinindafield] will release their debut single, ‘Golta Shino’, later this week via Future Bounce. Have an exclusive first listen below. Described as an “energetic, dark and twisted ode to [their] childhood”, the track is the first taste of the Sudanese DJ, producer and sound engineer’s forthcoming debut EP of the same name. …

Deezy Baby 971: From Inspired Fan to Label Founder

Hip-hop has a new voice, and it’s coming from Guadeloupe. Deezy Baby 971, influenced by icons like 2Pac and Lil Wayne, is making waves with his latest single, “Tell Me.” Deezy‘s musical journey began early, fueled by his admiration for rap greats. He’s channeled this inspiration into a sound that …

Selections: Om Unit & James Bangura

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, following the release of their transatlantic collaborative EP on Local Action, Bristol’s Om Unit and Washington D.C.’s James Bangura highlight hometown favourites old and new

Moog Unveils Labyrinth A New Generative Sequencing Synth

A unique semi-modular analog synth with new voice architectures, unique oscillators and a new direction for Moog inspired by some West Coast synthesis. Moog Music has announced the release of Labyrinth. It introduces new voice architecture with unique oscillators, a different filter topology, wavefolding, and parallel processing. Going deeper it …

Fresh Kicks 211: Pizza Hotline

Pizza Hotline’s 2022 album ‘Level Select’ is a joy to explore. Built from the kind of jungle/drum & bass beats that might once have earned the (now generally derided) “intelligent” tag, but are much better served by adjectives such as ambient or atmospheric, it’s full of bright melodies and easy-rolling breaks. …

Berlin venue Loophole shuts down

Berlin venue Loophole has been forced to close. The Neukölln art and music space was shut down and banned from hosting events at its Boddinstraße 60 home of 15 years on 4th July, following a police and Ordnungsamt Berlin raid the previous evening, the Loophole collective said in a press …

Basement Jaxx release full acapella sample collection from their catalogue on XL

Basement Jaxx have released a collection of acapellas from their back catalogue on XL Recordings. Appearing in fully remastered form, the acapellas cover classic singles such as ‘Red Alert’, ‘Romeo’, ‘Where’s Your Head At’, ‘Good Luck’ and ‘Jump ‘N Shout’. The 16-track collection is available to purchase via all major …

CRSSD Festival Has Announced Its Fall 2024 Lineup

Returning to its popular San Diego beachfront location, CRSSD Festival has released the full September 28 and 29 lineup. For fans of electronic music, particularly house and techno, CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego beachfront with a huge lineup that includes established veterans and the next generation’s rising talent.  …

Watch Zhu’s set from UNTOLD Romania

Watch Zhu’s DJ set from the newly voted 6th best festival in the world, UNTOLD.  Taking place from 8th to 11th August in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, this year’s edition of UNTOLD will feature sets from Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Timmy Trumpet, Lost Frequencies, Purple Disco Machine, Timmy Trumpet, Black Coffee, Solomun, FISHER, Carl Cox and many, many more.  This …

Selections: Kiss Nuka

Very few boast a creative résumé quite as stacked as Anushka Manchanda, the award-winning editor and filmmaker, former pop star, playback singer and actress now making waves in the electronic music arena as Kiss Nuka. This latest incarnation – which stands for ‘Nature’s Universal Kinectic Attention’ – is one the Mumbai …

How The Prodigy’s ‘Music For The Jilted Generation’ turned rave outsiders into defiant festival headliners

Released on 4th July 1994, The Prodigy’s second album reintroduced the Braintree outfit as a defiant voice against authority. Whether you interpret it as a rallying call against the anti-rave Criminal Justice Bill, or against issues within the rave scene itself, ‘Music For The Jilted Generation’ set the group on …

Premiere: Gallegos ‘Furious Glory’

Gallegos will release a new EP on Rhythm Section later this week, ‘Memories You’ve Memorised’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Furious Glory’ below. Spurred by his love of ’90s rave euphoria, and talent for channelling it into bumper-sized productions for labels including Permanent Vacation and Semi Delicious, Gallegos (first name Oliver) has been …

Premiere: Facta ‘Brain Drain’

Facta will return to his Wisdom Teeth label later this week with a new EP, ‘So is the sun’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Brain Drain’ below. On his first solo outing in over a year, following 2023’s ‘Emeline’ EP for Incienso, the London-based producer and DJ continues to shrug off rhythmic expectations in favour …

FL Studio Introduces FL Studio 2024

The latest update to the much-loved DAW, FL Studio 2024 introduces many new features covering FL Studio and FL Cloud. FL Studio’s last major upgrade was in October of last year, but the company has returned with another significant update to its popular software. And while it may not change …

Regal86 releases new album, ‘Stereographs’: Listen

Regal86 has dropped a new album.  Comprising “hard drums, mistime kicks, mental chords,” ‘Stereographs’ is the follow-up to the Monterrey, Mexico club producer and DJ’s March ‘Grand National’ EP and February’s ‘Delusional’ EP. Back in January, he dropped a 100 track-collection called ‘Unearthed Vol. II’, which took in everything from hip-hop, house, UKG, jungle, …

Ibiza’s Club Chinois announces full summer schedule with Kerri Chandler, Honey Dijon, Franky Wah, more

Ibiza’s Club Chinois has revealed its full summer schedule. On Sundays, Franky Wah’s progressive house and techno residency ‘SHÈN’ will host the likes of Joris Voorn, Sasha & John Digweed, as well as Afro-house from Themba and Francis Mercier. Thursdays will see a monthly residency from Honey Dijon’s ‘Cozy’ and Kerri Chandler’s …

Premiere: Christian AB ‘Nu Life’

Christian AB will release his debut album, ‘The Nu Life’, next month on Ryan Elliott’s Faith Beat imprint. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Described as encompassing “the sounds [he has] been passionate about for the past decade and a half”, along with some “happy accidents”, the LP distils elements …

Ivy Lab announce new album, ‘Infinite Falling Ground Pt.2’, share ‘Left With You’: Listen

Ivy Lab have announced a new album and shared the first single. ‘Infinite Falling Ground Pt.2’ comprises 14 tracks focussing on “melancholy, hip-hop inspired, ambient electronica”. Check out first single ‘Left With You’ via Bandcamp below. The LP is accompanied by a visual production helmed by LA-based artist Lake Hills, which follows on …