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When Amnesia announced a new Monday night event series to fill the void left by Cocoon it was big news. Once the weekly kicked off...
Between 4th June and 24th September Pyramid has seen a wealth of serious house and techno talent turn up and do the business. That means...
From rapping in Portuguese to being repped by Richie Hawtin, Joyce Muniz has proved that you can do it all..
Remember the time that Richie Hawtin got hold of your unreleased track and played it on his Ibiza Boiler Room? Me neither, but that's exactly...
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With hi-def club sounds, hardcore techno, frenzied mash-ups and mutant EDM, Swan Meat takes the Fresh Kicks mix series to another dimension
The music that makes us feel most alive, and most like ourselves, is not always what we expect: and for Cologne-based, Washington D.C-born artist, Swan...
Exploring the gloopy, industrial side of dance music
On the eve of his latest 'Metal Dance' compilation, Trevor Jackson explains dark sounds are nothing new in dance...
The Bird’s The Word - Acid house and breaks hero Annie was the first lady to push dance music on Radio 1 — and she’s...
“Working in radio is like phoning up your mate and playing a piece of music down the phone to them,” says Annie Nightingale MBE, radio...
Planet Mu boss on his past present and future
Making his name in the 1990s as a melodic avant-garde electronic producer using pseudonyms such as u-Ziq, Jake Slazenger and Tusken Raiders, Mike Paradinas was a peer of experimental artists such as Luke Vibert, Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. In fact, he did an album with Richard D. James (Aphex), 'Expert Knob Twiddlers' as Mike & Rich, in the mid-'90s — the two producers were pictured on the cover playing Connect 4 — before launching his acclaimed Planet Mu label.
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For 20 years, Simon Dunmore's Defected has been dedicated to the finest in house music, from its label and numerous associated imprints, to its events...
“I’m a collector of labels. My ambition was for people to have a Defected rack in their collections in the same way they'd have a...
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Hosted by writer Kate Mossman, the latest episode of the New Statesman's World Review podcast is a bonus edition featuring a wide-ranging conversation with the artist and activist
With big-name collabs and a full-length with purpose in the works, Kiesza’s star keeps rising...
When Kiesza released the video for her single, “Hideaway,” she was hoping maybe a couple of her friends would share it on Facebook.
“I was...
Dublin's annual DEAF festival unites global electronica pioneers with homegrown talent
WATCH your back Sonar. Organically growing since 2002, the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (or DEAF as it’s known) is fast becoming one of the essential...
Ibiza favourite Jonathan Ulysesses takes us step by step through his style tips.
What are you wearing right now?
"Right now I am wearing, dark navy Evissu jeans with a gold tiger print embroidered into the back pocket...
We throw a few curveball questions the way of Hot Since 82
This issue we coax Hot Since 82 into the Hot Seat. Genial Yorkshireman Daley Padley, aka Hot Since 82, has hit pay-dirt since adopting the...
Hitting the parties of WMC 2010
With Circo Loco hosting the official WMC Pool Party on Friday, we arrive at Eden Rock’s huge multi-levelled pool area to catch a huge line-up...
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Neil Mendoza has been appointed as Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal
The UK government has set up a taskforce to aid in the recovery of the culture sector in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
Neil...