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Andrew Fletcher

"Fletch had a true heart of gold"

Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of pioneering British electronic music group Depeche Mode, has died aged 60. The news was shared via Depeche Mode's...

We remember some of the Berlin club's biggest news stories...

No club on earth goes deeper, longer or harder than Berlin’s Berghain. A true adult playground, the notorious former powerplant officially opened as a club...

Infusing his art with aspects of his Caribbean heritage, and stories and messages aimed to drive political and social change, London rapper KAM-BU is a...

In the contemporary hip-hop sphere — and indeed across time — a lot of rappers build their careers off hyperbolised narratives and cosplaying. In the...

Groundbreaking report on gender disparity in UK dance music published by Jaguar Foundation

The report uses quantitative data from radio airplay and streaming as well as roundtable discussions with key figures

A groundbreaking report on gender disparity has been published by the Jaguar Foundation. Out today (3rd August), ‘Progressing Gender Representation in UK Dance Music' was...

Rham Records has refuted the producer's allegations

Gerald Simpson, aka A Guy Called Gerald, says he has never been paid for his 1988 single 'Voodoo Ray' or his 1989 album, 'Hot Lemonade'...

Premiere: Ziyiz ‘Sprung Skeleton’

Leeds’ Ziyiz steps up on Brooklyn’s Kindergarten Records with four cuts hyperactive, sci-fi-tuned club music

Ziyiz will make their solo debut on Brooklyn’s Kindergarten Records next month with the ‘Pattern Factory’ EP. Listen to ‘Sprung Skeleton’ below. The Leeds producer...

Mary Anne Hobbs announces Kelly Lee Owens, TAAHLIAH, HAAi, Nia Archives for All Queens Radio 6 residency

Kelly Lee Owens kicks off the residency on the veteran DJ's New Music Fix programme this Friday morning

Mary Anne Hobbs is bringing her All Queens banner to her new BBC Radio 6 residency. For the month of October, the legendary DJ and...

Flume announces new album, ‘Palaces’, shares single and video: Watch

'Say Nothing' is a new collaboration with MAY-A

Flume has announced a new album, 'Palaces', and shared the first single and video, 'Say Nothing', featuring MAY-A. Arriving via the Transgressive and Future Classics...

Conducta is helping to spearhead the new wave of UK garage. His on-point productions, genre-traversing DJ sets and Kiwi Rekords label have made him a...

Speaking with British DJ, producer and label-head Conducta, 26, you’d be forgiven for thinking he was a seasoned music industry veteran with decades behind him...

The one-the-road diary of the world's top DJs treading the globe

F**k Gary Barlow. If anyone in Britain deserves an OBE, it's Lars Sandberg, the great Scot who just keeps on giving. Silver-haired member of the British house and techno old guard, he's improved with age like the fine champagne of his Francois Dubois moniker, more so through his work as Funk D'Void on Slam's Soma Records and more recently Outpost Recordings.

When it comes to trance, few DJs can hold a candle to Paul van Dyk. One of the genre’s true superstars and a bonafide legend...

From humble beginnings in East Germany, Van Dyk came of age when the Berlin wall fell, a dramatic moment that would have a lasting impact...

Get acquainted with London-based party starter, Jyoty

Is wealth and privilege damaging British dance music, and if so, what should we do about it?

WORDS: Matt AnnissPICS: Nicola Nodland & Jillian Edelstein

Since acid house swept the UK 30 years ago and united a generation, British dance has proudly proclaimed its egalitarian credentials. Many believe that the loved up, misty-eyed utopianism...

You won't need reminding that, for five days during October, Holland's capital is a swarming hive of clubbing activity — even more so than during...

From bicep-flexing big-room monoliths to achingly cool cats of underground fame, Amsterdam Dance Event has it all and everything in-between. With the many workshops, panel...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this May

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From deep Afro-house and trance-infused techno to atmospheric jungle and beyond, here's May 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

A rising star among deep and Afro-house lovers, vocalist and producer Miči’s Instagram feed reads like a blow-by-blow account of her story so far. The...