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Experimental sound artist, rkss, delivers a high-intensity mix of pop manipulations, Jersey club, footwork and frenzied EDM as part of our Fresh Kicks series
rkss’ Fresh Kicks mix opens with a frenzied mash-up of metallic flutes, propulsive kicks and the isolated vocal from Rhianna’s ‘Diamonds’. It’s a striking opening...
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We pick out 10 of the best books inspired by the early days of acid house
“Those were good days in Edinburgh, in 1990,” says author and screenwriter Trevor Miller, who wrote the acid house culture’s first novel, published in...
We talk to DAM FUNK about musical evolution, how music can offer escape, and Los Angeles' distinctive sound...
Amen, hallelujah and you’re absolutely goddamned right: Damon G. Riddick AKA DAM FUNK is spot on in both his diagnosis and proposed curative to...
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A rapper, producer and head of the No Days Off brand, Knucks smashed into the UK album charts this year with his ‘Alpha Place’ project, presenting his ‘chill drill’ sound in all its evolved glory. His triumphant homecoming show at KOKO in Camden saw collaborators like Stormzy, SL, Youngs Teflon and Ragz Originale join him on stage. Here, Yemi Abiade meets the Londoner to learn how there are now no limitations on his future
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Embarrassing bangers & regrettable records inside...
We all remember the first music we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first...
There were plenty of great artist albums released in our scene this year, more than ably demonstrating how the long-player format is still crucially important...
50. Ellen Allien ‘Nost’
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49. Bjørn Torske & Prins Thomas ‘Square One’
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48. Sense MC ‘The Elephant In The Room’
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The compilation will feature eight tracks that were released between 1991 and 1994
DJ Food's plans for his first album in nine years
If you were a lover of bad puns you might say that DJ Food, AKA Strictly Kev, has a lot on his plate. Part...
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Enigmatic breakcore and dark ambient innovator Christoph De Babalon delivers 150 minutes of engulfing atmospheres and harrowing rhythms in our first Podcast mix of 2019...
Few artists submerge you in darkness in quite the same way as Christoph De Babalon. With engulfing ambience, depth-charge bass drones and hyperventilating breakcore and...
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Don’t get left behind – they sure didn’t. Study up on our picks for women crashing into 2016.
The charge for women in EDM went from token news story to a full-blown movement in 2015. While the likes of Nicole Moudaber...
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Fyre Festival will go down as one of the the most disastrous festivals in history, after party-goers who paid thousands of dollars for tickets were...
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In our new regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share recent additions to their...