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A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...

We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...

Refuge Worldwide resident Stem whips up a vortex of percussive, experimental club music for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Niamh O’Connor about...

Yen Sung posing in an indoor archway of an emtpy club. A disco ball hangs behind her

For three decades, Yen Sung has been at the beating heart of Lisbon’s club scene. As a longstanding resident at Lux and its downtown predecessor Frágil, and as a producer of timeless house tracks, she’s rightly earned her legendary in Portuguese dance music. But as April Clare Welsh learns, she’s busier and more energised than she’s ever been. Alongside a thumping On Cue mix of pure dancefloor energy, she shares her story

Yen Sung was right down the front when Prince performed a one-off show at Lisbon’s Lux Frágil club in December 1998. “It was amazing. Especially...

We sit down with the Dutch Metalheadz producer...

Teije van Vliet’s alter ago, Lenzman, is having a hard time getting to the United States. The 36-year-old Dutch DJ/producer, who is releasing his debut...

Gorillaz share new single, ‘Baby Queen’: Listen

First heard in FIFA '23, the new track features on the upcoming album 'Cracker Island', out next year

Gorillaz have shared another taster of their next album, 'Cracker Island', out next year. Listen to 'Baby Queen' below. The new single, first heard on...

Dirtybird, Need2Soul and more...

Septembers pick of the best nights around your town

Smudged blue and red photo of emænuel

Glaswegian label Redstone Press bring together buzzy newcomers and roster mainstays on a new compilation celebrating Scotland-based electronic talent. Hear EMÆNUEL’s experimental contribution ‘Salt Heart’ now

Redstone Press are releasing a new V/A compilation, ‘Feeling Everything, All At Once’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to emænuel’s contribution, ‘Salt...

Get To Know: Kirollus

Get acquainted with Kirollus, the Brighton-based DJ, Defected broadcaster and vinyl seller bringing his love for rare funk, boogie and soul to the masses

In 2020, if you were maxing out on DJ mixes in the Covid pandemic’s first wave, it would have been hard to miss Kirollus. The...

re:ni poses in a forest wearing a black blue and red racing jacket

In-demand DJ and radio host, producer of sound system shakers for labels like Timedance and Ilian Tape, promoter and label co-founder at re:lax, Lauren Bush, aka re:ni, has become a seemingly unstoppable force in UK club music through a combination of hard work and self-belief. Alongside a pulse-quickening Recognise mix, she speaks to Jasmine Kent-Smith about formative club experiences, the importance of role models, and the pursuit of authenticity

When Lauren Reni Bush was a child, she wanted to become a vet. Back then, she lived in a village outside of Dorchester, a market...

Rian Treanor and Ocen James announce collaborative album on Nyege Nyege Tapes

'Saccades' was born from an artist residency that Treanor undertook at Nyege Nyege's studio in 2018

Rian Treanor has teamed up with acholi fiddle player Ocen James for a new collaborative album, called 'Saccades'. Out on 20th January through Nyege Nyege...

New mix platform, wav.world, launches with payments for DJs and producers

The new subscription-based mix platform asks, "What if we treated music with the value it deserves?" — the first edition is helmed by Fever AM's Mor Elian and Rhyw

A new mix platform wants to "give music the value it deserves" by paying contributing DJs and featured artists. wav.world is a new subscription-based mix...

The "humanoid robots" of Justice new music video

The unveiling of the visual comes ahead of the release of new album 'Hyperdrama' in April

Justice have shared a video for new song 'Generator'. Watch it below. The NSFW visual, which you can watch below, aims to blur the lines...

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...

Record stores and clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our...

roli rise 2

The new updated version of the RISE was teased in February this year

ROLI has launched a new version of their flagship Seaboard RISE. The RISE 2 features an ‘easier to play, redefined and reimaged’ design, with a...

If anyone is dance music's renaissance man, it's Detroit's Seth Troxler. There's a lot more to Seth than his hedonistic image might suggest, as DJ...

Still bleary-eyed after a night DJing to hundreds who braved freezing January weather to hear him spin on a Wednesday evening in Bristol, Seth Troxler...