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Elkka wearing a pink dress in a steamy room filled with candles. A person in tight black briefs is toward the front of the photo on the left

It explores queer intimacy, freedom and sensuality across 10 tracks

Elkka has shared details of her debut album, ‘Prism of Pleasure’ alongside its lead single ‘Make Me'. Listen to it below. The Cardiff-born, London-based DJ...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this June

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From hard-hitting techno and soulful house anthems to ravey post-punk bangers, here's June 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

Berlin-based DJ and producer Anna Kost’s debut EP ‘The Very End Of You’ on Hotflush-offshoot Who Whom is the ideal intro into her raw but...

Tokyo’s Shinichiro Yokota is one of the great unsung heroes of house music, though thanks to a particular YouTube video and a new Sound Of...

This October, Amsterdam-based, Japanese record label Sound of Vast releases ‘Ultimate Yokota 1991-2019’, a compilation album of previously unreleased music by Tokyo house producer Shinichiro...

From his pioneering industrial work with Cabaret Voltaire to his adventures in house, electro, post-punk, dub and techno, Kirk, whose death was announced this week...

Richard H. Kirk was a giant of UK music whose influence spans decades and genres. The pioneering electronic artist, whose death aged 65 was announced...

Lady Shaka

Global club beats, queer femme energy and Pacific Island identity come together in Lady Shaka’s joyful Recognise mix.  Ahead of her appearance at Sónar Festival this month, the DJ and interdisciplinary artist speaks to Anna Cafolla  about building connections around the world, uplifting her communities, and her Pasifika club sound

“Kia ora!” Lady Shaka greets New Zealand’s debut Boiler Room show. This is FILTH, a radical club community that centres QTBIPOC, and their first post-Covid...

Robin Campillo's 120 BPM is a film that shines a light on the tireless work of AIDS activists, ACT UP, in early '90s Paris. Arnaud...

The early 1990s were a pivotal time for the influential underground movements of Paris. Culturally, socially and musically, communities grew within the clubs and social...

The Sound Of: Critical Music

As the underground drum & bass label celebrates its 20th anniversary, Critical Music founder Kasra records a breakneck mix of tracks from its catalogue, and chats to Jake Hirst about the imprint’s history and constant evolution

“I started the label as a hobby and didn’t know where it would take me. So when I look back and think about everything we’ve...

Shaé Universe releases new project, 'Love's Letter': Listen

"In a time where life has felt increasingly heavy, 'Love's Letter' is here to help us process all the layers from a place of love," she says of the record

UK R&B artist Shaé Universe has released a new album, 'Love's Letter'. Taking in 10 tracks, its release coincided with Valentine's Day (14th February). Conceptually...

Nile Rodgers gets asteroid named after him for his 70th birthday

The potato-shaped Nilerodgers asteroid is located about 300 million miles away from earth

Nile Rodgers has had an asteroid named after him to mark the occasion of his 70th birthday. As Rolling Stone reports, Rodgers' friend Simon Lowery...

Ukrainian music festival ICKPA announces fundraising event in Berlin

Helena Hauff, Christian AB and Quest are among the two-day event's guests

Kyiv festival ICKPA is to stage a two-day event in Berlin later this month to raise funds for Ukraine's dance music community. ICKPA: BERLIN will...

London label Alien Jams has been releasing music that balances propulsive dancefloor energy with extraterrestrial experimentation since 2014. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, founder...

Cakes Da Killa by Ebru Yildiz

Blending hip-hop, house and influences from New York’s ballroom scene, Cakes Da Killa has been opening up the conversation around LGBTQ+ artists in rap. He speaks to Nathan Evans about developing his style, the appropriation of queer and ballroom culture, and finding inspiration in the Harlem Renaissance for his new album ‘Svengali’

In 2014, Cakes Da Killa’s uniquely sharp and agile club rap earned him an interview on New York’s premier hip-hop station, Hot 97. He never...

New vinyl public library opens in Brooklyn

The dedicated vinyl section with launches with 400 records, including LPs by Arthur Russell, Notorious B.I.G., Erykah Badu and Prince, and multiple listening stations

The Brooklyn Public Library now has a dedicated vinyl section complete with listening stations. Located at its Grand Army Plaza Central Library next to Prospect...

New record store, Octopus Records, opens in Brooklyn

The previously online-only vinyl shop opened a storefront on Irving Street in Bushwick this past weekend

There's a new record store in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighbourhood. Octopus Records, an online vinyl shop originally launched in 2019, opened its own storefront last week...

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA drops new album: Listen

'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theatre' was produced by DJ Scratch

Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has dropped a new album in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer DJ Scratch, 'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater', which is out now on...