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Steve Monite's 'Only You' to get official vinyl release on Soundway Records

It's the first time the album has been reissued

Steve Monite's classic '80s boogie album 'Only You', featuring the well-known cut of the same name, is to be reissued on vinyl for the first...

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The Sound Of: Freeride Millenium

With a range of sounds encompassing slo-mo house, gothic EBM, Italo disco and more, and an equally unrestrained art direction, Freeride Millenium is a no-holds-barred expression of love between its founders Jorkes and Daniel Rajcsanyi, aka ParisBöhm, and the queer community they aim to uplift. Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue, they share the label’s story

“The easy thing about working together is that we are partners” says Jorkes, co-founder of Austrian-based Freeride Millenium, on the label’s central relationship between him...

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Club Fitness mixes latest edition of Finn and Local Action’s Mixtape Club series

“An hour of ice-cold, high-definition rave records fit for espionage”

The latest edition of Finn and Local Action’s Mixtape Club series has been mixed by rising London DJ Club Fitness. Listen to the mix below...

Photo of the four members of Girls Don’t Sync in the booth together

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Girls Don’t Sync: rise together

Girls Don’t Sync are booting down barriers in dance music with their unrivalled energy and community-building ethos. Right off the back of their massive sold-out show at KOKO in London, and ahead of their sold-out headline show at The Warehouse Project in Manchester, they chat to Sophie Walker about creating a welcoming dancefloor, keeping things fresh, and inspiring others to follow their dreams.

Girls Don’t Sync have evolved at warp-speed over the past two years, compelled by a grounding ambition to embody the change they want to see...

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Promoters in northern England are pushing for a more inclusive return to clubbing

Slowly but surely, dance music in northern England is rebuilding, and the past year has encouraged some promoters to rethink how they can make clubs...

“The clubs are coming back, pass it on!”Like a whisper rippling through a crowd, excitement is mounting as venues prepare to reopen their doors. But...

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Kevin Richard Martin and KMRU collaborate on new album, ‘Disconnect’

The six-track debut from Martin, aka The Bug, and Kenyan ambient artist Joseph Kamaru is described as a "back-and-forth creative dialogue"

Kevin Richard Martin, aka The Bug, and KMRU have teamed up for a new album, 'Disconnect'. Set for release via Brighton-based imprint Phantom Limb on...

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Premiere: Egg Meat ‘Climate and Resilience’

Georgie McVicar and Laurel Uziell link up on Alien Jams with five abstract techno tracks

London label Alien Jams’ second and final release of 2022 is a collaboration between Georgie McVicar and Laurel Uziell (aka Tooth Rust) under the Egg...

Guitar designed by Gorillaz' Jamie Hewlett to be auctioned for Brian Eno’s climate charity

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Guitar designed by Gorillaz to be auctioned for Brian Eno’s climate charity

The Cure's Robert Smith performed on the guitar at Gorillaz' free concert for NHS workers last summer

A guitar design by Gorillaz' Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn will be sold at auction later this month. Currently owned by The Cure frontman and...

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Brooklyn's Bossa Nova Civic Club reopens after nine months

The venue was forced to close at the start of this year due to a fire in its building

Brooklyn venue Bossa Nova Civic Club has reopened after nine months of inaction. The venue returned this past weekend with a line-up that included Juliana...

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Theo Parrish announces !K7 DJ-Kicks mix celebrating Detroit's musical evolution

"Detroit creates. But rarely imitates. Why?" asks Parrish on the new compilation

Theo Parrish will mix the next instalment of !K7's long-running 'DJ-Kicks' compilation series. The 19-track mix, sub-titled 'Detroit Forward', is a celebration of the present...

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Calvin Harris shares new single featuring Pharrell, Justin Timberlake and Halsey, 'Stay With Me': Listen

It's the third single to be unveiled from Harris' forthcoming album 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2'

Calvin Harris has released a new single in collaboration with Justin Timberlake, Halsey and Pharrell. The funk and soul-inflected 'Stay With Me', which you can...

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Calvin Harris announces release date and collaborators for new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’

The guest-packed LP features 21 Savage, Tinashe, Stefflon Don, Pusha T, Offset, Busta Rhymes and many more

Calvin Harris has announced the release date and collaborators for his forthcoming new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’. The Grammy award-winning Scottish DJ and...

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Eliza Rose drops debut solo production, ‘Move To The’: Listen

"Ultimately [the lyrics are] about that feeling of being totally into a rhythm and groove on the dance floor. It's just the most freeing thing."

London DJ and singer Eliza Rose has released her debut solo production called 'Move To The', out now via her Rosebud Recordings label. Listen to...

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New club event series and editorial platform, NYXXX, launches at FOLD this month

The lockdown photobook and blog Quarantune has rebranded

A new club event series and editorial platform, NYXXX, is launching with an event at London's FOLD later this month. NYXXX will hit the revered...

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Arcadia's spider stage to host Carl Cox, Calvin Harris, Nia Archives, more at Glastonbury

The elaborate fire-breathing spider set-up is coming back to Glastonbury for the first time since 2018

Arcadia is bringing its elaborate 50-ton, fire-breathing Spider stage back to Glastonbury for this summer's festival. Having taken a year out in 2019 before the...