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World's first bioplastic record unveiled by Music Declares Emergency

Including tracks by Bicep and others, people can get their hands on one of 20 copies via a Crowdfunder prize draw

UK environmental pressure group Music Declares Emergency has unveiled the world's first plant-based, bioplastic record. The records, which have been produced in a very limited...

Coldcut, Mafalda, Jon Hopkins and many more have vocalised their support for the organisation

Jayda G, Caribou and Floating Points are among acts who have shared support for a new climate change initiative, Music Declares Emergency. 

Coldcut, Mafalda, Jon...

UK energy crisis poses “grave risk” to clubs and nightlife industry, open letter to government declares

"After two incredibly difficult years where venues have had to fight for simple survival, it would be an extraordinary outcome to see them closed and permanently lost because of an energy market that is completely out of control and not fit for purpose"

The UK's nightlife and hospitality industries are urging the government to act in the face of rising energy costs and the "grave risk" to the...

Moroder, Kraftwerk & the Synthesizer

Dance music is a hot place to be place right now. What began as an underground counter-culture has grown, over the last 25 years, into...

A new crop of charity record labels has sprung up in the UK and France, donating their entire profitshare to worthy causes, and fighting poverty and inequality in...

Despite austerity hitting all but the most affluent, charity giving continues to rise. According to the Charities Aid Foundation’s annualUK Giving Study, British people donated a whopping £10.3bn to charity in 2017...

From the Minimoog to the Roland TR-808...

Some of the most important innovations in electronic music came about by mistake. Whether it be the way that Roland's TR-808 and then the TR-909...

The new microsite documents the creation of some of electronic music’s most iconic kit

Roland will turn 50 years old in 2022 and to celebrate they’ve launched a new website, covering the development and emergence of some of their...

ukfest

It hopes to kickstart a transition within the UK outdoor live sector to grid power

A new initiative has been launched to bring renewable power to UK festivals. The Live Nation-owned Festival Republic, which promotes festivals including Reading and Leeds...

Imprints like Hyperdub, Late Night Tales, AD 93, and Erased Tapes are all involved

The Independent Label Market (ILM) will return to London this summer, marking its tenth anniversary on 10th July 2021 at Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross. ...

Pharell was responsible for delivering the welcome speech

Kraftwerk have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, meaning the pioneering German electronic outfit have officially joined the ranks of the...

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re-entry

The man also known as Daphni returns under his beloved moniker... 

Caribou has dropped his first new track in five years. ‘Home’ premiered today as Annie Mac's Hottest Record In The World on her BBC Radio...

Paul Oakenfold memoir

"In a career like mine you don’t get many chances to stop and reflect on what you’ve achieved"

Paul Oakenfold has announced the publication of a memoir, 'Ready Steady Go: My Unstoppable Journey in Dance', which will be published by Welbeck and arrive...

Birmingham City Council budget cuts arts and culture

The authority must plug a £300 million deficit and sell £1.25 billion in assets 

Cultural institutions in Birmingham are facing major cuts to funding following a draft budget document published earlier this week by the City Council, which effectively...

New Zealand's Ryan Quinlivan – DJ, producer, designer and all-round polymath – offers a characteristically soulful portrait of drum & bass consisting exclusively of his...

Ryan Quinlivan, as RQ, has been quietly operating in the drum & bass periphery for two decades, often more attuned to the scene's jazz and...