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Keinemusik’s own &ME steps up with a nostalgic, staccato ode to two-step and breakbeat, ‘1995’, with his own percussive twist

Keinemusik’s &ME deviates from his usual take on percussive deep house and techno on his new EP, ‘1995’. 

Set for release on Friday 24th August...

This Chicago news report with Farley Jackmaster Funk is pure gold...

House music hasn't always enjoyed the same level of ubiquity it does today. Way back in '86, now house music legends Danny Sweet-D Wilson and...

From DJ Mag & Juno

We have teamed up with Juno for the third year, to give you a bunch of free music throughout December!

Each day this month we...

Music journalist David Stubbs tells the story of electronic music...

A new book, Mars by 1980: The Story of Electronic Music, written by music journalist David Stubbs is set for release this August.  

The book...

Fresh Kicks 185: Ally Tropical

Pleasant Life’s Ally Tropical records a mix of bubbling house, electro and breaks for the Fresh Kicks series and chats to Eoin Murray about the Ransom Note publication and his new party, Meanwhile

Ally Tropical likes to keep things loose. Listen to his monthly show on France’s LYL Radio and you’ll hear breezy Balearic, ambient and downtempo jams...

Soundway

Check out the first track from Pat Thomas, 'Gye Wani' 

A new Ghanaian music compilation, ‘Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93’, is coming to Soundway Records. Out on 10th May, the 18-track...

The book’s original soundtrack by A Guy Called Gerald will also be released on vinyl for the first time

A 1989 novel set in the London underground acid house scene, Trip City, is set to be republished this year by Velocity Press.

The cult...

The recording makes its digital debut, with eight tracks in 11 minutes 

Beastie Boys have shared their 1995 EP, 'Aglio E Olio’, to streaming services. 

The 25-year-old recording was released in between the iconic albums 'Ill Communication'...

Streaming continues its dominance

Spotify is continuing to grow, with massive second quarter revenues reported.

Total revenue for Q2 at Spotify reached €1.66 billion ($1.85 billion), growing 31%...

1989 acid house rave VR experience planned for Coventry City of Culture

A journey from poster-filled bedroom and pirate radio studio to warehouse venue and police headquarters

An acid house rave VR experience with a 1989-theme has been unveiled as part of the City of Culture programme for Coventry, England, this year...

Classic trance database collects 150,000 tracks from 1988 to 2009

Creator Koncz Dávid is confident that the database has been compiled with at least 90% accuracy

A new database collecting 150,000 classic trance tracks has gone online. The comprehensive spreadsheet, which uses vinyl releases as a reference, was created with the...

Premium digital dancehall!: The Sheffield steel of Toddla T's classic debut...

"This is everything I've always wanted in one year," reckons Toddla T. "It sounds cheesy, but it's a dream come true. The album added to...

Frankie Knuckles DJ set from 1986 shared online for the first time: Listen

80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House

A rare Frankie Knuckles DJ set from Valentine's Day 1986 has been shared to SoundCloud by Chicago music luminary Braxton Holmes. The 80-minute recording was...

Storm shared Fabio & Grooverider’s 1999 tribute show to Kemistry, broadcast shortly after her tragic death, pieced together with a b2b mix from 1995

DJ Storm has shared an archived tribute show to her DJing partner Kemistry, along with a 1995 b2b mix, to mark what would have been...

Compilation of the Month: Various Artists ‘Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth- Pop, Boogie And House (1982-1992)’

DJ Trujillo curates a superb time capsule of early Balearic dance music for Soundway Records, from languid pop and sensual wave music, to velvety house anthems

Throughout the ’80s, the iconic Ibiza nightclub Ku (now Privilege) held a regular party known as Noche Española, in which trendy party goers would dance...