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 With an hour sizzling EBM, acid and off-kilter techno, Unsound resident Olivia shakes up the Fresh Kicks mix series

Applications are now open for Boiler Room and Ballantine’s brand new investment and mentorship program to support grassroots music scenes around the world...

In the small city of Braga in northwest Portugal, Semibreve’s ninth edition finds pioneers of electronic music playing alongside contemporary innovators. With dazzling live sets from the likes of Suzanne Ciani, Rian Treanor, and Alessandro Cortini, and masterful DJ sets from Avalon Emerson and Hyperdub’s Kode9, this carefully curated festival celebrates subtlety, complexity and panoramic sound

Our monthly label showcase, The Sound Of, puts the focus on the imprints we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and driving their respective scenes. This month, we explore the caustic, otherworldly sounds of Italy's experimental underground courtesy of Haunter Records, with an exclusive mix from label bosses Heith and Sense Fracture

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This week, and ahead of the release of his new album ‘Information’ on Ghostly International, Lauren Martin speaks to Galcher Lustwerk, about growing up in Middle America, and folding a sense of luxury and the experience of burnout into his style of deep house music, which you can hear in his expertly crafted mix