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Photo of Arushi Jain wearing a beige dress with glove details against a brown background

Delhi-born, Brooklyn-based synthesist, composer and singer Arushi Jain’s modular explorations are guided by boundless curiosity, and a researcher’s sense of wonder. On her new album for Leaving Records, ‘Delight’, she weaves enchanting vocals, organic instrumentation and elements of Indian classical music into her unique electronic framework, reflecting on love, longing and the nature of beauty. Tara Joshi learns more

“I read this quote the other day that really resonated,” Arushi Jain recounts over a video call. “It was this idea that, without a practice...

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Brooklyn’s Laenz delivers five cuts of hauntological club experimentation on Woozy, with a remix from Hemlock Recordings’ Untold

Laenz will release a new EP, ‘After Sunset’, via the Woozy label this month. Listen to ‘Choices’ below. The Brooklyn artist debuts on Ireland’s outpost...

SAFE RAVE LOGO

The organisation aims to “reach those that don’t always get the services that they need”

A new harm-reduction organisation focused on keeping nightlife safe has launched in Brooklyn. Designed around the specific needs of the club community, SafeRaveNYC will offer...

New York disbands M.A.R.C.H. task force behind venue raids, introduces C.U.R.E. initiative

The unit was originally founded in the '90s to crack down on New York nightlife

The New York task force Multi-Agency Response to Community Hotspots, otherwise known as M.A.R.C.H., has been officially disbanded. It's believed that M.A.R.C.H., which was founded...

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Russell E. L. Butler has been making evocative music for nearly a decade. Their latest, the subtly dazzling, hugely expressive ‘Call Me G’ on T4T LUV NRG, is perhaps their best work yet. But, as Bruce Tantum learns in conversation with the Brooklyn-based artist, the album is more than just a collection of beautiful tracks.

On one level, it’s not all that difficult to wrap one’s head around ‘Call Me G', a new album from the hand of Russell E...

Eli Escobar Gabriela launch

Vintage audio equipment designed by Gary Stewart and Richard Long will feature at the Williamsburg space

Longstanding New York DJ Eli Escobar is launching a new venue in Brooklyn next month. Gabriela will officially open at the site of former Williamsburg...

Mister Saturday Night 15th Anniversary

Floating Points' first ever US gig and a 2010 Optimo set also feature 

A 15-cassette box set has been unveiled to mark 15 years of celebrated New York party Mister Saturday Night. The collection will go on sale...

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Bergsonist revives BIZAARBAZAAR with a suitably eccentric compendium of abstract club and noise music from G. ZIFCAK, ‘NEXA’

Bergsonist is reviving her BIZAARBAZAAR label this week for the first time in three years with a new album from G. ZIFCAK, ‘NEXA’. Have an...

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Benbo + Ovid reach across an experimental palette of tactile drum sounds on their collaborative debut for Brooklyn’s Loosee

Benbo and Ovid have joined forces for a new collaborative EP, ‘Just Like Home’, out later this month. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Quick...

Danny Tenaglia GU45

Featuring tracks from Radio Slave, Moderat, Age of Love and Monika Kruse

Danny Tenaglia has announced the final chapter in his Global Underground trilogy, 'GU45: Brooklyn', which will land in November on CD, vinyl, download and streaming...

Blue and black graphic reading “Tokimonsta, Sunset Park Rooftop, Brooklyn, August 11”

TOKiMONSTA will perform at Brooklyn’s Sunset Park Rooftop on 11th August

DJ Mag is celebrating its 2023 Best of North America Awards by taking some of the incredible nominees on tour across the continent. Kicking off...

Photo of Dee Diggs holding up her colourful nails and wearing white eyeshadow

Dee Diggs’ debut single, arriving via Brooklyn’s toucan sounds, is soaked in the same rapturous house spirit as her DJ sets

Dee Diggs will release her debut single, ‘Toss It’, via Brooklyn’s toucan sounds on 7th July. Listen to ‘Toss it (LADYMONIX Strut Remix)’ below. After...

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Blacktronika: Brooklyn features DJ sets, live performances and panel discussions

King Britt has shared details of the inaugural Blacktronika festival. The festival, which takes place at Brooklyn's Public Records/The Nursery on 30th July, will feature...

Press shot of KYRUH in a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a black harness

Brooklyn’s KYRUH pulls no punches in her explosive techno mix for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Anna Wall finding her feet in New York’s club scene, and the music that gets her heart jumping

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, KYRUH became a techno devotee frequenting parties such as the now defunct Solarplexia, a DIY series held in...

A black and white photo of Sven Marquardt

Berlin’s nightlife pillar returns with new exhibition at the end of May 

Sven Marquardt, the infamous bouncer at Berlin’s Berghain, has announced his upcoming photographic exhibition, DISTURBING BEAUTY. The event will be held during New York Art...

New Brooklyn club, SILO, is opening in February

François K, Mike Servito and more will play at the venue during its opening month

A new 500-capacity club is opening in New York this February. SILO will be located in Brooklyn's East Williamsburg neighborhood, and will officially launch on...

"This store will be a hub for all our artists, fans, collaborators and partners around the world"

New York record label Razor-N-Tape is set to open a new record store. To mark its 10th anniversary, the prolific dance imprint will branch out...

Get To Know: BRUX

Get acquainted with BRUX, the Sydney-born, Brooklyn-based DJ and producer with a taste for chaos, and noisy, energetic dance music

“I struggle with this,” admits the DJ and producer Elizabeth Maniscalco when asked how she describes the music she makes as BRUX. “It brings me...

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...

Brooklyn Record Exchange

The new site is located at the Greenpoint office of partner label Mexican Summer 

Brooklyn Record Exchange has opened a new store in New York City. The team opened their first shop three years ago, operating in the same...