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DJ Swisha standing in front of a lilac coloured wall with graffiti

Part of New York’s thriving underground and the cross-States Juke Bounce Werk crew, DJ SWISHA has established himself as an essential producer and DJ covering footwork, house, jungle and more. Alongside a high-energy mix joining the dots between Jersey and Baltimore club music and techno, he speaks to Tice Cin about friendship, club culture and his mysterious former alias

Born in Philadelphia, raised in LA, and currently based in Brooklyn, DJ SWISHA’s unique and internet-crate-digging sound has created a community around him. He is...

Phantom superclub Paris

I Hate Models, Monolink, Shlømo, Bob Sinclar and Maceo Plex are confirmed for the first three months

Paris is getting a new superclub in the form of the 3,400-capacity Phantom, which is due to open next month. Located at 8 Boulevard de...

Black and white image by Molly Macindoe taken at a rave. Three ravers stand arm in arm while police block the decks

The label founded by Chris, Aaron and Julian Liberator presents archive material and new work from Alan Lodge, Nick Frost, and more

Seminal acid techno label, Stay Up Forever, has announced an exhibition to mark its 30th anniversary. London Acid City will open on Wednesday 1st and...

Anyma Eternity

The track has been a recent highlight from Afterlife shows

Tale of Us' Anyma has shared a new single, 'Eternity'. You can listen to the track, watch footage of it being dropped at events, below...

Charlotte de Witte Tears of Soy Soy Sauce

"I have a slight addiction for soy sauce"

Charlotte de Witte has launched a new brand of soy sauce, Tears of Soy. The Belgian techno star made the announcement on social media this...

Tzusing announces new album, ‘绿帽 Green Hat’, on PAN, shares track: Listen

Listen to '孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless)' now

Tzusing will release his new album, ‘绿帽 Green Hat’, on 31st March via PAN. You can hear the first track, '孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless)', below...

Surgeon Crash Recoil

Surgeon has shared the title track from the album that lands on 17th March

Surgeon has announced his first new album in five years, 'Crash Recoil', which will land on 17th March via Berlin's Tresor Records. You can listen...

Richie Hawtin

Applications are open now for studies in composition, analysis, DJ culture, and more

Richie Hawtin has announced a new PhD scholarship in electronic music at the University of Huddersfield. Applications for The Richie Hawtin PhD Scholarship in Electronic...

Ricardo Villalobos fabric Continuum February 2023

"We didn't quite know what to expect when he first turned up to play and perhaps that's still true today"

London club fabric and Ricardo Villalobos have announced plans to celebrate their 20 year relationship with a marathon 24-hour party at the venue. Set to...

Berghain New Year's 2022-2023

Nobu, Luke Slater, Tasha, Space Afrika, Avalon Emerson, Gabrielle Kwartang, residents and more will all play

Berghain has announced a huge line-up for its New Year's event. The party runs for three days across all four parts of the venue, beginning...

Marcel Dettmann Fear of Programming

Listen to the first track, 'Water', featuring Ryan Elliott on vocals now

Marcel Dettmann returns to Dekmantel Records this month with his first new album in almost a decade, 'Fear Of Programming'. Set to land on 25th...

Chloé Robinson DJ ADHD Steamin'

Four Tet features on the EP with a remix of 'Pax' 

Chloé Robinson has announced her debut EP, 'Steamin'', with DJ ADHD. Set for release on 23rd September, you can hear the second single, 'Pax', below...

Steffi Candy Mountain The Red Hunter

Crafted in a new studio and creative hub at her Portugal base, and landing on a new label

Steffi has announced a new album, 'The Red Hunter', which will arrive on October 24th via her new label, Candy Mountain. Listen to 'North Facing...

ashlauryn

DJ and writer Ash Lauryn’s three-part documentary will air on BBC Radio 4 this month

A new radio documentary series is set to explore the history of techno, from its origins in Detroit to its development around the world. Presented...

Laurent Garnier Off the Record

The acclaimed film hits UK cinemas and multiple on-demand channels from next month

The trailer for a new documentary about legendary French DJ Laurent Garnier has been unveiled ahead of its release in UK cinemas and on-demand from...

Scottish palace festival Otherlands adds DJ Stingray 313, VTSS, Peach, more to 2022 line-up

A host of talent from Scotland's ever-strong dance scene are among those confirmed 

Otherlands Music & Arts Festival, a boutique event set in the grounds of Scotland's spectacular Scone Palace in Perthshire, has announced a slew of additions...

Niamh Qurantune NYXXX FOLD

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...

Tech-house overtakes techno as most popular electronic music genre

House music remains at third in the Beatport rankings

Tech-house has overtaken techno as the most popular genre of electronic music, according to a newly-published business report as part of the International Music Summit...

Waveform Transmission vol. 1

Released on Tresor in 1992, Jeff Mills' debut LP ‘Waveform Transmission Vol. 1’ is a record that stands for repetition and filth, forged from wrought steel and imbued with scuffed-up funk. Here, 30 years after its release, Ben Cardew takes a deep dive into the sound, origins and legacy of an album that birthed a new breed of techno 

Listen to a lot of older techno today and it sounds rather restrained. Brilliant, yes, and futuristic too, yet largely soft and melodic compared to...