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François in a long black leather coat and dark sunglasses, standing with his head tilted in front of a screen print of a dusky sky

Paris’ François X explores fast, atmospheric techno, cloud rap, and what it means to be a cowboy on his new EP, ‘CEO’ for XX Lab

François X returns to his own XX Lab this month with the ‘CEO’ EP. Listen to ‘My NDA’ below. An acronym for ‘Cowboy Executive Officer’...

Premiere: Vel ‘Inspire Me Jim’

Vel makes her solo debut on François X’s XX LAB label with six cuts of galloping techno and minimalist percussion

Vel will release a new EP, ‘Era El’, via François X’s XX LAB label this week. Listen to ‘Inspire Me Jim’ below. The Lyon-based, Morocco-born...

On a background of 10 album covers, François X looks off camera

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Paris’ François X spotlights techno gems with a trippy, deep and emotional edge

In his years at the forefront of Paris’ techno underground, François X has always left room for experimentation and emotion. On over a decades worth...

Premiere: François X ‘Fear No More’

François X returns with his first solo project in two years, a five-track, sci-fi inspired techno EP on his new XX Lab platform

François X will release a new EP, ‘Digital Fever’, via his recently launched XX Lab platform, tomorrow (25th March). The Parisian artist’s first solo release...

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...

François X has helped shape the identity of Paris’ modern techno scene. Now, he wants to understand more fully how that sound shapes him. The...