We reflect on highlights we'd be remiss not to include in our year-end review, from claire rousay's zeitgeist-defining ambient collage to Gaspard Augé's cinematic prog.
In this opinion piece, Joe Siltanen argues that top DJs should know better than to perform at a government-organized event that uses electronic music to present a problematic state as relaxed, liberal and cultured.
'It sounds like who I am as a person': We talk to the UK dance music DJ and producer on the heels of his pop-inflected debut LP, Soaked In Indigo Moonlight.
The London-based booking agent and founder of DAJU delves into her underground beginnings, her swift rise through the ranks and why no one should be afraid to see a therapist.
For eight and a half years, the label cofounded by Aïsha Devi has helped create space for the radical underground, bringing critical infrastructure to experimental artists who have sat on the fringes of the electronic music industry.
The radio presenter, Boko! Boko! co-founder and Club Yeke label-boss discusses finding herself through music and balancing her busy schedule with after work runs.
The first of its kind in Sougia, this intimate festival invites world class experimental artists like Juliana Huxtable, Kilbourne and DJ Diaki to the Cretan Village's picturesque shores.
Whether it's kaleidoscopic patterns or geometric architecture, visuals transform our experience at clubs and festivals. Here, three London artists tell us about their technical approach to crafting textural tapestries.
Dancing to a soundtrack of fantasy-inspired hardstyle, these LARPing partygoers are reviving radical folkloric aesthetics to cope with an increasingly precarious world.
The West London affair, hosted at Gunnersbury Park, championed a proud legacy of UK bass music by throwing down in an unpretentious, quintessentially English fashion.
In commemoration of our 800th podcast, we speak to Newark's "Club Queen" about the genre's rise in popularity, collaborating during the pandemic and her smooth new sound.
Blockchain-enabled groups, such as Friends With Benefits, invest in their own creative communities using cryptocurrency tokens. This technology has potentially revolutionary implications for the music industry—if harnessed responsibly.
On August 20th—after ten years on the air—Charlie Bones's beloved residency came to an abrupt end. But what made the show so special? We asked a handful of collaborators and diehard listeners.
Formerly known as Soup Kitchen, the local club commemorates over a decade of elevating new talent and fostering the local scene with a convivial, two-day birthday bash.
"Lo and behold, he left a beautiful legacy for us" —close friends and collaborators say goodbye to the Chicago house music genius and beloved "Professor X" mentor.
Crudo Volta and Python Syndicate bossman Mike Calandra Achode goes deep on his documentation of present-day communities around the African continent and how filmmaking has changed him.
The showcase festival brought together sounds of broken beats, cold wave and bespoke synthesizers with the aim of bridging continental cultural divides.
Vanessa Maria chats with the BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ about self-evolution, her community-oriented approach to work and shaking up the record label industry.
K Bailey Obazee fills Andrew Mensah in on the vision behind multimedia storytelling platform PRIM, and the value in making time for your creative outlets.
From Disclosure to Addison Groove, Amazon's livestream platform has offered artists a way to build audiences and make money during the pandemic—but will it last? Tom Faber investigates.
The Nigerian sound artist recently found himself at the centre of the electronic music world, with a captivating album on Berghain's A-TON label. Richard Akingbehin hears his story.
Music venues across Japan have been struggling to stay in business after two country-wide states of emergency. Tomoko Naoshima speaks to the director of Contact about the Tokyo club's current situation and outlook for 2021.
In this new series, we ask some of dance music's best photographers to discuss five of their most iconic photos. First up, Richard Akingbehin speaks to early dubstep insider Georgina Cook.
Since emerging in 2015, the Japanese artist has become one of the most beloved DJs on the circuit. She unpacks her craft with James Acquaye Nortey-Glover.
With Covid-19 cases under control, Melbourne's club scene is now open at limited capacity. We check in with Liam Alexander and Benny Rausa from Colour, an intimate, two-floor club in Melbourne, for hints of what's to come.
Lausanne's Folklor club opened up last summer, then closed again. Now the future is uncertain. Owner Thierry "TT" Namer tells RA about his summer of parties, and where Switzerland stands now.
Belarus's contested election and the protests that followed are only the latest chapter in a decades-long struggle, one in which artists often find themselves on the front lines. Spurge Carter speaks to the DJs, producers, promoters and clubs who make up this extraordinarily dedicated scene.