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Spin City showcase their musical spirit in an exclusive playlist

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The Click: Hercules and Love Affair

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Tracking Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun’s voyage into the futures of nightlife experiences with Tour de Moon

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Moor Mother and DJ Haram’s debut album as 700 Bliss revels in paradox, and is all the more powerful for doing so

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Some Nights I Dream of Doors
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Preacher's Daughter
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Radiate Like This
Scalping
Void
​​William Basinski and Janek Schaefer
…on reflection
Saoirse
Two Bruised Egos
Syd
Broken Hearts Club
Vince Staples
Ramona Park Broke My Heart
Lila Tirando a Violeta
Desire Path
HEALTH
DISCO4 :: PART II
Kae Tempest
The Line Is a Curve
Wet Leg
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Diaspora Problems
Jana Rush
Dark Humor
Rema
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Charli XCX
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Classic Objects
Nilüfer Yanya
Painless
Kojey Radical
Reason To Smile
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Raving Dahlia
Park Jiha
The Gleam
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Sunday Mix: Marina Herlop

For our Sunday Mix series, Marina Herlop taps into her love for haunting sonics. Expect stirring songs and “imperishable” offerings from Naomi Akimoto, Bulgarian State Television Female Choir, Svitlana Nianio and more

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Spin City showcase their musical spirit in an exclusive playlist

Featuring tracks by Wu-Lu, Bbymutha, Kaytranada and more

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The Click: Hercules and Love Affair

This feature is part of The Click series, taken from our print magazine. A podcast version of The Click is available exclusively to Supporters

  • Profiles

Tracking Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun’s voyage into the futures of nightlife experiences with Tour de Moon

Tour de Moon is a UK-wide festival dedicated to celebrating nightlife and counterculture. Ahead of its next series of events in Newcastle, we catch up with project founder Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun

  • Album Reviews

700 Bliss – Nothing to Declare review: A brilliant record suffused with anger, mischief and hope

Moor Mother and DJ Haram’s debut album as 700 Bliss revels in paradox, and is all the more powerful for doing so

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Prospa

The London duo dial in a slamming mix for buzzing dancefloors

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Rising: yunè pinku makes dance music for introverted ravers

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The Glasgow-based DJ and producer turns in a pop-driven playlist filled with “emotion, experimentation and joy”

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Rap’s philosopher king returns with a revelatory album of knotty provocations and personal breakthroughs

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TSHA has curated a playlist of anthemic club tracks

“A selection of some of my favourite tracks that I have been playing out and enjoying recently”

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Gaidaa is entering a new chapter

The Dutch-Sudanese singer talks personal growth, style and learning to be comfortable in her own skin. Taken from Issue 131’s Aesthetic feature

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Sunday Mix: Carmen Villain

The ‘Only Love From Now On’ artist turns in a mellow mix to get lost in this Sunday

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Three professors unpack the themes on Kendrick Lamar’s album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Adam Diehl, Anthony B. Pinn and Dr. Christopher Driscoll – all of whom have taught courses on Kendrick Lamar – weigh in on some of the topics within the Compton rapper’s fifth studio album

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Listen to a wide-roaming playlist of electronic music from Skee Mask

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Chloé Robinson

Techno wobblers, breaks and a whole load more from the seasoned selector and Pretty Weird label boss

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DGTL Amsterdam 2022: A leading example of green, eco-friendly raving

The world’s most sustainable electronic music festival made its return to Amsterdam’s NDSM Docklands

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