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FIBER Festival announces dates for 2023

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Crack Magazine, Suzy Chan and Wilfrid Wood are speaking at this month’s Nicer Tuesday

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Watch Darren Aronofsky’s new film The Whale in cinemas now with MUBI GO

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Coby Sey, k means and Laraaji announced for Intonal Festival 2023

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Polifonic announces European club tour for 2023

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ANOHNI and Marti Wilkerson have edited a new book about the Blacklips theatre collective

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Rewire completes line-up for 2023

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Caroline Polachek, Flying Lotus and Yves Tumor to play C2C Festival 2023

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Dido and Grimes to feature on Caroline Polachek’s new album, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

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Resource list: How to support the people of Ukraine

Across the music industry, artists, labels and platforms are donating funds to help support the people of Ukraine. Here’s a list of resources, with links to charities and organisations

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⌘R: The Best New Music, curated by Crack Magazine

A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine

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Listen to a playlist of dreamy, dubby techno from Lychee

Get locked into Lychee’s Selections playlist featuring dub and dub-adjacent techno cuts from Decoder, Kai van Dongen, Monobox and more

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Caroline Polachek is surrendering to chaos

Caroline Polachek is no stranger to drama. Guided by her breathtaking voice, the experimental pop artist has written operas, earned a Grammy nomination and even inspired a TikTok dance craze. Now, she’s ready for her next chapter

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Gayance

Gayance supplies “soulful, heavy bass-infused party ambience paired with some natural red wine” that entices from the outset and refuses to let up

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A trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone with Duval Timothy

Behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Duval Timothy’s limited edition hand-woven scarves and his trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Duval Timothy performs First Rain live in Sierra Leone

In the visual, which was directed by Edem Wornoo, the multidisciplinary artist performs the song ‘First Rain’ in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The song is lifted from 2018’s ‘2 Sim’

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Sunday Mix: Jadu Heart

Fresh off the release of their third album ‘Derealised’, UK duo Jadu Heart deliver a Sunday Mix defined by its pastoral charm. Fittingly, then, their set is titled ‘Walking Through the Fields of England’

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How Raza Tariq said NO THANKS to Central Saint Martins

We caught up with Tariq to talk NO THANKS, art universities and the ethos at the core of his creations

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Various Artists
A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back
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Theo Parrish
DJ-Kicks: Detroit Forward
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Nymph
Slipknot
The End, So Far
The Comet Is Coming
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin
Ali
Rina Sawayama
Hold the Girl
Crack Cloud
Tough Baby
Jockstrap
I Love You Jennifer B
George Riley
Running in Waves
Sudan Archives
Natural Brown Prom Queen
Sarah Davachi
Two Sisters
Aitch
Close to Home
Danger Mouse & Black Thought
Cheat Codes
KOKOROKO
Could We Be More
Bartees Strange
Farm to Table
of Montreal
Freewave Lucifer fck
Steve Lacy
Gemini Rights
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Hellfire
The Maghreban
Connection
beabadoobee
Beatopia
Various artists
Touching Bass presents: Soon Come
Caterina Barbieri
Spirit Exit
  • Long Reads

Listen to a playlist of dreamy, dubby techno from Lychee

Get locked into Lychee’s Selections playlist featuring dub and dub-adjacent techno cuts from Decoder, Kai van Dongen, Monobox and more

  • Profiles

Caroline Polachek is surrendering to chaos

Caroline Polachek is no stranger to drama. Guided by her breathtaking voice, the experimental pop artist has written operas, earned a Grammy nomination and even inspired a TikTok dance craze. Now, she’s ready for her next chapter

  • Mixes

Gayance

Gayance supplies “soulful, heavy bass-infused party ambience paired with some natural red wine” that entices from the outset and refuses to let up

  • Profiles

A trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone with Duval Timothy

Behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Duval Timothy’s limited edition hand-woven scarves and his trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone

  • Shows

Duval Timothy performs First Rain live in Sierra Leone

In the visual, which was directed by Edem Wornoo, the multidisciplinary artist performs the song ‘First Rain’ in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The song is lifted from 2018’s ‘2 Sim’

  • Mixes

Sunday Mix: Jadu Heart

Fresh off the release of their third album ‘Derealised’, UK duo Jadu Heart deliver a Sunday Mix defined by its pastoral charm. Fittingly, then, their set is titled ‘Walking Through the Fields of England’

  • Profiles

How Raza Tariq said NO THANKS to Central Saint Martins

We caught up with Tariq to talk NO THANKS, art universities and the ethos at the core of his creations

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Identified Patient

A two-hour thrill-ride from the prominent Dutch producer

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With Kamikaze, Twista proved that he was more than just the “fastest rapper in the world”

The Chicago rapper’s fourth album, released 19 years ago this week, demonstrated his range and yielded hits

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How to make a number one hit: A conversation with Eliza Rose

The east London artist connects with Vanessa Maria for a conversation about her career, performance anxiety and 2022 smash hit ‘B.O.T.A.’ This talk was hosted in collaboration with BIMM Institute Bristol

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The Click: Waajeed on a transformative Miami trip with Roy Davis Jr.

In his own words, Detroit producer Waajeed reflects on an impromptu trip to Miami with Roy Davis Jr. that altered his brain’s chemistry

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Sunday Mix: Lamin Fofana

The New York-based producer delves into softly energising ambient and on this week’s Sunday Mix

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Ale Hop

“Collage-like dislocations, noise that is harsh but meticulous, analogue synths hallucinations, floating words, and occasional soothing folk and ambiences” and a whole lot more. This is Crack Mix 485

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Pop Zone: Quinn Christopherson

For this month’s Pop Zone mix, Alaskan singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson celebrates his father, wedding songs and some proper pop classics

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Various Artists: A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back review

A diverse cross-section of artists celebrate a giant of modern music, proving that reinterpretation is the sincerest form of flattery

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A Love Letter to Algeria: Mixed by Sabrina Bellaouel

The InFiné signee complies a mix of Algerian gems that have inspired her throughout her musical journey

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Sabrina Bellaouel: Present Continuous

With a new year comes fresh beginnings – a revitalising energy that French-Algerian R&B artist Sabrina Bellaouel harnesses on her debut album, ‘Al Hadr’

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Sunday Mix: Shovel Dance Collective

“An eclectic mixture of off-the-cuff Shovel Dance influences” from the nine-piece folk group

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