In Photos: Parklife 2025

Charli xcx and Jorja Smith were among the headliners for the festival’s 15th anniversary edition.

Decoder: A 10-step guide to deep listening

Percussionist and certified deep listening facilitator Dan Johnson – who has contributed to the book, ‘A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros’ – outlines some of the practice’s key principles.

In Photos: LIDO Festival 2025

For its debut edition, the festival hosted Outbreak for its first time in London and welcomed guest curators Charli xcx, Massive Attack, Jamie xx and London Grammar.

Pay It Forward: Nadah El Shazly on Kamilya Jubran

Egyptian-born, Montréal-based electronic composer Nadah El Shazly on how the Palestinian trailblazer Kamilya Jubran stretched her imagination.

Cosey Fanni Tutti: Hold Your Ground

Recorded during a time of personal turmoil, Cosey Fanni Tutti’s new album, ‘2t2’, channels the same uncompromising spirit that has always made her such a vital and transgressive force.

Crack Mix 606: Nic Krog

Berlin-based Danish musician and sound artist Nic Krog takes over this week’s Crack Mix with a mood board of sonic influences for their forthcoming EP, ‘Better Failing’.

Sunday Mix: Lankum

Irish quartet Lankum take over this week’s Sunday Mix with just over an hour of traditional music, ambient sounds, Americana and more.

Listen to Mia Lily‘s playlist of dancefloor sounds from across the North

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

Listen to a playlist of Mathew Jonson‘s best Bandcamp jazz finds

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

Nuits sonores 2025 through five key performances

Lyon’s forward-thinking dance music festival returned to the city for its first-ever sold-out edition.

David Blot and Turbo Island’s graphic novel celebrates the life of disabled disco innovator Cola Boyy

‘The Cola Boyy Bookk’, created by French radio DJ David Blot and artist Chris Wright, a.k.a. Turbo Island, bottles the late artist’s vibrant character, legacy and sound.

Wet Leg: Strange Fascination

Much has changed for Wet Leg since ‘Chaise Longue’ catapulted Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers to indie omnipresence, but as their second album proves, the band’s knack for mining the peculiarities of everyday life – and love – remains firmly intact.

Ten years of GALA through five key performances

The south London festival celebrated its tenth anniversary with a three-day programme stacked with dance music’s biggest names.

Multidisciplinary artists James K, Heith, Günseli Yalcinkaya and Andrea Belosi on their surreal new live show, The Talk

Inspired by the Antikythera mechanism – believed to be the world’s first analogue computer – ‘The Talk’ explores the ways in which narratives, as told through the lens of various technologies, shape our perception of reality.

Cue Points: DJ Gigola

This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.

Cue Points: O Ghettão

This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.

Pay It Forward: Sherelle on SBTRKT

DJ, producer and broadcaster Sherelle reveals the monotony-nuking impact SBTRKT had on her listening habits.

Listen to a playlist of tactile and textured audio balm, courtesy of Christina Vantzou

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.