Fcukers: Life of the Party
After doing time in guitar bands, Jackson Walker Lewis and Shanny Wise changed tack, channelling their love of electronic music and hedonism to create Fcukers: a band built for good times.
Pay It Forward: Loraine James on Aoki Takamasa
Loraine James traces the influence of Japanese clicks-and-cuts pioneer Aoki Takamasa on her upcoming “IDM popstar” album, ‘Detached From the Rest of You’.
In Photos: The making of EarthSonic’s Flow
Go behind the scenes of EarthSonic’s latest project, where a multinational group of artists gathered to shape an album that gives voice to women on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Decoding… Midwest emo according to American Football
As American Football gear up to release their new album, ‘LP4’, Steve Holmes gives us the lowdown on a genre they may be synonymous with forever.
shy blossom: “It’s about people who feel things deeply”
The Florida group’s lead singer talks band dynamics, their creative process, and making music for emotional people.
iKeda is ready to spill
With a run of dates supporting PinkPantheress next month and a new EP on the way, iKeda is locking in to her pop star persona.
Egypt’s new underground: Listen to the mix series
Tune into mixes from five artists shaping Egypt’s new underground: Jana, Azzouni, El Kontessa, Rozer, and El Mokh.
Egypt’s New Underground: Rozer
Half-Egyptian, half-Palestinian artist Rozer merges his deep knowledge of traditional regional sounds with modern experimental club music. This mix is for the late hours, when the floor settles and the crowd locks in.
Egypt’s New Underground: Azzouni
In this mix, made for when the night is almost over but you don’t want to slow down, Cairo-based producer, DJ and community organiser Azzouni drifts through dub, dancehall, leftfield bass and beyond.
Egypt’s New Underground: El Mokh
Mansoura-born producer El Mokh’s hour-long mix moves though shaabi, bass, and club sounds from his local scene and beyond.
Egypt’s New Underground: El Kontessa
Cario-based producer, DJ and multidisciplinary artist El Kontessa curates a 45-minute mix for peak club intensity: “pulsing lights, speakers shaking the walls, and the kind of energy that makes everything feel intense and alive.”
Egypt’s New Underground: Jana
Cairo-based DJ and producer Jana moves through deconstructed club and bass sounds, featuring cuts from EsDeeKid, Fakemink and Vince Staples.
The new generation of artists shaping Egypt’s electronic underground
Juan Valero, a sound researcher, Radio alHara host and artist better known as Sono Mayrit, and Diego Hernández, a DJ and head of Berlin’s Eck Echo platform, explore the innovative sounds defining Egypt’s contemporary music scene.
“The most ‘real’ we’ve ever sounded”: Stephen O’Malley on sunn O)))’s return
The masters of vibrational low-end intensity, sunn O))), are back with their first album of new material since 2019. Here, Stephen O’Malley reflects on the enduring power of durational music and the eternal desire for transcendence.
Sunday Mix: Carla dal Forno
Australia’s master of darkwave folk, Carla dal Forno, takes over this week’s Sunday Mix with an hour of sun-soaked Aussie pop.
Adventures in sound: Inside Rewire 2026
Rewire’s 15th edition marked its biggest, boldest programme yet, with standout sets from Los Thuthanaka, Tony Bontana and Caterina Barbieri.
bed are here to break the system
With their combative live performances, doom-laden rave rock and manifesto ripped from a cyberpunk novel, bed started out with one aim: to upend the music scene in their native Tokyo. Now, they are moving into phase two – taking their mission worldwide.
RIP Corsica Studios: 6 DJs on the no-frills ethos of one of South London’s defining clubs
Ben UFO, Jyoty, Raji Rags, Peach, Lagoon Femshayma and DJ Pitch reflect on their first nights and favourite memories at Corsica, what made it special, and what club culture can learn from its legacy.
Crack Mix 614: abentis
DJ and producer abentis takes over this week’s Crack Mix with a selection that celebrates the left-field dance scene in his city, Nagoya.
In Photos: BRDCST 2026
BRDCST Festival returned to Brussels with standout curated evenings from Ichiko Aoba, Keeley Forsyth and Stephen O’Malley.
My New Band Believe’s debut pushes against “stale and predictable” singer-songwriter music
Cameron Picton on starting his new project, My New Band Believe, and adapting its 20-plus-musician debut for the stage.
“Those who made it in are calling it legendary”: Inside Xaviersobased’s frenetic London show
The high-energy show spanned old favourites and new, more experimental material. Outside, chaos over strict venue rules only added to the hype.
The sound of memory: Akinola Davies Jr, Duval Timothy and CJ Mirra on scoring My Father’s Shadow
In Akinola Davies Jr’s BAFTA-winning ‘My Father’s Shadow’, Duval Timothy and CJ Mirra’s richly layered score fills the spaces between words unspoken.
In Photos: Somerset House Studios’ Assembly
Performances from felicita, Laurel Halo with Hanne Lippard, and Mark Fell with Mohammad Reza Mortazavi were highlights at Somerset House Studios’ bi-annual arts and music gathering.
“There is no love without anti-fascism”: Inside House Against Hate’s defiant Trafalgar Square rave
Over half a million people gathered in central London on Saturday to unite in protest against the far-right.
Listen to a playlist of selected samples and sonic references, curated by Hannan Jones and Samir Kennedy
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Rap on trial: Why the UK must stop treating lyrics as evidence
Dr Lambros Fatsis, author of ‘Policing the Beats: Black Music, Racism and Criminal Injustice’, outlines how UK drill music is criminalised in courts and why the law needs changing.
Live from MUTEK Montréal: Listen to the series
Four key sets from MUTEK Montréal 2025: NikNak, Yu Su, Grand River with Abul Mogard, and Gadi Sassoon with Portrait XO featuring 555n.
Live from MUTEK Montréal: Gadi Sassoon and Portrait XO feat. 555n
At MUTEK Montréal, Portrait XO and Gadi Sassoon premiered ‘Hypercast’ – a live collaboration with AI sonification agent 555n.
Mixed at MUTEK Montréal: Yu Su
At the 2025 edition of MUTEK Montréal, DJ, musician and sound artist Yu Su closed the festival’s second night with a two-hour set that drifted fluidly through dub, techno and leftfield sounds.