Pay it Forward: Evilgiane on DJ Premier
Surf Gang founder, sample drill pioneer and architect of one of underground rap’s most kaleidoscopic sounds, Evilgiane recalls the DJ Premier sampling masterclass that sharpened his ear.
Screen Time: Tony Njoku
Tony Njoku shares the tabs he keeps coming back to, from new albums and essays to digital archives, creative tools and internet rabbit holes.
Listen to a playlist inspired by 15 years of Soulection
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Christian Löffler: “I want to build a space that goes beyond the music”
German producer Christian Löffler discusses his new label, Until We Meet Again, and its upcoming open-air event series.
Alewya: Being and Nothingness
Alewya’s debut album sees the multidisciplinary artist transform a life lived across cultures, sounds and disciplines into a singular creative world – but ‘ZERO’ is only the starting point.
UNIIQU3 is getting her flowers
Five years after her breakthrough EP Heartbeats, UNIIQU3 has seen Jersey Club – a sound she helped take global – percolate into pop music, and her name dropped in all the right places. Time, then, to re-enter the chat with a new album that strikes out for new horizons.
Listen to a journey through Tracks on Tap’s essential UK sounds
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
ear are taking the scenic route
Less a band than a collaborative art project, ear have created a shared universe for two – intentionally closed, richly esoteric and all the more compelling for it. Time to listen in.
Get ready for Adiel & Quest’s HARD Summer b2b with this collaborative playlist
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
In Photos: Polifonic Puglia 2026
Polifonic returned to Puglia for its eighth edition this July, with Ben UFO, Shackleton (live), ISAbella and Donato Dozzy among this year’s line-up.
Dreams in Neon: Remembering Kavinsky
Kavinsky left behind a relatively small body of work, but his influence stretched from French Touch to Hollywood and some of the biggest pop songs of the 21st century. Here, we celebrate a producer whose cinematic, singular vision reached far beyond his own records.
Crack Mix 615: Jay Music
Fresh from TraTraTrax’s ‘Mzansi Bass’ compilation, Jay Music delivers a high-energy Crack Mix rooted in amapiano, gqom and South African bass culture.
Memòri Festival 2026 through five key performances
At its sold-out debut, Memòri paired dub, techno and psychedelic sounds with a strong sense of community and place.
SOUNDIT 2026: The Barcelona festival hits its stride
SOUNDIT returns for its second edition with standout sets from Helena Hauff, gyrofield and Kode9 b2b Tim Reaper, alongside takeovers from Ilian Tape and TraTraTrax.
9 films to watch after listening to Charli xcx’s Music, Fashion, Film
Nine films and documentaries that echo the themes of Charli xcx’s ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, featuring works by David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola and more.
Decoding… Mzansi Bass
Shannen SP breaks down the artists, parties and sounds driving South Africa’s ever-evolving bass continuum.
Live from Spot Lite Detroit: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale and Ceri
To mark the closure of Spot Lite, Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale and Ceri revisit a special four-hour set they played at the Detroit institution last year.
In Photos: Limbo Festival 2026
A photo recap of this year’s edition of Limbo, the intimate Tuscan festival combining electronic music, wellbeing and nature.
Inside Spellbound’s sleeping concert: An interview with Nkisi
Acting as the centrepiece of Turin’s Spellbound Festival this year was a concert you are meant to sleep through, inspired by accounts of unexplained sounds heard in the desert.
In Photos: Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 2026
Dutch festival, situated in the lakeside surrounds of Ewijk, returned in July treating revellers to sets from David Byrne, The XX, Avalon Emerson and more
Listen to a journey through cosmic disco curated by Daniele Baldelli
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Pay it Forward: Kurt Vile on Neil Young
For Philly psych-folk wanderer Kurt Vile, no one does both in-the-moment rock ’n’ roll glory and pin-drop intimacy quite like Neil Young.
Listen to a playlist for journeys along country roads curated by Alfa Mist
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
In Photos: How Reload Sound & Friends celebrate Bristol’s musical legacy
Bristol DJ soundsystem collective team up with Foot Locker and Salomon at iconic club Lakota to explore the city’s musical identity through a genre-spanning night of music.
Rising: IMISSMYMOM are making existential shoegaze with a side of doom
With their second album, London-based band IMISSMYMOM are holding onto the spontaneity that first brought them together.
Napoli Segreta’s playlist for a red heat alert
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
The V&A’s Lost Music Venues: A celebration of the grassroots spaces that sustain British music culture
The V&A’s ‘Lost Music Venues’ display is part eulogy, part call to action and part cultural archive-in-the-making, curator Harriet Reed tells us.
Iceage’s guide to Copenhagen
As the Copenhagen band’s new album arrives just in time for a long summer in the city, drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen shares the local music spaces and hidden corners that continue to inspire them.
Open’er Festival 2026 through five key performances
From David Byrne’s orange-hued optimism to Nick Cave’s rousing, devotional headline set, Open’er Festival transformed north Poland’s Gdynia into a four-day celebration of music legends and contemporary pop icons.
Decoding… ongaku kissa
Filmmaker Nick Dwyer traces the origins, evolution and enduring appeal of Japan’s ‘ongaku kissa’.