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The story and sound of Glastonbury 2023 through six standout shows

Worthy Farm, Somerset 21 June

This Must Be The Place comes to Candleston Woods this month

The camping and wellness experience is set to run from 14-30 July in Merthyr Mawr, Vale of Glamorgan

Sunday Mix: Western Soul

Still in a Glastonbury state of mind? Today’s Sunday Mix from Western Soul, recorded live last weekend (25 June) on the festival’s West Holts stage, will be the ideal soother for any post-event blues

Burial Kode9

New split single from Kode9 and Burial announced for fabric Originals

Officially confirmed by the label today (30 June) following billboard teaser earlier this month, the two-track project is slated for release on 21 July

Montreux Jazz Festival announces livestream schedule

The Swiss festival kicks off today and runs until 15 July

Evita Manji curates a playlist “somewhere between summer euphoria and melancholia”

Featuring tracks by LYZZA, felicita, Snow Strippers, BABYNYMPH, Palmistry and more

Elmiene: Why (Spare Me Tears) live at Hoxton Hall

Watch the rising singer-songwriter perform soulful 2022 single ‘Why (Spare Me Tears)’ live at Hoxton Hall for Crack Magazine

Jazz from South Africa: Mixed by Gigi Masin

For our latest specialist mix, Gigi Masin delves into the history of South African jazz as a form of protest

Samrai

A Crack Mix debut for the Manchester-based DJ, producer and publisher. Samrai’s set lands on the same day as his brand new album, ‘Work & Roti’

Space Afrika, aya and Daniel Blumberg announced for new London festival, Luminate

The new festival from Kings Place takes its name and ethos from the venue’s long-running experimental music series

Techno club night XXL announces returns to Depot Mayfield with KI/KI, DJ Heartstring and more

The party, presented by The Warehouse Project, Teletech and Lo-Fi, will take place on 7 October

In Photos: Glastonbury 2023

Reminisce on this weekend’s festivities at Worthy Farm courtesy of Khali Ackford’s photo gallery, featuring Eliza Rose, Weyes Blood, Sudan Archives and more

Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy

As a DJ, radio host and curator, Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy knows how to create special moments through music. She does just that here for the Crack Mix series

The Knife’s Olof Dreijer signs to Hessle Audio, releases new single Rosa Rugosa

The Swedish producer and musician’s first solo release since 2009 arrives today (27 June) via the UK label

In Photos: Terraforma 2023

Crack photographer Femke Campbell was on the ground capturing candid scenes at this year’s Terraforma Festival. Check out the gallery of photos

Rina Sawayama appears to call out The 1975’s Matty Healy during Glastonbury set

The artist performed earlier this evening (24 June) on the newly renamed Woodsies stage

Olympe4000

A mix for forest raving with friends, the Adrenaline Quality Records founder provides a percussive techno-fuelled workout

Transmission to Tisno 2023: Listen to the mix series

The sixth edition of Love International is nearly upon us, which means its high time for another round of Transmission to Tisno – a back-to-back series featuring festival artists. Tune in now

Transmission to Tisno: Apiento b2b Alex Kassian

A meditative, dusky dive into deep house, synth-driven electro, techno and more, shared for the Transmission to Tisno series

Transmission to Tisno: Ogazón b2b Elias Mazian

The duo brings the sunshine with two hours of euphoric, melodic house selections

Transmission to Tisno: NIKS b2b Amaliah

Club banger after club banger from the London-based pair

Transmission to Tisno: Deep Nalström b2b Chez de Milo

Deep Nalström and Club Blanco boss Chez de Milo set sail on a two-hour tour through hypnotic, downtempo soundscapes and heads-down grooves for their Transmission to Tisno mix

The Smile at Abbey Road Studios by Sam Petts-Davies

The Smile release new track, Bending Hectic

The new single marks the first new music from Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner since the release of The Smile’s debut album

Vladimir Ivkovic, DJ Tennis, Carlita and more to play Kappa FuturFestival afterparties

The Italian festival takes place in Turin from 30 June to 2 July

Jonny Greenwood hints at new music from The Smile

The guitarist said the band – which also includes fellow Radiohead member Thom Yorke and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner – had a “big backlog of ideas”

Cue Points: Mama Snake

For the latest in our Cue Points series, Amniote Editions co-founder Mama Snake gives us the lowdown on how they put together their high-energy, hypnotic sets

Sunday Mix: Rahill

A warm Sunday Mix for a warm summer’s day. Featuring Laurie Anderson, Donald Byrd, Dr. Octagon, Phil Ranelin and more

Terminal to Takeoff: Mixed by Conducta

A set inspired by – and built for – travelling from the Kiwi Rekords boss. Plug in your headphones and turn this up loud

BCUC

Soweto band BCUC – aka Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness – have put together a hypnotic “amapiano ‘locals’ mix” for the latest in our Crack Mix series

In Photos: Summer of Joy in Vienna

USUS am Wasser 1 June