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Dev Hynes co-stars in Charlotte Gainsbourg’s video for Deadly Valentine

The clip is self-directed by Gainsbourg

Watch the colourful cartoon video for funk god Bootsy Collins’ Ladies Nite featuring MC Eiht

Collins’ upcoming LP World Wide Funk features Kali Uchis, Chuck D and Big Daddy Kane

Lunice talks us through CCCLX, track by track

As the Montreal producer goes solo, he walks us through his debut album ‘CCCLX’ – one track at a time

Listen to the world premiere of Steffi’s World Of The Waking State via Crack Magazine and Bleep on Facebook Live

We’re excited to be launching the first instalment of .AV – a collaboration with Bleep where…

© Asia Ella

In Photos: Outlook Festival 2017

Photographer Asia Ella captured portraits and action shots of the artists that took over Outlook this year

Five New Acts You Need to Know

Read our five-point guide on the best new sounds from the periphery

Listen to a roiling acid workout from Renate’s celebratory 10 Years Renate Compilation Part I

The Berlin institution celebrates its first decade by shining a spotlight on its residents

Jóhann Jóhannsson is no longer involved with Blade Runner 2049

Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch were brought on board as additional composers in August

Sampha wins 2017 Mercury Prize

But Stormzy stole the show

Burial New EP

Burial drops new Hyperdub single Rodent

It’s paired with a remix from Kode9

© Eleanor Hardwick

In Photos: End Of The Road 2017

Peep Eleanor Hardwick’s portraits of the artists and bands at one of the UK’s most tranquil festivals. Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Klein and more

Happy Skull

Number 166 in our mix series is a collaborative effort courtesy of one of Bristol’s finest labels, Happy Skull

Notes on the American Dream artwork by the man behind it

Rob Reynolds is the man behind LCD Soundsystem’s divisive new cover art. We caught up with him to find out more

Four Tet announces new album, ‘New Energy’

Four Tet has a new album coming out. It’s called New Energy and it lands…

Selections: Daniel Avery

Varg, Richard H. Kirk, Kelly Lee Owens, UMFANG and more feature on the British producer’s exclusive playlist for Crack

Watch 67’s Dimzy on ArsenalFanTV

Arsenal triumphed over Bournemouth on Saturday (9 September). As always, the good folks at ArsenalFanTV…

Tasker

For Crack Mix 165, the Whities head, NTS DJ and sometime Boiler Room host lays down a deep and varied mix for over an hour

Selections: Benji B

The radio one show host curates an exclusive two-hour Crack playlist with cuts from Badbadnotgood, SZA, Steve Lacey, Smerz and Hunee amongst others

Listen to exclusive ambient mixes from Octo Octa, Axel Boman and more

Sets from the recent Monolithic at the Yard: Open Air Club are now available via an exclusive portal

Carla dal Forno to release new EP on Blackest Ever Black

The Garden drops on 6 October. New live dates have also been announced for October and November

Holger Czukay, founding member of Can, dies age 79

Czukay’s death was confirmed just after midnight on 6 September by his record label, Mute Records. The cause of death is unknown

Jeremy Corbyn writes a touching note about Stormzy after presenting him with a GQ Award

Jeremy Corbyn was at the British GQ Awards tonight and he presented Stormzy with an…

Scuba responds to backlash after tweeting eugenics theory

The artist will be releasing music based on a dystopian scenario

Scuba shares “dystopian” eugenics theory on Twitter

The tweets went up over the weekend (2 September)

Michelle Obama dressed up in a ‘Formation’ outfit to celebrate Beyoncé’s birthday

To celebrate the 36th birthday of Beyoncé, some of Queen B’s fans and high-profile admirers…

Selections: Laraaji

Tetsu Inoue, John Serrie, and Steve Roach appear on Laraaji’s blissed-out Meditation Mix as part of our Selections series

James Murphy wanted Leonard Cohen to appear on American Dream closer

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem said that had he not died, Cohen would have been approached for a spoken word section at the end of Black Screen

Kelela drops new song Frontline on HBO’s Insecure

The new track is available to listen on all major platforms and features on her forthcoming debut album Take Me Apart

Meet Raoul Martinez, author of the radical new book Creating Freedom

We talk to the young philosopher ahead of his talk The Downs Festival Bristol about letting go of freedom and being pals with Brian Eno

Five Mixes You Need to Hear This Week

This week’s mix roundup. Bringing the best of what’s been run and spun around the…