Posts by Jasmine Kent-Smith (@jasmine_ks?lang=en )

Berlin concert series Kontraklang to screen new film on composer Teiji Ito

The Cosmic Music of Teiji Ito will be screened via Kontraklang’s site from 15 March

Black Country New Road © Rosie Alice

Black Country, New Road and Bell Orchestre lined up for Southbank Centre’s online event series

London Contemporary Orchestra will also be performing as part of Inside Out’s spring programme

Japanese Breakfast announces third album Jubilee

Japanese Breakfast, aka Michelle Zauner, has shared a new visual for lead track ‘Be Sweet’

India Jordan readies new EP Watch Out! for Ninja Tune

Listen to mood-boosting new single ‘And Groove’ now

10 mixes you need to hear this month

The best of February’s mixes featuring Giant Swan, BAE BAE, Smerz, DJ Stingray and more

Michaela Coel and Moses Sumney sign open letter in support of Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community

It also features signatures from Clara Amfo, Naomi Campbell, Virgil Abloh, Edward Enninful and Vic Mensa

Primavera Sound has been postponed until 2022

The Barcelona festival’s 20th anniversary celebrations will now take place next June

Bbymutha releases new EP Muthaleficent 2

Listen to the seven-track project now

XIII to release Invrs Solaria EP on C2C Festival’s new label

It follows an inaugural release from Bienoise

Charli XCX announces new “supergroup” with The 1975 and No Rome

The three already have a song together

UK festivals face 2021 cancellation without government insurance

The AIF has warned that “this really is the final countdown for many businesses”

Anz

Anz, Avalon Emerson, Carl Cox and Carista enlisted for BBC Radio 1 Residencies

Tune into shows from the new residents from 1 March

Laraaji

Laraaji shares new 75-minute track Alignment via the Calm app

“‘Alignment’ is an intuitive sonic space for holding mindfulness”

Pride in London announces 2021 return

Pride festivities will return to the capital in September

Calibre releases new album Feeling Normal

It’s out today (26 February) via his Signature Recordings imprint

Sunday Mix: Jack Chrysalis

London-based Jack Chrysalis fuses everything from driving techno and uplifting UKG to melancholic arrangements, Massive Attack and more in his Sunday Mix

Crack Mix 399: Mary Lake

A woozy slant on techno and electro

Lena Willikens © Mike Chalmers

Lena Willikens, Scalping, Black Midi and more announced for Wide Awake 2021

The likes of Daniel Avery, Erol Alkan and Dr. Rubinstein have also been confirmed for the new south London event

Can announce new live series, unveil Live in Stuttgart 1975 album

Tune into an excerpt from ‘Live in Stuttgart 1975’ ahead of its May release date

Black Country New Road © Rosie Alice

Listen to a new conversation between Slint and Black Country, New Road

Black Country, New Road’s Luke Mark and Isaac Wood chatted with Slint’s Britt Walford in an episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast

Magic City Classic – Mixed by Speaker Music

DeForrest Brown, Jr. pays homage to the African American tradition of HBCU marching bands in this 30-minute mix

Laurie Anderson’s Big Science to be released on red vinyl

Anderson’s debut album is returning to vinyl for the first time in 30 years

Boris Johnson nightclubs press conference

UK Music: “The music industry can play a key role in the post-pandemic economic and social recovery”

UK Music’s CEO has responded to Boris Johnson’s proposed roadmap out of Covid-19 restrictions – and the summer reopening of clubs

Petition launched to rename street in New York after MF DOOM

The ‘KMD-MF DOOM Way Committee’ launched the new petition on Monday

Sunday Mix: Dis Fig & The Bug

Radiohead, Nick Cave, Mazzy Star, Portishead and more feature on the tracklist

Jimmy Edgar

A glimpse of what’s to come on the Detroit native’s upcoming solo album, Cheetah Bend

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Lafawndah and Lyra Pramuk feature on new six-minute compilation

PRSNT has been compiled by Barcelona label Modern Obscure Music and Created By Us

Easterndaze x Berlin reveals 2021 programme

This year’s festival will take place in the form of a compilation and zine, video installation, community radio week and more

EastEast Radio extends programming with new shows from Nabihah Iqbal, MSYLMA and more

The station, which launched back in December, focuses on music from West Asia, North Africa and beyond

moses boyd

Moses Boyd joins forces with Katy B for 2 Far Gone remix

The original version featured on Boyd’s Dark Matter LP