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Nikki Nair: “A good pop edit done tastefully can be really exciting”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Here, John Thorp connects with Nikki Nair, the Atlanta-based producer and DJ bringing pop to the rave underground – and leaving pretension at the door

Rising: Enter the searing soundworlds of Plattenbau

Plattenbau offer a take on contemporary life that’s anything but prefabricated. We meet the spirited post-punk four-piece to discuss their new record, ‘Net Prophet’

On A Way of Life, Suicide demonstrated an undimmed desire for provocation

Suicide’s third album saw the bicycle chain-wielding New Yorkers drift further away from the brutally primitive synth-punk of their seminal debut, but make no mistake – Alan Vega and Martin Rev still knew how to provoke

Minor Science: Catch your breath

Minor Science, the producer behind some of the most cerebral club music in recent memory, isn’t afraid of having fun

Remembering Andrew Weatherall, dance music’s true originator

Andrew Weatherall’s career spanned decades and defied convention at every turn, we pay tribute to the unrivalled DJ and producer

LCD Soundsystem’s debut album captured the brittle energy of New York City

On its 15th anniversary, John Thorp looks back on LCD Soundsystem’s era-defining debut record