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Four Tet teases line-up featuring Joy Orbison, Floating Points and Jossy Mitsu

Kieran Hebden has shared a new Instagram post with a series of different DJs’ and producers’ names

Girlpool announce they are disbanding

The duo, who featured as our Issue 130 cover stars back in March, are parting ways after nine years as a band

aya, Blackhaine and FAUZIA to play Mucho Flow 2022

The Portuguese avant-garde festival returns to Guimarães from 4-5 November

Snail Mail and Phoebe Bridgers to star in new A24 film, I Saw the TV Glow

The musicians are set to appear in the new horror from director Jane Schoenbrun

Berlin’s Kiezsalon announces next event and new label, Digital in Berlin

The avant-garde event series has shared details of its upcoming show on 27 August

California Senate and Assembly approves Rap Lyrics Bill

The new law limits the use of rappers’ lyrics against them in court and comes in the wake of Young Thug and Gunna’s court case earlier this summer

fabric announces first names for 23rd birthday events

The London club will celebrate the milestone anniversary with a series of nights running from 14-17 October

Jay Electronica to play Bristol show next month

The New Orleans rapper comes to Marble Factory on 30 September

Between the Lines announces 2022 programme

Originally launched as a two-day series at Corsica Studios in 2019, Between the Lines is set to take place across east London venues this September

Bristol’s SWX is reopening this September

SWX has announced that it will reopen its doors from 9 September

Governors Ball

Solange has composed an original score for the New York City Ballet

The commissioned piece is to accompany a performance choreographed by Gianna Reisen and premieres on 28 September at the NYCB’s 10th anniversary Fall Fashion Gala

Pussy Riot, D Double E and Audiobooks announced for Llais 2022

The Wales-based international arts festival – fka the Festival of Voice – has revealed more acts for its upcoming edition this October

Transmissions from Hackney Festival unveils full line-up with TSVI, Amaliah and Alya L

The new multi-venue party comes to east London on 15 October

Crowd in a nightclub

The Music Venue Trust and NTIA share open letter on the rising energy crisis

Five organisations from the live music and hospitality sectors have come together to call for urgent action in the face of rising energy prices

Róisín Murphy, The Click

Róisín Murphy, Jame Blake and Kraftwerk revealed for Cala Mijas’ Crack Stage

Cala Mijas festival comes to Costa del Sol from 1-3 September

FLY Open Air completes line-up for 2022

The Scottish electronic dance music festival has announced more names for its 10th edition, taking place from 16-18 September

Tresor shares new archival book, Tresor: True Stories

Tresor’s first archival publication, Tresor: True Stories traces the history of the legendary techno club and label featuring untold stories from the 80s and 90s

Grime Stories: Jammer’s basement, pirate radio and the genre’s legacy

We speak to Dhelia Snoussi – co-curator of the Grime Stories exhibition at the Museum of London – about the link between grime and gentrification

Laurel Halo and DMX Krew join Field Maneuvers line-up

Field Maneuvers has unveiled more additions to its line-up for 2022

AYA

Urvakan Festival announces aya, Deena Abdelwahed and ZULI for 2022

The Armenian platform has revealed the first wave of acts for its second festival edition, taking place from 23-25 September

Autechre’s Sean Booth on David Lynch: “He likes us enough to want us to do a gig for him”

The musician recently took to Twitch for an AMA in which he talked about Lynch, Nintendo’s Metroid Prime and the ‘two guy theory’ in electronic music

Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died

The Miyake Design Studio shared the news that the late designer passed away on 5 August from liver cancer

Hudson Mohawke and Patti Harrison team up for Bicstan video

Patti Harrison and Alan Resnick co-directed the clip for Hudson Mohawke’s recent single

Listen back to the inaugural BBC Gaming Proms

The event, entitled ‘Gaming Prom – from 8-bit to infinity’, took place last Monday (1 August) at The Royal Albert Hall

Four Tet is dropping new tracks Mango Feedback/ Watersynth next week

Kieran Hebden played one of the upcoming new tracks in his live set at Glastonbury and in a recent BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Black Midi

John Cale, Black Midi and Tara Clerkin Trio to play Llais 2022

The international arts festival returns to Cardiff from 26-30 October

The Jaguar Foundation publishes new report highlighting significant gender disparity in UK dance music

The ‘Progressing Gender Representation In UK Dance Music’ report is billed as the first of its kind, specifically looking at gender balance within UK dance music

Bristol’s Idle Hands announces shop closure later this month

The label and record store has also launched a Crowdfunder to help with moving to a new location

Cabin Fever announces 2022 parties with Laurel Halo, Umfang and Anthony Naples

The six shows will happen across London, Birmingham and Leeds venues

Pa Salieu claims he’s been dropped from Commonwealth Games ceremony

According to the Coventry rapper’s statement, his performance has been cancelled after he failed a background check