Essential Bandcamp compilations supporting women’s charities

For International Women’s Day, we’ve rounded up the Bandcamp compilations that are spotlighting women in dance music and supporting women-focused charities

Susan Rogers and the unsung geniuses of the recording studio

Five figures from different worlds ensuring that, when the music gets to your ears, it sounds as good as possible

10 mixes you need to hear this month

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

Best Chiptune Soundtracks

The 10 best chiptune video game soundtracks

Japanese label Brave Wave productions compile a list of their favourite chiptune releases, ranging from Megan Man 9 to Sonic the Hedgehog

10 mixes you need to hear this month

Featuring Darwin, Krust, John Talabot, Skream, KeiyaA with a MF DOOM tribute and more

Downtime: TSHA

Featuring Talking Heads’ David Byrne, The Happiness Lab podcast and more

FKA twigs

A list of all the cameos in FKA twigs’ powerful new video Don’t Judge Me

The video features a star-studded cast of Black British influentials, including Munroe Bergdorf, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Clara Amfo, Mahlon Romeo and more

Downtime: The Avalanches

Featuring photographer Craig Burrows, British author Peter Russell and more

Festivals in 2021: Five festival organisers on how the vaccine has impacted their future plans

Green Man, Dekmantel, Love International, Manchester International Festival and Flash Festival weigh in on the prospects for next summer

Why we dance: A reading list by dance theorist Jonas Rutgeerts

An anthology of books that explore all facets of dance, including: ideology as performance in dance, how dance plays role in the queer world and it’s importance in Latino culture

Christmas gift guide 2020: The best presents for music fans

Featuring a Grimes colouring book, Lady Gaga’s soap, Thundercat socks and loads more

25 Key Releases from Planet Mu, as chosen by Mike Paradinas

Celebrate 25 years of the groundbreaking label by revisiting classics from Floating Points, DJ Rashad, Jlin and Venetian Snares

Track by track: Giggs breaks down his latest mixtape Now or Never

UK rap’s most enduring and influential figure takes us behind the scenes of his latest project

Nik Void: 5 online pieces that represent the future of digital performance

Factory Floor’s Nik Void compiles of list of quarantine concerts, live streams and more

Keep NYC’s lights on: Club owners and artists on how Covid has impacted the nightlife scene

We speak to people behind Good Room, Friends and Lovers, The Sultan Room, and DJ Swisha on how New York’s music industry has changed during the pandemic

Poppy Ajudha

Poppy Adjudha, Nubya Garcia, Skinny Pelembe and more on the lasting legacy of Blue Note

We spoke to five artists about the famed jazz label, ahead of the release of its next compilation Blue Note Re:imagined