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

crackaud.io mixes from July: Touching Bass, Julee Cruise and Organ Tapes

From the seductive dancefloor sounds of Floorgasm to guitar-driven selections featuring Avril Lavigne and The Distillers, we’ve got all bases covered over on crackaud.io. Catch up on our selection of July mixes on the platform

MOGA Essaouira Festival completes line-up with John Talabot and Habibi Funk

The Moroccan electronic music festival returns to Essaouira, Mogador from 28 September to 2 October

There’s a new documentary about amapiano

This Is Amapiano is presented by BBC’s Radio 1Xtra and traces the growth of amapiano from its South African roots to becoming an influential genre across dancefloors worldwide

TAAHLIAH

IDLES and TAAHLIAH to play Connect Music Festival 2022

Jon Hopkins, Caribou and Bonobo are also confirmed for the new Scottish festival