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“I’m not interested in reflecting the current moment,” Shane Lavers says, from under a huge black hoodie. As Chanel Beads, he creates complex, melancholic music that intentionally resists being placed in time.
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A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine
Built for those magic hours of the evening she’s crafted a mix that captures those tantric, mysterious hours that seem set apart from real life. With swelling sounds and an atmospheric build Alexis’ mixing prowess is exemplified in this sonic melting pot.
The multitalented Sarahsson is at the helm of this weeks Crack mix. The Bristol-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, performance artist and DJ has put together 45 minutes of experimental electronics.
Lord Spikeheart brought the world’s attention to the African metal underground as one half of DUMA. Now solo, the Nakuru-born provocateur is wielding the power of extreme music for positive ends
From ambient sounds to textured club tracks, K-LONE checks in with a mix capturing his…
Danish composer and producer ML Buch delivers her contribution to the Sunday Mix series. A match made in heaven
Ahead of playing Simple Things Festival on 24 February, the tongue-in-cheek acid house duo talk through five key tracks in their repertoire
Friends, musicians and collaborators pay tribute to the fearless producer, DJ and designer. Featuring Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler, RS Tangent, Helena Hauff, Russell E.L. Butler and more
An enticingly slick, unpredictable and effervescent listen from the Seoul artist
Loose-limbed and unpredictable, The Smile’s second album suggests a band eager to outrun its associations
A few weeks back, Nigeria’s BlockParty brought the year to a close with a pair of packed-out events featuring a slew of national names. Plug Films captured the highlights from the two gatherings, take a look at the gallery
For today’s Crack Mix, Oldyungmayn comes through with a kinetic club workout, fuelled by hard drum and percussive polyrhythms from the get-go
As part of sibling duo The Knife, Olof Dreijer made daring, defiantly queer electronic music that broke into the pop mainstream. But as Dreijer’s creative practice has evolved, so has his perspective
For their mix, the Manchester duo – aka Michael Cutting and Vitalija Glovackyte – pair languid R&B romanticism with skewed sound design and shadowy bass undercurrents, featuring tracks from Flying Lotus, James K, Blackhaine and more
Fresh from the release of her ‘GENERACIÓN XDISIS’ EP, the Spanish DJ, model, designer and stylist offers a peek into her OUTOPIA world, featuring Venetian Snares, Miss Bashful and more
High-energy hardcore, hard house and trance from the Barcelona-based DJ, producer and House of (S)PUNK founder
New York-based trio Purelink quietly won everyone over with one of the best ambient and dub techno albums of 2023. But, as ‘Signs’ demonstrated, their approach to music is anything but insular
In his own words, the Slowdive singer and guitarist remembers a period of travelling that forced him to rethink his relationship to performance
Norwegian artist Maud – aka Kristine Hoff – delivers a “rapid and experimental but mostly soft and dreamy” Pop Zone mix filled with PC Music, hyperpop and trance pop goods
Hit play on a handful of sets recorded at Italy’s Lost Music Festival last year, and bring a dose of sunshine to your speakers. Featuring DJ Python, Dinamarca, Virginia WWW, Alto Fuero and Reptilian Expo
Pure dancefloor bliss to get lost in from the Staycore co-founder, recorded at Lost Music Festival 2023
A brain massage in performance (now mix) form from Spiritual Sauna’s Virginia WWW
For his two-hour set at Lost Music Festival 2023, DJ Python kept the mood steamy and the energy high throughout