Listen to Dar Disku’s three-hour introduction to dance music from the SWANA region

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

The universe of Leigh Bowery in 10 tracks

From 80s disco anthems to underground club classics, via Massive Attack, David Bowie, and Leigh Bowery’s own crew of creative collaborators, here are ten tracks to pull you into his strange, influential world.

Cue Points: Dr Banana

This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.

In Photos: Sónar Lisboa 2025

Sónar Lisboa’s 2025 highlights included sets from Jeff Mills, Modeselektor, Josh Caffé, Bitter Babe, DJ Firmeza b2b Nick León and more.

BRDCST 2025 through five key performances

From Blackhaine to Colin Stetson, Stian Westerhus and Erland Dahlen’s band 10¹⁷ , look back on five key performances from this year’s edition of Ancienne Belgique’s annual BRDCST festival.

How a bootleg download led SOPHIE to the instrument that would power her sonic world-building

In this excerpt from his new book, ‘Songs in the Key of MP3: The New Icons of the Internet Age’, Liam Inscoe-Jones unravels how SOPHIE discovered the device that would become her most beloved collaborator.

Conducting chaos: Rewire 2025 in 7 sounds

The mind-expanding festival returned for its 14th edition with performances from Laurie Anderson, YHWN Nailgun, Kali Malone and more.

Lonnie Holley: “My legacy is showing people how to get over the hurdles”

Informed by a life beyond the imagination of most, outsider artist and musician Lonnie Holley has allowed intuition to guide his unflinching, often profound storytelling.

7 people on why they quit music streaming platforms

From poor pay for artists to general algorithm fatigue, dissatisfaction with mainstream streaming services has been mounting for some time. We spoke to seven people who decided to quit them for good.