The collaboration of Machina X and Nature of Wires does not begin with ‘Dance With Me’. No, their first tango was with the mid-2021 single ‘Within’. Reflecting each other’s talents, Machina X utilized her vocal talent to flow and sway with Nature of Wires’ synth mastery. In December of 2021, Machina X and Nature of[…]
Mumdance has turned his website into a portal for musical discovery. The producer has also shed light on his exit from the music industry in 2019. The UK artist, real name Jack Adams, returned to social media today (10 February) for the first time since 2019. In a statement shared to his various channels, Adams[…]
Watch Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ Daft Punk performance below. The Winter Olympics are currently underway in Beijing, and French dance duo Daft Punk made a surprise appearance during last night’s (6 February) figure skating team event. US Olympians Madison Chock and Evan Bates took to the ice to perform a free dance set to[…]
The first names are in for Ortigia Sound System 2022. The Italian festival, which takes place on the Sicilian island of Ortigia, will return for its eight edition on 27-31 July. The event’s first artist announcement boasts a pair of former Crack Magazine and The Collections cover stars: Anz and Loraine James. Elsewhere, the likes[…]
The line-up has been revealed for the last ever event at London venue The Drumsheds. The ‘NOT TO BE’ event, taking place this Saturday, 29th January and organised by promoter The Hydra, will see a number of dance music’s biggest names playing together to see off the venue. Running from midday until 10.30pm, there will[…]
Tomorrowland is teaming up with fellow Belgian festival Rock Werchter to stage a brand new event, CORE. The two-day event will launch this May, and take place at Brussels’ Osseghem Park. The festival will see the organisers of the two established festivals curated a programme that pulls in music, art and the natural surroundings of[…]
The Croatian event will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Zrce Beach this summer. Croatia’s Hideout Festival has revealed its full 2022 line-up. The event will stage its belated 10th birthday bash from 3 to 7 July following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Hideout has enlisted an all-star cast of DJs and live acts[…]
Clubs are set to reopen in France from 16th February, according to the latest announcement by the country’s Prime Minister, Jean Castex. The plan to start easing coronavirus restrictions relies on the use of a Covid-19 vaccination pass from today, Monday 24th January, which will be required for entry into most public areas. This electronic system no longer[…]
Calvin Harris has shared a new track as Love Regenerator. The latest in a stream of records since the launch of his new Love Regenerator alias in January 2020, including a number of solo tracks, as well as collaborations with the likes of Eli Brown, Calvin Harris has dropped a brand new single, ‘Lonely’. Serving as the first[…]
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that nightclubs in Scotland will be allowed to reopen on Monday 24th January. Ms Sturgeon confirmed in a statement yesterday (18th January) that the easing of Covid-19 restrictions will go ahead next week after a “significant fall” in new cases of the virus. Attendance limits on indoor events, which[…]
Inside the immersive digital work of the South Korean media art collective. a’strict is a South Korean artistic collective formed out of digital design company d’strict. Comprised of motion graphic designers, visual artists, programmers and system engineers, a’strict’s stunning digital artwork utilises d’strict’s expertise in cutting-edge technologies to create immersive artistic experiences, both in public[…]
Manchester audiophile bar, NAM, has announced the programme for its Winter of Listening. Located in Ancoats, the venue boasts a bespoke sound system, which features rare Klipschorn 80s heritage speakers and was developed by London-based team Brilliant Corners. The space also features an upstairs bar and Vietnamese restaurant, with a basement dedicated to music events.[…]
Groundworks has dropped its second annual cypher. Following the 2020 GW cypher, which featured the likes of Digga D and M1llionz, the creative consultancy agency has returned with a 2021 edition starring some of the biggest names in UK rap. Alongside Unknown T, who made an appearance on last year’s instalment, fellow #98s collective members in the[…]
Jacques Greene has announced a new EP. The Toronto-based artist, who recently shared a number of early, out of print tracks from his back catalogue, will return to LuckyMe later this month with five-track EP, ‘Fantasy’. Featuring vocals from singer Leanne Macomber and mixing courtesy of Joel Ford, who worked with Greene on his 2019 LP ‘Dawn Chorus’,[…]
A new memoir, The Motel: High Times in ‘90s Ibiza, is set to be published by Unbound. Iconic club promoter Claire Manumission, who ran the legendary Ibiza Manumission parties alongside her partner Mike at Privilege, has penned a memoir that provides a “a darkly humorous look at hedonism in drug-kissed ’90s Ibiza”. “Over its 14-year history,[…]
Love International has unveiled the newest instalment in its compilation series. The Sound of Love International #004 has been curated by Italian DJ and producer Budino. Described as a “poignant collection of rarities, collectables and unearthed gems” by the Croatian festival, the 12-track compilation features a collaboration between Budino and Berko, titled Transoceanic. Tracks by[…]
Pirate have launched their new Project Fund initiative which gives artists free studio time throughout 2022, and applications are now open. The scheme provides opportunities for individual creatives or collectives to gain free access to Pirate’s studios to pursue a new or ongoing project. As well as providing studio space, Pirate promises to promote the[…]
Calvin Simon, best known for his work as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died, aged 79. News of his passing was revealed by former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Booty Collins, though no cause of death has yet been made publicly available. Taking to Instagram, Collins wrote: “We lost another Original member of Parliament/Funkadelic. A friend, bandmate[…]
FKA Twigs has announced a new mixtape, ‘CAPRISONGS’. After teasing new music via TikTok on 5th January, the English multidisciplinary artist announced the 17-track release on Thursday. ‘CAPRISONGS’ will be released on 14th January. In an Instagram accompanying the announcement, Twigs described the mixtape as “my journey back to myself through my amazing collaborators and[…]
SJAYY’s mix for DJ Mag’s Radio 1 Dance residency is available to stream on demand now. Listen to it here, or via the BBC Sounds app. The hyper-kinetic pulse of Jersey club is taking over the world, and one of its most prolific young talents is New Jersey polymath, SJAYY, whose determination to introduce new[…]
A long-awaited Janet Jackson documentary is to be released this month. Charting the iconic pop superstar’s life and career, the initial trailer for ‘Janet’ was unveiled back in September last year. Now, it’s been confirmed that the first installment of the two-part, four-hour film will be broadcast via U.S. television networks Lifetime and A&E on[…]
