Spotify granted patent involving monitoring of users' speech for music recommendations
Spotify has been granted patent to utilise listeners speech for music recommendations. Swedish streaming giant Spotify, which reached a $50 billion market valuation in 2020, has b
Human Traffic 2 director says film is “ready to go”
Human Traffic 2 is reportedly “ready to go”. The sequel to 1999 cult classic Human Traffic, Human Traffic: The Revolution, was initially teased in 2016, when film prod
Rough Trade NYC to shut at current location
Rough Trade has announced plans to shut its NYC store. In a statement on Facebook yesterday, record store chain Rough Trade announced that its flagship NYC store in Brooklyn would
Popular music production forum Gearslutz to change name following online petition
Gearslutz – one of the world’s most popular and longest-running music production and engineering forums has issued a statement saying it will change its name and drop the ‘-
Furtherset explores density, intensity, fragility, and emotions with ‘The Logic of a Secret’
WARNING: This video contains flashing images and stroboscopic sequences. Oceanic ambience and frenetic arpeggios are catapulted into the stratosphere by stroboscopic footage of the
New community radio platform, Refuge Worldwide, launches in Berlin this week
A new community radio platform, Refuge Worldwide, will launch in Berlin this week. After launching fundraising series Refuge back in 2015, the team behind the Berlin-based organisa
Legendary Chicago house label DJ International Records relaunches
Chicago house label, DJ International Records, has relaunched. DJ International, the legendary Chicago imprint oringally launched in 1985 by Rocky Jones and the late Benji Espi
Further post-Brexit musician touring discussions proposed by UK government following EU visa stalemate
Further post-Brexit musician touring discussions are to be proposed by the UK government in a bid to break the EU visa stalemate. The UK left the EU on 1st January 2021, with a l
The Chemical Brothers, Björk, FKA Twigs, D'Angelo to curate Sonos radio stations
Sonos has announced a new series of personal radio stations, curated by The Chemical Brothers, Björk, FKA twigs and D’Angelo. The series launched on Sonos Radio yesterday (J
MF Doom and Madlib’s ‘Madvillainy’ sequel was 85% done, Stones Throw Records founder confirms
The long-anticipated sequel to MF DOOM and Madlib’s 2004 album ‘Madvillainy’ was “85% done”. Following the announcement that MF DOOM passed away on 31
Joseph Capriati’s injuries are “not life-threatening”, agency says
Joseph Capriati’s injuries sustained over the weekend after being stabbed by his father are “not life-threatening”, the DJ’s management company Parallel has
Carl Cox drops d&b mix: Listen
Carl Cox has shared a new drum & bass mix. The UK electronic stalwart, who is typically known for his sets of rolling techno, has delivered a brand new drum & bass mix for
Haroon Mirza stages a socially-distanced, modular opera, year zero
Inspired by viral footage of Italians singing from their balconies and windows at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. year zero is the latest iteration of Haroon Mirza’s ‘m
Early jungle and D&B scenes celebrated in new book, Who Say Reload
A new book exploring the history of jungle and drum & bass is set to be published by Velocity Press this March. Penned by Paul Terzulli, ‘Who Say Reload’ takes in
Grammys 2021 postponed due to the impact of coronavirus
The 2021 Grammy awards have been postponed after “thoughtful conversations with health experts”. The 63rd annual edition of the awards ceremony, which was due to take p
Fact 2020: Live
This year, the world’s dancefloors, venues and festivals largely went quiet in the face of a global pandemic. Despite all this, artists, festivals and clubs did everything th
Sebastian Park Dazzles With His Newest Radio, Pop Hit, My Love
Sebastian Park is no stranger to EDMsauce.com and has been a main-stay on our site for the past couple years due to his incredibly deep tracks, strong progressions, easy listening
Arturia release free Juno chorus plugin
Arturia has released a holiday gift in the form of the classic Juno range BBD chorus effect. The new plugin, called Chorus JUN-6, is a re-creation of the bucket brigade delay choru
Shiva Feshareki & Yoshi Sodeoka share spirallic collaboration, Vapour
Experimental turntablism meets lysergic, looping visuals. Experimental composer and turntabalist Shiva Feshareki and multidisciplinary artist Yoshi Sodeoka both seek to reach tangi
New initiative launched by Recording Academy and Color of Change to create racial justice in music industry
The racial justice organisation Color of Change has teamed up with The Recording Academy to share the #ChangeMusic road map, an initiative aiming to generate positive change and ra