KMRU, Avtomat and Zöe Mc Pherson contribute to new SHAPE platform mix series
Hosted by Berlin’s CTM Festival, the collaborative series features exclusive mixes from SHAPE platform artists. A new SHAPE-themed mix series has been launched in collaborati
Fact Mix 847: DJ Lyster
The Manchester-based head of YOUTH draws us into a hazy interzone of gauzy electronics and downbeat techno. Over the past decade, Andrew Lyster has quietly gained a reputation as o
Odete, Sofie Birch and Exoterrism to play Schiev Festival this weekend
Schiev Festival returns this week. The Brussels-based avant-garde pop festival is set to showcase an eclectic line-up of local Belgian talent and international artists. Taking plac
Nicolas Jaar’s collaborative performance, Weavings, to be released as an album
The piece formed part of Unsound Festival’s 2020 online addition and featured performers such as Laaraji, Juliana Huxtable and Księżyc. Nicolas Jaar is releasing an album v
Fact Mix 846: Ehua
Ehua ventures further into the evocative expansiveness of her sound, exploring deconstructed and experimental soundscapes. London-based, Italian-Ivorian artist, producer and DJ Ehu
Snail Mail shares Adore You, demo version of Valentine title track
Snail Mail has shared a new track. Entitled Adore You, the lo-fi song is an early demo version of 2021’s Valentine, which served as the lead and title track off of her lates
Malform – Khaos
Malform is a black metal, industrial metal, and experimental project founded in 2007 by M.D Roche. While history behind the project is limited their Bandcamp page shows some of the
Goldie, DJ Flight and Jamz Supernova locked in for Shindig Festival 2022
The Somerset event will head to its new Dillington Estate home in May. The full line-up for this year’s Shindig Festival has arrived. For its seventh edition, set to take place f
Little Simz, Dave and Wolf Alice among 2022 BRIT Award winners
The annual ceremony took place last night (9 February) at the O2 Arena. Little Simz, Dave, Wolf Alice and more were among the winner’s at last night’s BRIT Awards. The event sa
First names announced for Kappa FuturFestival 2022
This year’s festival will run from 1-3 July. Kappa FuturFestival has made its first artist announcement for 2022. The Italian festival returns to the vast Parco Dora in central T
Composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki announces debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’
Kenyan composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki will release her debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’, next month via SA Recordings. Listen to the single, ‘Equator Son
An encyclopaedia of trance has been published
An encyclopedia charting two decades of trance music has been published. Dubbed the first encyclopedia to cover “the global trance movement during its most prolific years,
Mitski to join Harry Styles on UK tour
Mitski is opening for Harry Styles on the UK leg of his postponed world tour. The Crack Magazine cover star announced the news in a tweet earlier today (19 January).
Festival celebrating ‘90s and ‘00s dance music to take place in Manchester this year
A new festival celebrating dance music from the ‘90s and ‘00s will take place in Manchester this summer. Flashback Festival, organised by Dance Generation, will be taking
Palestine’s Julmud announces debut album, ‘Tuqoos’, on Bilna’es
Palestinian producer, percussionist, keyboard player, vocalist and music researcher Julmud has announced details of his forthcoming debut album, ‘Tuqoos’, arriving 30th
Composer Marc Sinan to present multimedia installation, At First, at Berlin’s Humboldt Forum
At First features musical, video and performance contributions from Kettly Noël and the Djiguiya Orchestra, among others. A new performance-based installation is heading to Humbol
Statik G Displays Power & Swag In New Joint “Bad MFs Only”
After dropping his new album Gene Therapy – Final Chapter, Statik G has been keeping busy, unveiling one music video after the other for some of the 19 tracks listed on his a
Iceboy Violet announces debut mixtape featuring Space Afrika, aya, Slikback, more
Manchester artist Iceboy Violet has shared details of their debut mixtape, ‘The Vanity Project’. Set for release on Finn’s 2 B REAL label, the seven-track mixtape
BBC News presenter Ros Atkins shares drum & bass DJ mix for Desert Island Disco: Listen
BBC News presenter Ros Atkins has shared a drum & bass DJ mix for BBC 6 Music’s Desert Island Disco All-Dayer. The journalist, who presents Outside Source on the BBC Ne
Houghton Festival announces 2022 return dates
Houghton Festival has announced its return dates for 2022. Having been forced to cancel its 2019 outing due to an extreme weather warning, as well as its scheduled return in both 2