Sven Väth announces Cocoon Recordings 20th anniversary compilation
Sven Väth has announced a Cocoon Recordings 20th anniversary compilation. After celebrating its two-decade legacy on the White Isle back in 2019, Sven Väth’s irrepressible
Musicians “shamefully failed" by Brexit deal, letter signed by artists states
A number of electronic artists have signed a an open letter criticising the Brexit deal and its impact on live performers. Published by The Times yesterday (20th), the letter addre
Youth Music Incubator Fund applications open for UK music industry collectives and businesses
UK music and young people’s charity Youth Music has opened applications for its Incubator Fund grants. After announcing the first recepients for its Incubator Fund, which inc
ASTRYD soundtrack a desperate ascent with ‘Blind Summit’
A collaboration with filmmaker Elisa Cucinelli and dancer Justin Thomas-Smith. ASTRYD, the duo behind Bristol’s beloved Dialogue parties, translate the adventurous, forw
RANE announces new controller with motorised vinyl platters
RANE is back with a new bit of kit – the ONE controller. The new controller is for use with Serato DJ Pro and has a few tricks up its sleeve. It’s unique in that it comes
US vinyl album sales hit all-time high in December
US vinyl sales reached a record-breaking high twice in December. Over the week of December 11th to 17th, Nielsen Music/MRC Data reports that 1.445 million vinyl albums were sold, a
Marshall Jefferson undergoes hospital treatment for pneumonia
Marshall Jefferson has undergone hospital treatment for pneumonia. The 61-year-old Chicago house legend was hospitalised with the illness, and shared on Twitter that he is in a &#
Flying Lotus reveals he was working on an EP with MF Doom
Flying Lotus has revealed he was working on an EP with MF Doom, the iconic and enigmatic rapper whose death on October 31st was confirmed by his wife, Jasmine, on 31st December 20
Fact Mix 789: Afrodeutsche
A whirlwind trip through vintage acid, electro and rave to see out 2020. Henrietta Smith-Rolla’s musical journey started as a child growing up in Devon, where she took violin
New online tool converts Spotify playlists into Bandcamp link
A new online tool launched by Hype Machine makes it easy to convert your Spotify playlists into lists of tracks to purchase on Bandcamp. Created by the music blogging aggregator Hy
Austin Blau Graces Us With Industrial Head Smasher
What happens when you take a heavy industrial sound, mix it with some dark overtones and ambient breakdowns, while introducing a new style of harmonic industrial-trance arpeggios?
Alessandro Costa – Be Free EP
Alessandro Costa’s new Be Free EP is a 4-track-project that will get you moving. The House release is the perfect EP to end your week with; his production skills are impressi
Mental health resources for music and events industry workers shared by One Industry One Voice initiative
One Industry One Voice (OIOV), the umbrella body of UK events associations and businesses, has shared a list of mental health resources on offer to help music industry workers hit
Burning Man-style festival in Tulum linked with surge in COVID-19 cases in New York
A sold-out art and music festival which took place from November 11th -15th in Tulum, Mexico, has been linked to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in New York, a report from the Da
The world’s first AI DJs playing AI music are here
Sensorium – the social VR music platform whose list of collaborators include Carl Cox, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren – has announced that it’s teamed up with AI-music g
Nines, Mahalia, JME and more win at 2020 MOBO Awards
After a two-year hiatus, the MOBO Awards returned last night to honour achievements in music of Black origin – with Nines, Mahalia, and JME among the 2020 winners. With ove
Tomorrowland shares full timetable for New Years Eve virtual festival
Tomorrowland has revealed the full timetable for its NYE virtual special with performances from more than 25 artists. Taking place across four stages inside the digital environment
Unreal City is London’s biggest public festival of AR art
Acute Art and Dazed Media present 36 virtual sculptures, arranged between Waterloo Bridge and Millennium Bridge along London’s South Bank. Pioneering artists from a
The BPM Festival announces line-up for 2021 festival
The BPM Festival has announced the first 30 artists set to play the event’s return to Costa Rica, taking place from 3rd – 7th of March 2021. Scheduled to take place acros