The London venue has announced the line-ups for its summer season. KOKO Electronic has revealed its summer programme, adding the likes of Pa Salieu and Gilles Peterson to the summer schedule. The season kicks off with former Crack Magazine cover stars Helena Hauff and Batu on 10 June, who’ll be joined by Crystallmess, Lee Gamble[…]
The late founder of SB.TV died on 20 February aged 31. This morning (7 June), Jamal Edwards’ mother shared the news that he suffered cardiac arrhythmia as a result of taking recreational drugs. “Since finding out the news I’ve been in a state of shock, and I’m still trying to process it,” Brenda Edwards wrote,[…]
The eight-track release is raising funds for Calais Appeal. London collective Queer House Party has shared their debut release spanning UK garage, house, breaks, techno and more. The EP features contributions from I.Jordan, Fiyahdred, Shauna and Queer House Party member Passer. There’s also a collaborative track from DJ Soyboi and Salt Pillar plus dance cuts[…]
The former Crack Magazine cover star has announced her next release. FKA twigs has unveiled the release date and cover art for her next single. The forthcoming track, entitled Killer, is set for release on 16 June. The artist took to social media last night (6 June) to tease the new track, which she’s described[…]
The Italian festival has announced its second wave of acts and stage splits. Opera Festival has unveiled another round of acts, adding the likes of Jossy Mitsu, Louise Chen, So-Fi, Blatta and Turbo So to the 2022 line-up. The newly-announced artists are set to play at the event as part of Opera’s Bosconi Records showcase.[…]
The Serbian festival returns to the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad from 7-10 July. For the upcoming edition this summer, EXIT Festival has confirmed Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, DJ Tennis, Honey Dijon and BĘÃTFÓØT. Other acts joining the bill include Napalm Death, Sepultura, Iggy Azalea, Denis Sulta, ZHU and Honey Dijon. As part[…]
The producer and artist, who has worked with Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka and Adele, was awarded producer of the year at the Brit Awards earlier this year. Inflo, who also fronts Sault, shared a statement to his Instagram yesterday (5 June). “Nathan and I have been on a mission to introduce a base rate and[…]
The new nightlife and arts festival lands in Southampton on 10-13 June 2022. Tour de Moon is a new festival celebrating youth countercultures, nightlife and art. The free public event is heading to three UK cities this year, celebrating its Southampton edition in June. For this chapter, Tour de Moon is set to host a[…]
After a two-year hiatus, Decibel Open Air has announced its return. The festival will celebrate its fourth edition this year, moving to the new location Parco delle Cascine in Florence, Italy, on 10-11 September 2022. For its comeback, Decibel Open Air will host the likes of Overmono, Caribou, Jessy Lanza, Elkka and Giulia Tess. Previously[…]
The Detroit DJ and musician has cancelled his upcoming shows following a severe car crash over the weekend. Moodymann’s label Mahogani Music confirmed the news via a social media post yesterday (30 May). “We regret to inform you that Moodymann along with another cherished member of our Mahogani Music family were injured in a severe[…]
The track is the latest release on Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland’s World Music label. Clocking in at just shy of a minute, grandiosee is the latest release from NINA – aka Nina Cristante who is also part of fellow World Music-affiliated project bar italia. Alongside Cristante’s vocals, production duties on the single come from[…]
We’re on the lookout for a creative, enthusiastic video creator to join our team. As we continue to evolve and expand the ways in which Crack Magazine lives online, improving the quantity and quality of our video output is essential. This is a hands-on role for someone with the ability to capture outstanding material in[…]
The Turin-based festival has revealed more details for its 20th anniversary edition this year. Today C2C Festival has announced ten more artists joining the bill this November. Former Crack Magazine cover star Blackhaine, Hyperdub founder Kode9 and the xx’s Romy have all been confirmed to play. Other new additions to the line-up include Caterina Barbieri,[…]
The punk band is also re-releasing their 1977 single God Save The Queen. To mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which takes place across a four-day weekend in the UK from 2-5 June, Sex Pistols have announced a nickel-plated Pistol Mint commemorative coin. The piece features artwork by Jamie Reid with his Sex Pistols Union Jack[…]
The audiovisual arts and electronic music festival returns to Amsterdam this June. The theme for FIBER Festival this year is mutation. As part of this, cultural hub Dokzaal is set to host an exhibition exploring the relationship between humankind, nature and technology which will be on for twelve days from the 8 June. FIBER Festival[…]
The Portugese electronic music and digital arts festival returns to Braga from 27-30 October. Semibreve has announced the initial programme for its 12th edition this year. The first artists confirmed include Chicago footwork veteran Jana Rush, experimental sound artist KMRU and Planet Mu-affiliated producer Gabór Lázár. Multidisciplinary artist Alva Noto has also been announced to[…]
The influential new wave band’s co-founder and keyboardist Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher has died aged 60. Fletcher’s bandmates shared the news yesterday (26 May) via social media. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the statement reads. “Fletch had a[…]
The London-based creative organisation – led by Gideon Berger and Stephen Gallagher – has revealed its programme for 2022. This year marks Block9’s fifteenth outing at Glastonbury festival. Having expanded in 2019 to encompass two adjacent fields named Block9 East and Block9 West, today the team has announced the line-up for their return to the[…]
The record is slated for digital release on 15 July via Hyperdub. Kode9 has announced his first LP since 2015’s Nothing. Escapology is the first audio offering from the Hyperdub founder’s multi-disciplinary project Astro-Darien, which he launched in 2021 with a two-week audiovisual installation at London’s Corsica Studios. The project later moved to INA-GRM in[…]
The Czech festival has revealed its first wave of artists for this autumn’s edition. Lunchmeat festival has confirmed Holy Other and Planet Mu’s Mike Paradinas – aka μ-Ziq – to play this year plus a live audiovisual set from Squarepusher. Other acts joining the bill include JASSS, former Crack Magazine cover star Blackhaine and Prague-based[…]
The new imprint is helmed by Rosie Ama Cain, Ransom Note editor and one half of Kiara Scuro. Human Endeavour is Ransom Note Records’ latest sub-label and will focus on the darker parameters of electronic music. The inaugural release comes in the form of Trains of Thought, an EP featuring contributions from six artists. This[…]
