New record store, Sound Advice, opens in Belfast
A new record store, Sound Advice, has opened in Belfast. The brainchild of DJ and producer Marion Hawkes, the shop is located at Banana Block, within the PortView Trade Centr
Sound engineer “swallowed” a microphone for sandworm noise in 'Dune'
In order to achieve the highest level of realism and authenticity, a sound engineer opted to “swallow” a microphone in a bid to help perfect the noise made by the sandw
Shygirl drops new single and visuals, ‘Cleo’: Watch
Shygirl has dropped a new single, ‘Cleo’, and accompanying video. The release directly follows her collaboration with slowthai, ‘BDE‘, and the short B
Book on early British electronic music artists, 'Tape Leaders', gets reissue
A book on pioneering British electronic musicians is set to go into reprint, ‘Tape Leaders: A Compendium of Early British Electronic Music’. First published in 2016 b
Warehouse Project announces New Year’s Eve party with Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac, Big Miz, more
Manchester’s Warehouse Project has announced its New Year’s Eve party with a huge lineup headlined by Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac and Big Miz. Visiting guests joining
Ultra announces first names for 2022 Miami festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) has confirmed the first names set to play its flagship Miami weekender, which will return to Bayfront Park on 25th, 26th, and 27th March 2022. The Phase
Splice and SoundCloud team up to find the next gen of artists
Sample and education platform Splice and streaming giant SoundCloud have teamed up to find the next generation of artists. Their new platform – called Nova – aims to
SHERELLE, Overmono, India Jordan, many more announced for Hideout Festival 2022
The first phase line-up has been revealed for next year’s Hideout Festival. After a two year break from the beaches of Croatia, 3rd to 7th July 2022 will see Hideout return t
Batu announces new EP, ‘I Own Your Energy’, on Timedance
Batu has announced details of a new EP. The producer, DJ and Timedance founder will release the four-track ‘I Own Your Energy’ via his own imprint on 11th November.&nbs
Björk’s new album is for ‘people making clubs in their living room’
Björk has said that her forthcoming tenth studio album is for “people making clubs in their living room”. Speaking to RÚV, the multi-award-winning Icelandic artist sa
Wu-Tang Clan video game reportedly in development by Microsoft
A Wu-Tang Clan video game is reportedly in development. A week on from the news that the hip-hop crew’s one-of-a-kind album, ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’, was bo
Swedish House Mafia’s new album is “close”, group says
Swedish House Mafia’s new album is “close,” according to the group. Three months on from saying that ‘Paradise Again’ will arrive later in 2021, the t
Fabric announces The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac, more for ex-promoter fundraiser event
fabric have announced details of a fundraiser event for ex-promoter Shaun Roberts. On Thursday, 18th November, the London club will host A Dance For Shaun, a fundraiser for life-ex
Native Instruments celebrate 25 years with limited edition hardware
Music production and DJ company Native Instruments has celebrated 25 years with a release of limited edition hardware controllers. The birthday is also being celebrated with a new
Otik announces new EP, 'Soulo', on 3024
London-based, Bristol-born producer Otik is releasing an EP through Martyn’s label 3024. The four-track ‘Soulo’ EP marks the artist’s debut on the label, an
History of Polish techno parades explored in new book
A new book has been published about techno parades and dance music subcultures in the Polish city of Łódź. ‘Technowulkan – Freedom Parades In Łódź’, the work of
Moodymann soundtracks Bottega Veneta fashion show in Detroit
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta staged a fashion show at the Michigan Building Theater in Detroit last week, featuring a soundtrack specially provided by Moodymann.
New club, Rash, opens in Brooklyn
A new club has opened in Brooklyn, called Rash. Following a number of soft opening events over the course of October, the venue officially launched on Friday, 22nd October with a b
Music helped improve emotional wellbeing during the pandemic, study finds
A new study has found that listening to music helped improve emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that people spent more time listening to music than before while
DJ Mag Alternative Top 100 DJs 2021 winner announced this week
The winner of the DJ Mag Alternative Top 100 DJs 2021 poll will be revealed this week. Following this month’s Top 100 DJs Awards ceremony in Amsterdam, which saw David Guetta