Get To Know: Airod
French artist Airod is coming off a year that was nearly as high-octane as the techno he makes. It saw him release five fantastically fierce EPs on a range of labels, as well …
On Cue: Sync 24
Phil Bolland has been flying the flag for electro in the UK for close to two decades now. Through his longrunning party series, Scand, and prolific label, Cultivated Electronics, he …
Modeselektor: How I Play Live
Modeselektor are one of the most prolific electronic music duos in the world. Releasing their first records in 1999, they quickly found a home on Ellen Allien’s iconic BPitch Control …
Björk’s Cornucopia Concert Is the Wildest Visual Display That I’ve Ever Seen
Depending on whom you ask, New York City’s Hudson Yards — a ten-year development push to rehabilitate the garish commuter rail yard along lower Manhattan’s western edge — is either …
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Moby Shares the Story of Lana Del Rey Politely Shutting Down His Game
In the aughts music scene, there was a run where Moby was about as big as it got, and he’s recently released another biography touching on that high-living era of …
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Fresh Kicks 104: Elle Dee
Rhythm is in Elle Dee’s nature. Based in Brooklyn, the DJ and Mild Fantasy party founder was born in Brazil into a family of Bossa Nova musicians, she spent her …
'90s UK rave film, Beats, portrays the rush of coming of age on the dancefloor
Beats, the new film from director Brian Welsh, tells the tale of two Scottish teenagers attending their first rave in 1994, just as the Conservative government are cracking down on …
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Drinking water should be free at all clubs and festivals, here’s why
Water is a human right, essential to our daily survival. In places where the human body is subjected to excessive heat, exercise, and dehydration — like clubs and festivals — …
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Get To Know: Deft
Deft is the alias of Yip Wong. Born in Croydon, he has a talent for loping, sophisticated beats which, if you didn’t know otherwise, might trick you into lumping him …
Fresh Kicks 103: DJ Bowlcut
DJ Bowlcut’s sets always feel as though they’re on the verge of bursting. Starting his musical course as a turntablist with a taste for rough, avant-garde hip-hop and technical scratch …