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A pick of defining AFX sets, from DJ tributes to headline festival slots Richard D James, AKA Aphex Twin, has played records to audiences for a long time. But he’s such an iconoclast his sets feel like events. This is underlined by the fact that most take place at festivals, such as this year’s Coachella, on whose poster Aphex Twin
Iceland’s foremost electronic music pioneer Björk has released a stunning music video for her track ‘Tabula Rasa’. Co-produced by Arca, the haunting woodwind ballad appeared on her last album, 2017’s ‘Utopia’. The music video shows the Icelandic icon morphing into floral shapes and otherworldly figures with the help of some mind-boggling digital rendering. “When creating the
A new album from the production duo Director’s Cut, comprising Frankie Knuckles and long-time collaborator Eric Kupper is coming out this spring on SoSure Music. It features some of the last works ever made by Frankie before his passing in 2014. This weekend marked the five year anniversary of his death. To commemorate the occasion Kupper released the
The past 12 months have seen the worlds of dance music and gaming intertwine like never before, with major real-life DJs hosting in-game concerts. We explore how these collaborations create unique experiences for users and new publicity and sales opportunities for artists… Dance music culture has invaded gaming, and is blurring the line between the
Although the creative brains behind The Prodigy is undoubtedly Liam Howlett, for many Keith Flint will always be seen as the band’s public face. An avid dancer at Essex’s rave HQ, the Barn in Braintree, it was Flint who first encouraged Howlett to go further with his music and the band consisting of Howlett, Flint, Leeroy Thornhill and Maxim Reality became The
Björk will be reissuing her nine studio albums on a collection of multi-colored cassettes. A video displaying the cassette collection was tweeted out by the Icelandic superstar earlier today – revealing the unique color scheme paired with each album. From her 1993 ‘Debut’ to her most recent musings on ‘Utopia’, this cassette bundle is an essential
Stephen and David Dewaele are more relaxed in person than their sound suggests. As the architects behind Soulwax and 2manydjs, the Belgian brothers have become known for assembling hard-hitting songs and mayhem-ridden mixes prone to leaving minds spun and jaws dropped in their wake. But off-stage, the two are polite to a near-fault; always clad
Tiga is one of dance music’s most recognizable names thanks to over two decades of chart-topping productions, sell-out tours and high profile festival slots. We caught up with the Canadian native over the phone to talk Turbo Recordings, the future of techno and what’s coming in 2019… Canada’s Tiga has long been the king of
Techno whiz and cosmos enthusiast Jeff Mills has announced the debut of The Edgar Mitchell Affair – a new party created by that honors NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s six-day mission to space on the Apollo 14. The party will be held at the music venue Ampere in Antwerp, Belgium on February 9 which marks the 49-year-anniversary of
Paul van Dyk began consuming music by listening to forbidden Western radio stations and smuggled mixtapes. After German reunification he was perfectly placed to start DJing at the city’s clubs and raves, pioneering the trance sound which emerged from techno as the ‘90s progressed. His crucial place in trance has been well documented — from huge anthems like
