In the first of a new series of video essays with SONOS, Alva Noto, Ivan Smagghe, Kelly Lee Owens, Max Richter and Michael Mayer tell us how film inspires their work.
Electronic music is booming in East Africa, and a small collective based in Kampala is at the heart of it all. Aaron Coultate travelled to Uganda to hear their story.
The San Francisco label is a prolific source of esoteric dance music from the '80s and the present day. Matt McDermott talks to Josh Cheon, the man making it all happen.
Cécile Schott's music is haunting, delicate, and the result of an ever-evolving creative method that is entirely her own. Mark Smith meets her on the coast of Spain to talk about it.
Yoga, meditation and sober morning raves—as time goes on, healthy living becomes evermore present in club culture. Angus Finlayson considers the implications.
By inviting refugees onto the dance floor and into their communities, some clubs have been a force for good in Europe's ongoing crisis. Will Lynch takes a look at this new form of activism.
Malta has long been a tourist hotspot, but this new festival is making it a destination for dance music fans. Carlos Hawthorn tells the story of Glitch.
CDJs may have made mixing easier, but they've also ushered in an exciting new era of DJing. Michelle Lhooq reflects on the possibilities they've unlocked.
The eye-popping production at Elrow events has helped it become arguably the world's most popular clubbing brand. But, as Carlos Hawthorn explains, this is only the most recent venture for a family whose roots in entertainment date back to 1870.
Having begun 20 years ago as a village rave in the German countryside, this annual festival is now among the most beloved in the world. Will Lynch hears how it got there.
More than just a record shop, Rubadub has inspired generations of Glasgow DJs, producers and promoters, and fostered its own community. Kit Macdonald tells its story.
Lover of cheap vinyl, producer of exquisitely odd records, mind-bending conversationalist—Matteo Ruzzon is an electronic music personality like no other. Will Lynch went to Queens to catch him in his natural habitat.
Aurora Mitchell meets the artist who, in addition to developing her own burgeoning career in techno, is striving to bring more representative lineups to dance music.
40 years since its creation, Jon Hassell's music for "unknown and imaginary regions" remains a powerful influence on modern electronic music. Andy Beta considers its legacy.
Techno was on the menu at Movement in Detroit, and we were there to capture sets by Altstadt Echo, Function, Ryan Elliott, STERAC, DJ Hyperactive, Rebekah, Ben Sims and Truncate.
There's a unique dance music scene brewing in the Uruguayan capital. Matt Unicomb travels there to meet the exceptionally talented DJs and producers at the heart of it.
"When you're a human facing the human condition... that is terrifying." Holly Dicker talks to an artist exploring the extremes of sound and consciousness.
Strange sounds are creeping out of the Frankfurt area. Mark Smith checks in with a new wave of producers shaking up dance floors with an eclectic but infectious style.
Angus Finlayson meets Alex Solman, the man behind the distinctive drawings for the Golden Pudel and one of the best visual artists working in music today.
A killer party, a soundsystem, a charity—there's really nothing like this Leeds-based organisation. But, as Kristan Caryl explains, its vitally important place in the local community is under threat.
Andrew Morgan has channeled his love of private-press synthesizer funk into a bustling label and mail order business. Matt McDermott speaks to the outsider soul expert at PPU headquarters in Washington, DC.
Oli Warwick unpacks the sprawling career of Jan Jelinek, the highly adventurous German artist who's about to reissue Loop-finding-jazz-records, one of the best electronic music records of all-time.
Is dance music's growth as an industry squeezing out the people who throw parties? Angus Finlayson unpacks one of the broadest problems facing dance music today.
The artist also known as Luis, DJ Python and Deejay Xanax is as poetic as he is versatile, dishing out everything from house to breakbeat to so-called "deep reggaeton." Max Pearl pays him a visit in Queens.
As a DJ and a producer, Joe Seaton's sound is as wild as it is poetic. Will Lynch finds out what makes him one of the most striking artists in electronic music right now.
In East LA during the early '90s, Latino neighborhoods were home to a thriving party circuit that laid the foundations for the city's dance music scene. Matt McDermott charts the history of this overlooked community.
No Corner, Hotline Recordings, Lava Lava, Peng Sound and FuckPunk—Mark Smith travels to Bristol to meet the man behind this network of singular labels.
Michael Kucyk's long-running radio show has made him one of Australia's most influential selectors. Andy Webb hears about some choice cuts from his collection.
Over the last ten years, this German label became a cult favorite by releasing subtle, untitled 12-inches best suited to the "in-between" stages of the night. Will Lynch meets its main players, Lowtec and Even Tuell.
With Ndagga Rhythm Force, the Berlin luminary continues a decades-long journey that began with Rhythm & Sound. Andy Beta checks in with one of electronic music's most brilliant innovators.
This legendary New York thrift store is a record digger's heaven or hell, depending when you show up and how much time you have. Max Pearl descends into The Thing.
This young Glaswegian might be house music's next big thing, but his journey to this point has been far from straightforward. Carlos Hawthorn tells his story.