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SOPHIE: An icon who made music a more fearless place

Harrison Brocklehurst remembers SOPHIE, the pioneering artist who shaped the worlds of pop and underground music and inspired a generation of LGBTQ+ club kids

Kamixlo wears his heart on his sleeve

Kamixlo’s industrial reggaeton changed the course of UK dance music. Seb Wheeler hears how he’s poured his heart into debut album ‘Cicatriz’

Underground, undercover: Phil Asher was the prolific DJ and producer who connected people through music

Bill Brewster remembers Phil Asher, the prolific West London producer, DJ, label boss and co-founder of the seminal CoOp crew

Melancholy and euphoria: Bicep capture the emotional spirit of rave

Bicep talk to Séamas O'Reilly about growing up in Belfast, their new album ‘Isles’, and the liberating power of dance music

DJ Bus Replacement Service smashes all preconceptions of what a DJ should be

The Dada-inspired, mask-donning renegade is blurring the lines between DJing, performance art and stand-up comedy

Zora Jones is leading dance music into virtual reality

Seb Wheeler talks to Zora Jones about her debut album ‘Ten Billion Angels’ and the virtual world she’s been building over her six-year career

The year of no gigs

Marcus Barnes talks to six artists about how they've coped with, and adapted to, lockdown

The Best Albums Of The Year 2020

More than 50 artists, crews and labels from around the world pick their favourite albums of 2020

The Best Tracks Of The Year 2020

47 artists from around the world share playlists of their favourite tracks of 2020

Kölsch: "I truly believe social media has saved electronic music"

Ralph Moore talks to Kölsch about his new album, wanting to become a recluse, and the pros and cons of social media

Get Free: Tygapaw is dismantling the structures that limit us

Jessica Kariisa hears how Tygapaw's new album is a rebuke to the obstacles of patriarchy, racism and queerphobia

Ida Engberg: "The dancefloor must be made safe for women"

We spoke to the Swedish techno star upon the release of her first EP in six years

Kristen Knight: “It is so important for women to come forward”

DJ Kristen Knight, the woman who pressed charges against Erick Morillo and inspired dance music’s #metoo moment, shares her story

Ready for rebirth: FAUZIA is leaving the club behind

Jasmine Kent-Smith hears why FAUZIA is ready to move on to the next stage of her musical career

"Like being lost but not losing your mind": The Bug and Dis Fig explain the Tunnel Sound

Seb Wheeler travels into the fog with The Bug and Dis Fig to talk about their album 'In Blue' and their sonic concept, the Tunnel Sound

Overmono is allowing Tessela and Truss to break the mould

Joe Muggs talks to brothers Tessela and Truss about Overmono, the collaborative project that's letting them be spontaneous and free

Marshall Jefferson: Why I quit DJing

House music originator Marshall Jefferson on how the rise of EDM has whitewashed dance music and crippled Black artists

RIP Benji Espinoza, an unsung hero of house music

From its earliest days, the DJ International Records co-founder (left) was a tireless champion of house music

José Padilla embodied the original spirit of Ibiza

Bill Brewster celebrates an original Balearic pioneer

Ty and the history of UK rap

A brief history of UK hip hop, rap and MC culture told by a linchpin of the scene, Shortee Blitz

From the dust: The rise of Pa Salieu

Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom meets Pa Salieu, the Coventry MC on the frontline of UK rap