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Expressing madness with sound: Rākhis' experimental music is fuelled by raw emotion

After breaking through in acclaimed Indian metal band Reverrse Polarity, Shikhar Yuvraj Manchanda is now making ruckus-raising hybrid music as Rākhis and cultivating the boundary-breaking roster at IncInk Records as its Head of Music

Róisín Murphy: "Clubbing is about being convivial and free — we're not being fed anything"

Irish superstar and dance pop icon Róisín Murphy talks heading back on the road, rollercoaster nights out in Glasgow and finding herself at Trade

"I love opening up": BANKS on 'Serpentina', stillness and self-love

On her new album, BANKS is the most powerful she's ever been. Nicolas-Tyrell Scott speaks to the alternative popstar about her creative and personal rebirth

Jodie Harsh: "My first time in a club felt like waking up from a dream"

Dazzling, dynamic and taking the dancefloor by storm — Ms. Harsh talks us through her personal nightlife revival

“This is what you do when fascists come”: Kyiv producer John Object on fighting for Ukraine

Kyiv's John Object speaks to Paul Hanford about the Russian invasion, rushing to archive his musical legacy, and enlisting in the army to protect Ukraine

Kavinsky: “I want people to talk to me about something other than ‘Nightcall’ now"

Almost a decade since his last full-length release, Kavinsky is back... the French producer chats to Gemma Ross about reclaiming the spotlight

Leon Vynehall: “fabric has always been a mythical club to me”

Ralph Moore catches up with Leon Vynehall to talk solitude, live experimentation and creating his own world in music

How industrial settings and films inspire Theo Nasa's raw and experimental techno

The South London-born techno artist talks fashion, Berghain, and the influence of film and gritty urban locations on his evolving sonic identity, explored in his Gotham After Dark playlist

RIP MC Skibadee: The iconic voice of drum ‘n’ bass who inspired successive generations

Dance music will forever be decorated by the influence of MC Skibadee

How opening up to his emotions helped Saba make his best album yet

Aneesa Ahmed speaks to Chicago rapper Saba about his ever-evolving artistry and the new heights he hits on his latest album 'Few Good Things'

Watch a new film about Andrew Weatherall: Sail We Must

The short film explores the Irish origins of the personal mantra Andrew carried in his life and art — Fail We May, Sail We Must

Get to know Infinite Coles, the R&B singer inspired by NYC's queer dancefloors

Manu Ekanayake speaks to Infinite Coles about finding self-acceptance in the queer underground and following in the musical footsteps of his dad Ghostface Killah and uncle RZA

"It went completely nuts": 5 DJs on their career taking off during lockdown

How does it feel to return from a long gigging break to find a new legion of fans raring to see you play? Gemma Ross speaks to five artists who hit new levels of popularity during lockdown

“We take pride in Detroit wherever we go”: DJ Minx and Carl Craig in conversation

Ralph Moore talks to Detroit legends DJ Minx and Carl Craig about Planet E turning 30 and the changing club scenes of Chicago, Detroit and New York

Goldie: “People never give props to drum 'n' bass for what it's done for electronic music"

Goldie speaks to Ralph Moore about writing tracks for Bowie, the underappreciation of drum 'n' bass, and his motivational 'Kubrick Theory'

"He was a revolution": Busy P on the remarkable legacy of DJ Mehdi

Becky Buckle speaks to Ed Banger founder Busy P about releasing unearthed DJ Mehdi music and the late artist's gamechanging impact on electronic music

The top 25 artists to check out in 2022

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The best music of 2021, according to 50+ global DJs

More than 50 artists from around the world share their musical highlights from 2021

Jaguar is the DJ broadcaster of the year

Jaguar is dedicated to uplifting new talent as the host of the BBC Introducing show on Radio 1 Dance

The 10 Top Live Acts Of The Year 2021

Live sets can feel like some of the most organic and unpredictable ways to experience dance music

The 21 Top DJs Of The Year 2021

The new guard of top-tier DJs taking over the underground