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Orbital: "It’s embarrassing to be called 'icons' but at least it's better than being called 'wankers'"

Straight off the back of their 10th studio album, the Hartnoll brothers talk working with Stephen Hawking, raving in the ‘90s and how they keep their live sets fresh

We have entered the era of 'Fred againia'

Megan Townsend investigates why fans across the globe have become so enraptured with Fred again.., and what the wider implications of a new "superstar producer" could be for dance music

Continental sound: King Perryy is creating a paradigm shift in Afro Dancehall music

King Perryy is challenging musical boundaries, experimenting with styles such as drill and R&B within an Afro Dancehall framework to create his 'continental sound'

Harder, better, faster, stronger: Has dance music got harder and faster?

Why does it seem like dance music has got so hard and fast recently? Isaac Muk investigates, exploring the impact of a new generation of "play harder" clubbers and artists, social media and economic turmoil

Get to know Gayance, the DJ and producer expressing joyfulness through music

Ahead of the release of her remarkable debut album ‘Mascarade’, Gayance speaks to Martyn Pepperell about growing up in Montreal's Haitian community, the power of intention, and her multidisciplinary creative endeavours

Crossover and collectivity: Why London's house underground is evolving

There are a number of parallel Afro house scenes developing within London’s underground, as a variety of influences propel the movement in new directions. NKC reports

Metro Mix: Exploring the Parisian underground with Tysha Cee

In collaboration with New Balance, we’re bringing you fresh sounds direct from Paris’ underground. Next up is the stylish model and DJ, Tysha Cee.

Metro Mix: Exploring the Parisian underground with Bassam

In collaboration with New Balance, we’re bringing you fresh sounds direct from Paris’ underground. Next up is Distrikt Paris head honcho Bassam

RIP Nathan Coles: 21 of his best tracks picked by Silverlining

Following the sad passing of Wiggle's co-founder one of London's underground house and techno early innovators, Nathan's long-time friend and Two Right Wrongans partner Asad Rizvi AKA Silverlining reflects on his music, legacy and electric personality

Are we close to the legalisation of therapeutic psychedelics?

Gemma Ross heads to Miami for Wonderland, one of the world's largest psychedelic conventions, to investigate

10 of the best house records according to DJ Paulette

Ahead of her Trade debut, DJ Paulette selects the best house records currently lighting up our dancefloors

Robbie Williams: “Acid house was a big phenomenon, I was part of that culture”

We caught up with newly formed electronic trio Lufthaus in the midst of their European tour to talk Berlin, Partying at Pikes and the 'melody of being a human being'

Metro Mix: Exploring the Parisian underground with angelus

In collaboration with New Balance, we’re bringing you fresh sounds direct from Paris’ underground. First up: angelus

How The Cost Of Living Crisis Is Impacting Festivals

For the second part of our Cost of Living crisis, Isaac Muk looks at how soaring costs and changing consumer habits could spell a tough summer ahead for festival organisers

"Unmistakably Black": Kelela is a liaison between the worlds within dance music

On ‘Raven’, Kelela celebrates Black and queer contributions to dance music through a seamlessly flowing album. She speaks to Moya Lothian-McLean about her ‘hiatus’ and self-renewal, defying rigidity and why she's no longer interested in being a translator of sound

For the music: Picnic Stuff has been inspiring Sydney's dancefloors for 15 years

From experiences with Moodymann to Andrew Weatherall, Carly Roberts talks us through her time in dance music and role of bringing the world's finest DJs to Australia

"It’s important for us to show that working-class queerness": SHERELLE and I. JORDAN in conversation

As the pair announce a joint EP and embark on a UK and Europe tour, Isaac Muk caught up with SHERELLE and I. JORDAN to reflect on class-influence in music and how the industry can better support marginalised communities

How The Cost Of Living Crisis Is Impacting Nightclubs And Promoters

Kicking off our Cost of Living series, Megan Townsend looks at the catastrophic knock-on effect that higher energy prices are having on nightlife spaces and promoters in the UK

Use your head: KOP is uniting Johannesburg's creative youth

We step inside KOP, the Joburg party and creative collective with a youth-focused ethos aiming to redefine the city’s creative landscape

Uncovering Moodymann's Detroit hip hop origins

Moodymann is famed as one of the greatest house music artists of all time, but his roots as a hip hop producer are less well known. Patrick Hinton speaks to Kenny Dixon Jr. and his former rap collaborator K-Stone to find out more

10 years of Mavin Records: How the Nigerian label helped take Afrobeats global

Upon Mavin Records' 10 year anniversary, Madzadza Miya speaks to founder Don Jazzy and the label's roster of talented stars and staff about its decade of dominance and role in making Afrobeats a global phenomenon