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OS Community are the London party collective empowering disadvantaged people

From throwing illegal raves to helming inner city youth initiatives, OS Community use dance music as a springboard to making a difference in society

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

Totems of rave: How Vinca Petersen documented the European free party movement

Legendary rave photographer Vinca Petersen tells Seb Wheeler what it was like to document the heyday of the free party movement

Making house music anthems helped Channel Tres learn self-love

Channel Tres talks to Reed Jackson about how channeling anger through art helped bring positivity back to his life

Aiyush Pachnanda spent three years photographing Cardiff's drum 'n' bass scene

Aiyush Pachnanda became part of Cardiff's d'n'b community and documented it for a photobook titled Rave To The Grave

The year of no gigs

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

The Best DJ Mixes Of The Year 2020

31 radio stations, mix platforms and broadcasters from around the world choose their favourite DJ mixes of 2020

James Blake: “People couldn’t care less if you’re mysterious now”

Ralph Moore talks to James Blake about dance music, working with rappers, and peeling back the mystique on his ever-evolving career

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

Why you should be excited about Bristol's music scene

Artists, labels and venues in Bristol share reasons to be cheerful

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

The MOBO Awards need dance and electronic music categories

The last time the MOBOs recognised Black British dance and electronic music was in the early 2000s. Jaguar & Heléna Star ask why and call for these categories to be reinstated

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

Radical Black rap music needs to be protected from gentrification

Tope Olufemi talks to MAVI and fans of experimental rap about the importance of centring Black voices in the scene

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

The magic mushroom renaissance

Magic mushrooms are back! Joe Roberts charts the history of psilocybin and explains why shrooms are having a medical and cultural renaissance

Romy is flying solo

Romy Madley Croft has swapped brooding introspection for barely contained elation and made the euphoric escapist anthem of 2020

"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