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Locked Club’s PZDC is the kind of electronic album that does not ask to be understood before it starts moving. It kicks forward first, then lets the rest of the record reveal itself in broken machinery, blown-out vocal fragments, acid lines, punk…
Chris Luno’s (@chrisluno) remix of Rodriguez Jr.’s “Higher” starts with a useful kind of restraint. He did not treat the original as raw material to overpower or flatten into his own format. The piano was already carrying the emotional center, and…
Amsterdam, we need to talk. ADE 2026 has dropped its second wave, and the 30th birthday party is shaping up to be massive. Running from 21st to 25th October, Amsterdam Dance Event now has over 1,500 artists confirmed. And it’s barely halfway there…
The last single before an album has a different job than the early ones. It has to point forward without giving the whole thing away, and it has to make the album feel closer rather than simply adding one more track to the rollout. Monkey Safari’s…
Modern production tools can create a strange problem for artists: the session fills up faster than the track finds itself. A plugin can throw out ten usable ideas in seconds, a sample library can surface another hundred options before the loop has…
AI makes the wrong comparison easier than ever… A producer can now sit with a rough loop, open a feed, hear someone else’s finished record, then watch a tool generate something polished in seconds, and suddenly the early stage of their own work…
The hardest part of building a recognizable artist project is knowing when recognition starts to become a cage. Whisnu Santika knows the advantage of having a sound people can name. Indo Bounce gave audiences a way into his music, helped define his…
Star joins line up for Leeds International Festival of Ideas which is due to start next week
Meet the Wakefield Trinity fan who is travelling 10,000 miles to be at the Grand Final
There’s plenty happening on the flip. Omari & Le Modo make their Rebellion debut with the ‘Pressure Loop’ EP today, 2nd October 2026, and we’ve got the premiere of ‘That’s Right’, a vocal-led roller with a bit of attitude. The two-tracker brings…
Baalti said they "couldn't have been more excited when they reached out to us for the remix"
Matt Jackson-Smith from the Yorkshire Vet had to comfort a farmer after the loss of his pig Truffles.
"This one is mystical and fierce with a whole lot of energy," she said
The drum & bass artist and his band will play nine shows across June 2027 to mark the occasion
The album is getting new editions across vinyl and CD formats
Julian Clary will bring his new comedy show to Leeds Grand Theatre on May 5 next year.
Detroit has always known how to move a dancefloor, and Magick Traxx is taking that energy to the heavy end of Drum & Bass. The Detroit-based DJ, producer and vocalist plays sets that swing between neurofunk, jump-up and proper Jungle. Fast…
The drug haul was being held at a courthouse in Fiji, valued at a whopping £10 million
A set of rock icons will headline the Piece Hall next summer.
Jet2 has launched its latest programme, here are all the details.
It marks the first time the three artists have linked up on record
ANDØLD began, somewhat appropriately, with a writing session where almost nothing worth keeping was actually written. What survived instead was a friendship between three artists with years of experience across production, songwriting and the wider…
Music Reviews ALBUMS Release date: 3 October 2026 | Megan Venzin Logic1000 Confirmation! Because Music/Therapy Intimate, pop-centric grooves
Matthew Akpan has become known for breaking records for charity
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