Stefan Hoyle obituary
Other lives: Musician and DJ who was also a member of the Loose Space Collective that revitalises disused buildings in Manchester
Work your erk’n’jerk! Inside the UK club nights for dancing, not social media posing
As DJs lament crowds who stand still and film on their phones, the UK’s northern soul, jazz dance, footwork and vogueing events are bringing back free expression and fun to the dancefloor
Ninajirachi: I Love My Computer review – a surprisingly moving tribute to 2010s EDM
The Australian producer’s debut album pays homage to the blustering, bombastic genre of her adolescence. The BPM soars and so do the feelings
Amaarae: Black Star review – glamour, glitz and lust from a pop star who should be a supernova
With a sleek dancefloor-facing sound, the Ghanaian American singer is deliriously in thrall to wealth and celebrity – but most of all love
Explosive and experimental, Eddie Palmieri was a revolutionary figure in postwar American music
The Puerto Rican New Yorker pianist, who has died aged 88, radiated pure joy as he played – never resting on his laurels as he went from jazz to salsa to house and beyond
The Guardian view on Berlin’s ailing club scene: a unique inheritance needs protecting
Editorial: The likely closure of one of Germany’s most famous gay dance venues is a depressing sign of the times, as cherished institutions struggle to stay afloat
Germany’s ‘oldest and biggest’ gay nightclub declares bankruptcy
SchwuZ, a 50-year-old dance hotspot, falls victim to inflation and rising rents threatening Berlin’s club scene
AraabMuzik: Electronic Dream 2 review – the return of a maximalist MPC wizard
This sequel retains the original’s generation-defining mix of dread and debauchery, although it is overshadowed by recent bolder versions of the sound
DJ K: Radio Libertadora! review – explosive, cacophonous baile funk witchcraft
Kaique Vieira’s latest ‘bruxaria’ album is even bolder and louder than his 2023 debut, as he brings revolutionary spirit to the funk sound of São Paolo
The DJ who united the warring tribes of French rap and dance – and died far too young
DJ Mehdi perished in a tragic accident aged 34. A new documentary, Made in France, restores his pivotal role in the electronic music revolution that grew out of 00s Paris
Kesha review – a triumphant and electric return for pop’s comeback kid
The millennial-beloved pop star brings the house down in an emotional and energetic chance to show off her new, return-to-form album
‘Such a violent confrontation’: Love Decade, the Leeds rave that prompted 836 arrests
Amid a police crackdown on rave culture in 1990, the now infamous warehouse party became a riot, resulting in one of the UK’s biggest mass arrests. Attendees and DJs look back
‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?
Transformed from a second world war bunker into Germany’s buzziest dance venue, the acoustics at Open Ground in Wuppertal are raved about by DJs such as Floating Points – and may even be good for your health
Human Traffic review – one-crazy-night 90s clubbing comedy provides euphoric rush of nostalgia
This loved-up ensemble piece is cheerfully apolitical, pro-drugs and pro-hedonism – and features a very funny film debut from Danny Dyer
Fire destroys main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival on eve of opening
Blaze came a day before thousands of electronic dance music fans were set to descend on the Belgian event