Mura Masa: Curve 1 review – relentlessly above par
The Grammy-winning UK producer’s first album on his new label is a masterclass in hardcore dancefloor and bittersweet feeling
Critic’s pick: X Club, the hard and fast DJ duo raving around the world
Since breaking out in the early pandemic, the Brisbane pair have captured dancers globally craving raucous, strobing techno. They’ll leave you breathless
‘Identifying as underrated isn’t healthy’: Tinashe on staging the pop comeback of the year
The raw sexuality of her track Nasty made it a viral sensation, moving the singer out of major label hell. But she says the industry is still toxic and racially segregated
Techno godfather Juan Atkins: ‘There were 5,000 white kids going crazy to my music’
How did a kid from rural Michigan – who lived among cows, haybales and strawberry festivals – change the face of music? As Atkins blazes into the UK, he relives his wild times at early British raves
New summer classics playlist: 15 artists pick sunshine tracks
From road-trip energy to lazy-days vibes, artists including Nia Archives, Joe Goddard, Beabadoobee, Arlo Parks and Lias Saoudi name the best summer tunes of the past decade
Western DJs accused of ‘normalising war’ for playing at Russian techno events
Ukrainian activists say summer music festivals give a false idea that life continues as normal, despite the conflict
Mercury prize 2024: Charli xcx, the Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons among nominees
The British music industry’s award for outstanding albums features eight debuts, from the likes of Nia Archives and Barry Can’t Swim, as the prize fails to find a sponsor
Watch me work it, I’m perfect! The return of electro-house, pop’s trashiest, brattiest sound
Mutating out of trance and electroclash in the 00s, the subgenre soon topped the charts – and thanks to Charli xcx, Saltburn and more, it’s back for another round of alcopops
Low’s Alan Sparhawk on the death of his wife and bandmate Mimi Parker: ‘If you fall in love, you know this could happen’
Sparhawk spent four decades with Parker, three of them as the core of alt-rock legends Low, before she died from cancer aged 55. He discusses finding his new, digitally-altered voice amid grief – and why he’s channelling Cher
Eno review – exhilarating Brian Eno documentary that’s different at every screening
Gary Huswit’s suitably innovative profile of the mercurial British musician, activist and artist uses specially developed software to create endless iterations of the same film
Bizhiki: Unbound review – commanding Native American songcraft
Powwow singing from Joe Rainey and Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings blends with electronic production on a spirited album that reframes a rich cultural tradition
‘We knew a banjo house record would annoy the techno bores’: how the Grid made Swamp Thing
‘It was a smash in loads of countries. When we played it at London’s Ministry of Sound club, there was a girl staring at Roger’s banjo like she’d never seen one before’
One to watch: Berlioz
Inspired by visual art, producer Jasper Attlee’s jazz-house project has a huge streaming audience that's about to get bigger
Kiasmos: II review – will have you crying tears of joy on the dancefloor
The Icelandic-Faroese duo follow their 2014 cult debut with a second album of meticulous, majestic, simply beautiful electronic music
Why Bronski Beat’s anthem of gay culture resonates 40 years on
What it is about the the haunting classic, Smalltown Boy, that still compels teens to join older generations on the dancefloor?