The Blessed Madonna: Godspeed review – a sprawling dancefloor odyssey
Featuring Kylie Minogue, Jacob Lusk and more, the American producer and DJ’s solo debut offers something for everyone
Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate review – dancefloor transcendence by a true pop shapeshifter
The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to date
Public Service Broadcasting review – Amelia Earhart tribute soars
History-focused band brings live magic to heartfelt songs about the lost aviator and other spirits from a more hopeful age
Ollie Olsen dies aged 66: ‘visionary’ Australian post-punk and electronic music innovator
The Melbourne-born multi-instrumentalist’s peripatetic career spanned 70s punk to 90s rave, fuelled by an innovative – and collaborative – spirit
Rüfüs Du Sol, Dom Dolla, Flume, Fisher: inside Australian dance music’s global boom
With Grammy wins, Coachella sets and sold-out tours, Australia’s electronic artists have won millions of worldwide fans. Is it dumb luck – or is there something in the water?
No Bounds review – from clubs to chapels, this Sheffield fest is dizzyingly daring
It was always somewhere to let rip until dawn, but seven editions in, No Bounds lives up to its name by expanding across cathedrals, castles and more
‘We were cheeky outlaws getting away with it’: the total euphoria of Liverpool’s 90s club scene
From abandoned factories to snooker halls, pre-superclub promoters dodged police to put on some of the UK’s wildest nights. Former ravers recall how they supercharged the city
‘You can try weirder and weirder things’: once-mocked synthesisers enjoy new golden era
Formerly reviled music technology is more popular than ever as designers experiment for a growing group of enthusiasts
One to watch: Faux Real
The Franco-American brothers have a fine line in arch, show-stealing Gallic art-pop and now a high-camp debut album
Charli xcx: Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat review – her lime-green imperial phase is unstoppable
(Atlantic)Big-name guests abound on a thrilling remix album that takes a glimpse into celebrity’s heart of darkness but makes it transcendently fun and cool
John Chowning, godfather of digital pop: ‘My wife told me: I didn’t think I’d have to compete with a computer’
Both composer and programmer, Chowning invented the way modern synths work and changed the sound of music for ever. Aged 90, he explains why he’s still at it
Various Artists: Redline Impact review – thrilling dive into east Asian hyper-electronics
This exhilarating compilation pushes from K-pop to trance, hardstyle techno, budots and beyond – and is at its best when artists rachet up the intensity
Caribou: Honey review – this AI-aided album is dubious on so many levels
Evidently running out of ideas, the Canadian musician has used AI to alter his voice into rappers and singers – a dismally insular style of working that produces little of note
Sophie: Sophie review – shiver-inducing posthumous album from the hyperpop trailblazer
Completed by her brother after her accidental death in 2021, the experimental pop producer’s second album is among the most inventive records of the year
One to watch: Frankie Archer
The folk singer reimagines traditional ballads with an electronic twist, layering atmosphere into her arrangements with synths and distortion