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?
‘We were the bridge between indie and dance’: Glastonbury icons Orbital on 30 years of breaking barriers
In conversation with the Guardian at the festival, Paul and Phil Hartnoll recalled their culture-changing sets of the 90s – and whether they killed off Top of the Pops
‘Women have always been sidelined. So we’re radical’: the Zawose Queens go from Tanzania to Glastonbury
The multi-talented musicians were held back in their home country where even certain instruments were off limits – but they’re ready to take centre stage at Worthy Farm
From Coldplay to KMRU: who to see at Glastonbury 2024
From A-list pop names such as SZA and Dua Lipa to rising stars and leftfield oddities, here’s who to try and catch at this year’s festival
‘The body was the drums, the brain was the synthesiser’: darkwave, the gothic genre lighting up pop
Emerging from the gloomiest corners of the 80s underground, this synth-driven, nihilistic sound is now getting billions of streams. Its past and present creators explain why they turn to the dark side
From topping the 90s charts to ‘very controlled and predictable’ today: is the remix dead?
The likes of Fatboy Slim and Armand van Helden remixed original tracks into mutant dancefloor beasts, but thanks to streaming and risk-averse labels, this artform is threatened
Sam Morton: Daffodils & Dirt review – actor’s intoxicating trip-hop debut
Oscar nominee Samantha Morton teams up with label exec Richard Russell for an unnerving, dreamy album inspired by childhood trauma
The best albums of 2024 so far
Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year
‘Don’t worry about AI. People want bodies in a room’: Faithless on the eternal power of rave – and the death of Maxi Jazz
The dance music legends are preparing their first live shows without their late frontman. They explain why they can’t replace his voice, but can continue his spirit
‘Nobody believed I sang it’: how Move Your Body blew dancefloors away
It became a Chicago house anthem classic – and it was cooked up in just 30 minutes by four postal workers after a tough shift on the letter-sorting machine
Peggy Gou: I Hear You review – sparkling 90s-inspired dance
Irrepressible tracks abound on the hugely popular Korean DJ-producer’s debut album