Eat, sleep, rave … make peace! DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu’s mission to change the world with topless raves
He beat brain cancer. Now your favourite DJ’s favourite DJ is on a UK tour, armed with experimental techno, Beastie Boys and Taylor Swift
‘We can find renewal despite the bullshit we navigate as Black women’: Kelela on stan armies and speaking up for Gaza
The genre-bending R&B artist’s new album finds fresh focus for her uncompromising vision, blending soul, sex and shoegaze
Breaking hearts and blowing minds: Robyn’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
As she tours the UK, we pick the best of an artist who defined the ‘sad banger’ – but also radiates joy and strength from her perfect pop songs
The Black Lights review – Mica Levi, Moin and Klein thrill at an awesome addition to the UK festival circuit
Tapping into the kitsch and romance of a Blackpool weekender, this debut offering from Manchester’s White Hotel becomes a triumph of pan-genre experimentalism
‘There’s a way to fly mindfully. Like, I don’t have my own plane any more’: can DJ megastar Alok make dance music more sustainable?
The Brazilian musician, who collaborates with Indigenous artists and puts millions into philanthropy, explains his mission – and defends his jetsetting
Add to playlist: the sweet plunderphonics of Quiet Light and the week’s best new tracks
Riya Mahesh is the ‘insanely Texas girl’ and medical student whose music splits the difference between dazed ambient production and big-tent pop melody
Pussy Riot: CYKA review – debut album from iconic Russian agitators is let down by blunt-force EDM
On a disappointing record helmed by co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, corny guitars and generically moody synths undermine the activist group’s political acuity
‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
What will life be like in 2034? Will kids surf in quarries – or live in the woods since they think Earth is hollow? We meet the film-maker behind Gener8ion, whose dark predictions have a habit of going viral
‘In prison, I made a little studio in my head. It kept me sane’: Ibrahim Alfa Jr, British techno’s great survivor
He moved from Nigeria to middle England and was swept up into the rave scene – then battled through incarceration and near-death illness. After making 500 tracks while living on porridge and lettuce, he explains how he kept going
Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us
Forty years of Aria chart history shows big changes to our listening habits – and local artists have a huge fight ahead
‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves
At Pixelate, the music is as garish as the meme-referencing costumes. Is it internet ‘brainrot’ come to life – or a much-needed offline community?
Matías Aguayo: Anenoa review – the funkiest, freest singer in the business hits the dancefloor
The Chilean-German producer’s shapeshifting vocals stir Latin rhythms, ghetto house, trance and more into a playful party
‘We’re waiting for the plan to find us’: Mouse on Mars on working with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and 30 years of oblique adventures in sound
The German duo are returning with the results of their whirlwind session with the late dub legend, best heard in a ‘spatial audio’ installation. They explain why such an unexpected move is par for their artistic course
Boards of Canada: Inferno review – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment
The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse still
Big science and uncanny prescience: Laurie Anderson’s greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years since her pioneering concert film Home of the Brave, and ahead of a European tour, we count down the best of a surprisingly poppy avant garde catalogue