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Dan Snaith has announced the release of second album entitled Joli Mai under his dancefloor-centric alter ego Daphni. Featuring extended versions of tracks from Dan Snaith’s Fabriclive mix, the LP is set for release 6 October following Daphni’s 2012 Jiaolong. Included in the 12-track LP are unreleased tracks such as

B12’s 1993 classic ‘Electro-Soma’ will be reissued on vinyl from 25 August, alongside a companion volume ‘Electro-Soma II’, compiled of other early B12 tracks, deep cuts, and rarities. The release will be celebrated with a party at The Yard in London on 15 September. The tracks have been remastered from

Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival released a blistering first line-up announcement on Monday morning, including electronic music giants Aphex Twin, Björk and LCD Soundsystem. This year’s festival, which will be held at the Naeba Ski Park from 28 to 30 July, is already looking like it might boast one of the

Future bass artist Illenium (real name Nick Miller) has announced a debut UK performance date – with Seven Lions at the Electric Brixton on May 12th – along with the release of a brand-new single, “Fractures”, featuring vocals from Nevve. The young Colorado-based producer, whose 2016 album Ashes earned numerous

Surgeon and Speedy J have revealed that they will be collaborating live during this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. Anthony Child, aka Surgeon revealed through a tweet earlier in the week that he has been ‘jamming’ with Jochem Paap aka Speedy J in studio. Entitled Multiples, the two producers will be

Pressyes is the new project from Vienna-based producer/singer/songwriter René Mühlberger. Having previously toured Europe with well-known bands and recently collaborated with Austrian trio Gudrun von Laxenburg on track “Just Can’t Get Enough ft. Pressyes” (Skint Records), he has now announced the release of his debut single, ‘Touch The Sky’ which

One of the UK’s last and best-loved independent music festivals, Beat-Herder has made its first line-up announcement. The eccentric three-day event returns to Lancashire’s Ribble Valley on July 14th-16th this year, and fans can look forward to a programme that includes some true heavyweights from a variety of musical genres.

Forest Swords, aka Merseyside producer Matthew Barnes, returns with a two track single in aid of hurricane and earthquake relief work in Puerto Rico and Mexico. ‘Congregate‘ b/w ‘Free‘, comes four months after the release of his critically acclaimed album Compassion. The beatless tracks, recorded during the Compassion album sessions

English electronic musician Joy Orbison has hand-picked a compilation of tracks from his personal collection for Amsterdam label Dekmantel’s Selectors series. Entitled Selectors 004 and spread across four sides of vinyl, the LP is set for release November 13th via Dekmantel. Contributors to Selectors 004 are among classics such as

Karl Hyde (Underworld) and Matthew Herbert are collaborating on an album taken from extracts of the stage show Fatherland. The play, conceived and written by playwright Simon Stephens and Scott Graham, in collaboration with Hyde, will be premiering at Manchester International Festival this July. Described as “a bold, ambitious show

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