Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) will host its first in-person event at Hackney Wick’s Colour Factory. Set for Friday 1st October, B.A.D. Presents... includes a stellar...
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October is Black History Month in the UK. Ria Hylton spotlights a range of electronic music-related events on and offline taking place throughout the month...
Dorothy maps out innovators to a Theremin circuit...
At the beginning of the year we were drooling over Dorothy’s iconic prints of the Haçienda, London’s Astoria and more, and now the company has just...
Since electronic music’s early days, Wales has produced incredible artists, but is often overlooked in its history. Here, Dave Jenkins celebrates the unsung heroes of the scene and meets a new generation putting their national identity at the forefront of their music
The extensive work is an homage to the most controversial records and performances of the past 100 years
The one-hour film features artists interviews with Juan Atkins and Pan-Pot, plus a score by Marc Houle...
A new documentary about Berlin’s techno scene and electronic music history is coming this week.
Sound of Berlin, set for release this Friday, 18th May...
Music journalist David Stubbs tells the story of electronic music...
A new book, Mars by 1980: The Story of Electronic Music, written by music journalist David Stubbs is set for release this August.
The book...
Electronic music's subcultures have been documented by a host of photographers and archivists in the last four decades, and some excellent photobooks have been released...
Nyege Nyege’s Hakuna Kulala has also announced a new EP from Congolese producer Rey Sapienz
Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective have announced the next two releases on their Nyege Nyege Tapes and Hakuna Kulala labels.
The east African electronic arts collective...
DJ Mag-backed initiative nominated in Webby Awards
The Academy of Electronic Music (AEM) - the collaborative project from DJ Mag, Armada Music, Point Blank Music School and Google - made history last...
The directory includes books, articles, documentaries, podcasts and more
A new online archive compiling resources about Black music history has launched.
The Black Music History Library was created by journalist Jenzia Burgos and aims...
From the histories of global scenes, sounds and labels, to explorations of music’s power to alter the fabric of society and forge communities, here are...
With his new podcast, Queerly Beloved, Northern Irish DJ Cormac explores what it means to be a queer artist in dance music today. Interviewing contemporary figures about their histories of queer discovery, the Panorama Bar and fabric regular continues an intergenerational conversation surrounding the life-affirming moments, communal experiences and enduring challenges of LGBTQ+ expression. Alongside an On Cue mix packed with HI-NRG anthems and Italo house, Marke Bieschke learns more
Electronic Music Books
Despite the ever-growing gadget list for on-screen reading devices, few things beat an old-fashioned book to have and to hold. Every year...
The 16-minute short is available on Netflix now
A new Netflix documentary tells story of man broadcasting music into space to contact aliens.
Titled John Was Trying To Contact Aliens, the 16-minute documentary...