"When I first heard electro, I had an epiphany." The Georgian artist and Herrensauna resident talks about the genre she loves most, preparing for sets and remaining authentic to her sound.
"Always notice whatever is happening in the background." The acclaimed producer and composer discusses the art of meaningful listening and his latest album, Silencio.
"All I want to do is express what I love." The beloved Berghain resident talks about learning from failure, putting in the time and how good sound systems have changed his life.
"There's a joy I'm trying to depict in my artwork." The American DJ and producer discusses her latest painting exhibition, the power of poetry and exploring queer fantasy in visual art.
"DJs don't hit their stride until their 40s." The DJ and creative multihyphenate discusses maturing as an artist, having a family and navigating the worlds of contemporary art and cuisine.
"I don't complain, I create." The house DJ talks about her new multi-platform project, Honeyverse, and using music as a way to celebrate the Black queer community.
"Dancing is never just dancing." The Tbilisi-based DJ talks about nightlife politics, the Left Bank collective and Eastern European club culture, live from ICKPA Festival.
"I always want to challenge myself as a musician." The DJ, producer and T4T LUV NRG cofounder talks about her new live set and overcoming tinnitus live from MUTEK.
"You're the master of your own vision." In this collaboration with Rhythm Section, Ninja Tune's head of physical retail gives a masterclass on the inner workings of a record label.
"We've never known what we're doing." Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence talk about fame, inadvertently ending up on the pop charts and their new album, Alchemy.
"There are books about techno and rave, but let's fill in the blanks." The scholar and activist talks about her book Raving, bringing club culture into academia and more.
"I'm curious about everything - this is my power." The Ukrainian DJ and label boss sits down to discuss her approach to curating, self-development, parenthood and more.
"Vocals go hand in hand with the grime I know." Ahead of his appearance at London's Waterworks Festival, the UK artist discusses the significance of MCs, working with Skrillex and more.
"I've been lucky to work with some of my favourite artists of all time." The Grammy Award-winning producer discusses working with Jay-Z, throwing dubstep parties and his new album.
"These records changed my emotional perspective on music." Recorded live at Dekmantel, the Italian techno artist dissects the records that shaped his approach to DJing and production.
"I've always been fascinated with extreme art." The Fast Forward member discusses the Copenhagen techno sound, eroticism and his proclivity for noise and black metal.
"Fandom is the new religion of our capitalist society." The genderqueer pop star discusses economic philosophy, queer aesthetics and the internet ahead of their new album.
"Devotion is the main aim—to try to encourage commitment in people." The fabric resident and Houghton Festival founder discusses his love of the crowd, DJing and more.
"I approached and signed all of the first Warp acts." The Sheffield record producer and label cofounder discusses starting the UK label and the early days of bleep techno.
"It's through collaboration that I've grown most with my sound." In this partnership with Rhythm Section, the multi-instrumentalist talks about how he found his style and started his career.
"DJing and lecturing aren't different practices for me. I just fuse them together." The scholar and performer reflects on bringing critical ideas to club spaces and writing about raves.
"What is our shared purpose and motivation for being here?" Our guest editor for June discusses community-building, innovation in music technology and more in this week's Exchange.
"Singing is super vulnerable, but it's such a big release." The DJ and producer opens up about her new album and how she brings deeply personal issues to bear.
"Punk is more an attitude than a style of music. And I think that techno is way more punk than punk." The Spanish DJ discusses the ethos of the underground, vinyl DJing and more on this week's Exchange from AVA Festival.
"If you feel like you're not progressing, the likelihood is that everyone else you're looking at is going through exactly the same thing." Conducta and Charisse C talk about isolation and mental health in this collaboration with Black Minds Matter UK.
"The dance floor is a portal and a transmission tool in addition to being a technology of togetherness." The British author’s new book, Dance Your Way Home, offers a sociocultural history of the dance floor.
"We were doing parties in Staten Island that were completely packed; Manhattan didn't want anything to do with us." Three New York visionaries discuss the city's '90s heyday.
"You realise you're not just playing music. You give people the power to empower themselves." Cofounders CEM and MCMLXXXV discuss the revered party series and its fledgling label.
"You can trace techno's origins to the seminal 1988 album Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit." We discuss Detroit techno, Frankfurt's electronic music museum and more in this month's reviews roundup.
"It feels like every artist is presenting their work in the same way that a gallery or an art institution would." Seven artists share their thoughts on the genre-bending label and its legacy.
"This is me dealing with how to be a progressive man in this era." The Sea Cucumber boss discusses his new album on PAN in this live Exchange from Rewire.
"Going back-to-back makes sense. We live together, we really love the same music." The Berlin-based duo discuss their partnership behind the decks—and in life.
"Live improvised hardware connects so directly to the fundamental rawness of electronic music." UK techno lynchpin Surgeon reflects on his connection to machines and making music on the fly.
"Dance music artists are creating in an environment where they can be more outspoken about their queerness." RA's critics discuss expressions of gender and sexuality in the underground in this month's roundtable.
"I actually believe that humans are made for more than what we're currently doing. We just need to switch on parts of our brains that we're not." Funktion-One creator Tony Andrews reflects on music and spirituality live from AVA London.
"Sometimes I call it high risk, high reward. But I love the actual DJing so much that it makes it worth it for me.” OK Williams talks about her trajectory through dance music live from New York's dweller festival.
"I don't know what I would do if my life was on the line." In a new audio documentary, female Iranian musicians reflect on the implications of speaking out against the country's misogynistic regime.
"People in the nighttime industries face a very primal conception of what nighttime is." Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh reflects on club culture in 2023.
"There is something really beautiful about trans spaces, something that I can't put words into." This week, London-based musician I. JORDAN discusses the power of queer community and spaces made for trans and nonbinary artists.
"I like to make all types of garage, but never commercial music. It's just underground." DJ Perception, one of the best artists from the UK garage scene, dives deep into the production of his latest album in this live listening party.
"I try to live in the moment and be appreciative. I'm very proud of what we've done after 25 years, and I think we'll continue at our own pace." Rush Hour cofounder Antal reflects on the history and legacy of the world renowned record distributor.
"I'm going to tell you things about me that you can't Google." Live from Amsterdam Dance Event, the superstar artist talks self-image, brand building and failure.