Category: Club Scene

The collaborative efforts of Flowdan, Fred again.., and Skrillex have earned them their very first GRAMMY Award for their single ‘Rumble’ in 2023. The trio was awarded the Best Dance/Electronic Recording, beating out major contenders like James Blake, Aphex Twin, Disclosure, and Romy. Skrillex accepted the award, acknowledging the difficult state of the world and… Continue reading Flowdan makes history as the first UK MC to win a GRAMMY Award

Michael Santiago Render, aka Killer Mike, was taken into custody after an alleged physical altercation backstage at the Grammy awards ceremony on Sunday, January 4, 2022. The Run The Jewels star was celebrating his first Grammy award in over a decade before footage of him being escorted out of Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena in handcuffs… Continue reading Killer Mike arrested at the GRAMMYs hours after winning three awards

Faithless will be making their return to the stage this year at Camp Bestival with a show that pays tribute to the late band member Maxi Jazz. They will perform with a full live band, as the Shropshire-based sister-event to Bestival announced that Faithless will “incorporate old and new music” for their first performance in… Continue reading Faithless to return to performing with Maxi Jazz tribute at Camp Festival

Leeds-based arts and community space, The Imaginarium, has unveiled its end-of-winter programme featuring a line-up of artists such as Freakenstein, Elias Sternin, and Tau Carr. By day, the venue operates as a plant store, coffee shop and a record store, before transforming into a private loft-style venue for up to 120 guests by night. In… Continue reading Leeds’ Imaginarium announces programming and new soundsystem collaboration

Polari label owner Cormac has shared a new VA compilation titled ‘No Tears In The Backroom Vol. 2’, which is jam-packed with synth-heavy swings, acid basslines, heated vocals and a mix of old and new faces to the label. The collection taps into nostalgia while remaining in a modern context, taking on full-throttle club music.… Continue reading Cormac shares second V/A compilation on his imprint Polari

Celebrating its second birthday, Mutual Rytm has released its carefully curated 20th release, the vinyl boxset ‘Federation Of Rytm III’. This hefty release includes tracks from the likes of Blawan, ANNE, Gary Beck, Dax J, and LDS. The digital edition includes a further six bonus tracks, totalling 36 cuts, assembled in a “sequenced journey” by… Continue reading Mutual Rytm celebrates second anniversary, shares 30-track boxset vinyl

DJ/producers Will Hofbauer and Sangre Voss have joined forces to create a new label known as whirm. Along with the announcement, the duo unveiled their debut single, ‘Uka,’ which is a hybrid of club-ready beats and percussion. The single also has vocal chops, broken down drumbeats, and an undercurrent of rumbling low-end. The track has… Continue reading Will Hofbauer and Sangre Voss launch new label, whirm

Irish duo Disfreq has released their latest single ‘This Is Just A Dream’ as part of their namesake EP under the Three Six Zero Recordings label. The song follows the release of ‘People’ and ‘Purely From Instinct’ and is characterized by its euphoric synth and driving drums intertwined with ethereal vocal chops. Disfreq also released… Continue reading ‘This Is Just A Dream’, claims Disfreq’s latest offering

DJ Katapila, a Ghanaian artist known for his unique style that combined electronic dance music with traditional Ghanaian rhythms, has passed away from a brief illness. His real name was Ishmael Abbey. The news was confirmed by Awesome Tapes From Africa (ATFA), the label that he worked with closely. Abbey started DJing at the young… Continue reading Ghanaian producer and Awesome Tapes From Africa alum DJ Katapila has died

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has released a report that highlights a misogynistic culture within the music industry and calls for immediate action to be taken. The inquiry, involving cross-party MPs, discovered that sexual harassment and abuse are common occurrences in the sector. According to the report, the music industry is a “boys club,”… Continue reading Labels should publish data on gender diversity of rosters, recommends new government report