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Amaarae’s latest album, Fountain Baby, represents a significant milestone in the journey of African music towards global recognition. In an interview with Pitchfork in 2020, Amaarae pondered the possibility of African music attaining the same level of popularity as Jamaican dancehall did in the early 2000s, thanks to artists like

In Tony Kushner’s iconic play Angels in America, the main character, Prior, experiences visions of angels and embraces his role as a prophet while battling AIDS. This interpretation of death as a spiritual awakening resonates with FKA Redcar, also known as Christine and the Queens or, simply, Chris. Chris, like

Grammy nominated Canadian writer, producer, and DJ Jayda G loves making you feel good. Her acclaimed 2021 DJ Kicks compilation, and 2020 EP Both Of Us / Are You Down, would establish Jayda G as a purveyor of feel good, vibey house music formulated for sunsets and Sunday fun days.

Gowned in an oversized Kimono, wearing the war paint of a warrior, KID BE KID confronts what it means to live in a technologically-obsessed, image-fixated, exhibitionist environment that is the internet, or more broadly speaking, the modern world. And she does so in 10 beat-focused tracks, which she has compiled

On Spalarkle (Alys), the first single of her latest LP, Spalarkle, hyperpop-adjacent English producer felicita brought a touch of electroclash to the PC Music palette. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. With the imminent return of indie sleaze on the horizon, felicita’s lo-fi electropunk lends itself nicely to the present

Back in 2005, the year Alan Braxe unleashed the French touch classic, The Upper Cuts, he decided to crank up the awesomeness even more by remixing Annie’s seminal banger, Heartbeat. Fast forward eighteen years, and these two musical geniuses have teamed up once again for the upcoming reissue of The

Anthony Naples is one of those instinctual producers who seems to master any style that might appeal to his creativity. In 2021, he released an album of shoegaze inspired ambient and then another of club ready bass and techno just months apart. Last year saw him join forces with DJ

Since 2001, English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor has established a legacy as one of our most celebrated contemporary disco divas. Pivoting from the indie rock of her former band Theaudeince, Ellis-Bextor found her voice in a dizzying mix of nu-disco, French touch house, and electronic pop, equipped with an

Since her now iconic EDC DJ set, fans of Canadian pop star Grimes have been clamoring for an official release of her epic opening track Welcome To The Opera. The collaboration with producer Anyma was initially assumed to be part of her long announced and since forgotten Book 1 project,

Gergely Álmos is certainly a creative individual. Not only does he produce music and audio-visual shows, his forthcoming one being naked waves with co-creator Attaray Visual, under his mïus moniker, but he is also an architect by trade and a film set designer – for more, read our interview with

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