After a decade of shaping emotive, melodic electronic music for both headphones and dancefloors, Tinlicker are entering a new era. Their latest single, ‘Release’, arrives as the fourth offering from their forthcoming album Dreams of the Machine, while also signaling a bold shift to fully live performances. Once...
Photo by cottonbro studio The Music Venue Trust (MVT), a UK registered charity founded in 2014 to...
Photo by Diogo Miranda The 2026 Grammys delivered a landmark night full of memorable wins and...
Berlin-based music technology company Native Instruments has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings in Germany, a development that...
Image via The Brit Awards Facebook Page The nominations for the 2026 BRIT Awards have been...
For fans of: She Past Away, Lina Aspera, Bauhaus Lebanon Hanover has long commanded the cold‑wave terrain. The...
For fans of: Aphex Twin, Jon Hopkins, Max Cooper, Floating Points. London-based producer Rival Consoles has returned...
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Portland-based producer FENRA has just released his debut single, ‘COFFEE’, via 6x Records, offering a mesmerizing introduction to his forthcoming EP, Delusional, out November 28, 2025....
Colorize has announced the debut album State of Mind from GRAMMY-nominated producer Lipless, landing worldwide today, the 5th of September 2025. A long-awaited milestone in the...
Multi-modal artist Peter Spacey continues to redefine his artistic identity with the release of his latest single, ‘All Around And Everywhere’. The dreamy single dives into...
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Emerging experimental artist Be My Wife is gearing up to unveil his evocative single ‘Only You’ on Friday, 5 September. The forward-thinking single is the third...
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With over a decade behind the decks, Alden Song has carved out a sound that bridges...
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With his emotive, percussion-driven sound, Vancouver-based DJ and producer LËPTIC has steadily carved out a space...
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Rising rock band Grayscale return with the deluxe edition of their acclaimed fourth studio album The...
We sat down with Gabriel Brasil, a São Paulo native and sonic trailblazer whose spellbinding live sets blur the lines between the precision of the studio and the raw energy...
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EMBRZ has unveiled his highly anticipated full-length album, Find Your Light, released Thursday, October 30, on Colorize. The Dublin-based producer, writer, and vocalist has amassed over 200 million streams since...
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