Electronic music
Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 review – wan background grooves for an A-list pool party
Harris enlists Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Halsey and others for a second round of slinky disco-pop, but his luxurious production doesn’t disguise the dullness of the songs
Alim Kheraj
04, Aug, 2022 @11:01 PM
‘Un-American girl’: how Beyoncé uses the power of pleasure to transcend a country on fire
The star’s new album Renaissance weaves Black dance music history, feminism and queer thought into an ecstatic masterpiece that defies marginalisation
Daphne A Brooks
02, Aug, 2022 @2:30 PM
Post your questions for Hot Chip
As the beloved dance-pop band release their eighth album, Joe Goddard and Al Doyle will answer your questions – post them below
Laura Snapes
28, Jul, 2022 @2:17 PM
The Prodigy review – tireless electro-punks do Keith Flint proud
The late vocalist is etched in lasers for a comeback show that proves the fiery veterans are still a source of euphoria
Patrick Clarke
15, Jul, 2022 @1:31 PM
Lamin Fofana review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
The Sierra Leonean producer lulls with languid sonics then forces a sudden focus with sharp bursts of static or melody
Ammar Kalia
15, Jul, 2022 @8:00 AM
Laurent Garnier: Off the Record review – upbeat spin on pioneering DJ’s career
Docu-tribute to club hero offers uncritical praise but also tells an intriguing history of electronic dance music since the 80s
Leslie Felperin
12, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM
Supersonic festival 2022 review – joy and fury from an inspiring music community
From Grove’s queer swagger to Circle’s ecological visions and Divide and Dissolve’s call for decolonisation, this thrilling underground fest has radical utopianism at its heart
Jennifer Lucy Allan
11, Jul, 2022 @2:06 PM
‘Everything felt new’: the cross-cultural joy of Ghana’s ‘burger highlife’ music
Political turbulence in 1980s Ghana drove musicians to Europe, where they created a glorious new style. Now working as London church ministers and more, the original stars look back
James Balmont
05, Jul, 2022 @11:11 AM
LCD Soundsystem review – revenant dance-rockers play the hits
Even if James Murphy’s cred has taken a hit of late, the frontman still aces the anthems that gave the band its powerful punk-disco potency
Gabriel Szatan
28, Jun, 2022 @3:12 PM
Cause of death of Depeche Mode’s Andrew Fletcher revealed
Keyboardist who died aged 60 in May suffered aortic dissection, with band saying ‘he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
28, Jun, 2022 @7:52 AM
House music had its Black roots ripped up – now Drake and Beyoncé are reclaiming them | Michelle Kambasha
The world’s biggest Black stars have turned to the genre not to pander to white tastes – but to remind fans where it came from, says
Michelle Kambasha
25, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
Orbital: ‘We can’t fall out with each other for ever. It would make Christmas awkward’
The Glastonbury legends, returning with a new album, answer your questions on embarrassing festival memories, their breakup and makeup – and being mistaken for the Orb
As told to Rich Pelley
23, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM
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