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Toronto collective Forth have launched a compilation series with Vol. 1 scheduled to be released on the 20th February. Having started out throwing DIY raves, they soon became aware of the city’s hunger for self-expression and decided to create a platform for their vision. The compilation features six original, club-focused productions from Joel Eel, Gingy,

Houghton Festival has announced the lineup for the 2018 edition. One of the hottest festivals in 2017, the event produced by Gottwood and Craig Richards returns to Houghton Hall from the 9th August to 12th August. This year the lineup boasts a variety of electro, house and techno with a mixture of upcoming and established

Boys Noize and Off-White designer Virgil Abloh have collaborated for new single ‘Orvnge’. Having been DJing for a while now, the track marks Abloh’s first official music release. Produced in Boys Noize’s Berlin studio, the collaborators previously worked together on an Off-White collection around his ‘Mayday’ release. “Birthed out of mutual admiration of our points

Barcelona festival Primavera Sound has announced its 2018 lineup. Taking place from the 28th May to the 3rd June, the festival boasts a lineup of over 200 artists for its 18th edition. Featuring show-stopping headliners such as Arctic Monkeys, Björk, Lorde, A$AP Rocky, The National and Migos, the festival highlights girl power in the industry

Erotic art house film A Thought Of Ecstacy has released its original soundtrack curated by Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary alongside label artist Gajek. Released via Monkeytown, the soundtrack is comprised of entierly new material from the trio as well as a couple of tracks from Anstam and Moderat – the first tracks since

DJ Boring and Stanley Schmidt are launching a new label together called Vienna. The first collaborative release, ‘Vienna001’ features three club-ready tracks inspired by the early eras of rave and IDM. Named after the city where they first met, the label launches on the 2nd March. ‘Vienna001’ will be released on the 2nd March via Vienna.

Rob Clouth has announced a four-track EP titled ‘Transition’ to be released on Max Cooper’s MESH label. To coincide with the release he has generated an online algorithmic summary of his entire musical output since 2003, in the spirit of embarking on a new phase as an artist. The audio-visual experiment spans a range of music to

Midland is launching a new label dedicated to releasing music from up and coming artists. Launching next month, Intergraded will be a sub-label of Graded – the label Harry Agius founded in 2013. “The idea for the label came about after being sent unreleased music and ideas by a number of artists over the last

Belfast festival AVA has revealed names for its 2018 lineup. Heading up the bill are Belfast natives Bicep, Floorplan, KiNK and DVS1. Joining them across the weekend will be heavyweights Helena Hauff, Rødhad, Hammer, Or:la and Midland. The rest of the lineup includes Hunee, Job Jobse, Jayda G, Mall Grab, Denis Sulta, Sassy J, Mano

Bavarian producer Recondite has announced the release of his fifth studio album, ‘Daemmerlicht’. Translating as ‘fading light’, the album sees Recondite explore new territories as he combines his love of instrumental hip hop and downbeat with ambient and classical elements. Slated for release on the 16th February via Plangent Records, ‘Daemmerlicht’ is one of Recondite’s