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ClubsTank Sheffield closes after 12 years on Arundel Gate
Tank Sheffield has closed after 12 years, ending a long run of bassline, house and electronic nights at its 400-capacity Arundel Gate basement.
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ClubsTESTBED Leeds expands to 2,500 capacity for September relaunch
TESTBED Leeds reopens in September after a major overhaul, expanding to 23,000 square feet with 2,500 capacity and a new L-Acoustics L2 system.
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ReleasesTrentemøller announces a new self-titled album for November
Trentemøller will release a self-titled ten-track album on 13 November via In My Room, led by Terrified with Mew singer Jonas Bjerre.
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TechnologyElektron Tonverk OS 1.4 adds multichannel Overbridge audio
Elektron Tonverk OS 1.4 brings multichannel Overbridge audio, new modulation sources, pattern transpose, routing options and preset filtering.
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ArtistsRoland brings 909 Day back to Detroit with Kevin Saunderson
Roland marks 909 Day 2026 with Kevin Saunderson in Detroit, pairing the original TR-909 with the new TR-1000 in a free live workshop.
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ClubsDigbeth clubs face uncertainty under Birmingham rail expansion plans
Early Midlands Rail Hub plans could affect Club Colette, Mama Roux’s and other Digbeth venues as Birmingham prepares to widen the Bordesley viaduct.
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ArtistsFour Tet puts his four-hour Alexandra Palace set on Apple Music
Four Tet has released his complete November 2025 Alexandra Palace DJ set on Apple Music: 57 tracks and four hours 25 minutes from the Great Hall.
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Clubsradial opens in Tottenham with a 10-point sound system
radial officially opens in Tottenham on 5 September with a 250-capacity room, 10-point sound system and acoustics designed by Nick Whitaker.
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CultureARIA bars wholly AI-generated tracks from Australia’s charts
ARIA has changed its chart rules so wholly AI-generated recordings are ineligible, while substantially human-made music using AI tools can still chart.
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CultureNew South Wales commits $4.3m to festival drug checking
New South Wales will fund drug checking at up to 15 music festivals a year after a 12-month trial involving more than 1,800 people and 1,500 samples.
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FestivalsDekmantel heads to Bali with Avalon Emerson, Soichi Terada and Ogazón
Dekmantel lands at Potato Head Bali on 26 September with Avalon Emerson, Soichi Terada live, Ogazón, Fafi Abdel Nour and Indonesian selectors.
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TechnologySoundCloud opens direct music sales with zero commission
SoundCloud has introduced direct music purchases with zero commission, adding a new route for artists to turn active listeners into paying supporters.
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CitiesNightlife needs better rules, not another round of blame
From Soho to Sydney, nightlife policy faces a basic question: who carries the cost when homes, clubs and late-night culture share the same streets?
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CultureTrainspotting, rave culture and the sound of 1990s Britain
Trainspotting fused heroin, rave culture, Britpop and club music into one of the defining portraits of 1990s Britain — and electronic music changed with it.
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ClubsBaku’s FOMO shows how a club scene grows before the world notices
FOMO and a wider network of local promoters are giving Baku’s electronic scene more permanent infrastructure, connecting Azerbaijan to regional club circuits.
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NewsroomMoondance Festival: techno inside Trogir’s fortress
From Jeff Mills in 2013 to The Advent in 2026, Moondance turned Trogir’s Kamerlengo Fortress into one of the Adriatic’s most distinctive techno spaces.
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FestivalsCRSSD Fall splits San Diego between house, techno and live electronics
CRSSD Fall returns to San Diego on 26–27 September with Chris Lake b2b Disclosure, Mochakk, Ben UFO, Helena Hauff, I Hate Models and Skepta Más Tiempo.
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ClubsPukka Up sets sail for Ibiza’s total solar eclipse
Pukka Up will take 200 guests off Ibiza’s west coast on 12 August for a three-hour boat party built around the island’s total solar eclipse.
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NewsroomMusic industry proposes two-track labelling system for generative AI recordings
A coalition including IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, the Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA and the Human Artistry Campaign has proposed a voluntary track-level labelling framework for recordings made with generative AI.
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NewsroomAnyma’s ÆDEN keeps expanding its Ibiza world at [UNVRS]
Anyma’s ÆDEN residency continues at [UNVRS] through 15 September, combining melodic techno, large-scale visuals and a rotating Ibiza line-up.
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ClubsPyramid closes Amnesia with a Villalobos three-way and extended Nina Kraviz
Pyramid closes on 4 October with Ricardo Villalobos b3b Raresh b3b Franco Cinelli on the Terrace and an extended Nina Kraviz set in the Main Room.
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NewsroomPrimavera Sound returns to Buenos Aires and São Paulo with Gorillaz and The Strokes
The South American editions return in late 2026, pairing global headliners with electronic and experimental names including FKA twigs, Yung Lean, Danny L Harle, Los Thuthanaka and Nick León.
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NewsroomElements 2026 rebuilds its stages and festival rhythm
Elements Music & Arts Festival returns to Long Pond with redesigned Fire and Earth stages, new woodland art and a broader approach to guest care.
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NewsroomThirty years on, Jeff Mills’ Liquid Room mix still explains techno’s forward motion
Axis Records is marking the 30th anniversary of Jeff Mills’ Live at Liquid Room with a reissue of the 1995 Tokyo recording and an accompanying world tour. The set has long been treated as a techno landmark, but its relevance is not simply historical.
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NewsroomDave Angel reconnects with R&S on A Time And Place
Dave Angel returns to R&S Records with A Time And Place, an album that draws jazz, soul and decades of techno experience into one focused statement.
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NewsroomKavinsky, the producer behind “Nightcall”, dies at 50
Kavinsky, the French electronic producer behind “Nightcall”, has died aged 50 after being found at his home in Paris.
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NewsroomDJ Shadow to Rework Endtroducing with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
DJ Shadow will mark 30 years of Endtroducing with a full orchestral performance at London’s Barbican, joined by Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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CultureAbove & Beyond revisit 25 years in Spatial Audio
Above & Beyond revisit 25 years of music in a new Apple Music One Mix, rebuilt in immersive Spatial Audio and spanning their full career.
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CultureDMC41 brings the World DJ Championships back to London
DMC41 returns to London on 13 and 14 November with battles at Camden Stables and the world finals at KOKO, plus A-Trak, Craze and DJ Koco.
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NewsroomSonica Glasgow 2026 turns the city into an audiovisual festival route
Cryptic’s biennale returns with more than 170 artists from 21 countries across 11 days of experimental music, performance and installation work.
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NewsroomSasha and Digweed rebuild ‘Northern Exposure’
‘Northern Exposure Redux’ restores the 1996 mix, brings it to streaming for the first time and adds a third disc of ambient and dub reconstructions.
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FestivalsARC stretches Chicago’s festival language across four days
ARC expands to four days at Union Park in September, pairing Chicago house history with Anyma, Underworld, Honey Dijon, Sara Landry and Detroit Love.
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NewsroomUltra Miami moves its next Bayfront Park edition into March 2027
Ultra’s official site now frames March 26-28, 2027 as the next Miami edition, with Bayfront Park again anchoring the global brand.
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NewsroomBrunch Electronik Festival brings Kaytranada, Jeff Mills and Paul Kalkbrenner to Barcelona
The Barcelona festival returns to Parc del Fòrum in August with a wide electronic bill across DJ sets, live performances and back-to-back pairings.
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NewsroomInsomniac’s 2027 EDC calendar shows scale before lineups
The official EDC hub lists Miami, Mexico City and two Las Vegas weekends for 2027, putting geography ahead of artist announcements.
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NewsroomPioneer DJ completes iPadOS 26 checks for its mobile apps
Stagehand, rekordbox, DJM-REC, RMX-1000 for iPad and WeDJ for iPad have completed verification, but Pioneer DJ still warns that full functionality is not guaranteed.
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NewsroomTerminal V Croatia leans into five days of open-air techno in Tisno
The Croatian edition of Terminal V returns to The Garden Resort with a 100-plus artist promise, boat parties, afterparties and four open-air stages.
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NewsroomTec-Troit keeps Detroit techno close to its own public space
The free Detroit festival returns in 2026 with A Guy Called Gerald, Mike Banks, DJ 3000, Blake Baxter and Stacey Hotwaxx Hale among the announced artists.
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NewsroomBreakaway maps its 2026 season around a wider electronic circuit
The US festival brand sets out a multi-city 2026 calendar, with electronic lineups stretching from Minnesota and New York to Michigan and Massachusetts.
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NewsroomAwakenings Sunday Sessions gives ADE 2026 a sharper daytime ending
A longer reading of Awakenings Sunday Sessions ADE 2026, bringing together artists, ticket context, setting and the human reality of the festival.
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NewsroomExpert Sleepers NTX-8CV turns USB into modular control
Expert Sleepers’ NTX-8CV packs MIDI-to-CV, eight DC-coupled outputs and disting NT expansion into 4HP. Small module, unusually broad routing options.
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NewsroomNumark Party Mix III puts beginner DJing back in focus
Numark’s Party Mix III adds stems, Bluetooth control and expanded performance pads to a compact controller aimed squarely at first-time DJs.
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The free Wisconsin festival returns with Special Request, Anthony Rother, Cinthie, Jimpster, Dustin Zahn and afterparties at High Noon Saloon.
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NewsroomPhono Lake brings 2,000 people back to Amsterdam’s Sloterpark island
The one-day festival returns on September 12th with Blake Baxter, Mike Dunn, Danny Daze, Louise Chen and Wah Wah Wino among the announced artists.
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NewsroomJunction 2 2026 keeps London’s harder club architecture in focus
The festival’s official 2026 identity points back to a familiar idea: techno and house work differently when the setting has weight.
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NewsroomMovement 2026 keeps Detroit techno at the centre of a 100-plus artist lineup
The Hart Plaza festival returns with Barry Can’t Swim, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Green Velvet and a deep electronic bill around Memorial Day weekend.
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CulturePlastikman’s ‘Sheet One’ still defines acid minimalism
More than three decades on, Plastikman’s ‘Sheet One’ still shows how acid, negative space and tiny changes can generate enormous techno tension.
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