Each month, we highlight ten of the best festivals happening around the world.
How do you move 40,000 people? Few have ascended to arena level faster than the Dutch trance star. She spoke about scale, spectacle and the mindset required for success.
Feb 4, 2026
From EXIT Festival to Berlin's fallout over Gaza, political pressure has imperilled state funding for the arts. With the US on the brink, Chloe Lula asks: is this the end of cultural soft power?
Roza Terenzi and Kalahari Oyster Cult boss Rey Colino trace the birth of the sub-genre that recoded '90s trance, acid and more into a modern rave moment.
Ten staff members select their favourite albums, singles and mixes of recent months. Any genre goes.
Dec 12, 2025
Alongside Records and Tracks, here are RA's favourite DJ Mixes, Radio Shows and Live Sets of the 21st century so far.
Dec 11, 2025
Alongside Tracks and Mixes, here are RA's favourite Albums, EPs, Compilations and Club Releases of the 21st century so far.
Dec 10, 2025
Alongside Records and Mixes, here are RA's favourite 550 Tracks of the 21st century so far.
RA staff pick their favourite tracks, records and mixes of the past 12 months, broken down into six musical themes.
Nov 25, 2025
Why is ultra-repetitive music so special? Matt Unicomb speaks with Robert Hood, William Basinski and more to find out.
Nov 24, 2025
Electronic music is booming in East Africa, and a small collective based in Kampala is at the heart of it all. Aaron Coultate travelled to Uganda to hear their story.
Nov 23, 2025
Max Pearl reports from the Mexican capital on a timeless DJ tradition that stretches back to the 1950s.
Nov 22, 2025
"I like to keep it Black and strong around here." Three decades into his career, the effortlessly cool artist is still repping the D and its people whenever he can. He granted us rare access into his world to unpack his love of music and the community that made him.
Nov 21, 2025
For the last ten years, a thrilling form of African-influenced dance music has been brewing in bedrooms in Lisbon's heavily isolated housing projects. But through the pioneering work of a label called Príncipe, the sound is beginning to reach far beyond its local roots.
We took over Los Angeles venue Lot 613 last month for a party with Lenovo.
Mixing on three or four decks—impressive. How about eight? The CDJ virtuoso explains his drive for technical complexity and how it all goes back to skateboarding.
Nov 11, 2025
Amid wildfires and immigration crackdowns, nightlife was put to the test in 2025. Community-oriented parties have offered sanctuary, mutual aid and shown the best of the Golden State's resilience.
The best albums, EPs and mixes of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October 2025.
Oct 21, 2025
A crucial figure in Balearic history, the Italian DJ reimagined music for nightclubs in the '80s with his daredevil mixing and adventurous selections. Welcome to his Cosmic sound.
Oct 16, 2025
Distortion, redlining, clipping: in the 2020s, electronic artists are wielding speaker-busting sounds to confront and thrill crowds. Ammar Kalia put his ears to the test to find out why.
Each month, we highlight ten of the best festivals happening around the world.
The modular experimentalist channels childlike curiosity and martial‑arts discipline into lush sound worlds. She unveils the practices and philosophies driving her constant reinvention.
Sep 30, 2025
Under the stewardship of larger-than-life character Dave P., the Philadelphia event and festival has become a North American nightlife institution. Nyshka Chandran explores its disruptive spirit.
Sep 25, 2025
We've all seen it: Keinemusik's dead crowds, Ibiza VIP platforms, Euro-washed Afro house. 2020s mainstream clubbing is an algorithm-smoothed spectacle that rewards mediocrity. Yet it's booming. Rachel Grace Almeida searches for why.