Best Music 2026: AugustThe best albums, EPs and mixes of January, February, March, April, June, July and August 2026.
Aug 28, 2026
Every year at Notting Hill Carnival, old classics are given fresh life. Here, we pick heaters and their flips——including Patra and DJ Deller, Koffee and Clipz, Sister Nancy and JAEL, plus a double helping of Buju Banton.
Carnival's 30-plus sound systems have collectively shaped the blueprint of Black British dance music. Explore Channel One's custom-built cabinets and Deviation's thunderous stacks—two of the very best.
Our 2025 cover star played an all-vinyl set tracing his "personal history of techno" and beyond.
Each month, we highlight ten of the best festivals happening around the world.
Jul 23, 2026
When jazz and electronic music combine, the possibilities are endless. Here are some of our favourite collaborations, remixes and breakthroughs across samba, techno, jungle, makossa, funk, free improv and beyond.
Jul 16, 2026
Irrepressible, mystical, human: who else does it like Ricardo Villalobos? In this rare interview, our second cover story of summer 2026, Oli Warwick goes deep with the electronic iconoclast.
Jul 16, 2026
The union of Sun Ra and Ricardo Villalobos was box office enough. But the story behind 2026's cosmic compilation runs far deeper. Here, key figures including Chez Damier, Calibre, Barış K and Villalobos discuss the project's voyage from Istanbul to Saturn and back.
Jul 7, 2026
What is techno? Is it a sound, style, way of life? And is it even in good health? In the first of our summer cover stories, Jeff Mills proposes a new answer to the age-old question.
The 808 architecture and attention-grabbing filth of ghettotech has made it the ultimate floor-filler for decades. DJ Godfather, pioneer of the quintessential Detroit sound, lays it down.
Jun 25, 2026
13 staff members select their favourite albums, singles and mixes of recent months. Any genre goes.
Jun 9, 2026
Fewer sober raves? New music quota in DJ sets? Resident Advisor staff weigh in.
Jun 4, 2026
AI, lost archives, dying media: the internet has run its course, and culture is trapped inside. What to do? Take action.
Jun 4, 2026
How will this decade be remembered? Musically, it's unclear. In this special two-part report, Gabriel Szatan examines the forces fragmenting electronic culture today, and where we might go next.
May 21, 2026
Blimps, DJ booking stunts, art installation disasters: we look back at some of the most bizarre and unexpectedly influential rollouts.
May 18, 2026
Resident Advisor, Detroit Techno Foundation & Underground Music Academy present an exhibition exploring some of the Detroit electronic music community's most impactful heroes.
Beyond Bali's beaches lies one of the best audiophile clubs in the world. Guided by co-creator and resident DJ Harvey, its bespoke quad-stack system renders music in ultra-high definition. Welcome to paradise.
Apr 15, 2026
DJ, producer, fashion muse. In our spring 2026 cover story, Shaad D'Souza asks: what does Honey Dijon truly want?
Apr 1, 2026
On New Year's Eve, the treasured Vietnamese club shut prematurely. Vivian Yeung examines its impact and the trend of closures across East and Southeast Asia.
Mar 26, 2026
After 24 years, one of London's great clubs is calling time. 35 participants tell the story in this bumper oral history.
DJ Hell and The Hacker pick electroclash's key anthems between 1997 and 2001, revisiting the blueprints for the rule-breaking sub-genre still rocking dance floors 30 years later.
Mar 19, 2026
From Berghain and Red Rocks to Liquid Room and Cxema, we compiled a list of musical odes to dance floors around the world.
Mar 4, 2026
From disruptive parties to stunts at Ministry of Sound, the viral formula of UK promoter Lab54 proves spectacle sells for a new generation. But at what cost? Ed Gillett investigates.
Feb 26, 2026
In the '80s and '90s, these spaces birthed dance icons, genres and subcultures. Why do so few remain? madison moore charts their decline and lifelong impact.
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.