News Lou Nour retires her SICARIA alias After years at the forefront of 140 and dubstep, she steps forward under her own name
Features Kozlow: “A good dancefloor is a good dancefloor, no matter where it is” We caught up with Kozlow and discussed how ANTHR FCKNG PARTY evolved from a basement party into a label, the curatorial thinking behind AFP releases and what the current New York club sound means to him
News Hady Tarek is back with new music after a 2-year hiatus Hady Tarek returns with the two-track EP ‘The Road Ahead / Memories & Dreams’ released on his Kollectiv imprint
News Wave of sexual misconduct allegations sees multiple hard techno DJs removed from festival and club line-ups Shlømo, Odymel, CARV, Basswell and Fantasm removed from multiple line-ups amid an outpouring of allegations, which is being dubbed as the genre's "#MeToo" moment
News Toka Musik appoints YokoO as Head of A&R The MENA grounded platform expands its global outlook as YokoO steps into a key A&R role
News Desert rave film Sirāt arrives in UK cinemas after Cannes success Set in southern Morocco, the film follows a father searching for his missing daughter within a desert rave community
News Dwson’s sixth studio album ‘Nothing To Lose’ is streaming now Listener response grew early with the release of the album singles ‘New Day’ and ‘Can’t Wait To See You’ in 2025
News DJ GAWAD links up with James Massiah for new ‘Contact High’ EP The four-track EP represents the first official collaboration between the pair
News SoundCloud shares 2026 Music Intelligence Report on emerging music trends In 2025, uploads hashtagged “#DJSET” on the platform increased by 39% year over year
Scene Reports Winter Is Coming brought electronic music to Turkiye’s high-altitude Erciyes across two weekends The gathering took place at Mirada del Lago Erciyes over January 30-31 and February 1 and 6-8
News Freaks of Nature cancels Freakyard edition in full as organisers unable to proceed with event This follows the festival’s week one cancellation
News Palestinian-founded ticketing platform Tzkrti opens fund for artists, collectives and organisers Focusing on projects in SWANA and the Arab diaspora, the biannual initiative awards two $3,000 microgrants per cycle
News Freaks of Nature opening week cancelled after approval delays Alesso, ARTBAT, Hot Since 82, Eric Prydz, MEDUZA and MORTEN were due to headline the first week, while the status of the second-week programme on February 12-13 remains unclear
News Abdullah Miniawy reunites with Simo Cell on new album, ‘Dying Is The Internet’ Abdullah Miniawy describes the album as “a playful prophecy about the triggers of a new global revolution”
News Darius Syrossian pulls out of US tour plans citing Trump’s “race and nationality-based” travel restrictions He shared concerns around current travel restrictions, which "target, exclude, and marginalise people based on who they are and where they're from"