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Remaining present: Ana Roxanne talks creativity & the simple pursuit of happiness

Ahead of her appearance at Le Guess Who?, we spoke to the ambient singer about her pathway into music, the impact of lockdown and her soft spot for noughties screamo.

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Dual Personality : a conversation with Salomée Meet Bordeaux-based producer and DJ Salomée...

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Ron Trent: A Legacy in Motion "The source of why I do what I do has not changed," says Ron Trent, but anyone who has been listening knows that his sounds very much have.

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Whatever The Weather: Loraine James Talks Why do the IDM lot always hate vocals?

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Lisbon Life with Yen Sung, Megatronic & Dj Kaspar Lisbon’s long-standing resident DJs are starting to receive global recognition and in return, introducing a wider spectrum of appreciation for the sound of the city.

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Music for the End of Days: A Playlist for the Apocalypse by Fantastic Twins Not all apocalypses announce themselves with a thunderclap. Some creep in quietly, wrapped in ethereal reverb and ghostly choirs...

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Psychedelic Knowledge: In conversation with Multi Culti Talking shop with Thomas Von Party about the practicalities of label management in the present.

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Track By Track: Afterlife – Timelines 2 Timelines 2 from Afterlife aims to recapture deeper listening in an age of scattered consciousness.

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Froid Dub’s Track-by-Track journey through Tears Maker Chant "Each track has its own personality, its own story. We see them almost as characters - some are trying to intimidate, others are looking for comfort, some are dealing with anger or sadness."

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Track By Track: Reptile Reptiles – All Things Return to One A metaphysical acid western of haunting ambient, revisionist blues & prophetic spoken word ft. Jim Jarmusch muse Gary Farmer

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Luke Una and Dicky Trisco reunited for a Sunday special at Campo Sancho this July… This summer, Campo Sancho, the festival produced by Sancho Panza, is set to host a unique Sunday with long time compadres Luke Una and Dicky Trisco.

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Spending Time: James Holden and Waclaw Zimpel in conversation First time collaborators interview each other about their debut long player and the creative process that went into it.

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‘A scene which reflects all voices’ – A Conversation with Romy White "I’ve always been driven by a hunger for work, whether it’s as a DJ or through my other projects."

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Track By Track: Stella Z (Fig) Stella Z delves deeper into her latest release, Fig, out via R$N's Music To Watch Seeds Grow By sub-label.

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Seeing in Technicolor: Janine Rainforth Interviewed The lead singer of MXMJoY talks about the inspirations behind her new solo album Soul Retrieval.

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Track By Track: Davis Galvin – Prism (Delphinium Elatum) Pittburgh's Davis Galvin delves deeper into their recent release, Prism (Delphinium Elatum), out via R$N's Music To Watch Seeds Grow By sub-label.

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Track By Track: DECIUS – Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience) “There’s usually a moment of rupture in life, where we fall short of even our lowest standards in lieu of some desperate pleasure - a rubicon of sensuality beyond which lies nothing but endless, bitter reckoning." Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family shows us around Decius's new album.

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‘Music is Shaped by Struggle’ : A Conversation with Sevenbeatz Head of a label, producer, DJ, and active member of collectives: Sevenbeatz is a prominent figure in the Bordeaux electronic scene. Living on the coast in Royan, Charente-Maritime, but frequently visiting Bordeaux, Thomas is one of the most active artists in the local electronic landscape.

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Track By Track: Michael Diamond – Placid Wakefulness Meditative electronica from a hotly tipped producer.

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Bogdan Raczynski interviews Bogdan Raczynski R$N typically has someone write an intro & then multiple people interview each other. But I clearly think I'm pretty special as I've penned all three parts of this article.

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Track By Track: Auntie Flo – In My Dreams (I’m A Bird and I’m Free) Auntie Flo's In My Dreams (I'm A Bird and I'm Free) emerged from the raw energy of Nairobi's streets to Havana's hidden rhythms to Waiheke Island and on into Goa.

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Dopamine Dreams: Truus de Groot & Cosmo Vitelli in conversation Truus De Groot and Cosmo Vitelli dissect the creative process of their new album.

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Rhythms Of Life with Bruce Stepping outside of your comfort zone is both frightening and essential. For artists, the process breathes new life into the craft, but change is not without its risks.

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‘Externalizing the noise in my head’ – a conversation with Lal Tuna The next in our collaborative series with French media outlet Le Type.

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Track By Track: Dialect – Atlas of Green In Atlas of Green, Andrew PM Hunt, operating as Dialect, crafts an album that navigates memory and misremembering, technology and decay, within a soundscape as intricately layered as it is mercurial.

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Renaissance Rave: a playlist by Aisha Orazbayeva & Peiman Khosravi Enlightening sounds from the Kazakh violinist Aisha Orazbayeva & Iranian electronic musician Peiman Khosravi

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In Conversation: Ishmael Ensemble and Ali Staton Pete Cunningham and Ali Staton of Madonna and Lamb fame discuss the making of Rituals and blending their influences.

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Decius release new Single “Birth of a Smirk,” and tease upcoming album Vol. II: Splendour & Obedience London-based electronic 'super group' Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family), Quinn Whalley Trashmouth Records’ Luke and Liam May, returns with their latest single, “Birth of a Smirk.

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Track By Track: Heli Hartikainen – Chronovariations Chronovariations embraces the full range of the saxophone’s sound, from minor clicks to resonant overtones, making each track a distinct exploration of sound and space.

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Happy Accidents: CS + Kreme and Monolake in conversation Learning and unlearning what makes music work.

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Lifesaver: 25 Years of Live At Robert Johnson The Frankfurt club reflects on a milestone anniversary and the nature of club culture in the present.