BEN KLOCK’S KLOCKWORKS IMPRINT UNVEILS EPS FROM RIBÉ & ROLL DANN, TROY AND TEMUDO

Ben Klock's Klockworks imprint has announced its forthcoming releases, with the first of three - Ribé & Roll Dann’s 'Klockworks 35' - available now. Marking their debut on the label, the four-tracker is a groovy offering packed with hefty drops and moody, raw and at times even delirious cuts. "Everything started when we had a conversation about music right after Alberto released an album in 2022," the pair (pictured) tell Mixmag. "Since we have very similar […]

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PRINTWORKS ANNOUNCE LINE-UPS FOR FINAL PARTIES

London’s Printworks has shared the full line-up to its four closing events, set to take place at the end of this month. The venue will be throwing its final-ever parties from April 28 through to May 1 before the space will be renovated into offices. Kicking off this closing weekend will be Black Coffee, Maya Jane Coles and Jaden Thompson before CamelPhat, Stephan Bodzin (live), Adriatique and more the following day. The farewell celebration continues with a more UK-focused line-up of Sub […]

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BAMBII UNVEILS NEW JUNGLE HEATER, ‘ONE TOUCH

BAMBII has dropped a brand new track influenced by dancehall, jungle, and garage titled ‘One Touch’. ‘One Touch’ is BAMBII’s first new release since November’s ‘RIDE WITH ME’, which previously saw the Canadian producer fuse her Jamaican roots with sounds inspired by the bustle of Toronto. In her latest cut, BAMBII says she wanted to give listeners the “raw feeling of dancehall” that she grew up with, “but with all the […]

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A CLEAR HEAD ON SUNDAY MORNING IS A GIFT”: WHY DJS AND RAVERS ARE EMBRACING SOBRIETY

When UK clubs reopened for the first time in 16 months in 2021, thousands flocked to nightlife relaunch events in July. After a long, gruelling lockdown — a time in which The Guardian reported a marked increase in alcohol consumption but declining rates of 'party drug' use — you didn’t have to look far to see the warmer months dubbed as the ‘third summer of love’, with higher levels of substance use an assumed by-product of […]

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HYSTERIA, HARM OR SOMETHING MORE SINISTER?: WHY THE UK IS BANNING NITROUS OXID

Tracy Kawalik investigates nitrous oxide use in the UK, talking to ‘super users’, dealers, health professionals and drug experts to unravel the hype, harm and politicking behind the ban on young people’s second favourite drug The UK has the highest drug consumption in Europe. In London, the continent’s cocaine capital, a gram of gear, weed, Dom Perignon-shaped ecstasy, G, MDMA, crack, fentanyl, psychedelics, DMT and even rhino ket are all but a […]

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LISTEN TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO’S NOKIA RINGTONE COMPOSITIONS FROM THE MID-2000S

A compilation of ringtones created by Ryuichi Sakamoto has emerged in honour of the composer who passed away last week. Created in the mid-2000s, these ringtones were made by Sakamoto for the Nokia 8800 model. Released by the YouTube channel Tech Product Bangers, the compilation includes well-known ringtones and alerts such as ‘Asian-chant’, ‘Duel’ and ‘N-choral’. The video description says: “I yearn for these to be released in lossless form on a CD someday (as […]

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BERLIN’S RENATE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW RESIDENTS

Berlin club Renate has announced four new resident DJs. Regularly gracing the various booths in the sprawling Friedrichshain club will be Berlin mainstays Ady Toledano, Rinse FM resident Amy Dabbs, Frozilla and Vio PRG, according to RA reporting. They join the roster alongside long time residents Johannes Albert, Juan Ramos and S Ruston. The move comes from the club’s booker, Rose Mardit who told RA: “I’m honoured to carry forward the legacy established by the previous booker, and excited by the opportunity to welcome some newer faces to […]

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NEW VINYL PRESSING PLANT, OBJECTS, OPENS IN BERLIN

The new plant will focus on pressing smaller runs from artists and independent labels A new vinyl pressing plant, Objects Manufacturing, has opened today in Berlin. Located in a former cable works factory, it is set above the River Spree in the Treptow-Köpenick area and includes its own in-house stamping and electroforming. It comes in the face of struggles in the vinyl manufacturing industry over the past few years, where a resurgence in the physical format’s […]

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