The Best Electronic Mixes of 2000-25 Alongside Records and Tracks, here are RA's favourite DJ Mixes, Radio Shows and Live Sets of the 21st century so far.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The modular experimentalist channels childlike curiosity and martial‑arts discipline into lush sound worlds. She unveils the practices and philosophies driving her constant reinvention.
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.
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.
The Optimo cofounder was a visionary force. Michael Lawson spoke to eight artists—from Glasgow peers to heroes like Liquid Liquid and Severed Heads—to reflect on his humility, effervescence and indefatigable creative spirit.
Barbara Tucker is among the most important house and soul vocalists living today. With the spirit of Studio 54 back, she runs down her essential feel-good jams, from Loleatta Holloway to the Bee Gees.
As the essential Dutch festival faces an uncertain future, Katie Thomas spoke to founder Milo Van Buijtene, Blawan & Pariah, Eris Drew & Octo Octa and more about its uncompromising spirit.
The Colombian electronic futurist is one of his generation's most daring sound designers. Chloe Lula digs into the meticulous techniques he uses to break sonic boundaries.
Running small festivals has never been harder. We profiled resilient, brilliant events in the UK, Australia, Mexico and Germany to find out how they persevere against the odds.
The ultimate trance anthem? Released in 2000, this unlikely epic accelerated the Dutch DJ to superstardom and defined a golden era in Ibiza. Katie Thomas tells its story.