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Watch live sets from Superbooth21: Jamaica Suk, JakoJako, Yann Tiersen, Pole, Bloody Mary…

Spanning dance sets to gorgeous ambient music, mixing instruments and electronics and even some live dance (with JakoJako), here's a...

Dark, dreamy dub techno and ambient music: Ukraine’s Danny Skripp needs your support

Proper dub and experimental production will transport you to eerie otherworldly states of mind in this music from Kharkiv, Ukraine....

Superbooth Berlin preview: why the May edition will be an essential music culture event

Superbooth is back in the woods of Köpenick for the second time in under a year - an unmatched meeting...

Exist weaves ethereal new sounds from Ramallah Palestine to the world

There is a scene that now, more than ever, is decentralized. But that doesn't mean simply "out of major hubs."...

Beirut and Berlin exchange artists, workshops, and music – listen to mixes and releases

For all the crises, Beirut's international connections continue to grow. Next up is an extensive residency-exchange project, starting in Berlin...

Sounds from the Iranian Ultraverse compiles “underbelly” music, supports Afghan people

People are starving; now is the time when dismantling imperialism and supporting family is vital. So let's turn our ears...

Meditation in a time of war: Ukrainian music innovator Kotra interview, premiere

Extreme-distorted metallic surfaces buzz on the surface, but there's deep meditation beneath. Ukraine's Kotra, aka Dmytro Fedorenko, returns to CDM...

Cries and pleas, expressed in music, in expansive benefit compilations for and by Ukraine

Here's another essential batch of projects against war, in support of Ukraine, many of them centering Ukrainian artists' music and...