DJs built reputations by mastering specific sounds, and audiences knew exactly what to expect when walking into a deep house night versus a hard techno rave. But in 2025, a growing movement of artists ...

You could look at all this viral creativity as just another meme. But I think the outpouring of enthusiasm for a made-up genre speaks to a curious nexus of frustration and desire in the air right now, ...

On July 29, 2024, Matmos’ Drew Daniel had a dream. A raver was telling him about a style of music, in 5/4 time, at 212 BPM, with “super crunched out sounds,” as he explained that morning in a ...