Piotr Orlov
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In a year of where even the dance floor could feel at times fraught by the reality just outside it, the music that fuels it was more exploratory and incisive than ever.
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The solo composer and LCD Soundsystem's synth genius discusses her relationship to music, shifting gender identity and how each has informed the other in a successful and deeply introspective career.
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From jungle to broken beat to "future jazz," the two producers' individual and shared history is foundational to much of London's dance music.
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This alternate mix of the downbeat electronic producer's collaboration with the Moroccan folk group Innov Gnawa electrifies the track's cross-cultural currents.
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The Gary, Ind., electronic producer turns a Chicago footwork party into a global drum-machine circle.
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The Detroit techno colossus reimagines his greatest tracks with a concert pianist and a symphony orchestra.
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The London grime producer's second album is a song-cycle about family.
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Four Tet revisits the music of his longtime collaborators The xx.
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Mzansi Beat Code is a groove-packed, sociopolitical statement that places the 34-year-old producer at South Africa's creative center.
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Listen to six superb transmissions from the underground, ranging from ambient beats to rugged drum 'n' bass.