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Tropic Of Cancer: love, death, blondes, brunettes

Unpicking Camella Lobo's exquisite gothic pop project, and its releases on Downwards, Mannequin and Blackest Ever Black.
Stream Quarantine, Laurel Halo’s debut album for Hyperdub

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Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras and the ICON GIVE THANK crew’s top 20 reggae finds from Jamaica

Righteous roots, digital dancehall and other vinyl discoveries from the group's time spent living and recording at The Congos' "spiritual compound".
FACT mix 329: Jus-Ed

Keep it simple, stupid: the daddy of Northeastern house music rolls out this week's mix.
Squarepusher grapples with pop, pomposity and LEDs

"I'm a path of most resistance character," the electronic veteran tells FACT.

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T.I reveals release date for his forthcoming album Trouble Man

Has Berlin’s sprawling music scene been put in danger by new tax laws?

Pharrell Williams launches new label i am OTHER

Blawan announces four-track EP for Black Sun; stream a new track inside

Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Vol. II gets limited vinyl repressing

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony reunite, will perform E. 1999 Eternal in its entirety

Perc muscles up for incoming EP A New Brutality

Sandwell District’s Function breaks his silence with new release on Echocord

FACT mix 329: Jus-Ed

Keep it simple, stupid: the daddy of Northeastern house music rolls out this week's mix. 15 Comments

FACT mix 328: Beneath

The hardest-hitting newcomer in the UK underground comes through. 13 Comments

FACT mix 327: Disclosure

One of Britain's most exciting new production teams step up to the plate. 34 Comments

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Tropic Of Cancer: love, death, blondes, brunettes

Unpicking Camella Lobo's exquisite gothic pop project.

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**Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras and the ICON GIVE THANK crew’s top 20 reggae finds from Jamaica**

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Squarepusher grapples with pop, pomposity and LEDs

"I'm a path of most resistance character," he tells FACT.

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The Essential… Dabrye

From the archive: the finest works of one of the 2000s' most influential, and modest, hip-hop producers

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**Lost & Found: Sturm’s Sturm (1999)**

Reinhard Voigt's 1999 masterpiece of heavily sedated techno anticipates the modern-day work of Actress.

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Amon Tobin: boxing clever

Ahead of his show at Brixton Academy this Saturday, the Brazilian talks ISAM, box sets and taking chances.

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Five albums that shaped Black Dice

A celebration of scumbag rock, proto-darkwave and the Protestant work ethic.

Stacey Pullen’s top 10 Detroit techno classics

Jus-Ed’s top five Underground Quality 12″s

Tracks of the month: April

The records that inspired Dream Continuum

Hype Williams: Black is Beautiful

Modern music's most loveable liars release their most accomplished album yet for Hyperdub.

Light Asylum: Light Asylum

"Quite simply, a brilliant album from musicians who deserves immense respect." 4 Comments

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Miguel: Art Dealer Chic Vols 1-3

Alex Macpherson on the Californian singer's trilogy of faded r'n'b EPs. Sound familiar? 4 Comments

Claro Intelecto: Reform Club

"A rich and profound personal expression", courtesy of Manc techno stalwart Mark Stewart. 3 Comments

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Dylan Ettinger: Lifetime of Romance

Indiana's Ettinger steps out of the shadows and sings (!) on his latest album for Not Not Fun. 1 Comment

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Field Day announce full stage-by-stage breakdown

100% Silk presents… LA Vampires, Ital, Maria Minerva and more in London

Eastern Electrics Festival announces exciting new location

Amon Tobin to bring ISAM show to BLOC; line-up for battleship venue announced

FACT to livestream Slugabed’s Hidden Depths performance this Wednesday

Bass Clef and Raime to play Hackney’s Power Lunches in May

Blur announce fresh handful of UK live shows

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Wiley and fast-rising beatsmith Darq E Freaker team up for ‘Step 7′

Slugabed’s ‘Mountains Come Out Of The Sky’ gets a luminous remix from Lapalux

Stream Quarantine, Laurel Halo’s debut album for Hyperdub

Rick Ross returns with a little help from Usher on ‘Touch ‘N’ You’

Former Roll Deep man Trim to record album for Rinse: download new single inside

Watch Mykki Blanco’s disturbingly captivating video for ‘Join My Militia’

Hear Disclosure’s sultry new stormer ‘What’s In Your Head’

Andy Stott goes subterranean on a new remix of The Hundred In The Hands

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The Hidden Depths of Ninja Tune

FACT TV does Record Store Day

“Imagine The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, but made by a white girl”

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Light Asylum: Light Asylum

"Quite simply, a brilliant album from musicians who deserve immense respect."

Actress: R.I.P

Traxman: The Mind of Traxman

Dawn Richard: Armor On

Gunplay: Bogota Rich – The Prequel