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Special Vinyl Editions

Video exclusive: Matthew Herbert ‘Leipzig’

Plus: Herbert behind next Deutsche Grammophon Re:composed

Win guestlist for FACT at the Coronet this Friday and a stack of vinyl from R1 Ryders, Hyperdub and more

Dum Dum Girls to play 1234 Shoreditch festival

Carlos Giffoni and Gavin Russom: This Is No Fun Acid

Digital Mystikz Return II Space for debut LP

Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink and more on limited 4AD EP

New limited edition single from Dan Deacon

New LPs from James Ferraro, Forest Swords and more

Exile On Main Street reissued with 10 unearthed tracks

Moondog and Joe Meek meet on latest Trunk find

20 best: Broken Beat

Our guide to one of UK dance music's most lastingly influential - but oft-forgotten - spasms of creativity

Five Records: Appleblim

Tracks of the month: February

Five Records: Matmos

The month in… Bass

James Blake returns with two of the releases of the year so far, and a reminder to sign the Plastic People petition

The month in… House/Techno

A brief history of Minimalism

10 Producers to Watch in 2010: Part Two

Steve Reich: phase action

An audience with the New York composer who changed the course of 20th century music

Pantha du Prince: predator mode

The Knife: on the origin of a “Darwin electro-opera”

James Pants: signed, sealed, delivered

Emika: push the button

Berlin's brightest diamond on music, technology and writing lyrics in superclubs

Inside the dream machine: Manekinekod

Matt Cutler: A Lone in the Dark

Best Coast: endless summer

Best of the archive

Interview: Kode9
"I noticed instantly how much better the dancing and vibe was when the UK house came on..."
Interview: M.I.A.
A 2007 interview with the headline-grabbing MC who just "wants to do things differently"
20 best: US hardcore
Philip Sherburne picks the greatest records to come out of the US punk explosion

Deadbeat: Radio Rothko

New mix CD showcases dub-techno's early pioneers and contemporary permutations Comments

New Young Pony Club: The Optimist

"Pleasant enough for a bit, but you can’t help thinking the moment’s passed" Comments

Burn One & Starlito: Renaissance Gangster

"Rap needs more thoughtful work like this. And the formula is simple" Comments

Gosub: The Last Time EP

Miami electro veteran pumps up the (synth) jams on new EP for Citinite Comments

James Blake: The Bells Sketch EP

"Bursting at the seams with a desire to experiment and a complete lack of compromise" Comments

Broken Social Scene: ‘World Sick’

Canadian collective return with the first track from new album Forgiveness Rock Record Comments

FACT mix 130: Prins Thomas

Get lost in a surf-soaked epic from one of the kings of modern day disco Comments

FACT mix 129: Seiji

A huge session from the broken beat pioneer without whom the sounds of UK funky - and plenty besides - would be unthinkable Comments

FACT mix 128: Blank Dogs

New York's elusive Blank Dogs with a selection of pop and punk, modern and vintage Comments

Serious presents Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket

Fever Ray announces new UK and French dates

Red Bull Music Academy’s Happy Tuesday

Oneohtrix Point Never + No Fun Acid live

FACT get Together with Kode9, R1 Ryders, Mosca and Deep Teknologi

New South London venue Debut to open

Solomun and Stimming get Diynamic at Cable

Mo Morris heads for Fantasy Island

Red Bull Music Academy: Week Three

Dizzee, Dixon and more to play Lovebox

Stop Making Sense festival announced

Richard Thompson to curate Meltdown 2010

Richard Hamilton at the Serpentine

Kinetica Art Fair 2010 comes to London

The Vinyl Factory presents Grace Jones

Chris Ofili at Tate Britain

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