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Avant Gardner lender approved to buy New York's Brooklyn Mirage, additional assets · News ⟋ RA The approval for an approximately $110 million sale arrives two months after the venue complex filed for bankruptcy.

Two months after its parent company Avant Gardner filed for bankruptcy, New York's Brooklyn Mirage appears to have a buyer.

Los Angeles radio station KCRW launches new resident programme · News ⟋ RA Each month, the station will welcome a new guest resident—Hot Chip's Felix Martin hosted the inaugural broadcast on October 10th.

LA radio station KCRW has launched a new resident programme.

New club La Rítmica opens in Valencia · News ⟋ RA Equipped with a Void Acoustics sound system, the new three-room space opens its doors tomorrow.

Valencia has a new club.

Tiga announces first solo album in a decade, HOTLIFE · News ⟋ RA The full-length is out on April 17th.

A new Tiga album is on the way.

Life and Death, Ogazón cancel parties at Amsterdam's The Loft after venue hosts pro-Israel events · News ⟋ RA Three events due to run this week during ADE are no longer going ahead.

Amsterdam venue The Loft has released a statement explaining why three ADE parties have been cancelled at the last minute.

British Murder Boys return with two new songs · News ⟋ RA "Now, This Is You" and "Get In Line" are available on 12-inch vinyl.

Listen to two new British Murder Boys tracks.

This week's top stories: RIP Dave Ball, Florian Schneider auction, Pitchfork introduces reader scores · News ⟋ RA Five key stories you may have missed this week.

What were the top stories in dance music this week?

Berlin club SchwuZ to close next month: 'We tried everything' · News ⟋ RA The venue, Germany's oldest queer club, filed for bankruptcy in August.

Germany's oldest queer nightclub will close next month.

British grime rapper Ghetts facing charges after fatal hit-and-run · News ⟋ RA The artist allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man on October 18th, who later died in the hospital.

British rapper Ghetts is facing charges for allegedly failing to stop after hitting a man with his car on October 18th. The man later died in the hospital.

New York's Industry Standard reveals new rotary mixer · News ⟋ RA Each unit is modular, customizable and 100 percent handmade in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn-based audio engineering outfitter Industry Standard has designed a new rotary mixer.

Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider's gear, memorabilia up for auction · News ⟋ RA The auction, which remains open for bidding until November 19th, includes over 450 lots.

Over 450 items from Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider's personal collection are up for auction.

David Ball, one half of Soft Cell and The Grid, dies aged 66 · News ⟋ RA Marc Almond paid tribute to a "wonderfully brilliant musical genius".

RIP David Ball.

New 4,000-capacity venue, Eutopia Warehouse, to open in East London · News ⟋ RA The Barking space will host a launch party with queer collective HOWL WORLDWIDE on October 31st.

East London has a new 4,000-capacity clubbing space.

Mix Of The Day: Junior Loves · News ⟋ RA Moody steppas and digi-dub from the 5 Gate Temple affiliate.

Mix Of The Day: Junior Loves

Pitchfork to introduce comments, reader scores on reviews · News ⟋ RA The new feature, currently in beta, will roll out in 2026 to mark the publication's 30th anniversary.

Starting in 2026, Pitchfork readers will be able to comment and share their own scores on album reviews—a first in the publication's history.

Spotify defends ICE recruitment ads following backlash · News ⟋ RA A spokesperson for the streaming giant said the ads are "part of a broad campaign the US government is running."

The campaign included messaging such as "millions of dangerous illegals are rampaging the streets."

Milan venue Fucine Vulcano launches fundraiser for renovations · News ⟋ RA The team have set a target of €50,000 to cover the cost of improving the space.

The money raised will go towards improving the space and ensuring the initiative continues to grow.

Fred again.., Floating Points and Caribou announce Lyon show · News ⟋ RA The October 24th show will stream live on Apple Music.

Fred again, Floating Points and Caribou will play a live set together in Lyon this Friday.

Bunker Records to host last-ever event next month · News ⟋ RA Founder Guy Tavares believes that it's time to end "all the pathetic status worshipping."

Founder Guy Tavares believes that curtailing Bunker is necessary in order to curb the "false idolatrous mythic perception of the label."

Zanzibar club Why Not seeks donations after major fire · News ⟋ RA A blaze sparked by a burning cable earlier this month destroyed the club's sound system, roof and more.

Zanzibar's Why Not has put out a call for support after a fire destroyed its sound system, roof, electrical wiring and more.

Erik Rico, veteran progressive soul artist and house vocalist, has died · News ⟋ RA The news was confirmed earlier this week by Rico's collaborators Aaron Paar and C.Boogie.

RIP Erik Rico, veteran progressive soul artist who collaborated with Q-Tip, DJ Spinna, Ron Trent and more.

Darwin launches new label, Biofield Records · News ⟋ RA The first release on the imprint, a new EP from French producer A Strange Wedding, is out November 28th.

Darwin has a new label.

Oneohtrix Point Never details new album, shares three new songs · News ⟋ RA Tranquilizer lands on Warp on November 17th.

Listen to the first three songs from Oneohtrix Point Never 's forthcoming new album, Tranquilizer:

Our latest Rewind is on Daniele Baldelli's legendary mix tapes.

A crucial figure in Balearic history, the Italian DJ reimagined music for clubs in the '80s with his daredevil blends and adventurous selections.

Welcome to his Cosmic sound.

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Australia's Pitch Music & Arts reveals 2026 lineup · News ⟋ RA Charlotte de Witte, Girls Don’t Sync, Job Jobse, DJ Nobu and many more will head to the Grampian Plains next March.

Who's playing Australian festival Pitch Music & Arts in March 2026?

Among the artists confirmed are Charlotte de Witte, Palms Trax and OK Williams.

RA.1009 Shinichi Atobe ⟋ RA Podcast

Today on the RA Mix, a slice of electronic music history.

RA.1009 is Shinichi Atobe's first-ever live recording, taped at Tokyo club WWW in 2023.

Lock in for 58 minutes of transportive dub techno and deep electronics.

This week's new music: Lone, Honeydrip, Low End Activist · News ⟋ RA We gather 16 new music announcements from the past week worth diving into.

Fresh releases from Lone, Honeydrip and Low End Activist lead our new music roundup this week.

Berlin's CTM Festival reveals first-wave lineup for 2026 · News ⟋ RA KAVARI, RONI, Valesuchi and more will play the multi-venue festival next year.

The first-wave lineup for next year's CTM Festival in Berlin has arrived.

Cometa launches new M2 rotary mixer · News ⟋ RA The mixer has been installed at Bar San Francisco in Amsterdam for ADE.

Los Angeles audio design studio Cometa has released a new rotary mixer, the M2.

How loud is too loud?

Distortion, redlining, clipping: in the 2020s, electronic artists are wielding speaker-busting sounds to confront and thrill crowds.

Ammar Kalia put his ears to the test to find out why.

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