This week’s top stories: China Brain Drain, Moving Shadow, Black Techno Matters · News ⟋ RA
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- Welcome to our new weekly news roundup. Every Friday at 9am BST we share five key stories from the past few days in bite size format.
Moving Shadow appears on Spotify
Sunday May 28th
Nick TaylorThe pioneering drum and bass label recently uploaded their entire back catalog – as well as new playlists from Omni Trio, Noisia and more – to Spotify.
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China brain drain
Monday, May 29th
Nick TaylorAfter years of brutal lockdowns and targeted drug crackdowns, China’s underground music scene is suffering. Nick Taylor examines why so many artists have left China during the pandemic.
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Black Techno Matters makes Juneteenth
Monday, May 29th
Tom GladhillThe US collective is hosting parties in seven cities on Sunday, June 18 – Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Richmond, Pittsburgh, New York and Detroit. Musical highlights include Suzi analogue, ClarkPrice and MADNESS OF (AKA KYRUH & WTCCHCRFT).
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LSDXOXO launches label with new EP
Tuesday, May 30th
Anu ShuklaThe Berlin-based artist’s next release, Delusions of Grandeur (DOG), will launch his label, Fantasy Audio Group (FAG). He said the music was inspired by ’90s electroclash and vocal rave.
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Legendary record shop under water
Thursday June 1st
Michael LawsonFlexi, a long-standing record store in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, is raising funds after severe flooding. “Everything happened within minutes,” said owner Simone Guerra. “Many people have lost everything: home, work, car, personal belongings – a life buried in mud.”
To read the whole story. search RA News for the rest of the week’s stories. Photos: Zhou Xian (Shanghai), Actual Objects (LSDXOXO)
