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Digging deep: Ed Banger at 10 The Parisian electro label have turned 10: we’ve looked at their story over the past decade.

Digging deep: Kanye's sharp edge Why an angry, minimalist album like ‘Yeezus’ shouldn’t really be a surprise.

10 reasons why ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’ is worth spending quality time with After all that build-up it’s tempting to either devour or dismiss Boards of Canada’s new album, but its subtleties reward patience and close attention.

10 tracks that have influenced me, by Todd Terry The US house stalwart talks about the soul and hip hop jams that shaped his sound.

Digging deep: David Lynch, the songwriter With the announcement of a new solo album from the unique filmmaker, we look at 10 of the songs he’s written over the years.

10 must-see artists at Sónar Festival From an ultra-rare Metro Area appearance to 3D Kraftwerk, here are our picks of the unmissable acts as the Barcelona bash turns 20.

The 10 best reggae labels, according to The Bug The reggae-loving London producer takes us on a journey through his most revered labels of the genre.

Digging deep: Giorgio Moroder from 1966 to Eternity With the 73-year old producer returning to the game, we rediscover 10 of his lesser-celebrated treasures.

The 10 best songs of all time, according to Tricky Find out what songs, from PJ Harvey to Cheb Anouar, make Tricky so tricky.

The 10 best drum'n'bass tracks, according to Goldie The legendary producer, DJ, artist, actor and more schools us on some of the best drum and bass has to offer.

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The 10 best rave bangers, according to Konx-om-Pax Glasweigian graphic designer, producer and DJ recommends his ten all-out rave anthems.

Digging deep: Arthur Russell's dance collaborations We’ve rounded up 10 of Arthur Russell’s lesser-known and lesser-celebrated collaborations to celebrate his birthday.

10 thoughts on listening to 'IV Play' for the first time Based on a first reaction, here’s 10 reasons why The-Dream’s fourth album doesn’t hit the mark like it really should.

10 punks who went weird As Fuck Buttons prepare to release ‘Slow Focus’, we speculate what it might sound like by looking at some other punks who underwent a musical transformation.

The 10 best tracks for the summer, according to Melé The wishful thinking DJ from the Wirral recommends ten feel good summer tunes.

10 must-see artists at The Great Escape This weekend’s Great Escape festival in Brighton, broken down into 10 easy pieces.

10 thoughts on listening to 'Random Access Memories' in The Shard The first impressions of Daft Punk’s new album, as told from a 72-storey skyscraper.

The best vocal 2-step garage tracks, according to DJ Q The staple garage and bassline DJ gives the lowdown on his personal favourites.

10 thoughts on Sounds From The Other City 2013 Dummy were at this year’s Sounds From The Other City in Salford, and had some musings about it.

The 10 best tracks for after dark, according to Bill Brewster The Low Life resident DJ and author shares his pick of twilight tracks.

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10 Record Store Day releases to get excited for We run through our top 10 picks of this year’s Record Store Day offerings.

The 10 best tracks to jack to, according to Breach The Amsterdam-based producer shares his favourite jackin’ tracks.

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The 10 best songs for Sunday morning, according to Mary Anne Hobbs From Alice Coltrane to Burial, the radio legend selects her favourite sounds for Sundays.

10 songs I was crazy about as a kid, by Prosumer The ex-Panorama Bar resident and consistently brilliant house DJ/producer takes us on a musical walk down memory lane.

Wiley vs. The Majors Following the news that he’s threatened to walk out on Warner, we take a look back at the grime star’s turbulent history with labels.

12 things we learned from paintballing with Tyler, the Creator A dozen facts and opinions collected from a day spent shooting at Tyler and a few more from listening to his new album.

The 10 most "whoa" uses of technology, according to Holly Herndon The San Francisco computer composer on the incredible tech tales that have helped shape her work.

The 10 best Detroit house tracks, according to Kyle Hall Detroit dance prodigy picks out ten of his favourites from his city.

The 10 best sounds that my house makes, by Matthew Herbert The pioneering musician has got one ear on house music and the other on his actual house.

The 10 best neoclassical tracks, according to Hauschka The German pianist and composer gives us a lesson in neoclassical music.

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The 10 best jazz songs, according to FaltyDL The New York producer presents his picks from the history of jazz.

The 10 best UK Funky tracks, according to Champion One of the original UK Funky DJs takes us through his 10 essential tracks of the genre.

The 10 best UK house tracks, according to Terry Farley The Boy’s Own co-founder and essential DJ tells us about the music that’s influenced him.

The 10 best deep house tracks, according to Ron Trent The Chicago house DJ gives us a guided tour of the genre from his point of view.

Gigs of the week: 23/01/13 - 30/01/13 We’ve picked out the best live music happening in the UK this week – including Mykki Blanco, Flume and Actress – along with 10 live videos to attest their brilliance.

Gigs of the week: 17/01/13 - 24/01/13 From Solange to Blawan, from Daughter to Bok Bok – here’s our list of the most exciting live music coming up this week in the UK.

David Bowie on film Watch 10 lesser-known and often downright odd appearances on screen, mined from the deepest corners of Youtube, to celebrate the singer’s 66th birthday.

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The 10 best holiday giveaways From DJ Yolo Bear to The xx, make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the free Xmas giveaways producers treated us to this festive period.

The 10 best trance tracks, according to James Holden The electronic artist shares his favourite mind-altering tracks that will literally lull the listener into a trance – none of that glow stick-waving stuff.

The 10 best tracks of 2012, according to Gilles Peterson The DJ shares his picks of 2012’s finest.