XLR8R — Detroit techno legend Derrick May has announced the release of a 32-track compilation on its way via his own Transmat imprint. read more more info

XLR8R — Detroit techno godfather Derrick May (pictured above) has teamed up with new-school star Jimmy Edgar to put together a compilation that highlights the history and influence of their city's legendary scene. read more more info

Guardian Music — Blackest Ever Black, LondonKiran Sande launched Blackest Ever Black in 2010 as a reaction to what he saw as dance music's "top-to-bottom conservatism". The label's singular and unashamedly haughty aesthetic has since lured several titans of the UK in... more info

XLR8R — A classic mix from Detroit techno icon Derrick May has surfaced online for the first time today, courtesy of FACT. read more more info

Guardian Music — Substance, ManchesterWith Manchester City having regained the league title after four decades there's nostalgia in the Mancunian air at present. Not that this city needs much of an excuse to fetishise past glories, particularly its musical ones. Next... more info

XLR8R — Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Terrence Parker, Jeff Mills, Eddie Fowlkes, and several members of the Underground Resistance crew (pictured above) will be appearing at the seventh annual Backpack Festival in Detroit. Co-presented by UR, the event's o... more info

KEXP Seattle — Today on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, at 3pm we finish our current KEXP Documentary series, Electronic Innovators, with a profile of the inventors of techno, The Belleville Three. Techno was born in Detroit. The three creators of the style wer... more info

XLR8R — If it wasn't clear enough from both parts of our ADE coverage, this year's festival had a far-reaching roster of artists, including some absolutely legendary names, of which the DJ, (former) producer, label head, and all-around electronic-m... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)So exhilarating was Joker's early output, he was able to get away with calling it not dubstep but "purple"; a name with the unintended consequence of making you think either of chocolate-box poetry or brutally potent marijuana. Now with his firs... more info

XLR8R — While this year's ADE festival had a lot to offer in the way of young, burgeoning talent—check out both parts of our festival wrap-up for proof—it also brought some absolute legends to Amsterdam for the five-day event, including the "Godfath... more info