Guardian Music — Hip-hop and electro musician rose to fame as part of Paris's Ed Banger collectiveFrench music producer DJ Mehdi has died at the age of 34.The hip-hop and electro producer, whose real name was Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, had worked with Daft Punk, Cassius ... more info

Guardian Music — This uplifting rave music is competent enough, but Example's self-proclaimed 'dark side' makes Alexis Petridis cast his eyes skywardA couple of months ago, just as his single Changed the Way You Kiss Me reached the top of the charts, Elliot "Example... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — This is dope. And hasn’t really been remixed to death. That is a plus. It also doesn’t mean start remixing it to death. Daft Punk – Harder better faster stronger (HLM Remix) by HLM more info

Guardian Music — Fabian Ordorica wasn't born in time to enjoy disco's golden age, but his retro-dance anthems put the 'oh' in Studio 54Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Fabian Ordorica (music, vocals, production).The background: We've always been partial to disco, ev... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Hadley Freeman cherishes Madonna's Like a PrayerFor the record, my nearly favourite album is Discovery by Daft Pun... more info

Altsounds — *The Playground takes a look at the clash of the genres in the run up to Steve Aoki's exclusive London show on September tenth at Koko. * In recent years electro has noticeably evolved from acts like DAFT PUNK, through to much more bass-driven dubste... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Paul MacInnes explains why James Murphy's masterpiece makes him go 'absolutely bananas'LCD Soundsystem's ... more info

NME — Demo from 1994 is unearthed by Scottish label more info

Gigwise — As part of new compilation... more info

XLR8R — Particularly in the faddish realm of electronic dance music, 20 years is a long time for a label to maintain relevancy. Against the odds stands Glasgow's Soma Records, which has managed to maintain a consistently steady course with a number of h... more info