As the new year approaches, we're looking ahead to the best festivals happening around the world in January.

fave albums of 2025 ~

25 years, 200 tunes. The Best Electronic Tracks of 2000-25 has landed.

Our best music of 2025 has landed. We've identified six key musical themes celebrating our favourite tracks, records and mixes, alongside short essays taking the temperature of electronic culture this year. Dig in, there's something for every mood.

The tenth edition of My Mum Loved This Song recaps the series so far:

"I changed my diet for that mix." In our latest Art of DJing, produced in partnership with @AIAIAI, technical whiz Neffa-T breaks down his recent eight-deck mix—and what he learned from it.

Jayda G is my guest on Substack this week 🪩 SO honoured to have her in the series. I hope you enjoy reading, share with your loved ones and have a dance 🧡 Read the interview: mymumlovedthissong.substack.com/p/009-jayda-...

Here's 66 tracks we heard at this weekend's Draaimolen festival.

Is this the biggest trance anthem of all time? Our latest Rewind tells the story of Tiësto's "In Search Of Sunrise Remix" of "Silence" by Delerium and Sarach McLaclan. ✍️ @katiet26.bsky.social

"It's about grabbing the days as they come and remembering people in the fondest way you can." A conversation about The Kinks, Shania Twain and more in the latest edition of My Mum Loved This Song.

The first guest on My Mum Loved This Song is The Grief Gang founder Amber Jeffrey. 50% of proceeds from this edition of the newsletter will be donated to Anthony Nolan in memory of Amber's friend Poppy. Please read and subscribe 🧡

i'm hosting a chat with SHERELLE at Glasto!

Today it has been five years since my mum Jill died. And in her honour, I am starting a newsletter. My Mum Loved This Song, a series of conversations about music and #grief.

Relive three sets from CLUB CHUCK, our recent party in New York with Converse.

💖 the perfect summer album 💖 words by me ~

Mix Of The Day: JADALAREIGN, gum.mp3 & Swami Sound

Looking for a festival in June? Here are ten of the best.

a new series / insane design / INSANE sound system /// cannot wait to see this at Horst this weekend 🤯

not bad for a school night! 😎

Something the 23:59 team have been cooking up ~ @residentadvisor.bsky.social and Converse are hosting a big party in Brooklyn on May 8th! Lineup coming soon 👀 more info + RSVP >>

shangri-la is rewilding 🌼

“In every relationship, there’s one person who loads the dishwasher like a Scandinavian architect, and one who loads it like a raccoon on meth.”

ARCAMARINE

new email sig 💌

Without Wendy Carlos's groundbreaking works in the late '60s and 70s, electronic music would look immeasurably different today. In our latest video essay, Sasha Geffen tells the American composer's remarkable story.

This week's RA Podcast is another Barker masterclass.

Over the last week, we've been celebrating ten years of our flagship series The Art of DJing, revisiting entries from Jeff Mills, Eris Drew, Avalon Emerson, DJ Marky and more. Who else would you like to see on the series?

Has a style of music ever been perfected at the first attempt? Vocal dub techno presents a compelling case.

We have joined Bluesky >

For International Women’s Day, we’ve dug into the archives to spotlight some of our favourite stories and RA Podcast episodes.

🥲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-M...

Resident Advisor: March's best festivals, featuring Pitch Music & Arts, AVA Festival London, CRSSD festival, Queertopia, Elevate Festival and more. de.ra.co/features/4412

we bow to thee our grammy queen

i went to Janda Diner in Peckham last night for the second time, after first wanting to try it when Lauren O'Neill wrote about it in Dining Out. the friendliest service and delish food! big tip!

the one and only BJÖRK is RA's latest cover star 🥲 it's a beautiful day for mushrooms and magic!

"be the rave you wish to see in the world"

it's been a while since i spent the day listening through my soundcloud feed but then i remember why i love it because i come across stuff like.... this! a mashup of addison rae and the clash, of course soundcloud.com/liam-benzvi/...

excited about this EP soundcloud.com/the-ransom-n...

Flying Lotus, Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti's engineer, Hudson Mohawke and more reflect on the visionary filmmaker's indelible impact on electronic music.

my fave 50 tracks of 2024 🐬

winding down for the holidays and sharing my fave albums of 2024 💌

The founders of Palestinian online station Radio Alhara talk with Resident Advisor about the station's evolution from a project to maintain local connection during COVID quarantine to a hub for global solidarity during the accelerated genocide ra.co/features/4406

v pleased to commission this lovely feature documenting the history of Australian festival Strawberry Fields 🍓 #strawberryfields #residentadvisor

"If 2024 served us up a track for stomping around the city feeling hot, this is it." wrote a fun blurb about a v fun track in our Best Tracks of 2024 >>

blurb szn! i wrote about Total Blue and Love On The Rocks for RA's Best Records of 2024 ~ ra.co/features/4404

ICYMI, our latest cover story is with the enigmatic and beloved artist Skee Mask, who let RA into his world for his first-ever in-depth interview.

i can't believe george did the apple dance

it's BRAT eve so i may as well begin Bluesky by sharing the biggest thing i've done this year ~ my RA cover story with @charlixcxofficial.bsky.social AKA the world's greatest pop star 🍏