The Habibi Funk label releases amazing music ranging from Libyan reggae to Egyptian disco & Moroccan funk. I interviewed founder Jannis Stürtz for Hadara Magazine about his musical journey, avoiding colonial patterns and why James Brown matters everywhere. hadaramagazine.com/eclectic-sound…

Have you found yourself wondering: 'wtf is going on in Germany? Why are artists getting cancelled for speaking up in support of Palestine?'

Me too. I traveled to Berlin and spoke to artists and activists to untangle the situation for The Face.
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I interviewed one of my absolute favourite musicians, Jlin the Innovator aka The Drum Doctor, for FT Weekend. We chatted about working with Philip Glass, why vulnerability is her superpower, and how she realised it was time to quit working at the steel mill and do music full-time.

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Back in the Financial Times last weekend after a long break, writing about my conflicted thoughts on the upcoming Zelda movie and the importance of fantasy in tough times.

PS - Charles Dance for Ganondorf

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Walt Odets: From his practice in Berkeley, the clinical psychologist and author of Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives is working to help people heal. Interview by Tom Faber. | bit.ly/42k416V

'I think of songs like characters in a story. How will I introduce this, say, very tragic character, who’s a little bit broken? How can I create a moment in which this song can come alive?'—DJ Hunee speaks to @_tomfaber about his dancefloor philosophy. | bit.ly/3PLvNDj

🚨 New mix! 🚨

Looking back at the past year, I put together a mix of some of my favourite club sounds, leaning into tracks from Latin America, North Africa and home here in the UK. Good fodder for a sweaty NYE boogie 💃

Listen here: mixcloud.com/_moth/the-book…

'I found myself dancing next to a hedgehog wearing a top hat, an anime nun with an acid green halo and a humanoid fox in hot pants.'

On any given weekend, there are dozens of parties happening on VRChat. Here's what some of them are like. nyti.ms/3I87JbZ

Hunee is a world-class DJ and a deeply thoughtful conversationalist. I spoke to him for Kinfolk Magazine about dance floor dynamics, the ethics of the music industry and those vital, fleeting moments of connection that make it all worth it.

Read it here: kinfolk.com/hun-choi/