Music streaming service Soundcloud has shut down two offices due to financial concerns.

The very popular streaming Soundcloud seems to be going downhill as they have closed two of their offices in London and San Francisco. The two offices were shut down immediately which means a total of 40% of the workforce behind SoundCloud have been let go.

Soundcloud as a service was founded in 2007 and is currently based in Berlin, Germany. The website has an Alexa rank of 109 which makes it one of the most popular music websites on the internet. Over the years Soundcloud has received a lot of investment from different sources but as competition grew they struggled to monetise. SoundCloud has attempted to boost its cash flow by making a subscription service last April however, it does not seem to have worked as competitors like Spotify, Tidal and Deezer seemed to of overshadowed the German based streaming service with either offering a cheaper alternative or using exclusive releases like Jay-Z’s album ‘404’ to raise the number of users.

Rapper and food critic Action Bronson has announced that because of delays his forthcoming album ‘Blue Chips 7000’ will be released in August.

The well-respected artist Arian Asllani better known by his stage name Action Bronson has gone to social media to tell his fans that due to delays the album ‘Blue Chips 7000’ will be released in August rather than June as some have thought. At this moment of time, there does not seem to be a definitive date for the release of the album. This will be his fourth album, latest being ‘Mr. Wonderful’ which was released back in 2015 with Atlantic.

With all the power of science and the stars Blue Chips 7000 will be out in August. I’m sorry for the unreal delay. It won’t happen again.

— BLUE CHIPS 7000 (@ActionBronson) July 5, 2017

Arguably the biggest DJ magazine in the world DJ MAG has run an annual Top 100 DJ list since 1993.

Since every year it has run the top 100 list has grown with many few faces coming in and out, over the years has gained quite a status in the world of electronic dance music. However, over the years any DJ’s and music producers have noticed some problems with the list as it grew in popularity.

Firstly, one of the lesser talked issues is that female DJ’s seem to be hugely under-represented on the list. Some years only one or two faces show up out of a hundred, which is quite a tiny percent knowing there are lots of great female DJ’s that are shaping the dance music world such as Annie Mac, Nina Kraviz, B.Traits and many more.

The other issue that seems to of caught more attention is the unfair voting system. Many DJ’s and producers have voiced their opinions saying that the voting system simply does not work, as it comes down to the popularity rather than the quality of the DJ. Adding to this problem is that many of the DJ’s are more respected as producers rather than DJ’s. The list seems to of shifted from actual DJ’s to music producers, which makes the world of dance music wonder if the name of the list should be changed to Top 100 music producers & DJ’s.

But really the main big popular faces of the electronic dance music world still seem to take this list seriously. Running full social media campaigns throughout the contest, trying to reach the top. So, as it seems, DJ Mag is not looking to change their system in a major way anytime soon, which is a shame to some as they feel it has bigger potential.

Los Angeles based trio SEXTILE have shared their second track ‘Who Killed Six’ from their forthcoming album ‘Albeit Living’.

The album is due to be released on the 14th of July via felte. It will include in total ten songs, two of which have been already shared by the trio.

Frontman Brady Keehn has said “Right when I was making the demo for ‘Who Killed Six,’ my first synth – the Korg Polysix – died; hence the name of the song. Later down the line when it came time to write lyrics, I wanted to tie in similar words that are descriptive of electronics with my view on our social, economic and political climate.”

With this release, SEXTILE are looking to once again expand into the world of music sharing their unique and raw style of music.

Sextiles are due to perform at Zebulon in LA on the 13th of July and at Echoplex in LA on the 18th of July.

The mysterious music producer Aphex Twin performed at the Field Day 2017 festival in June.

With the success of the event, the Aphex Twin was back once again with his loyal fans supporting the original movement of his music.

At the event, Aphex Twin sold limited edition vinyl which now sells from around £200 on eBay, by those that feel profit goes over music. It has surfaced around the web that a new 12″ vinyl is also being sold at Todd Osborn‘s Technical Equipment Supply, which also includes two tracks he put out in the massive Soundcloud dump back in 2015.

But it is not over for those that want the vinyl as the official Aphex Twin website featured a countdown which looked to end on the 6th of July, which is today. However, it seems to have added on time rather than finalised it. Nothing has been posted on social media from Warp records or Aphex Twin as of yet. Keeping his fans intrigued and on their toes as always.