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Taking place deep inside a limestone cave in Mai Châu, Vietnam's Equation festival returned in April to present a microcosm of the East & South-East Asian underground. Alongside a euphoric techno set from resident DJ Di Linh, Jack Ramage reports back, and speaks to organisers, DJs and guests about how this intimate gathering has grown into a vital celebration of the region's flourishing scene

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, ahead of Rush Hour’s 25th birthday celebrations at GALA Festival, Antal spotlights 10 gems from its tastemaking catalogue

When he sat down in 1997 to produce a track for the Chicago dance battles that he was DJing at, RP Boo had little thought of helping to forge a new genre of music. But the resulting track, the Ol’ Dirty Bastard–sampling ‘Baby Come On’, did more than challenge dancers — it helped bring footwork into existence

On his latest album, ‘Sus Dog’, Clark has put his singing voice front and centre, mixing his unearthly electronics with compelling songs. Ben Murphy talks to him about maintaining your humanity in a time of artificial intelligence, working with Thom Yorke from Radiohead, and why making music is a form of therapy

Brooklyn’s KYRUH pulls no punches in her explosive techno mix for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Anna Wall finding her feet in New York’s club scene, and the music that gets her heart jumping

Analysing the key trends from the voting in this year's DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs poll

Neneh Cherry’s 1989 debut LP, featuring beloved tracks like ‘Buffalo Stance’ and ‘Manchild’, was the product of both a bohemian free thinker and a groundbreaking musical collective. Here, Ben Cardew explores how Cherry's introduction to the world told an an inspiring tale of collaborative creative freedom, and blazed a trail for the influential Bristol sound of the '90s

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, ahead of his live set at Wide Awake festival, Daniel Avery spotlights sounds at the intersection of post-punk, techno, shoegaze, rave and hip-hop

More and more artists and listeners are discovering the benefits of ambient music to our mental health. Here, Manu Ekanayake speaks to artists Meemo Comma, Auntie Flo, CLAIR and KMRU about its therapeutic qualities, and learns how one NHS neuroscientist, James Kilner, is using it to help people with anxiety and depression

Lots of artists come and go, burning out before leaving a mark with their sound. Others hit a stride and never stop growing — like Chris Lake, who’s spent more than two decades cultivating a career in house music on his own terms. DJ Mag caught up with the UK-born, LA-based producer to learn about his history, and how he’s bestowing life’s biggest lessons on the new artists of Black Book Records 

London’s Rose Robinson, working as Tigerbalm, relied on her global travels as inspiration for last year’s acclaimed ‘International Love Affair’ LP on Ubiquity. Now, with a remix LP in the shops and new music on the way, the world is taking notice

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Terr spotlights retro-futurist indie dance, slow-burning techno, high-energy electro gems and more

Over three decades after bursting onto the scene with tracks like ‘I Believe’ and ‘Falling In Dub’, Detroit second-wavers Lawrence and Lenny Burden are back with a new LP, the contemplative ‘Never On Sunday’. As they prepare to play this month’s Movement festival, DJ Mag catches up with the brothers to talk about the album, their creative process, and just how they became so adept at packing their live gear

Beirut club The Grand Factory was created as more than just a place to dance. It was a community hub, a platform for positive change and a launchpad for protest — but then disaster struck. Ben Hindle talks to club founder Jade about how the club came to be, what it stood for — and how it is bouncing back

Merging the steely sonics of industrial, EBM and techno with the colourful tones of post-punk and Italo, BITE has been raising the heat on the dancefloors of Berghain and beyond for five years. Alongside a fierce mix from its catalogue, Niamh O’Connor speaks to co-founder Phase Fatale about hybridised sounds, vibrant artwork and the joy of label nights

When Kelly Griffin was tasked with crafting a remix of American R&B singer Tina Moore, he decided to try something a bit different — and in the process, he laid the groundwork for the 2-step garage sound that swept London and then much of the rest of the UK in the late 1990s. DJ Mag’s Ben Cardew tracks down Kelly G in the US to hear the story of a true game changer

Jayda G has gone from being an underground house and disco phenomenon to remixing Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa, receiving Grammy nominations, and DJing for huge audiences. She speaks to Ria Hylton about unifying club crowds, climate activism, and her deeply personal and pop savvy new album for Ninja Tune, ‘Guy’

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Coco Bryce showcases his varied tastes in jungle, rap, synth-pop, free party slammers, footwork and more

Birmingham rapper M1llionz is a rare example of someone cutting through a London- dominated scene, after getting people’s attention with his breakthrough ‘North West’ track and creating an instantly iconic music video with ‘Lagga’. Here, he talks to Amy Davidson about his distinctive flow, changing the system, and challenging himself in his new music

A fixture in Poland’s underground club scene, DJ, producer, vocalist and graphic designer Avtomat brings an anarchic industrial edge to their wildly varied and intricate DJ sets. Alongside a blazing mix for the Recognise series, Ben Murphy talks to him about activism, Polish folk music and playing Berghain