With inspiration taken from his Egyptian-Australian heritage, Moktar’s music tells many tales. He first came to light via Mall Grab’s Steel City Dance Discs in...
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Get acquainted with Moktar, the Melbourne-based DJ and producer fusing broken techno, house and electro with the music of his Egyptian heritage
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Reappraising his relationship with club music, Drew Lustman, better known as FaltyDL, has switched gears to produce the most heartfelt release of his career, ‘A Nurse To My Patience’. The album’s shimmering textures and emotive vocals see the producer taking time out from the dancefloor in favour of introspective explorations, and Lustman speaks to DJ Mag to give the reasons behind the transformation
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Lolsnake records a mix of tripped-out techno and trance for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Niamh O’Connor about her Iraqi-American heritage, being nurtured by the Berlin rave scene, and the evolution of her Weeeirdos club events
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Introducing the artists set to make waves this year: from new-school, trance-inflected house to amapiano and Afro-tech fusions, experimental club music to garage bangers, full-spectrum drum & bass and beyond — these are the DJs and producers set to make 2023 their own
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2022 was a massive year for Patrick Topping. Alongside global shows and a prolific run of releases, his Trick label hosted a hugely successful debut DC-10 Ibiza residency over the summer. Here, he chats to Harold Heath about his road to success, sobriety, his DJ Mag Best of British Best DJ award win, and more️
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From thumping house and techno through experimental electronics and beyond, here’s January 2023’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of
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Texas artist DJ Sun — who owns Houston venue the Flat and recently released his third album, ‘Loveletter’ — speaks to Bruce Tantum about his artistic process, and how he likes to take his time
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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, DJ Stingray 313 spotlights electro, techno and industrial gems
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Get acquainted with M3NSA, the endlessly innovative Ghanaian-British MC, beatmaker, and member of influential hiplife duo, FOKN Bois
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In the space of five years, the Eastern Margins collective has become a nexus for artists from East & South-East Asia and its diaspora, connecting the dots between regional electronic music genres that are often overlooked in the West. Alongside a mix from its catalogue recorded by Jex Wang, James Gui learns how the label continues to evolve
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After confronting cancer, and embarking on a journey of self-discovery via therapy, Neil Barnes is back with a weighty and assured new Leftfield album. Joe Roberts meets him to talk about active listening, lazy stereotyping, and how music should have a “fuck-off quality”
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Since his debut single ‘On Me’ in 2020, Nigeria-born, London-raised MC SamRecks has been evolving his own relaxed, lo-fi take on UK drill. He speaks to Robert Kazandijan about mastering mixtapes at school, Drake's 'Comeback Season', and breaking genre boundaries
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South Africa’s Aluku Records looks to the future of Afro house on its latest compilation
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In recognition of all he achieved, and the impact his legacy continues to make on UK music, DJ Mag has awarded the 2022 Best Of British Innovation & Excellence award to the late Jamal Edwards MBE, founder of SBTV
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A DJ for 25 years, the first woman to host a national d&b show on the UK airwaves, a producer, a label boss, a storyteller and a core member and mentor with the EQ50 collective, DJ Flight’s influence on the scene has been immense. She’s helped change lives through her work for the Prison Radio Association, and shone a spotlight on the members of the Windrush Generation and their descendants through her Windrush Stories series. For these reasons and more, she is the recipient of the 2022 DJ Mag Best of British Outstanding Contribution award
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The New York–born, Berlin-based house devotee conjures mindful magic on his new album for Private Society
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The votes have been counted and the results are in! Here are the winners in DJ Mag’s Best of British awards 2022
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For our end of year Brand Focus feature, we’re highlighting some of the brands we’ve featured since relaunching the fashion pages in 2020
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Follow the results of our annual celebration of UK electronic music culture live from The Steel Yard in London
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The Lot Radio resident and Darker Than Wax co-head Marco Weibel steps up for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Anna Wall about his musical upbringing in Singapore, and laying roots in New York’s bubbling club scene