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Getting down to techno and psy-trance in deepest Leicestershire
Continuously growing since its successful debut in 2012, Noisily Festival’s fourth year compelled 3000 free-spirited festival goers to gather in the woods of Noseley Hall...
It's not that Noisia are noisier — or luidruchtiger, in their native lingo — than other Dutch drum & bas acts, but the expert beat scientists are certain...
It's well-publicised that the Dutch are obsessed with house, techno and EDM (and let's not forget the insanity that is hardstyle). Sadly though, one particular...
Two respected producers lock horns over new NI technology
Stems are the latest bit of tech designed to change the way DJs and producers play live. But there's been some divided opinion as to...
Josh Butler brings his beats to the beach.
Josh Butler has been making music since he was 11 years old. At age 25, that means he’s been producing for the better part of...
This month Seth Troxler has been put in the hot seat...
Spending half an hour in the company of Seth Troxler’s sparking imagination is always an exhilarating ride. Buzzing with ideas, theories and analogies when we...
We talk the top selectors we're rooting for this month.
Justin Jay
With the support of Claude VonStroke, Annie Mac and Pete Tong, it doesn't take a meteorologist to tell you this guy is kicking...
“Acid house at its inception was in some quarters totally misunderstood. The term 'Acid' came from Chicago — Ron Hardy, DJ Pierre, Farley, Adonis, Knuckles...
“Acid house wasn’t a British term to describe the music. Initially, the American producers coined the term and created the music. We embraced the...
Now in its third year and set in a luxury five-star resort in tropical paradise, Groovefest is constantly growing, improving each year, but still slightly...
When DJ Mag was asked to curate two stages for Groovefest in 2015, we almost did a wee in our pants. A week in an...
Blond:ish tells DJ Mag the 10 tracks that shaped their career...
Canadian duo Blond:ish have found a home at Kompakt and Get Physical of late, their discerning club sets having taken them around the world in...
With a main stage prized for marquee bookings, Bestival's other stages are filled to the brim with dancefloor treasure. Here's our clubbers' guide to Bestival...
Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliot... Bestival's headline acts are always huge and this year is no different. The past has seen the...
Fresh from playing our DJ Mag Sessions party in London at the end of September, house jock Andrea Oliva is the latest DJ to do...
Andrea Oliva was born and bred in Switzerland to Italian parents. And yes, he does often get confused for a member of the fairer sex...
Kompakt boss Michael Mayer dishes to DJ MAG USA.
Kompakt has done it again. A decade and a half after its first ‘TOTAL’ compilation hit record store shelves in 1999, the Cologne, Germany based...
DJ Mag talks his new LP as Deadstock 33s & scores a first listen.
Still brimming with the enthusiasm of a teenager who witnessed acid house's explosion, Justin Robertson's second album as Deadstock 33s is a dark, psychedelic voyage...
The New Jersey house legend chats us through his brand new imprint
Kerri Chandler — the man behind Madhouse and its spin-off Madtech — launched his latest label, Kaoz Theory, back in June, treating us to debut...
Josh Butler tells us the 10 songs which have influenced him to become who he is today...
Fast-rising producer/DJ Josh Butler is one of DJ Mag's current favourite house music producers, with recent tracks like 'Rebirth' and 'Miss You Less' nestling in...
Riva Starr tells us the songs which shaped his career...
Audacious Italian DJ/producer Riva Starr lives in London's trendy quarter, Hoxton. And when he's not hot-trotting across the club circuit, or mixing up a storm...
Fedde has done a mix for our latest download card, so it seemed a good time to catch up with him on the blower...
One of our favourite things about Fedde is that he's always so keen to point out that he's part of a team. This year...
A tribute to the life of NYC nightlife king, Rob Fernandez
Photo:Cheyenne Bosco
I can probably tell you a thousand stories about Rob Fernandez. From anecdotes of our youth in the New York City club scene...
An intimate look at the bass wizard behind Flux Pavilion reveals a magnetic soul who uses his feelings as a force to drive his creations
Flux Pavilion is a man in touch with his feelings. He prefers love over hate, chords over kick drums, and wants desperately to play for...
On the brink of his career-defining stateside Fall tour, 30-year-old Paul Van Haver, known globally as Stromae, juxtaposes many of society's hushed taboos through his...
On the brink of his career-defining stateside Fall tour, 30-year-old Paul Van Haver, known globally as Stromae, juxtaposes many of society's hushed taboos through his captivating stage presence, unorthodox sense of style and poignant lyrics birthed by his altruistic identity.