“This isn’t an interview, brother, this is an outerview!” Congo Natty declares. He draws on his spliff, holding DJ Mag’s gaze with intensity. Even through...
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On his upcoming 25-track opus ‘Ancestorz’ — which he describes as his life's work — long-serving jungle soldier Congo Natty unites many voices from across the diaspora, joining dots through the history of Black music and celebrating the new jungle generation. In a series of in-depth interviews for DJ Mag, he talks to Dave Jenkins about love, revolution, unity, and reclaiming his place in the history books
Vestax’s evolution in the VCI series takes the controller range to a whole new level...
Vestax’s evolution in the VCI series takes the controller range to a whole new level...
Pioneer’s new Rekord Box software delivers the goods...
Rekord Box is Pioneer’s digital answer to the vinyl cases that DJs used to lug around. In the fabulous old days of records, there would...
Stepping away from EDM, musical foundations, why Ibiza still trounces Las Vegas, and more...
Kölsch is a man of taste. Well over six foot tall and wearing his signature black Panama hat, he exudes warmth and charisma when we...
It’s true that house music would still exist if Marshall Jefferson hadn’t been around to guide it — but it’s equally correct to say that without Jefferson...
With a mix about to drop in Fabric's celebrated series, DJ Mag joins Alan on the road...
We’re standing behind the booth, staring at an endless sea of Glaswegians bathed in strobes — baying for more. Or that’s what it sounds like...
After four-plus decades of DJing and with a incredible list of releases — much of it produced with longtime partner Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez as Masters At Work — the pioneering Louie Vega would seem to have little to prove. Yet he’s working harder than ever, with the same energy he had as a young kid coming up in the Bronx. In the run-up to his date at DJ Mag’s Miami Pool Party 2024 at the Sagamore Hotel on March 20th, Vega took some time out of his hectic schedule to talk about how he got to where he is today
As a show of solidarity to support the artists and labels impacted through the global pandemic, we are launching a weekly roundup of the most...
Acid duo Paranoid London new album boasts a beefier sound than ever, and a host of new collaborators. Here, Joe Roberts meets them and learns how a chance meeting, faster tempos and the politics of the moment have shaped their new approach
Manchester DJ, NTS resident and BBC Radio 6 regular Tarzsa records an uplifting mix of warming, soulful house for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Eoin Murray about her lifelong love of sharing music with others
Norwich-based DJ and Gonzo's Two Room resident Effy Mai drops a decades-spanning mix of electro, chuggy bangers and abstract club tracks for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Amy Fielding about Gonzo's' sense of community, early gig nightmares and her first set of Technic 1210s
1st May 1994 was the first big London protest against the looming Criminal Justice Bill, the piece of legislation that first proscribed a genre of music — rave music, “wholly or predominantly categorised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats” — in law. Despite widespread demonstrations at what was seen as draconian power-grabs by the UK authorities, the Bill became law later in 1994. Here, Harold Heath looks back at the reaction from the dance music community at the time, and the Act’s lasting impact on the rave scene today
Melé used to pandemic to regroup and refocus. With a lot of new music and a renewed sense of energy, the Liverpool-born DJ/producer is ready to get back out on the road and hit Miami for DJ Mag's Pool Party
Spring is almost here, so march right in!
HISTORY – A JOURNEY THROUGH HOUSE, MAGNA SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE PARK, SHEFFIELD
Saturday 7th March
Todd Terry, Farley Jackmaster Funk (DJ set and live...
Dead Prez give us a free remix from M1's side project, AP2P + M1 interview
AP2P (All Power to the People) is the collaboration between M1-Dead Prez and Italian producer Bonnot. Like Dead Prez, AP2P specialize in socially conscious hip-hop...