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TSHA surrounded by flowers, shot by Nicole Ngai

London-based DJ, producer and live artist TSHA has risen rapidly in the scene, and is receiving her flowers with grace. But it hasn't always been easy.  As she prepares to release her stunning debut LP, 'Capricorn Sun', on Ninja Tune, she speaks to Amy Fielding about overcoming online trolls, astrology, the art of DJing and more

Across one bitterly cold weekend in February 2017, Ninja Tune’s revered live act Simon Green, AKA Bonobo, descended on South London for two sold-out performances...

One of the UK’s finest leading techno innovators, Daniel Avery, picks 10 cutting-edge tracks that have been keeping him inspired lately as part of our...

Shape-shifting DJ/producer Daniel Avery has a longstanding relationship with Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound; it’s home to many of his EPs, including 2012’s ‘Need Electric’ and...

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...

Waves’ new V9 plug-in upgrade has made a big splash in the world of digital audio plug-ins.

When it comes to the world of studio effects plug-ins, few companies have been around as long as Waves, whose first product, their Q10 paragraphic EQ, was released in 1992. Even fewer have built such an outstanding reputation among the studio community for producing consistently awesome sounding plug-ins.

Akai MPC

The new feature was first teased back in January

Akai has unveiled MPC Stems, a major update to its MPC range of samplers that allows users to import fully mixed tracks before separating the...

Photo of a TV with various photos of grime artists and the DJ Mag logo

Grime emerged from the council estates of East London over two decades ago, evolving out of pirate radio stations as jungle and UK garage fractured into new structures. It has since grown into an unstoppable cultural force, asserting its dominance on the charts and claiming headline bookings on the world’s biggest festival stages. Whilst there are a vast amount of resources covering its profound influence and evolution, these 10 documentaries aim to narrate the story of grime music, and chart the history of one of this country’s most crucial foundational genres

Since emerging from the council estates of East London over two decades ago, grime has grown into an unstoppable cultural force, asserting its dominance on...

Chuck Roberts singing into a microphone while wearing shades

The songwriter was best known for his contribution to Rhythm Control's classic 'My House'

Chicago house music vocalist Chuck Roberts has died aged 66. 5Mag reports that the artist passed away “peacefully” last Thursday, 6th June, after a battle...

In our latest gaming column, State of Play, Cherie Hu asks: have concert promoters been irrevocably cut out of the in-game concert boom by game...

As this column has covered extensively, 2020 was a watershed year for in-game concerts, from Travis Scott, Steve Aoki and Dillon Francis in Fortnite to...

The legendary musician died in hospital in Jamaica

Lee "Scratch" Perry, the pioneer of dub and roots reggae music, has died, aged 85.

Jamaican media reported that Perry died in hospital in Lucea...

Following in the footsteps of the Korg mini KP, the new portable battery-powered toy from Korg is a Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer.

The Tech Award winning Mini-KP had practically all the great effects of its bigger brother, the Kaoss Pad 3. But along with sampling, the Mini-KP's...

The Sound Of: Me Me Me

Though a clear reflection of his taste in music, Newcastle’s Me Me Me label isn’t all about its founder, Man Power. Alongside a mix from its hard-to-define and easy-to-love catalogue, the DJ and producer tells Kristan J Caryl about the imprint’s focus on bringing artists together

“There’s nothing quite like the collapse of society to make you contemplate how self-interested you may have been,” says Man Power in the first week...

Five this year, the UK’s hidden gem encapsulates much of what there is to love about festivals...

Field Maneuvers celebrates its fifth birthday in 2017, but five years in it’s pretty much business as usual for the not-for-profit festival, which has steadily...

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

London-born DJ and producer Ross, better known as Rossko, had his first brush with authentic, UK rave sounds younger than most. He was 11 years...

Volvox is one of the most exciting names in techno right now, playing uncompromising DJ sets around the world and running the essential Unter events in New...

On entering Room 1 at the former factory building of E1 in East London, one thing is immediately striking. It’s 2am — the clocks have...

Our newly relaunched monthly label showcase, The Sound Of, puts the focus on the labels we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key...

Astrophonica could be referred to as a happy accident. The label, set up by drum & bass duo Fracture & Neptune in 2009, actually came...