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The Dutch housemeister on his remix comp, FLG TV, his exclusive free live mix and more

Having been touring the world with a camera crew in tow, Fedde Le Grand remains as big as possibly made-up his name suggests. His series...

A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...

We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...

Boogie nights and disco dayz

Boogie nights and disco dayz from Norway's Proviant Audio

 After Daft Punk's hook-up with Nile Rodgers from Chic produced ultimate ear worm 'Get Lucky', 2013 was hailed as the year of disco — but the tunes to back up that lofty claim have been a bit lacking. Daft Punk's subsequent album was disappointing, and the brand-new nu disco sounds to fill the void left by boring deep house haven't really materialised. Until now.


Chris Kaba, 24-year-old rapper of drill group 67, shot dead by police in London

The shooting happened earlier this week in Streatham Hill following a police pursuit

Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old rapper who was a member of the drill group 67, has been named as the man who was shot dead by...

Top 100 Clubs, powered by Miller Genuine Draft

Over the past few years the Top 100 Clubs poll has been something of a two-horse race. In 2012, Space Ibiza was victorious for the...

Making quality house look a doddle

Formerly the much loved Northern Light, newly refurbished Leeds venue The Loft houses both a house music legend and one of dance music’s freshest new...

DJmag.com asked Toolrooms records boss and DJ Mark Knight to track his weekend for us. He played in Frankfurt and Spain.


FRIDAY

Friday starts like every other day with about five cups of tea at Toolroom HQ in the mean streets of Maidstone.

Then I went...

Despite the blistering Las Vegas heat Carl Cox stays all smiles amidst his schedule, filled with more sets than any jockey in the desert, reminding...

Las Vegas is hot. The air is hot, the ground is hot; even the decks are hot, with CDJs melting in the sun faster than...

Berlin-based DJ, producer, and label boss Bloody Mary started her wax-led imprint long before the vinyl revival, and 10 years later it’s still going strong...

“Back in time when I was a teenager, the rave spirit was everywhere,” reminisces Bloody Mary. We’re talking about the mid ’90s in the south...

The cover of New Order's Technique on a light blue background

Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house era

If you want to understand British music’s generational leap from punk to acid house, there is no better lead than New Order’s ‘Technique’. Released on...

The seminal tracks that altered dance forever

‘Killer’ started life as an instrumental, and it was only ever going to be one until I met Seal,” Adamski tells DJ Mag. “He came to [big rave] Sunrise 5000 at Santa Pod, although I didn’t meet him there. He walked in when I was playing and he had an epiphany.” Seal wanted to record with Adamski immediately, and Adamski — real name Adam Tinley — liked the sound of Seal’s voice from a demo of ‘Crazy’ that he’d heard.

From: Berlin via Sweden

For fans of: Karen Gwyer, Dorisburg, Suzanne Ciani

Three tunes: ‘Hassel’, ‘Loss of Traction’, ‘Kungsvagen 44’

Techno artists aren’t generally known as early risers, but Johanna Knutsson doesn’t conform to the usual late-night stereotypes. During the week, she’s in bed by...

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There's a new techno sound echoing from the post-industrial streets of one of the UK's biggest conurbations. Influenced by Berlin and Detroit, Manchester's young producers...



Our personal geography is one of the formative things about us. Our immediate surroundings and the people that surround us are our most important influencers...

New Miller SoundClash champ Jaffer gives us the lowdown...

Tell us about your Miller SoundClash weekend – how was the Las Vegas experience?
It was an amazing and unforgettable weekend full of first times...