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Effy Mai in the woods

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

Earlier this year, DJ Mag spent some time in Norwich at Gonzo’s Two Room: a 200-capacity venue reigniting club culture on the UK’s east coast...

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...

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

Clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our feet as a...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Miller SoundClash is the annual competition run by Miller Genuine Draft, in association with DJ Mag and Mixcloud, to uncover the very best up-and-coming DJ...

How Ticketscript can help you connect with your fans

Ticketscript confirmed its position as the European leader in online, mobile and social ticketing solutions last month when it was picked from over 2,500 entrants...

Lavurn in a dark room with a hood up holding a shard of metal

As Cassius Select, the Toronto-born DJ and producer Lavurn Lee has spent the past decade crafting mercurial club music packed with bass and breaks. But on his debut album under his given name, he revisits the vocal-led experimental R&B of his earliest releases, revealing a more intimate side to his artistry. Alongside a Recognise mix filled with shadowy ambience and anxious beats, Dhruva Balram learns the story of ‘LAVURN’

“I’ve realised I’m bad at interviews,” says Lavurn Lee over a video call from Berlin. “I’m bad at all the stuff outside of making the...

DJ Leisureware standing in an alley looking at the sky, wearing a raincoat and alien print tshirt

Leisureware “puts the lairy in Balearic” in his blissed-out, two-hour Fresh Kicks mix, and chats to Eoin Murray about “low intervention” DJing and The Occasional Feel-Good party and Soho Radio show

“Much like makers of trendy natural wine, I’ve adopted the ‘low intervention’ principle,” says William Smith, more appropriately known as the London-based DJ Leisureware. “While...

A brief burst of percussive ballroom goodness from Philadelphia vogue innovator DJ Delish as part of our Fresh Kicks series

 “I would describe it as a good laugh that turns into a good cry that turns back into a good laugh! 

Summing up her sound...

Photographer Stuart Linden Rhodes, known mononymously Linden, spent the ‘90s capturing the queer clubbing scene in the north of England on his camera. Now his...

Throughout the 1990s, Stuart Linden Rhodes was a teacher by day and a writer and photographer covering the north’s gay clubbing scene at night. In...

The influences that have made the Circus man into the artist he is today...

01. RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN 'Ain't Nobody'

“A record I first heard as part of the soundtrack to Breakdance: The Movie (Breakin'). I was...

What is it that we love about festivals? Barry Ashworth takes a light-hearted look at some essential festival survival pointers...

 With the near-demise of the super-clubs in thew UK, festivals have emerged as the primary big dance music events. Each year there are more and...

We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...

For a glimpse into drum & bass future, you need to look at Invicta Audio. Founded as an event, Invicta had such a strong following...

We shine a light on the names destined to have it large this year...

Last year was the one of many highs and lows. From Brexit to the return of breaks, it had moments to forget and plenty to...

Double Trouble in Singapore

After 12 years of throwing outdoor beach parties, Singapore’s Zoukout switched from a one-day event to a two-day extravaganza. DJ Mag went along for the ride…

The GRAMMY winner tells all...

Owner of music brand Fool’s Gold and youngest DMC champion DJ to this day, Grammy-winning producer A-Trak is a name that has rightfully earned respect...