“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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Boys Noize opines on following true love, searching for the perfect sound, meeting Skrillex and Deadmau5, and having a strange relationship with melody...
In Germany towards the end of the nineties, Berlin was synonymous with hard-edged techno sounds but Hamburg was flying the flag for a more traditional flavour of house music. So the young Alex Ridha grew up surrounded by influences from Detroit and Chicago, which provided the fuel for a serious life-long vinyl addiction.
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With an hour of gritty club sounds and percussive techno heat, Glaswegian DJ, producer and Eyeangle Records boss Liam Doc is next up in the...
“It wasn’t even meant to happen,” Liam Doc laughs over the phone. “I was meant to be driving and being sensible!” He’s telling a story...
After a close encounter in a techno-themed Death Star, Richard Norris and Martin Dubka’s project Circle Sky was born...
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Duos are nothing new to Richard Norris. As one half of the hugely successful ’90s act The Grid, he...
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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
This month's essential tunes
When you absolutely, positively must decimate the dance floor, these are the tunes you need..
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Techno would not exist as it does today without Kevin Saunderson. Some of the Detroit techno architect’s most revolutionary work has been released under the...
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With tracks like ‘That’s The Way Love Is’ and ‘Right Back To You,’ Ten City’s 1989 debut album, ‘Foundation,’ set the standard for what vocal...
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Three decades and nearly 200 records into his career, jungle maverick Paradox is still breaking new ground, and earning new fans in the process. Ben Hindle speaks to him about using an old Amiga computer for his productions, keeping the funk in his breakbeat samples, and his dedication to performing live
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Above & Beyond are a genuine phenomenon. Arguably the biggest electronic DJing and production collective the UK has ever produced, inspiring almost unimaginable adulation in...
“It's wonderful and troubling at the same time, because there's this sense of responsibility when somebody lifts their shirt up and their entire back is...
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Houghton, Hide & Seek, We Out Here...
Bound for hell in a homemade vessel the UK may be, but at least this month gives us plenty of opportunities to go out dancing. ...
Jack Revill's love affair with decks goes back to his days kicking about Glasgow...
Around the time his mum passed away, Jack Revill met Calum Spencer on Byers Road in Glasgow. “Are they real vinyl records?” he asked in...
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After intensive, early lockdowns, China's events industry is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, with safety measures in place. Bruce Tantum speaks to a selection of DJs...
The Dutchman delivers his most ambitious album yet...
Ferry Corsten returns to his uplifting trance roots with an immersive multimedia project that explores fundamental questions about humanity and the galaxy we inhabit...
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Cómeme's Ana Helder steps up with a jaunty, irresistible 60 minutes of house power for our Podcast series. Jumping from jubilant percussion to gritty acid...
Ana Helder is at the core of the Cómeme family. Since making her debut on the label in 2011 with her ‘El Groove De Tu...