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With the release of its first edition – 'For The Mind, Body and Soul' – via Telstar Records in early 1999, the ‘Euphoria’ mix compilation series quickly became one of the most popular and prolific of its kind, launching the big-room oriented trance, progressive and hard house sounds of clubland into the CD drives of thousands. 25 years later, Harold Heath looks back on its legacy, and on how its balance of clever commercial marketing and authentic live energy enshrined ‘Euphoria’ in UK dance music history

It’s 1999, and across the UK, countless car stereos and home systems are pumping out the planet-sized synth riffs of big-room trance. Tracks by Paul...

The festival’s organisers have also revealed plans for a two-day event at Worthy Farm in September

Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are setting up a “tranquil, family-friendly campsite” on the site of the much-loved festival this summer.

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US DJ reveals seven dates across the nation...

Award-winning US house DJ Erick Morillo has announced his first UK tour in more than 10 years, taking in seven of the nation's top venues...

Tresor celebrates 25 years at the festival too...

EXIT festival is continuing to add to its already stacked line-up with the news that Grammy-winning producer and DJ, David Guetta, will be headlining the...

  From DIY imprints putting out 160bpm club bangers, forward-thinking electro cuts, twisted acid and rave sounds, through to big room techno's brightest stars launching...

Possibly the most-hyped label to have not released any music ever, Hoover Sound is the brainchild of Best Of British Breakthrough DJ winner SHERELLE and...

The drum & bass pioneer talks us through ten tracks on his new ‘Drum & Bass Life’ comp

Goldie’s name has been synonymous with UK jungle and drum & bass practically since their inception. After a difficult childhood in and out of foster...

What’s Halloween without a spooky soundtrack? We’ve compiled a playlist of 30 terrifying, intense and eerie cuts from across the electronic spectrum designed to send...

Horror, when done well, isn’t about constant jump scares and incessant gore. The scariest stories, films and shows are rather the ones that feed on...

Uh Oh...

VestiVille, which was due to take place in the Belgium city of Lommel, was cancelled this weekend after concerns with crowd safety and infrastructure were...

Experimental sonics at Archspace...

Alix Perez and EPROM head to London's Archspace this Saturday 8th April, bringing their SHADES project to the UK capital for the first time.

The...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From high-octane footwork, frenetic techno and fiery house to radiant bass here's...

Fauzia

Fauzia Habib is one of the many talents unearthed by NTS who is now going on to make a mark on her own terms...

In the latest edition of our new series exploring the basics of music production, E.M.M.A. looks at the age old problem of getting stuck in...

Regular followers of this column will know we have already covered a few key foundations of production, from EQ to compression, creating space with reverb...

The Croatian DJ local spills the beans on where to eat, sleep & party...

To celebrate the release of Petar Dundov's fifth artist album entitled ‘At The Turn Of Equilibrium’, the talent producer and DJ has put together a...

Tumble Audio will be first to use the rig at FABRICLIVE...

Fabric is set to relaunch Room Three with a huge new soundsystem, it has been confirmed. 

News that the dancefloor would be brought back into...

Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, radio has become an integral part of daily life at home. It has allowed established DJs a new...

Start LocalThe best place for an aspiring host to start is on a local community radio station. Baile Beyai is one of the co-founders of...

Artists to watch 2022

Introducing the artists set to make waves this year: From Jersey club, Afrotech, and hardcore to UK rap, Brazilian grime, Ghanain asakaa and beyond, these are the DJs, producers and MCs pushing tomorrow’s sounds today

The hyper-kinetic pulse of Jersey club is taking over the world, and one of its most prolific young talents is New Jersey polymath, SJAYY, whose...