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Seattle fest gears up for the big 10!

As the 'EDM' tidal wave continues to crash over The States, the club scenes of America's major cities are rightfully reaping the benefits. Seattle is no exception. Increasingly, cool after-parties playing house and techno are capturing the imagination of the city's young adults and large-scale dance events are cropping up left, right and centre. 
One festival, however, has been bringing eclectic dance sounds to the largest city in the Pacific Northwest since 2004.

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...

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CamelPhat are stepping up to the big stage this season as they bring their Ibiza residency to Ushuaïa. DJ Mag Ibiza caught up with Dave Whelan from the duo

The meteoric rise of Liverpool duo CamelPhat over the past few years hasn’t been an overnight success — far from it. The pair grafted in...

Another month, another essential selection...

It's not that we didn't have an awesome time in January, but, let's face it, a year only ever gets better once the first...

Run by Save Our Scene UK, the weekend event featured a number of DJs and attracted crowds of maskless revellers

A Central London protest against the continued closure of the UK's nightlife scene attracted thousands of music fans and scene figures over the weekend.

Taking...

James Murphy and 2ManyDJs' travelling audiophile soundsystem hits London’s inaugural All Points East festival for a weekend of slow burning grooves...

“Despacio is happiness” reads a huge sign that looms overhead as you walk into the travelling audiophile soundsystem at the inaugural All Points East (APE)...

Funk D'Void joins celebrated compilation series

Ever since his Armando-sampling 'Jack Me Off' 12” debut for Glasgow's Soma Quality Recordings back in 1995, Lars Sandberg - aka Funk D’Void...

Trelik at FOLD, Ossia 3rd Birthday, Dusky at Motion... 

Ah. Now there's that familiar bump (or maybe violent crash) back to Earth. January rarely makes anyone jump for joy, but fear not; it's the...

Richie Hawtin unveils new live show, DEX EFX X0X

He will debut the new live set in Detroit and Barcelona over the next two months

Richie Hawtin is set to debut a new live show concept at two festivals over the course of May and June. DEX EFX X0X will...

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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

Printworks, Bangface, Junk, Motion, House of God, Maximum Pressure; tickets, please... 

The year is gathering momentum like a runaway techno cut, so it's already time for the top 30 UK club events in March 2018.

Amazingly festival...

"Will they, won’t they" has very much been the UK vibe for the past few months. Fear not, though, socio-political unrest notwithstanding, there are still...

In his first interview under the Trance Wax moniker, Ejeca tells us about the origin of the project, uniting young clubbers and older ravers, and...

Taking classics from trance’s golden age and recontextualising them for the modern dancefloor? In the wrong hands, this concept could spell danger: crass, overly nostalgic...

“For twelve weeks, this city is ours”...

The Warehouse Project has revealed the full 12-week programme for its last ever season at Store Street. You can see the line-up below.

Kicking off...

A real case of work hard / play hard as DJmag heads to Amsterdam for the annual Amsterdam Dance Event!

Amsterdam – Europe's liberal experiment – a place where culture and beauty sit beside decadence and desire. Where the buildings loom peerlessly above the multiple...