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Critical Sounds

This month DJ Mag rolled down to the South Coast to see one of the leading labels in drum and bass, Critical Records, at Brighton's Life Club.

The Coronet hosts electro house party

Words: Bianca Mitchell

On Bank Holiday Sunday 2nd May, New York-based lord of house music Armand Van Helden returns to the UK for an exclusive...

Warehouse Project returns for intimate one-off parties

Like the Kersal Massive, the team behind the Warehouse Project “don't f**k about”. Working pretty much round the clock throughout the year these days...

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Cool party this Saturday for Cancer Research!

This Saturday 28th July will see 93 Feet East rumble to the sounds of Rave For Life, a special club night devised to raise money...

Annie Hall makes her MUSAR debut with her ‘Statics’ EP. ‘Linium’ opens up with lush ambient swells, drifting into a mesmerising analog  jam...

Annie Hall makes her MUSAR debut with her ‘Statics’ EP. ‘Linium’ opens up with lush ambient swells, drifting into a mesmerising analog  jam…

Spanish minimal...

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Dirtybird Campout East are offering two lucky people the chance to win a bumper package for their 2018 festival, including two backstage passes, free transport...

Cape Town is to host its first major international club tour in February 2007, and top DJs and promoters will be heading for a two-week...

Cape Town is stepping up its challenge to become a world-class clubbing destination, after plans were revealed for the city to host a top-notch two-week...

World's biggest drum & bass festival returns to Czech Republic this summer...

Pendulum, RAM Records boss Andy C and Dutch trio Noisia are set to headline the 2018 edition of Let It Roll festival, taking place in...

Matrix & Futurebound, Dillinja, Krust and more join duo...

Fabio and Grooverider are set to play a huge headline show at Electric Brixton next month as part of their 25 Years of Drum &...

Our West London shindig now only a few days away

DJ Mag's Notting Hill Carnival 'Heroes' party, in association with the West Side Story promotions team, is only a few days away — and there...

Bass station Rough Tempo Radio announces February guest list

Cast your mind back to the mid-nineties – before the internet allowed absolutely anyone to broadcast, transmit and route radio shows through a durable little...

The lowdown on Outlook and Dimensions in Croatia

Two Croatian dance events both alike in dignity… run by the same team and set at the same location for pity’s sake! What’s the difference...

MCs were often maligned in the early days of drum & bass, but nowadays it's pretty much universally accepted that a renegade mic-spitter is a...

“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.” 
Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.

Full steam ahead with LA Bass queen Reid Speed

When you think “bass music” in the US of A, Play Me records stands as one of the top influential labels in recent years, catering...