“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...
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A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time
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With over 50 cuts of exemplary UK rap, drill and grime, producer and Croydon FM resident Nammy Wams steps up for the Fresh Kicks mix...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
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From cosmic house and disco to rich electro, Lord The Isles’ versatile DJ sets and productions conjure vivid imagery of lush landscapes and galactic excursions...
As Lord of the Isles, Neil McDonald has always made music that strikes a perfect balance between otherworldly and grounded, feeling simultaneously mythical and pastoral...
Xavier de Rosnay & Gaspard Augé speak up...
The analogue synth craze is out of control. It’s hit its apex with SURVIVE’s John Carpenter-style soundtrack to Netflix sci-fi show Stranger Things. Now everyone’s...
Eight years in, and the house kid from Bordeaux is all grown up...
It’s hard to believe that Hugues ‘Bobmo’ Rey has been firing out leftfield dancefloor bombs for nearly a decade. Bursting onto a French scene that...
We visit Norman Cook to get an insight on just why he's so popular in Brazil
Norman Cook welcomes the DJ Mag crew into his house in Brighton on the south coast of England, then nips upstairs to change into his...
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Using data from Top 100 DJs voters and house/techno Beatport purchases, we present the Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020
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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...
You cannot beat a classic! Especially if played by a live orchestra...
It’s music that stirs the soul, brings a lump to the throat and a tremble to even the stiffest upper lip. For a whole generation...
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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The results for 2019’s Top 100 DJs poll have been announced
Skrillex has won the Highest Bass award in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. The Los Angeles artist has held his position at...
DJ Mag battles the elements to discover an unsung hero of the UK festival circuit...
Field Maneuvers landed for its fourth instalment at a riverside location 60 minutes north of London from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September; an intimate...
We catch up with the DJ, producer and label boss on the island to talk music-making, opening parties and defining the Rumors sound...
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Guy Gerber is brandishing a cherry-red Fender Strat and puffing casually on a cigarette. We’re...
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Manchester duo Rae & Christian spearheaded the soul/funk-hop scene of the late '90s. Their Grand Central label released great music by Aim (including chill-out classic ‘Cold Water Music’), Riton, Boca 45 and more, not to mention their own superb two albums. ‘Northern Sulphuric Soul’ — their fantastic debut opus of sunshine soul grooves and dope beats, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize — and follow-up ‘Sleepwalking’ in 2002 featured guests such as Bobby Womack, Jeru the Damaja, The Pharcyde and the Jungle Brothers.