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The festival’s Middle Eastern debut kicks off in just two weeks time

UNTOLD Dubai has revealed a new wave of acts set to perform at its debut festival this month. Taking place from the 15th-18th February, the...

Secretsundaze announces live ensemble show at London's Southbank Centre

The show will see a vocalist and live band reimagine key tracks from the long-running party's history

London promoters, DJs, producers and label owners Secretsundaze will celebrate 20 years of parties with a live ensemble show at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall...

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

Clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our feet as a...

At the centre of Daft Punk’s world-beating debut album lay a tribute to the architects of dance music, titled ‘Teachers’. With the help of Neil...

25 years ago today, Daft Punk graduated into the hottest electronic act on earth. If you gave every would-be student of dance music a starter...

Ibiza locals protest against overtourism amid increased tensions in Balearic and Canary Islands

Over 10,000 people marched in demonstrations in Mallorca and Ibiza holding signs that read: "We don’t want an island of cement" and "Tourism, yes but not like this"

Protesters in Ibiza marched against overtourism and its impact on local residents as part of a wave of demonstrations in the Balearic and Canary Islands...

on a ragga tip xl recordings

Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story

‘Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day’ The opening lyrics to SL2’s ‘On A Ragga Tip’ immediately come up when you type its title into...

Rian Treanor and Ocen James announce collaborative album on Nyege Nyege Tapes

'Saccades' was born from an artist residency that Treanor undertook at Nyege Nyege's studio in 2018

Rian Treanor has teamed up with acholi fiddle player Ocen James for a new collaborative album, called 'Saccades'. Out on 20th January through Nyege Nyege...

Vangelis, Blade Runner composer and synth pioneer, dies, aged 79

The legendary Greek musician also soundtracked films such as Chariots Of Fire and Alexander

Greek composer and synth pioneer Vangelis died this week at the age of 79. A report by the Associated Press confirmed the news, though his...

Brand Focus: DONOTSUBVERGE

This month, DJ Mag speaks with London-based brand DONOTSUBVERGE about creating a community, working towards sustainability, and fashion that's reflective of society

The brainchild of three London school friends, clothing brand DONOTSUBVERGE was born from a desire to, in their own words, “create a fashion brand that...

With acrobatic club cuts, rave eruptions, and radiant pop manipulations, Edge Slayer crafts an hour of pure dancefloor hysteria for the Fresh Kicks mix series

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...

Scuba (stage) diving!

The Hotflush boss swapped the grimy innards of basement clubs for the cavernous realms of The Forum for his latest live show...

Photo of Imanu posing wth his eyes cast downward. A strip of rid light appears across his bleached hair

Rotterdam's IMANU crafts tracks and DJ sets that do away with genre, choosing instead to surf through styles, tempos and textures with a focus on emotional impact. Alongside a hair-raising Recognise mix, he speaks to Ben Hindle about changing up his production process, taking creative risks, and visualising his sound

“Imagine a blood-covered rose, and take a black and white photo of it. That’s it, that’s my music,” explains IMANU backstage at his 2023 headline...

A staple of Bristol’s hybrid bass/techno scene, Hodge has begun to branch out in recent years, resulting in a stunning debut album, ‘Shadows In Blue’...

Takumi Fujiwara is a tofu delivery driver. His father, Bunta, holds the record of the fastest downhill time at Mount Akina; he’s known as “the...

Berlin-based, Parisian DJ/producer La Fraîcheur steps up with an hour of blistering, incendiary techno with an atmospheric edge. We catch up with a musician for whom...

On her debut LP ‘Self Fulfilling Prophecy’ La Fraîcheur made her boldest sonic statement to date. The Berlin-based, Parisian artist has been DJing for 17...