“That cross-section between a banger instrumental and a nicely crafted song was always something that I really enjoyed,” says T.Williams, reflecting on the kind of...
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The Belleville Three
Dance music is a hot place to be place right now. What began as an underground counter-culture has grown, over the last 25 years, into...
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Weaving polyrhythmic electronic drums and heady bass into multi-layered club tracks and atmospheric rap vocals, Planet Mu's Ziúr shakes up the Fresh Kicks series
When she was a teenager, one of Ziúr’s favourite bands was L7, the proto-riot grrrl group with a caustic sense of humour and melody. Growing...
Kasra on ten years of Critical Records
Back in 2002 on a sofa somewhere in North London, the concept of a new label was being brewed in the mind of a young DJ named Kasra, a hazy vision that became a reality after an intoxicated conversation with some colleagues.
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Over the past two decades, West London DJ and producer T.Williams has worn many hats, from his roots in grime and jungle through to spells in garage and soulful melodic house. His recently released debut album, ‘Raves Of Future Past’, finds him freed from all limitations, and pays tribute to this wide-ranging career. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to him about writing songs versus bangers, the freedom of expression of the early 2000s era, and how he made his classic track ‘Heartbeat’ with Terri Walker
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The act are set to play their first shows outside the US in over 20 years...
Inner City, the act founded by Kevin Saunderson, will tour Europe as part of a 30th anniversary tour. It’s the first time Inner City have...
The latest in DJ & Production Technology
This year's NAMM music conference in sunny LA was a hot bed for manufacturers to show off their wares and gives a perfect insight for...
Garageband, Korg, Novation...
DJ Mag Tech has been playing with some wonderful apps that will help you craft killer dance tracks. We’ve put together a list of our...
Vestax’s PAD-One is the newest micro controller to take a beating on the DJmag test bench
In the portable pad controller market, the Korg Nano Pad and Akai LPD8 have recently dominated the battle for the spare space in your laptop...
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DJ Mag's new Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In this month's edition, to mark...
‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ was the creation of the fevered imagination and unique musical mind of Richard D James, an artist who’s gone under a...
Mbongwana Star's post-punk disco beat, direct from The Congo...
We get a lot of music sent to DJ Mag Towers. Like, tons. We like quite a lot of it, and try to cover it...
Different music from the Diffrent Music boss...
Dexta joins our Fresh Kicks series with a signature blend of highly eclectic bass music.
Head honcho of Diffrent Music — y'know, the one with...
The Northampton-based DJ/Producer emerges from the dark, cold techno depths into warmer, more colourful territory under his new Veyg alias...
For over a decade now, Tom Dicicco has been gradually carving a reputation as a DJ/producer of deep, dark and atmospheric techno. The Northampton-based artist’s...
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DJ Mag's digital tech editor rounds up the best Christmas gifts for DJs and producers in 2021. Whether it's for yourself, a partner, a family...
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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Japan is producing some of the world’s most vital techno, though its roots go way back to the late 1970s. We talk to some of...
Since the end of World War II, Western culture has loomed large over everyday life in Japan. The decades since have brought about a wide...