This is the third year we’ve presented the Alternative Top 100 DJs list in association with Beatport. The list is compiled by combining votes in...
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Leftfield beatsmith on his his funky new library compilation.
You know how it is. That epic, hip-hop crime drama series you’ve been directing is almost finished. But you just can’t find the right track...
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Steve Lawler’s electric VIVa Warriors parties gave Sankeys Ibiza the boost it needed last summer, and this year he plans to build further on that...
For many DJs, a residency at one of the major clubs in Ibiza would be a sign that they'd made it and entered the major league. To maintain that residency for well over a decade would be their dream come true: job done. But for Steve Lawler, while he’s loved dining out at dance music’s top table for such a long stretch, last year saw him leave his long-running residency at Space.
Berlin maverick on his DJ Mag covermount
DJ Mag linked up with the elusive music maker to find out how he works, what he thinks of the Top 100, and whether there'll be a follow-up to Berlin Calling...
Charting the rise from DJing at seminal Nottingham outpost The Bomb to his current role as the musical polymath behind Leftroom Records.
The slow burn. That has always been Matt Tolfrey's modus operandi. He's more concerned with foundations, with building a family of likeminded house heads around him rather than surrounding himself with people who can advance his career.
"Smoke weed every day."
You’ve got to give it to them – Das Racist are like nothing else out there.
The Brooklyn-rooted hip-hop duo first hit the scene a...
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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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Vienna-born, Manchester-based salute’s DJ sets and productions shine at the intersection of garage, French house and ‘80s synth styles. Ahead of the release of their star-studded debut album on Ninja Tune, they tell Kamila Rymajdo about their musical upbringing, flying the flag for Black artistry, and their joyful sound that, simply, makes people feel good
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Timedance label boss, innovative producer and a boundary-pushing DJ, Batu was on an upward trajectory — but the pandemic made him question his motivations and examine his history. With his debut album ‘Opal’ marking a bold new chapter in his sound, he talks to Chal Ravens about burnout, reinvention, heritage and contributing to the Bristol scene that nurtured him
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As one half of the duo behind behemoth label and party series Solid Grooves, UK DJ and producer PAWSA has been a quiet but powerful...
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Dedicated to breaking down cultural binaries and taking on the music industry juggernaut, SOPHIE has obliterated the lines between underground dance music and commerical pop...
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...
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...
Multiple bangers held within...
Ibiza closing parties are in full swing over the next two weeks, with Circoloco, Cocoon, Music On, Paradise and many more hosting huge events that...
The Italian titan of the decks Mauro Picotto returns...
Mauro Picotto is like his native Italy’s finest desert, tiramisu. His nature is sweet and easy to indulge in. You...
Beardyman is turning music making into a sport with his One Album An Hour show...
He's a funny sort of bloke, is Beardyman. Quite literally; a career founded on quick wit, and what he describes as the “inherently silly” art...