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From savng his pennies as a teenager in Germany to becoming Berlin's star of techno and soul, Fritz Kalkbrenner opens up about his plight...

“I’d work from six in the morning until 10 in the evening, in February, up to your waist in cold water in those rubber...

Asbo Kid: the dynamic duo of former Elastica and EMF members

There's a sense in which 'indie-dance' was a gateway into dance music for a slew of indie kids back in the 1990s. Perhaps not so much via Britpop stalwarts Elastica, but dance-pop five-piece EMF were certainly responsible for converting their fair share of da yoof of the time, especially via their worldwide mega-smash 'Unbelievable' that dropped at the height of the Madchester era in 1990.

The ADE parties you can’t afford to miss...

There are certain things you should avoid at ADE. The bikes and trams barrelling towards you when crossing the street would be one. Roaching the business card of that important new contact you made at the conference would be another.

Plus free download of 'Live On Cubism 2'

With a new member in the family and the second instalment of his 'Cubism Live' series now available as a free download on our Soundcloud, we phoned Saytek for a chat...



Behind the scenes in the Kidsuke studio!

Kidkanevil and Daisuke Tanabe are two young trailblazers who have come together to form Kidsuke, inspired by their shared love of Japanese culture, new technology and kids' toys. DJ Mag spoke to the guys about their new album and subsequent tour, and the difficulties of putting it altogether when living worlds apart…


Mint Festival hit Leeds last weekend, but did it deliver?

Some would say hosting a five-arena outdoor festival on the last weekend of September is hubristic in the extreme. Walking into Mint Festival, DJ...

A quick chat with the breaks meister...

Breaks aficionado DJ Adsorb's star is in the ascendancy. Resident at Brighton's Supercharged and part of the Against the Grain crew alongside the likes of...

Rob Papen’s new virtual drum synth, Punch beats its way into our hearts

Every producer’s Dutch genius Rob Papen has been a bit quiet of late, leaving many of us to wonder if and when he would grace...

Astra Kulturhaus and Bi Nuu are offering rough sleepers protection from the cold...

Two Berlin nightclubs are opening their doors to homeless people this winter. 

The clubs, Astra Kulturhaus and Bi Nuu, both based in the Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain district...

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...

We asked garage MC Craig David some quick fire questions...

 

“Six nominations, no Brits for CD,” sang Craig David at the 2001 Brit Awards. It's a moment that sums up the rollercoaster ride of...

Drum and Bass legend talks to DJ Mag

Adam F is a drum & bass legend. A b-boy in his youth, he started off releasing on Goldie's Metalheadz label ('Metropolis') and cracked the...

Win new album and guestlist to Proud2

Danish dance producer Kid Massive has been through a number of incarnations, but it's his 'A Little Louder' album (released last week on...

A Man For All Seasons - Kieran Hebden comes in from the margins

2010 was the year that things changed for Kieran Hebden. Once the undisputed poster boy for the leftfield electronic scene, he flipped expectations in January...

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