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DJ Mag's Top 100 Festivals poll returns for its fourth edition in 2024
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The Tidy Boys and their label Tidy Trax epitomised the early ‘00s hard house scene, at one point selling a million records a year. As...
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Amsterdam Dance Event returned for its annual industry takeover earlier this month, showcasing more than 1,000 events at over 200 venues. With ADE back in full force post-pandemic, DJ Mag's Amy Fielding, Ben Hindle, Carl Loben, Ria Hylton and Rob Mccallum head out to the Dutch capital to sample the plethora of panels, parties and workshops on offer
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It’s an exciting time to be both a new and old fan of African music, but how does it feel for African artists raised and working in the diaspora? As producers and consumers, these artists have a unique vantage point on this cultural shift. Jessica Kariisa speaks to Nazar, Hagan, Juba and Chief Boima and asks: what does music from “back home” mean today?
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Benny L’s drum & bass productions have become some of the most coveted in dance music, topping the Beatport charts and released by institutions like...
Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. It’s a quality that’s seldom, if ever, found in a modern-day drum & bass fan. For...
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How Nicolette's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’ mapped the future of electronic songwriting
On 1996's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’, Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Nicolette worked alongside 4Hero’s Dego, Plaid, Alec Empire and Felix to create an album that mixed jungle, trip-hop, industrial techno and avant-pop into a singular work full of sharp, incisive lyricism. Ben Cardew explores the legacy of the album, and its vision for the future of electronic music
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Released 20 years ago, Basement Jaxx's 'Rooty' is a paean to the adaptable power of house music, a ferocious mixture of musical styles kept in...
Best of British Awards 2013 at Ministry
Purp & Soul boss Ben Pearce and OFF Recordings' Leftwing & Kody join the already teeming Best of British Awards Party 2013 bill at Ministry...
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Gorillaz’ 2001 self-titled debut laid the foundations for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated outfit. With a rotating cast of collaborators and a genre-merging style...
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Black Science Orchestra’s Trammps-sampling, Frankie Knuckles approved 1992 cut ‘Where Were You?’ marked a key moment in UK house music, and embodied a sound that...
Point Blank interview Shadow Child at Best of British 2012
Point Blank caught up with man of the moment, Shadow Child at our Best of British Awards Party.
Catching him just as he stepped...
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The duo are up against the likes of Arlo Parks, Young T & Bugsey and The 1975 in two categories
Bicep have been nominated for two Brit Awards.
The Northern Irish live and DJ duo, who released their second album 'Isles' via Ninja Tune in...
Deep house icon added to line up for Best of British 2012.
Maya Jane Coles has today been added to the line up for DJ Mag's Best of British Awards 2012, taking place this Wednesday 19th...
Featuring live performances from the 2015 edition
Voted Best Festival at 2014’s Best of British Awards, London’s South West Four returned for another knockout year in August.
Now, the organisers (who we...
We chat to Best of British nominee Darius Syrossian ahead of Gist
Fans of Scottish singer-songwriter Darius of Pop Idol fame (we know you are out there!) look away now. The only Darius we are concerned about is of the Syrossian variety.