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Best of British 2015, educated by Point Blank

 

OTHER NOMINEES
TIM GREEN 'ECLIPSE'
PAUL WOOLFORD 'MDMA’
STEVE LAWLER ‘HOUSE RECORD’
KIWI 'SHORT TAIL'

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Irish duo Bicep have scooped the Best...

Selections: NikNak

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, NikNak spotlights ambient sound designs, jazz-infused hip-hop and high-def club experiments

NikNak is an award-winning turntablist, producer and presenter based in Leeds, who is just at home mixing funk and hip-hop as she is dubstep and...

Colleen Murphy

DJ Mag Tech catches up with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy at the Beat Hotel’s recent Ibiza takeover to discuss how she tries to offer an unrivalled listening experience as a music host 

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy is a self-confessed audiophile. She prefers to be known as a music host rather than just a DJ, and has the technical...

Studio Saver is our feature that explores the bargain basement kit that producers are using in their studios

Everyone knows all about Roland's famous TR series, be it the 808, 909 or even the 707. They're long-established in dance music lore. But behind...

New York techno legend Adam X talks about EDM and sticking to his guns

New York City's Adam X is one of the original US electronic dance architects, with a fine line in brutal, astringent blasts of industrial techno...

Bora Bora Ibiza closes 40 years

"It's the end of many stages and we want to celebrate it in style, just like in the old days, without filters.⁠"

Ibiza's iconic beach club, Bora Bora, has announced it will permanently close after 40 years. Based in Playa d'en Bossa — home to venues including...

Warning issued over high-strength, dangerous pills and fake MDMA in circulation after Secret Garden Party

The Loop has issued alerts about “Teddy Bear”, “SoundCloud” and “Ninja Turtle” pill

UK harm reduction group The Loop is warning festivalgoers over pills in circulation in the UK after being detected at Secret Garden Party this past...

I. JORDAN has stormed the electronic music world in the last couple of years with their energising productions and DJ mixes. Their 2020 breakthrough EP...

Note 23rd August 2023: The headline and text of this feature has been updated to reflect I. JORDAN's new name. I. JORDAN is always moving...

Sonar can't be beaten when it comes to mixing the banging with the experimental. For over 20 years the Barcelona festival has kept it real...

There are many contenders to the crown but only one king. When it comes to festivals, there's nothing else like Sonar — the Barcelona event...

Soundsystem artwork 1

Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

Prince's 'Purple Rain' 40th anniversary Dolby Atmos reissue released: Listen

The 1984 classic album can now be heard in high-quality surround sound on select streaming services

Prince's landmark album 'Purple Rain' has been reissued for Dolby Atmos sound for its 40th anniversary. Warner's NRG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises have rereleased...

Korg to reissue 1970s synth, PS-3300

New full-sized versions of one of the manufacturer's rarest synths will be made to order

Korg is bringing one of its rarest old synths, the PS-3300, back into production. Originally launched in 1977, the large, semi-modular synth was designed by...

Fresh Kicks 142: Bored Lord

From frenetic breaks and jungle to percussive club cuts and pop edits, Bored Lord’s Fresh Kicks mix is an electrified trip into her communal sonic...

New mix platform, wav.world, launches with payments for DJs and producers

The new subscription-based mix platform asks, "What if we treated music with the value it deserves?" — the first edition is helmed by Fever AM's Mor Elian and Rhyw

A new mix platform wants to "give music the value it deserves" by paying contributing DJs and featured artists. wav.world is a new subscription-based mix...

Italian government announces crackdown on illegal raves with up to six-year jail sentences for organisers

Invasive phone searches of suspected unlicensed event organisers could be allowed under the new motion by new far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni
 

The Italian government announced it will be cracking down on illegal raves and punishing organisers with a maximum of six years' jail time and confiscating...