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Rewiring Nairobi: ownership and electronic music in Kenya’s capital

East Africa’s first music technology summit, Kilele, brought together artists and industry figures from Kenya and across Africa and Europe for a series of boundary-pushing performances, discussions and collaborations. Martin Guttridge-Hewitt reports on how the event and a bubbling local underground are ushering in a new era for Nairobi’s electronic music scene

Exiting your car on the inside lane is never good. But when our taxi is rear-ended amid the mayhem of Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way, we get...

DJ Mag’s books and film editor Kirsty Allison meets up with the minds behind a new documentary on New York’s most famous nightclub, Studio 54...

In the great mirror ball of history, there’s always one velvet rope to be on the right side of. And once upon a time, on...

We catch up with the Poker Flat boss to talk his latest comp...

Poker Flat's 'Forward To The Past' anthology is back for a third round, and it's as slick and club-ready as ever. The brainchild of legendary...

Floorplan

The LP features an appearance from labelmate Honey Dijon on ‘Fake & Unholy’

Floorplan – aka Robert and Lyric Hood – have announced the release of their new album. Set for release on 21st June via Classic Music...

Collage of photos taken by Bill Bernstein

Bill Bernstein dedicated three years of his life to capturing the essence of the ‘70s New York disco scene. Here, Simon Doherty talks to him about some of his most iconic photographs, including images of Studio 54, Larry Levan, Odyssey Disco Club Dancefloor — made famous by Saturday Night Fever in 1977 — and more

The year was 1977. The disco scene was peaking, bringing with it unprecedented levels of euphoria. A specific set of sociological conditions (post-Stonewall riot, post-onset...

The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust announces new youth support initiatives

The three new programmes were revealed on the two-year anniversary of the late SBTV founder and MBE recipient's death
 

The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust is launching three new initiatives to support young people in London. The West London organisation set up honour of...

It's the most wonderful time of the year – whether you're treating yourself or looking for the perfect gift for someone else, we've got you...

Kerri Chandler DJing live

For DJs with a packed touring schedule, gigging at one iconic club after another, finding the time to sit down in the studio can be nearly impossible. But when Kerri Chandler wanted to work on a long-delayed album, he hit on a solution: he’d transform those clubs into temporary studios, creating tracks attuned to each space. The result is ‘Spaces And Places’, and it’s some of his best work yet

“Sorry, it’s a little dark in here. I usually have club lighting on down here, like with rotating heads and stuff,” Kerri Chandler says, with...

Spotify premium prices increase in the US for second time in a year

The company says the hikes will happen so that it "can continue to invest in and innovate on our product features"

Spotify is once again raising the prices of its Premium subscription tiers in the US. A blog post shared by the company this week said...

DiY sound system

Throughout the ’90s, the DiY Sound System put on countless free events, ran a recording studio and two record labels, and took their hedonistic parties around the world. Here, Harold Heath speaks to co-founder Harry Harrison about his new book, Dreaming in Yellow: The Story of the DiY Sound System, and the collective's trailblazing legacy in the free party movement

The origins of DiY Sound System date back to a mid-‘80s England that was a very different place to how it is in 2022. In...

Sea change: exploring the Balearic-inspired beats of Poland’s Baltic coast

A new wave of Polish electronic artists are drawing from the country’s musical past and the atmosphere of its Baltic coast to create a fresh take on Ibiza’s Balearic beat. Ben Murphy speaks to artists, promoters, DJs and labels about this unique scene's development

“It’s all in the sea, innit? One of my friends was saying, back in the ’90s, ‘If the going gets tough, well, you can always...

Catch her next when she headlines Pan-Pot's Second State label showcase...

Ahead of her headline slot for Pan-Pot’s first ever Second State label showcase in London on 26th March, DJ Mag sits down with French visionary...

Experimental, accomplished and downright epic, Marc Mac and Dego McFarlane’s 1998 classic served as a blueprint for the divine future possibilities of drum & bass music

1998 was a landmark, if slightly troubling, time for drum & bass. It was a year of shifting styles, sprawling albums, and new sub genres, one that saw...

DJ Mag’s annual Best of North American Awards poll gives our readers the opportunity to show their love to their favorite DJs, producers, labels, clubs...

Richie Hawtin is one of the most pioneering artists in electronic music, and a true proponent of techno’s future-focused ideology. As the winner of DJ...