“I’m raised off being a fan first,” DJ Premier states clearly. “Before DJing, before producing or anything else, I’m a fan.” He sits across from...
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Californian cosmic beat-maker goes deeper...
The futuristic beats and galactic basslines of Flying Lotus are out there, somewhere. Also known as Steven Ellison, the producer's previous album '1983' introduced a...
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For over three decades, DJ Premier has consistently proven himself to be one of hip-hop’s greatest producers. As he releases his new EP, 'Hip Hop 50: Vol 1', celebrating the genre’s 50th anniversary, he speaks to Arielle Lana LeJarde about evolving with the culture and the hip-hop/dance music connection
We returned to Iceland for the second Secret Solstice festival — and found they’ve upped the ante, big style...
“You have to have a proper rave once in a while,” says Biggi Viera of native act Gus Gus one bright, sunny night in Iceland...
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The DJ, producer and radio icon leaves behind an incredible hip-hop legacy
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Get acquainted with Maara, the Montréal artist producing techno, electro and downtempo with a tripped-out trance twist
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'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theatre' was produced by DJ Scratch
Late producer’s entire project available to hear
This week sees the release of ‘Dillatronic’, a compilation of 41 rare J Dilla instrumentals. The album will be available digitally, on 3xLP vinyl, CD...
We sit down with the Dutch Metalheadz producer...
Teije van Vliet’s alter ago, Lenzman, is having a hard time getting to the United States. The 36-year-old Dutch DJ/producer, who is releasing his debut...
Kenny Glasgow tells DJ Mag the records that shaped his career...
Lucky 7 is a page reserved for the legends, the true heroes and demi-gods of the scene we love so very much. And they don't...
DJ/producer Mark Rae is one of the UK's finest beatsmiths.
Known for his seminal albums 'Northern Sulphuric Soul' and 'Sleepwalking' as part of Manchester downtempo duo Rae and Christian, he's also cut several solo albums...
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From: Croydon, UKFor Fans Of: Stray, Commodo, ShlohmoThree Tunes: ‘For Sudden’, ‘Around’, ‘Scope’
Words: Ben Hunter
Deft is the alias of Yip Wong. Born in Croydon, he has a talent for loping, sophisticated beats which, if you didn’t know otherwise, might...
Mr Benn has the ultimate summer recipe
When Mr Benn leaves his house at 52 Festive Road, possibly wearing a black suit and bowler hat, he enters his studio via a magic door. But how does he decide which outfit supplied by a shopkeeper he is going to try on today? “It depends what I have planned for the studio that day,”
Jon Carter’s Monkey Mafia project is back
Jon Carter, one of the ’90s dance scene’s most-important-but-oft-overlooked DJ/producers, has rebooted his much-missed Monkey Mafia project, with a cavalcade of new edits and...
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It was exactly 20 years ago that BLACKBOXclimbed to the summit of the UK pop charts with ‘Ride On Time’, on their way to...