Nkisi’s fiercely rhythmic music maps a route from ancient rituals to futuristic hard dance. In her live performances and catalogue of releases for labels like...
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In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nkisi spotlights ritualistic acid rhythms, “electronic voodoo music”, Belgian new beat, EBM and more
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More than 80 venues covering 60 years of history are included, along with insights into the significance of the city's subcultures and battle with gentrification
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...
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Goldie, Slipmatt, Chuck D and others have paid tribute to the late artist
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Organised by Bridges For Music, funds raised will be directed towards providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees
With Miller Genuine Draft
As the dust settles on 2016’s Miller SoundClash DJ competition, we catch up with one of the judges, Luca Pretolesi, who has worked with some...
Electro don answers our questions
He's placed at the forefront of the recent dance revolution, so his influence on the game globally shouldn't be underestimated.
The Danish DJ/producer sits down to answer some tough questions...
Billing his sound as “romantic techno”, Kölsch is a name that many clubbers know and love. He’s had two massive LPs on ultra-cool German imprint Kompakt...
Full steam ahead with LA Bass queen Reid Speed
When you think “bass music” in the US of A, Play Me records stands as one of the top influential labels in recent years, catering...
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In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...
DJ Mag celebrate with 15 hours in the club
Photos: Nick Ensing
Whatever your stance on Fabric, which like any club has it haters as well as die hard fans, it's diffiicult not to...
Which track makes Markus Schulz cry?
After a busy season touring and producing a new LP, Markus Schulz is Kicking back in Miami. The weather has been cold in the usually...
Asylum brings underground music to Honolulu
Say Hawaii to most people, and they more likely than not immediately think of surfing, grass skirts and the type of brightly-coloured Hawaiian shirt worn by Fatboy Slim for the past 15 years. But in the last few years, quality underground dance music has found a home in this American outpost too — thanks to an after-hours club known to dance-crazy locals as Asylum.
Funk-dripped drum & bass head plays us his most inspiring tracks
Always that most steadfastly independent genre, today drum & bass is splintered into a panoply of micro camps. In one corner, the giant, fizzy-pop electro chords and high fructose rushes of labels like Hospital; in another, the clipped, dark minimalism and sub bass caverns of its most underground soldiers, the Critical crew.