‘Rooty’, Basement Jaxx’s second album, was the moment when the London duo conquered pop in the name of UK house music; the apex of the...
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DJ Mag’s Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing influence of seminal albums throughout history. Here, DJ Mag's Digital Tech Editor Declan McGlynn examines how Prince's...
As the chorus for ‘Purple Rain’ rang out of First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on a humid August evening in 1983, no one sang along...
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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...
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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...
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Motion Bristol have issued a statement outlining outstanding payments in excess of £300,000
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Having laid the groundwork last year, here are the five essential acts set to make 2019 their own...
KETTAMA (from Galway, Ireland)
Key tunes: 'Body', 'Kilt', 'Raw Cuts'
For fans of: DJ Haus, Mall Grab, Lone
Evan Campbell talks at about a...
Techno’s vanguard opens up about his legacy as it comes full circle in the summer of 2015
Words: SARAH POLONSKY Portrait Pic: Courtesy of Cocoon Live Pics: ANDREW RAUNER
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NUIT SONORES
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So good, Floating Points named a tune after it — it's easy to see why. Nuit Sonores sprawls over five days...
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Jaeho Hwang blends industrial techno, experimental electronic music and traditional Korean instrumentation on his new EP, ‘Inner-self’ for CHINABOT
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In the UK and elsewhere, there’s now a pathway towards a staggered reopening of clubs and festivals. But how have venues coped in the past...
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Detroit saxophonist, producer, and vocalist Norma Jean Bell is responsible for some of house music’s most glorious moments, and has worked alongside the likes of Moodymann, K-Hand, Ron Trent and George Clinton. Her full-length opus, 'Come Into My Room', released in 2001, proved that she really is “the baddest bitch in this room”
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From his foundational work in drum & bass and jungle as part of 4hero and Reinforced Records, to his myriad production aliases and ongoing work...
Mbongwana Star's post-punk disco beat, direct from The Congo...
We get a lot of music sent to DJ Mag Towers. Like, tons. We like quite a lot of it, and try to cover it...
House kings the Rhythm Masters return...
One of the biggest UK house music partnerships of the 1990s and early noughties, the Rhythm Masters return to the fold this month with their...
Montreal's annual Mutek festival is a sensory experience all of its own
Mutek is not Movement in Montreal. Nor is it Coachella in Canada. In fact, it’s unlike any other festival you know. So too...
Chat with Kyle Hall + massive Eastern Electrics giveaway
As if Eastern Electrics Festival Afterparty wasn’t already as crammed as a Central Line train during rush hour – albeit one full of sweaty, whooping...