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Reloop’s new RHP-20 headphones offer big sound and futuristic looks

Reloop have been around for a while, and have been slowly and surely building up a reputation for quality DJing gear at extremely good prices...

Funk machine Alex Metric is one of 2008's hottest prospects.

Blending electro-funk, breaks, house and a distinctive soulful croon, his production style favours the glitched-up, ultra-processed cut 'n' paste vibe of the Ed Banger gang...

Soichi Terada’s first new house music album in 25 years is a masterclass is mood-building, and a reminder of his power to move your soul...

Japanese producer Soichi Terada started making waves in 1989, producing pop singer Nami Shimada’s now-classic ‘Sun Shower’. His Far East Recordings label, meanwhile, launched with...

DJ Mag catches up with Egyptian artist Xander Ghost about A Better Feeling, his London-based label creating futuristic eyewear that’s designed with musicians in mind

IN 2018, DJ, producer and creative Xander Ghost wanted to throw four annual parties across the globe, all in unique locations, and each emblazoned with...

JakoJako in a blue top and green shirt in Berlin

Berlin-based modular obsessive and Berghain resident, JakoJako, shows Niamh O'Connor around her hardware-heavy studio, the famous local synthesiser store where she works, and her favourite place to grab a bowl of pho

Sibel Koçer comes bounding down Kottbusser Tor street when DJ Mag meets her on an overcast morning in July. She’s here to take us inside...

These are the most exciting amapiano producers right now

Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
 

Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...

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Osunlade: spiritual state of mind

Producer of soul greats, maker of classic house records, ordained Yoruba priest and avid live streamer, Osunlade has lived a remarkable life so far. He tells Ria Hylton how remaining independent has been vital to his creativity and career

Nomads. They roam new lands, find fresh pasture and feed their flock. Osunlade — an ordained Yoruba priest — has something of the shepherd about...

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aya has dazzled the UK underground with her experimental club productions and genre-hopping DJ sets, which she demonstrates in her exhilarating “at the end of...

The classically educated German producer breaks down his tech setup and approach to performance

Techno maestro Stephan Bodzin has been tearing up festivals and clubs with his live show since 2005. His contagious energy paired with his custom setup...

Manni Dee channels the industrial techno experimentalism of his new Perc Trax LP in his high-octane On Cue mix, and speaks to Niamh O’Connor about...

The second artist in our new Meet the MC DJ Mag Originals video series is West Londoner, Br3nya. In her episode, she takes DJ Mag...

Of the raft of female MCs coming through in the UK right now, West London’s Br3nya is a legit standout, coupling her dexterous flow with...

In the UK grime scene, the spotlight has usually shone on MCs. Instrumentals have long remained a niche point of interest, a topic for more...

Who are the producers shaping the sounds of UK rap and grime right now? 2019 seems as good a time as any to be considering...

It follows the launch of the Justice at Spotify campaign last year

Demonstrations have been held outside Spotify offices worldwide, as musicians demand increased royalties and transparency from the streaming platform.

Earlier this week (15th), artists and...

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Mixing booming West Coast hip-hop 808s, squelchy funk, sizzlingly sexually charged R&B and deep house, Boston's Soul Clap (aka Eli Goldstein and Charles Levin)...