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The ragga jungle MC talks about his part in the jungle/drum & bass split

Twenty years ago, the jungle scene was in its infancy. The darker strain of hardcore pursued by artists like Goldie’s Rufige Kru, Andy C’s Origin...

On the eve of the label's 100th release, we talk to Romboy about turning his back on the mainstream and returning to his roots, his...

Marc Romboy is one of the most prolific and diverse DJ/producers around. From his early '90s house beginnings through a spell in pop music and...

Dubstep original will never turn his back on the sound that made him

As you’ve doubtless heard, dubstep is dead in the water. Cursed with a lethal mix of commercial success, mass popularity, a huge internet presence, countless sold out raves, the scene is, as any fool can tell, totally knackered. Somebody needs to pause and tell Skream this quick, because from where he’s standing, the world has never looked better. Currently on a short solo tour of the States, the man who describes himself as having “dubstep as my blood group” has been gleefully pushing the boundaries of the sound, chopping up half speed snare smashes and bully boy basslines with taut explosions of house, disco and techno, knowing full well that rather than destroying the scene he loves, he’s blowing it wide open.

A selection of 8 press shots of artists featured in DJ Mag’s April emerging artists feature

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From rowdy breaks and dreamy deep house to ambient electro and otherworldly techno, here’s April 2024’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

“I love music that just catches your attention from the get-go,” says JWY, describing the kinds of tracks you might hear in one of her...

U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health

Sticky Tapes, eott and Don’t Keep Hush tell Jack Ramage how they’re helping to shift perceptions around wellbeing in dance music

The stigma surrounding mental health has drastically changed over the last decade, with people beginning to realise how important it is to talk about their...

DJ Mag heads to Ghana to explore a rapidly expanding, festival- driven scene that, while rooted on pop and traditional sounds, is beginning to open...

March is an important month in Ghana’s calendar; it’s when the West African country celebrates gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1957. The month...

Ukraine’s Nastia could be techno’s most outspoken DJ — a world famous artist who matches her razor-sharp skills behind the decks with an honesty on...

When DJ Mag meets Nastia in the lobby of her upscale Berlin hotel one rainy winter’s afternoon, she doesn’t smile, and almost looks a little...

Secret Solstice festival sweeps us across Reykjavík and into Iceland’s wilderness on a groovy trip of unimaginable extremes...

 

“HOLY GOD, IT’S FREEZING!” We aren’t sure who screams that line. Could be us. Most probably is. But regardless of whose mouth utters the...

Dedicated to his parents and featuring many d&b friends, it's a family affair...

“In Brazil, we have a lot of passion,” urges DJ Marky, via a Skype call from his South American homeland. The veteran DJ is...

Get acquainted with West London DJ and radio host, Ellie Prohan

It's like the Dragons Den for DJ Technology at the BPM show. Time to get voting as we reveal who is in the running to...

We're taking the inaugural DJmag Tech Awards to an exciting new climax as we go Live in front of a show audience!


This Grand Finale...

Bulgaria is to host the first South East European Music Exhibition in May. It represents a new dawn for the region's burgeoning dance scene.

Dance music continues to develop rapidly all over the world, but if there's one place where it's developing faster than most it's in South East...

Lavurn in a dark room with a hood up holding a shard of metal

As Cassius Select, the Toronto-born DJ and producer Lavurn Lee has spent the past decade crafting mercurial club music packed with bass and breaks. But on his debut album under his given name, he revisits the vocal-led experimental R&B of his earliest releases, revealing a more intimate side to his artistry. Alongside a Recognise mix filled with shadowy ambience and anxious beats, Dhruva Balram learns the story of ‘LAVURN’

“I’ve realised I’m bad at interviews,” says Lavurn Lee over a video call from Berlin. “I’m bad at all the stuff outside of making the...

Photo of Frank & Tony sitting at a table outside a red cafe

Out of club music’s modern-day practitioners, few go deeper than Francis Harris and Anthony Collins. Producing under the Frank & Tony banner, working in the grand tradition of the sound’s pioneers, the duo has just released ‘Ethos’, their first long-player since 2014’s ‘You Go Girl’. Here, they speak to Bruce Tantum about their creative partnership, the uniting power of the house groove, and melancholic beauty of everyday life

The music of Francis Harris and Anthony Collins seems, on one level, to exist in a world of their own making. Working together as Frank...

Gonzo's

With its on-the-pulse line-ups, great sound and inclusive atmosphere, Gonzo's Two Room is making Norwich a dance music destination. Here Ben Murphy heads to the club, and chats to its team, to learn what makes it so special

It’s one in the morning and a capacity club crowd is bristling with excitement. The rammed dancefloor is a diverse mix of ethnicities, genders and...