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Get acquainted with Iceboy Violet, the Manchester-based artist infusing their take on hip-hop with emotional realness

“I was really into J Dilla and Madlib — like, really, really into them,” says Iceboy Violet. “I want to make something as special as...

In DJ Mag's April charts, four artists a select their top 10 tracks of the month, spanning crazy hip-hop mashups, jungle pressure, propulsive house bangers...

What 4’11” Northampton MC FFSYTHO lacks in stature, she more than makes up for in talent and ferocity. Her quickfire bars and vicious lyricism made...

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Ivorian DJ, producer and visual artist Asna records a two-hour mix heart-racing percussion and global club rhythms for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Kamila Rymajdo about collaboration and her limitless creative vision

For DJ/producer and visual artist Asna, music might not have been her first career, but when she was growing up, it was always playing at...

Organisers plan to return in 2017...

After the news last week that Russian dance music festival Outline Festival had been cancelled, the organisers have today released a statement to clarify...

The Steelyard is just what the capital needs...

In a town without Plastic People, where there's talk of sniffer dogs at Fabric and breathalysers at clubs, hearing about a new space from the...

<p><span style="font-size: small;">Making musical memories and sneaking into raves with Maarten Hoogstraten of the Bingo Players</span></p><div><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></div>

It isn’t often that a couple of teenage buddies maintain a friendship past young adulthood, let alone a prolific career partnership. However, Maarten Hoogstraten and...

Photo of Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter DJing sitting on a green sofa in a pink-lit warehouse

In early 2009, Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter launched Mister Saturday Night. The party formed the roots of what would eventually become the beloved nightspot Nowadays, a “by us, for us” club that’s become a community hub for NYC’s nightlifers. Following the release of a sprawling box-set to mark the party’s 15th anniversary, and alongside a mix recorded live from the club, Harkin, Carter and a few of the compilation’s featured artists fill us in on what makes Mister Saturday Night so special

It began, as many projects do, because of a nagging discontent with the way that things were. It was the late ’00s, and New York...

City Sound Project festival 2024 lineup

Alex Mills, Redlight, MNL, SOTA and a 600-year-old medieval venue

City Sound Project has announced the full line-up for its 2024 edition. The event takes place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May at multiple...

Native Instruments’ Maschine+ is an ambitious project; remodelling the popular hardware and software groovebox combo to operate as a standalone production unit. DJ Mag's Digital...

When Native Instruments first released Maschine, it was attempting to fill a gap. Computers had become powerful enough to supersede hardware-packed studios that came before...

Photo of colourful lights and a large crowd at Simple Things 2024

Returning to the city after a five-year hiatus, Simple Things delivers a 10th anniversary programme that celebrates Bristol’s vibrant music scene whilst welcoming a kaleidoscope of international sounds into the fold. DJ Mag’s Olivia Stock reports back

There’s always been a certain irony to Simple Things, in that, there’s nothing really simple about the Bristol festival at all. Its line-up sprawls across...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this August

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From jungle and Afro house to experimental dub and techno here's August 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

With his face hidden to keep the focus firmly on the music, South London’s Anti Traxx channels his Jamaican heritage — “growing up around soundsystems...

Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, DJ Mag’s Dhruva...

As we grow, and shed layers of our past, we often don’t recognise the changes happening. We feel bitter in these moments; the cards we’re...

Australian music journalist Andrew Wowk shares the story behind the New South Wales government’s recent festival crackdown, and explains why music venues are currently in the firing...

It's been five years since the New South Wales government, under the leadership of Barry O’Farrell, introduced the controversial lockout laws. These laws were a...

An in-depth talk with the Hyperdub main man about his new album with Spaceape, 'Black Sun'...

With their new album ‘Black Sun’, Hyperdub’s Kode9 & the Spaceape have left tired genre pigeonholes behind, switched up their sound and conjured a bright...

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The debut LP from Manchester’s WDDS is an expansive, ambient-tinged ode to the places and faces that shaped him

WDDS will release his debut LP, ‘Migration’, later this month on Hectare Discs. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Following releases...