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The Lost Acid House Membership Cards

A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time

“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...

The renowned DJ and event organizer picks 10 of his favourites

Gary Richards is a man of many talents. A figure in the electronic music community since the 1990s, he’s made himself dance music’s renaissance man...

While clubs have been closed during the pandemic, there has been an abundance of excellent dance music documentaries to fill the void left by their...

Whether celebrating individuals and movements that helped shaped where dance music culture is today, or commemorating everything coronavirus took from us in spring 2020, the...

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...

Baldy DJ Lee Burridge sends us his diary every month. This time he reports from Down Under, where he narrowly avoided getting eaten by a...











I had my heart set on Melbourne as one of the seven locations for 365 in the first year.

I chose it for many different...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From lush liquid d&b and abstract electronics to feel-good house and low-key...

Based in San Francisco, Xyla’s music is not something that can be summarised by genre, but instead by its sensitivity. After moving from Houston to...

An electronic music OG who's been repping dance beats since the '90s...

DJ TJR owned 2013. His bullying electro calling card 'Ode to Oi' stomped onto the playlist of every big name DJ out there. Somehow he...

We explore the implications of the fire at Apollo Masters and ask, 'What's the future of vinyl production?'

On Thursday 6th February, a devastating fire burned the Apollo Masters factory in California to the ground. Luckily, none of the staff were harmed in...

March 18th-19th

Due to some technical issues with the site and also the fact that Miami quietened down hugely after week one of ultra finished - you...

London-based stalwart of deep, hypnotic techno Ø [Phase] delivers a trance-inducing mix of subtle complexity and propulsive rhythm ahead of the release of his new...

There is a handful words that could be used to describe the work of  UK deep-techno stalwart Ø [Phase] AKA Ashley Burchett: Precise, magisterial, purposeful...

Cakes Da Killa by Ebru Yildiz

Blending hip-hop, house and influences from New York’s ballroom scene, Cakes Da Killa has been opening up the conversation around LGBTQ+ artists in rap. He speaks to Nathan Evans about developing his style, the appropriation of queer and ballroom culture, and finding inspiration in the Harlem Renaissance for his new album ‘Svengali’

In 2014, Cakes Da Killa’s uniquely sharp and agile club rap earned him an interview on New York’s premier hip-hop station, Hot 97. He never...

Ahead of the midterm elections in the United States, DJ Mag speaks to DJs and producers on the importance of making your vote count on...

"One single vote can change history.” These aren’t the words of a president, historian or politician of any kind, but of Detroit techno hero Robert...

The seminal songs and key guest appearances that have put bass-heavy dance producer Sonny Moore on the map...

Skrillex has become one of the most recognisable faces in EDM after leaving post hardcore band From First to Last to pursue a solo career...

The Dutchman delivers his most ambitious album yet...

 

Ferry Corsten returns to his uplifting trance roots with an immersive multimedia project that explores fundamental questions about humanity and the galaxy we inhabit...

Pioneer DJ’s new CloudDirectPlay ushers in a new era for DJing

Pioneer DJ announced a new firmware update for their flagship CDJ3000 player last week, called CloudDirectPlay. The new feature lets users access files stored in...