One of the UK’s greatest living DJs never intended to be a DJ. For Loftgroover, the music itself was enough. “DJing didn’t appeal to me,”...
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Rising to notoriety in the ’90s with his hardcore techno DJ sets, Loftgroover had a huge following, before the pressures of popularity led him to withdraw from the scene. 30 years later, he’s back and rejuvenated as a d&b DJ. Holly Dicker learns his story
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Jungle pioneer M-Beat made some of the genre’s biggest chart hits, but disappeared from the industry in 1996. Having gone through hardships and been widely...
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From the histories of global scenes, sounds and labels, to explorations of music’s power to alter the fabric of society and forge communities, here are...
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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...
With a new era of open-air daytime parties and adventurous bookings, Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza founder Yann Pissenem has helped transform Ibiza with a constant...
Like many successful entrepreneurs, much of Yann Pissenem’s success lies in his ability to see opportunities, and capitalise on them. The Ushuaïa founder got his...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
When we speak with Nightwave, she has just spent the past week on a shamanastic Huni Kuin retreat in a Scottish forest. The Huni Kuin...
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Japan is producing some of the world’s most vital techno, though its roots go way back to the late 1970s. We talk to some of...
Since the end of World War II, Western culture has loomed large over everyday life in Japan. The decades since have brought about a wide...
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DJ Mag's new Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In this month's edition, to mark...
‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ was the creation of the fevered imagination and unique musical mind of Richard D James, an artist who’s gone under a...
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After a chance meeting at Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC) in 2007, Blond:ish was born. But the seeds of their love of DJing and electronic...
What were your first experiences of Ibiza?
Vivie-Ann: “I first came here in 2006. I was living in Rome, so it was more natural to...
A slew of quality releases this year proved the compilation is still a vital format for taste-making selectors to present a snapshot of where we’re at...
10. Dimitri From Paris
‘Salsoul Mastermix’
Salsoul
One of dance music’s most popular disco connoisseurs delved deep into the back- catalogue of NYC’s legendary Salsoul...
We throw a few curveball questions the way of DJ Monki...
From Rinse intern to Radio 1 regular, with a weekly Sunday night/Monday morning slot from 1-4am, Monki — aka 25-year-old Lucy Monkman — is the...
MAW, Global Communication, Massive Attack
Hot off the back of their ‘Restrospectivo’ documentary and collaborative album project, Dubfire and Oliver Huntemann have teamed up once again to name their...
Get your 2016 off with a bang at one of DJ Mag's chosen New Year's Eve/New Year's Day events in various parts of the UK...
Whether the last 12 months have been kind to you or not, chances are there’s only one option when it comes to sending 2015 off...
Cocoon, Leeds. Made Festival, Birmingham. XOYO, London. We Concur, London. Ezup, London.
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Cocoon in the Park at Temple Newsam, Leeds
Saturday 11th July
Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Ricardo Villalobos, Dixon, Enzo Siragusa b2b Seb Zito...
French techno don talks about his new album, relaunching his label F Comm, and developing his Electro Choc movie...
It's always a pleasure to speak to the creative powerhouse that is Laurent Garnier, but it was while chatting to DJ Mag about his latest...