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Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...
For his debut album, he's zeroed in on his musical passions to create something that sums up his musical personality to a tee...
Julio Bashmore is all about contradiction. He’s been championed and attacked by the underground and the mainstream in equal measures, his hooky, earworm melodies drawing...
With a new album for Ninja just out, we attempt to unravel the idiosyncrasies of the man behind the music...
To describe Andy Carthy as a one-off is probably to understate the situation. He designs all his own album covers and artwork. He's launched his...
2019’s best compilations celebrated innovative styles and fusions from across the globe, as well as some of underground dance music’s formative sounds. Below, you'll find...
Dirty South sits still long enough to dissect his magnum opus, an album-turned-movie, ‘With You.’
It’s no coincidence Dirty South’s savagely popular 2010 debut record shared the same name as his label, “Phazing.” The 35-year-old’s propensity for making bold changes...
With his latest album, the artist proves his genre-defying feats have only just begun...
Alexander Ridha loves sound. He uses the word 45 times in 62 minutes of conversation. That’s once every 82 seconds, if you’re counting. “My...
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DJ Mag Ibiza catches up with Arielle Free to discuss her debut residency on the White Isle, and her perfect weekend on the island
Features
Having laid the groundwork last year, here are the five essential acts set to make 2019 their own...
KETTAMA (from Galway, Ireland)
Key tunes: 'Body', 'Kilt', 'Raw Cuts'
For fans of: DJ Haus, Mall Grab, Lone
Evan Campbell talks at about a...
A resourceful Brit, Damian Lazarus has helped bring through many of today’s major talents and has been creating his own unique brand of cosmic electronic...
Words: Stephen Flynn
When it comes to electronic music, few of those in the contemporary domain can hold a candle to Damian Lazarus. Having caught...
Tech
ADAM Audio’s S2V monitors sound seriously good
We’ve tested out all types of monitors over the years from budget, entry-level options to money-is-no-limit offerings, but what’s most important from any of these systems is...
From nine-hour sets in Rotterdam to performances in front of royalty, we select the moments that shaped Armin's iconic career...
Armin van Buuren has cultivated a huge fanbase over his two-decade career, including a passionate network of festival-goers, Olympians and Dutch royalty. Through his legendary...
House kings the Rhythm Masters return...
One of the biggest UK house music partnerships of the 1990s and early noughties, the Rhythm Masters return to the fold this month with their...
Should dance music be organic and 'real'? Should it fuck, the more synthetic the better says our resident ranter...
Time was, in the '80s and '90s when dance music was so massively marginalised by mainstream culture (yeah, so what’s new?) that trying to get...
Happy to mix up the genres, Love’s taste in music is right across the board, placing him in good stead to reveal his Lucky 7.
“It’s a good little track, it just came out of nowhere, it’s taken me by surprise,” Ali Love reflects, in his typically nonchalant manner, on...
Duck Sauce is the New York based duo of A-Trak, head of Fool's Gold Records, and Armand Van Helden
Duck Sauce is the New York based duo of A-Trak, head of Fool's Gold Records, and Armand Van Helden, whose twenty plus year career has...