Eighteen months ago, some of Avalon Emerson’s wishes came true. The first was for 2020 to be “the year of prioritising sleep”, during which she...
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Frenzied and futuristic, Aquarian and Deapmash push the frontiers of techno, electro and jungle in their Fresh Kicks mix
As AQXDM, Berlin-based New Yorker Aquarian and Caen’s Deapmash, make music that sounds like its been plucked from another dimension. Drinking deep from the wells...
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Recognise is DJ Mag’s monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music scene. This month, we speak to...
LSDXOXO is a rare artist in the current electronic music landscape, having built a fervid following whilst making music entirely on his own terms. Although...
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Without bluster or overblown hype, Black Coffee has doggedly worked himself into the position of being not just South Africa’s foremost electronic music artist, but...
Far from the crowds of Ibiza’s resorts and the kaleidoscopic whirl of its clubs, on a tranquil outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a man surveys...
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Drum & bass futurists Blocks & Escher promised an album four years ago through Goldie’s Metalheadz label. Now it’s finally arrived, but what caused the...
Bust ups. Car park fist fights. Prison sentences. Vicious acrimonious splits resulting in major High Court settlements. Six-day self-finding mushroom binges in the Highlands. Tabloid...
Audeze’s new EL8 headphones deliver audacious sound at a relatively affordable price
Audeze are making huge waves in production circles. Their LCD X headphones have been adopted by producers and DJs, and are regularly getting props in...
Philips are out to turn heads with their new DJ endorsed headphones...
Philips are the latest manufacturers to jump into the already crowded DJ headphone market, with their new flagship headphones that have been created in collaboration...
When you see this magpie, make sure you salute...
When you see this magpie, make sure you salute. Not to ward off bad luck, mind, but because this producer hits hard with every single...
Do SenDo Sennheiser’s new pro DJ headphones, the HD8 DJs, deliver the wow factor?
Sennheiser have been at the top of the heap when it comes to DJ headphones for over 25 years. Their HD25s have won many awards...
With Andy Moor & Tydi
If there is a temple of electronic dance music in Los Angeles, it is Avalon. Located in the heart of Hollywood, the theater housing it...
More and more women are taking to the decks. But there are some sexist idiots who can't get their heads round it...
Man approaches decks. “Alright love,” he says. Although my heart sinks, I smile politely and say hello back, hoping he’s not going to try and...
Pure logic
Logitech’s new headphones are out to stamp their mark on the dance music scene…
Get your kicks with Teenage Engineering's OP-1 do-it-all synth station
DJ Mag can’t begin to describe the excitement we felt when we finally got our hands on an OP-1. We’d been following the development of...
Is Kam’s first foray into the DJ software controller market a worthy contender?
It seems like every manufacturer under the sun has a DJ midi controller on offer at the moment, so it comes as no surprise that...
Amsterdam becomes the world hotbed for dance music professionals and party people alike this month, as the ADE rolls into town...
Small but perfectly formed, Amsterdam is a constant hive of creative activity, a fertile breeding ground for new music and sounds. But this month the...
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Before COVID turned the world upside down, Avalon Emerson was so busy DJing, touring, producing and remixing, she was close to burnout — but the...