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Dutchman received the award at the Top 100 DJs show at the Amsterdam ArenA...

Don Diablo has won the highest future house award at the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 award ceremony at the Amsterdam ArenA, after placing...

Prepare to gamble with Novation’s innovative new Dicer controller...

EVERY now and then, a product arrives on the DJmag bench that is so simple, yet so effective that we can’t help but wonder why...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

It's the most wonderful time of the year

Time to stock up on studio and booth goodies for yourself and your fellow musical loved ones. We've got the ultimate gift guide for DJs...

The year's essential comp cuts!

It's impossible to ignore the way the web has changed the modes and mediums of music. MP3s at the click of a mouse and free...

This month's ones to watch...

MOLLIE COLLINS
Master of the graft

There’s a lot of depressing shit going down in the world right now, but if you need a pick-me-up...

The ESP Instituer Logo on a blurry grey blue background

Continuing the legacy of his Lovefingers blog, Andrew Hogge’s ESP Institute is a truly anything-goes imprint, unbound by genre or style. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, he tells Anna Wall about how how his DIY attitude and digger’s mentality has helped him unearth countless new musical gems

Los Angeles’ ESP Institute has delivered over 120 releases since its inception 14 years ago – an impressive feat for a label that remains fiercely...

Infusing his art with aspects of his Caribbean heritage, and stories and messages aimed to drive political and social change, London rapper KAM-BU is a...

In the contemporary hip-hop sphere — and indeed across time — a lot of rappers build their careers off hyperbolised narratives and cosplaying. In the...

Detroit’s Waajeed records a thumping house mix for the On Cue series, and speaks to Tajh Morris about The Underground Music Academy, an ongoing project...

Few countries have been as devastated by Covid-19 as India, with recent studies estimating that the death toll has likely exceeded three million, more than...

As countries across the Global North vaccinate their populations against Covid-19 and exit pandemic-related restrictions, the dance music industry is entering a moral and ethical...

DJ Mag delves into the history of dance culture’s Woodstock...

In 1992 there was a festival in the UK that changed the course of dance music history. A culmination of the acid house explosion, it...

General Levy claims he received ‘no royalties’ for jungle classic, ‘Incredible’

"There's been so many different compilations, there's been a release in so many countries around the world, and I've never ever received not one pound from that song from the industry."

General Levy claims to have never received royalties for his jungle classic ‘Incredible’, produced by M-Beat. The iconic UK MC said in a recent interview...

Defected's Where Love Lives documentary is a moving journey through self-acceptance, expression and the power of community

Is wealth and privilege damaging British dance music, and if so, what should we do about it?

WORDS: Matt AnnissPICS: Nicola Nodland & Jillian Edelstein

Since acid house swept the UK 30 years ago and united a generation, British dance has proudly proclaimed its egalitarian credentials. Many believe that the loved up, misty-eyed utopianism...

Chicago house legend Paul Johnson has died, aged 50

Paul Leighton Johnson was one of a kind. Even in the face of enormous adversity, the Chicago icon lived life with the same irrepressible spirit...