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An exclusive chat with the rising Scandinavian star

Mike Hawkins is not just another DJ. Genuine and gimmick-free, Mike hopes to “Revolt” (out now) against the machine.

  Early 2014 saw...

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Ghostpoet, known to his folks as Obaro Ejimiwe

Ghostpoet reveals his Lucky 7…

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The masked man speaks

A Sagittariun has been involved in the electronic music scene for the best part of 25 years — running labels, representing artists, producing under other names. He won’t tell DJ Mag who he is, hiding behind a silly mask, but we don’t mind because his new EP, ‘Across the Celestial Sphere’, and forthcoming ‘Dream Ritual’ album are so sublime.
“A Sagittariun is a very personal project, I’m making the music that comes most naturally to me, to be honest,” he tells DJ Mag, “and not really compromising or playing the industry game.”

Slovenian hero switches sound

Umek's tech house style is in greater demand in Ibiza than ever. Before what's set to be his biggest season yet we linked with the Slovenian DJ to find out about his shift in sound, the scene in his home city of Ljubljana and what's happening with his label...

The one-the-road diary of the world's top DJs treading the globe

One thing Guy Gerber is known for is style. Chic, slick, dapper... call him what you will. More important is this guy’s ability to make masterful music.

Why is shuffling being mocked and banned?

I’m going to tell you a little story about dancing — this is a dance music mag, after all. It’s 1991. I’m deep in some ramshackle Northern warehouse rave. I’m at one with the universe, have just had my sixth life-changing conversation of the evening and am now busy chatting with my fourth new best friend in the last hour.

Felix Buxton at Electric Peacock Festival, Sri Lanka

One half of British dancefloor dominators, Basement Jaxx, soaked up the spirit of Sri Lanka at Electric Peacock Festival last December. This is how...

FORWARD MOTION Jamie Jones made giant strides in every dance music discipline through 2011, but as a DJ, he was ubiquitous...

“I’ve put a lot of work into DJing this year,” says a chuffed Jamie Jones on news of his most recent Best Of British victory...

HERE COMES TROUBLE: The south London club night’s all-encompassing booking policy captures the zeitgeist...

Trouble Vision main man Chris Gold is living probably every student promoter's dream. It was back when he was studying graphic design at Camberwell College...

COMPLETE CONTROL: From deep tech house to delectable dub-wise treats, Maya’s productions ruled 2011...

If Maya Jane Coles narrowly missed out on the gong for ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ in 2010, that just makes her scooping this year’s Best Of...

THE NEXT PLATEAU: After years cutting his teeth as a live performer, Birmingham house cat Subb-an’s move into regular DJing has seen him step it...

In early 2011, Berlin-based Brummie Subb-an, AKA Ashique Subhan Subban, decided to move away from the live performances with which he had made his name. ...

The unstoppable appetite of Bristol house head Eats Everything

Sometimes you can palpably feel the buzz surrounding an artist, like the charged air before a thunderstorm, and having heard the monsoon of releases about...

Bumper edition marks two decades at the clubbing coalface..

The June issue of DJmag, out now, marks 20 years since the magazine launched in its present incarnation. The special commemorative issue is marked by...