As The Maghreban, Ayman Rostom crafts club-geared tracks that draw from multiple UK dance genres, while also tapping into astral jazz and the SWANA musical...
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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...
Radio 1’s hard dance champion Kutski puts Korg’s new do-it-all unit, the Kaossilator Pro through its paces...
Korg have been one of the most reputable companies in the electronic music scene since pioneering the keyboard market as far back as the ’60s...
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, The Maghreban spotlights dark, punchy techno, febrile drums and classic post-punk edits
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The 10 new, unsigned artists and their mentors have been revealed
House legend plays us his most inspiring records
House legend Felix Da Housecat has found his way again, not that we ever thought he’d veered from the path of genius. After experiencing something close to a divine intervention, convinced that he had the devil on one shoulder and his family on the other, Felix has given up tequila. And his creative juices are in full flow again, with his latest release, the ‘Sinner Winner’ EP, sparking mayhem on the dancefloors, an exciting collaboration with dub hero Lee Scratch Perry in the bag and a new album due for release this year. Now living in London, Felix cites the UK as the place that he got his start. “I’ve lived here back and forth, sometimes I would stay for a year. But when I first came, England accepted me. And the vibe here back then, it’s still that vibe here now, it's not cheesy here at all.”
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As electronic music and live performance continue to intertwine, our new series explores how some of the best artists take their studios on the road...
Why was it important to you to develop a live show over just DJing?
"We initially didn't even involve DJing in our sets, we actually...
Watch the duo’s live performance of an exquisite song...
Once every generation or so, a live act comes along that knocks the breath out of an entire audience. Solomon Grey is one of those...
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For DJs with a packed touring schedule, gigging at one iconic club after another, finding the time to sit down in the studio can be nearly impossible. But when Kerri Chandler wanted to work on a long-delayed album, he hit on a solution: he’d transform those clubs into temporary studios, creating tracks attuned to each space. The result is ‘Spaces And Places’, and it’s some of his best work yet
Proof that the scene is still going strong
Despite a succession of club closures during 2016, the UK scene has remained bullish. In London, Fabric has been saved to everyone’s relief and a...
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We met up with the German duo to find out how their live show works and to understand their performance ethos...
Modeselektor are one of the most prolific electronic music duos in the world. Releasing their first records in 1999, they quickly found a home on...
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We examine the German producer's approach to live performance...
While the German producer's discography meandered through minimal house and techno, electronica and ambient, Isolée was simultaneously perfecting his live show, translating his studio prowess...
DJmag.com reveals our favourite dance artists for this fortnight - Annie Mac, Pentatonik, J*S*T*A*R*S, and Silicone Soul - we salute you!
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Supporting dance music: Annie Mac
Supporting dance music: Annie Mac
Radio 1's Annie Mac should be applauded for her constant support of decent dance music.
Since her current...
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Brooklyn-based DJ and producer JADALAREIGN records a mix of “sweet, sexy ‘90s house and rave sounds” for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Ria...
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...