Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have won the Highest DJ Group award in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022. The kings of Tomorrowland, there are...
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We trip to Montañita to party with Ecuadorian dance fans...
After a long KLM flight from Amsterdam, we arrive at Guayaquil Airport and immediately catch up with Mr C and his partner Xo Chic. It...
We travel to Ecuador for a DJ Mag party at Lost Beach in Montañita, and find that — like with the Lost TV series after which...
After a long KLM flight from Amsterdam, we arrive at Guayaquil Airport and immediately catch up with Mr C and his partner Xo Chic. It...
DJ Mag chats to James Ford about making the new LP, aliens, cowboy ghost towns, destruction and drones...
When the Klaxons joked that their producer, James Ford, communicated with aliens through his hair, they weren’t only paying tribute to his curly black locks...
UK producer Will Holland shot to fame as Quantic with a blend of lush electronic beats and fiery Afrobeat rhythms. Then a trip to Colombia...
After years making live funk, reggae and cumbia influenced by his experience there, he's returned to the Quantic moniker and to the world of electronic...
From DJ supergroup to live powerhouse
Face it. Often, the biggest acts in electronic music come at us like bass-dropping wolves. Above & Beyond is the group that bears a unique...
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The trap phenomenon explained
Trap is the slow-rolling, synth-heavy, snare-snappin' sound that's swept underground dancefloors and stadiums alike across the US and Europe. But what is trap? Is it a genre of its own? Where does it come from? Why's it so popular — and why's it hated in equal measure? Does it have a future? Danna Takako investigates...
DJ Mag charts the history of the Aus dance scene, and why the future looks bright...
Shrimps on the barbie, Crocodile Dundee, Bondi Beach, Steve Irwin, Kylie Minogue, the Sydney Opera House; Australia has always touted — for better or worse...
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The results from this year’s Top 100 DJs poll were announced tonight (27th October)
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A new photo exhibition in London is giving an inside look into the glory days of Chicago disco and funk...
In the ‘80s, Chicago birthed house music, the world-renowned movement that’s kept us dancing and smiling for more than three decades. Chi-Town also gave us...
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
It’s 2006 in Northern Ireland, and Belfast-born DJ Jordan is performing to 10,000 people on stage at the now-defunct Planet Love Festival, which is being...
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Cassettes are more popular than they’ve been for years, opening up countless doors for dance music fans, producers and DJs. DJ Mag finds out why...
(Note: Since this article was originally published in January 2018 a new report showed that cassette sales in the UK have risen by 90% in...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From blissed-out breaks, twisted bass and techno into metal-inspired d&b, trance and more, here's July 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of
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Berlin house and disco label Toy Tonics is pushing a bumping, cosmic sound fuelled by collaboration and live instrumentation. Founder Mathias Modica, aka Kapote and...
The Croatian coastline has become the go-to spot for festival- goers who want a glimpse of sun that’ll last longer than 30 seconds. From Zrce...
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VARIETY is the spice of life at Hideout, with everything from grime and UK hip-hop to solid techno represented in the line-up; Paul Woolford...
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Berlin-based, west of Ireland native Lugh channels Oneohtrix Point Never, Arca and Klein on his debut EP ‘Hélico’. ‘Skototrope’ is a gyroscope of ambient textures...
For his debut EP on emerging art and music collective C.A.N.V.A.S. Berlin-based, west of Ireland native artist Lugh treads the line between lush ambience and...