Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...
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Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
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Tokyo’s Shinichiro Yokota is one of the great unsung heroes of house music, though thanks to a particular YouTube video and a new Sound Of...
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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, Milan’s Elisa Bee spotlights slamming house, techno, acid and electro
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The Chemical Brothers' second album, 1997's 'Dig Your Own Hole', radiated ambition and adventure, and was their first to hit No.1 in the UK charts thanks to a string of landmark singles. Here, Ben Cardew explores how 'Dig Your Own Hole' altered the Chems' creative trajectory, predicted our post-genre pop future, and catapulted them to new heights
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During the early '90s the word 'rave' conjured up images of the era's legendary acid house parties. 30 years on — hijacked by the tabloid...
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In our new regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share recent additions to their...
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The secret to John Summit's success lies in his work-hard, play-hard mentality, which has led to the former Certified Public Accountant to become one of the most in-demand DJs around. Ahead of his set at DJ Mag's Miami Pool Party this month, Megan Venzin hears his story so far
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Techno would not exist as it does today without Kevin Saunderson. Some of the Detroit techno architect’s most revolutionary work has been released under the...
2019 saw dancefloors embracing fast, syncopated and experimental rhythms, with jungle breaks and sounds from the Global South invigorating DJs and producers across the genre...
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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...
“Lately I’ve been recovering from the initial blast of the release of the album,” Jacques Greene tells DJ Mag. “I’m feeling grateful, accomplished, and tired.”...
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An hour of slippery tones, asymmetrical rhythms and Technicolor club sounds from The Lot Radio resident, Human Pitch co-founder and sound designer extraordinaire Tristan Arp...
“I’ve always been super fascinated by sound itself, and seeing how I can mould it into new forms,” says Tristan Arp, a New York-based producer...
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DJ Mag's new Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In our latest edition, DJ Mag regular...
The rope bridge spans a wide ravine that fades into darkness as it drops. On one side, under skies choked by smoke being belched from...
DJ Mag gets our metal on at Melt Festival, Germany's notorious mash-up in an enormous open-air industrial museum...
The iron city of Ferropolis lies on a small peninsula. Smattered with mechanic giants, some up to 30 meters high, it still pays testament...
The killer records of the last 12 months
One word, or rather frequency, dominated the dancefloor over the last 12 months: bass. From slamming analogue house to pirate radio-inspired, lowdown, cone-rattling sub-suspended beats...
Once focused on the techno of Detroit, Joris Voorn’s latter-day productions have conquered his native Holland, Ibiza and the world. While some have accused him...
From a devotee of Detroit to becoming the leading light of the Dutch underground scene, Joris Voorn’s ascent has been as methodical and measured as...