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Experimental, accomplished and downright epic, Marc Mac and Dego McFarlane’s 1998 classic served as a blueprint for the divine future possibilities of drum & bass music
1998 was a landmark, if slightly troubling, time for drum & bass. It was a year of shifting styles, sprawling albums, and new sub genres, one that saw...
Jazzie's early days
Starting out as a 13-year-old in London with a reggae soundsystem called Jah Rico in 1987, Jazzie B, presented with an OBE in 2008, celebrates his 25th year in the industry next year, but not before he brings the Soul II Soul live show to SW4 on Saturday 25th August.
DJmag.com caught up with breakbeat maestro Ali B to discuss the future of breaks, how technology is affecting DJing, and his parties in London.
In the fickle world of dance music, genres and DJs come and go, and club nights appear and disappear faster than you can say 'rave'...
Howie B has produced tracks for many major acts over his career
DJ Mag had a chance to pop over to the world-famous Abbey Road Studios to chat with Howie about his involvement with manufacturers of bespoke speakers Bowers & Wilkins and Italian car giants Maserati in a new music project
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As healthier lifestyles have become more prevalent in the dance music industry, some have turned to the legal compound CBD for its benefits. But who uses it...
Ram Records boss maintains his place at the top table of drum & bass
Andy C was presented with the coveted Best DJ Award at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards at Electric Brixton last night. The evening was...
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Scuffed Recordings rounds off an impressive year with their first compilation EP. Hear Nikki Nair’s ‘D B G’ now...
Emerging UK label Scuffed Recordings has had quite the year. Having only launched in October 2017, the London imprint – headed up by Reprezent Radio...
New tracks from one of the drum & bass albums of the year
Technimatic are dropping one of the drum & bass albums of the year - 'Desire Paths'. And DJ Mag has snagged three exclusive videos of...
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"A place where we'll celebrate a 'golden age' of music, pushing artists to go even further outside the box and no doubt basking in the results for years to come"
DJ also attacks failed drug policing...
Howie B has condemned the Police for their handling of fabric, both in the current case involving the deaths of two 18-year-olds from drug overdose...
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Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future
Vol 2 of the impressive mixtape series
Okay here we have it, its finally arrived Volume 2 of Red Bull Studios mixtape series.
DJ Mag travels to High Contrast's home city of Cardiff to meet the film-obsessed DJ/producer...
Lincoln Barrett really loves movies. Invited into his spacious house in the town of Penarth, minutes from central Cardiff, it’s impossible not to notice the...
Roni Size Reprazent re-issued
The classic album by Roni Size's Reprazent collective, 'New Forms', celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2008, and is set to be reissued with a host...
Attacca Pesante drop latest for Shy FX’s label
The ever-mutating sound of UK dance music has a funny effect on some people. Type ‘hardcore continuum’ into Google and you’ll find all manner of...