Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy is a self-confessed audiophile. She prefers to be known as a music host rather than just a DJ, and has the technical...
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As was the case in many towns and cities in the UK in the late '80s, a sizeable portion of the youth of Stafford were infected with the rave bug. More or less equidistant between London and Manchester in the West Midlands (18 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, 16 miles north of Wolverhampton), Stafford became notable for spawning two of the rave scene’s most successful acts – Altern8 and Bizarre Inc. And then, later, Chicken Lips too.
LTJ Bukem - the undisputed don of dreamy drum & bass - is back with a killer 'FabricLive' mix and a resurgent Good Looking Records
It’s arguable that, Goldie aside, nobody did more to disseminate drum & bass in its early years than DJ/producer/label kingpin LTJ Bukem. His spacey, rolling...
The Amsterdam Dance Event is Europe's premier dance music meeting. Here's DJmag.com's guide to this year's event.
Amsterdam Dance Event, what's that then?
It's an annual dance music event taking place between 19th and 21st October, slap bang in the centre of...
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DJ Mag Tech catches up with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy at the Beat Hotel’s recent Ibiza takeover to discuss how she tries to offer an unrivalled listening experience as a music host
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DJ Mag’s Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of inspiring electronic albums throughout history
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Look, you don’t need us to tell you that a warm-up set is a special sort of skill that requires patience, an experienced ear and...
We speak to Coxy about his favourite subjects: Privilege, DJs and, of course, Ibiza...
The king of the White Isle is set to return in 2017 with an all-new party at a brand-new home. DJ Mag Ibiza catches up...
Busting out of NYC with a cool charisma and musical genius...
“If it wasn't for New York, I wouldn’t be where I am,” Brian Cid settles into a mesh-backed swivel chair, positioned precisely in the center...
DJ Mag grabs a chat with DJ/producer Ben Pearce just before he takes the 20-minute walk from his Manchester home to his studio.
DJ Mag grabs a chat with DJ/producer Ben Pearce just before he takes the 20-minute walk from his Manchester home to his studio. He's got...
We catch up with Russian DJ ahead of her Coachella appearance...
She’s infamous, she’s Siberian and she utterly blew the roof off Snowbombing, playing inside an igloo at the top of a mountain to a select...
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We’ve got dance music royalty giving us their Take 10 this month...
Andy Cato (the taller, fair-haired one) and Tom Findlay, who together comprise Groove Armada, have been one of the most successful dance music duos of...
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We pair M Audio’s new DSM3 monitors with the SBX10 subwoofer and stand back to observe the earth-shattering results...
Constantly on the look out for a powerful, project studio monitoring set-up DJmag thought it would take a look at M Audio’s DSM3 monitors married...
Does Spectrasonics’ new bass softsynth plug-in Trilian deliver?
Spectrasonics are back with a vengeance with Trilian, the very long-awaited follow-up to their Trilogy Bass Softsynth. Back in the day, nearly every producer who...
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Get acquainted with Akiko Haruna, the Brighton artist who's searching for connections through filmic sound design, pop and hardcore fusions
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From stomping techno and jazzy breaks to experimental reggaetón and melodic house, here's February 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of