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Houghton, Hide & Seek, We Out Here... 

Bound for hell in a homemade vessel the UK may be, but at least this month gives us plenty of opportunities to go out dancing. ...

Electronic Music Books
Despite the ever-growing gadget list for on-screen reading devices, few things beat an old-fashioned book to have and to hold. Every year...

Claptone has undoubtedly become one of the biggest names in house music over the past few years, even claiming the Highest House title in last...

"I'm a loner. I’m happy alone,” says Claptone. When he speaks — always in earnest, mostly with a sombre tone — you’re never sure whether this mysterious...

Junction 2, Inner City Electronic, DJ Kicks Tour, Gottwood, Wigflex x Multimodal, AVA Festival... 

If last month's choice selections didn't make it clear already then the Top 30 UK events in June 2018 certainly will. It's now festival season...

The Sheffield-based DJ/producer and promoter delivers a blistering mix inspired by his recent Fabric set. He also discusses all things Hope Works, musicianship, and his...

We throw some quick-fire questions at Shadow Child...

Emerging from his anonymous beginnings on Dirtybird, Shadow Child has stepped into the light to become one of the UK’s biggest artists. Combining modern house...

Carl Cox has never been your average DJ.

For a man who’s been playing in Ibiza every year since 1984, you might think Carl Cox would be somewhat jaded by the prospect of...

Get into the mix with Reloop’s new Beatmix 4 controller...

When a group of DJs get together the discussion will inevitably revolve around music and the latest equipment on offer, with each DJ singing the...

Digitality digging in the crates

WhoSampled is the go-to website for dance nuts investigating the funk, soul and electronic music samples that underpin their modern day favourites. Growing from a...

One of d&b's most forward thinking producers

Whenever bass heads gather to pick over the new blood pushing drum & bass right back on top, Dub Phizix is one of the few names everyone can agree on. Over the last two years the Manchester-based producer has had an insane string of hits, including the filthy, ubiquitous bashment 'n’ bass bomb 'Marka' (alongside Skeptical and MC Strategy) — which burst out of the scene and rampaged into record boxes worldwide.

This month, we take two DJ controllers and throw them into battle head-to-head to see who emerges victorious...

The DJ market is awash with controllers covering various price points, from bargain basement to high-end luxury, but out in the middle ground, is there really that much difference in what your money will get in regards to control and ability? We take Denon’s MC3000 and pit it head-to-head against Vestax’s VCI-400 to find out if these two controllers are worlds apart.

Ex-Deep Dish man talks about new single and album

Recruiting the vocal talents of Anousheh, ex-Deep Dish man Sharam makes his bid for a summer anthem with ‘Fun’. A bittersweet lament for fondly remembered...

KEEPING IT REAL...

Serato’s Scratch Live digital DJing software has been popular with DJs such as Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat and Bonobo. We explore why these...

Independent record labels are thriving by adapting to new models and branching out into management, distribution, publishing and clothing. DJ Mag finds out more...

If there’s any sector in dance music that has had to be genuinely run ‘for the love’ and ferociously adapt to survive the music industry’s...