Last year, in the run up to celebrating her 40th birthday, Georgina Cook reflected on Drumz Of The South; her project documenting South London’s music...
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During January, Radio 1’s eternal Essential Mix dedicated four weeks of programming to their designated ‘future stars’ of 2014. While host Pete...
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A new photography book, Drumz Of The South: The Dubstep Years 2004-2007 captures the early years of dubstep, depicting an important cultural moment in UK musical history. Charlie Bird talks to photographer Georgina Cook about the invention and excitement of the time, the influence of South London, and how that moment is influencing a new generation
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It's official — dance is dominant again. Not just EDM cheese but credible, interesting, exciting music bubbling up from the underground. The latter fed the...
We talk to the idiosyncratic producer ahead of his new album for FlyLo's label
A visual artist as well as a musician, Mtendere Mandowa knows there are always different ways of looking at things. In fact, it’s only recently...
DJ Mag Ibiza nabs Glitterbox founder Simon Dunmore for a chinwag...
The Glitterbox dancefloor is a special place. Soaked in sequins, soundtracked by the classics and dotted with drag queens, it’s one of the White Isle’s...
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The Crystal Method are one of the United States’ longest-standing dance music outfits, with a career that spans over two decades, thousands of gigs and...
On the north side of downtown Los Angeles, under the Broadway Bridge, a parking lot heaves with the breakbeats of Scott Kirkland of The Crystal...
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DJ Mag's latest monthly mix series puts the focus on the labels we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and driving...
Through its near 10-year history, Dark Entries has established itself as a buy-on-sight imprint for lovers of dark-edged, brooding or idiosyncratic sounds that were born...
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During a year decimated by lockdowns and venue closures, our need for sonic connection has sparked the resurgence of independent radio across the UK. Here...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From bass-powered techno, breaks and electro to digicore and synth-scored house, here's...
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Caught between the demands of being an internationally-renowned performer and his desire for a quiet life, Australian producer Flume found balance upon returning to his homeland. Amongst nature, and with a restored sense of wellbeing, he completed his most ambitious album to date, 'Palaces'. Megan Venzin learns its story
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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 Bandcamp collections...
In Depth Conversation With the Electro Funk King
Mancunian DJ Greg Wilson has never been in finer fettle. Placed in the pantheon of greats ever since his epochal electro funkin' disco sets at...
Crazy P are more than just a band: they're a phenomenon, a live unit of astonishing charisma, an act that unite club DJs, pop fans...
“Yes, absolutely, every single time!” Crazy P’s front woman Danielle Moore croons down the phone line to DJ Mag. “I still get nervous onstage...
Second album 'Vapor City' is a hypnagogic masterpiece...
The idea of a footwork concept album might seem at odds with the stuttering functionality of its Chicago roots, but then Machinedrum, aka US-born Travis Stewart, has always used its 170bpm tempo as a template for more otherworldly experiments.
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To celebrate 15 years of French label Ed Banger, we chart the history of the seminal Busy P-fronted imprint via 15 key records...
Words: ANDREW RAFTER
In the fickle world of dance music where trends come and go like the tide, a label that manages to remain relevant without compromising its initial vision...