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The Covid-19 crisis has thrown up many problems for the manufacturing and distribution of vinyl. Bruce Tantum speaks to a selection of record shops, labels...
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Manufacturing delays and other issues continue to put a strain on small and independent labels. Taiwanese press plant Mobineko has unveiled a new pressing machine specifically for short runs, aiming to reduce the global bottleneck for vinyl production. Declan McGlynn speaks to Josh Doherty about the problems facing vinyl today, how the new machine works and what impact it could have on the future of vinyl
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In this month’s Brand Focus, Florida-based artists and co-founders Luca Medici and Delbert Perez speak about their multimedia brand INVT, its thrift store roots, and using their home city of Miami to find inspiration
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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, Shannen SP spotlights amapiano, footwork, Asakaa drill and more
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Berlin and Manchester-based experimental electronic duo Space Afrika explore inner space on their incredible new album for Dais Records
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Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar sounds like a rock god for the future on his new album for Matador Records
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UK rave specialist Paul Woolford, aka Special Request, pens a love letter to all the club styles that have fed into his sound over the...
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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...
Lakker’s ‘Época’ is painfully current. Six months after its release on R&S, its dystopian atmosphere, ferocious rhythms and foreboding melodies feel like an increasingly...
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Cassettes are more popular than they’ve been for years, opening up countless doors for dance music fans, producers and DJs. DJ Mag finds out why...
(Note: Since this article was originally published in January 2018 a new report showed that cassette sales in the UK have risen by 90% in...
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DJ Mag charts the unlikely and little-known rise of footwork in Spain, speaking to the DJs, label owners and musical innovators who are keeping the...
Footwork is more than music, it’s a culture.
The dance, which sees different groups of performers ferociously competing with one another in front of a...
Plus get an exclusive listen of the duo’s track, ‘Flat Peter’...
With their debut album set to drop on 27th May via the inimitable Ninja Tune, Max Graef & Glenn Astro have been making waves with...
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Montréal’s NAFF Recordings co-founder Priori records a mix of deep, spaced-out house and techno for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Sophie McNulty about collaborating, discovering dance music in his teens and pushing electronic sounds to into new, weird places
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Upstart tech like blockchain has been dominating discourse around the music industry's next steps and has become one of the most divisive trends of the past 12 months. Declan McGlynn speaks to Plastician about why he believes it's the future for independent labels, promoters and artists
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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, Murder He Wrote spotlights future-facing funky, breaks, grime and bass
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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, Paris’ François X spotlights techno gems with a trippy, deep and emotional edge