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Above & Beyond are a genuine phenomenon. Arguably the biggest electronic DJing and production collective the UK has ever produced, inspiring almost unimaginable adulation in...

“It's wonderful and troubling at the same time, because there's this sense of responsibility when somebody lifts their shirt up and their entire back is...

We talk to three DJs who have subsequently become mental health & wellbeing practitioners in their own individual ways

MATT CANTORMatt Cantor formed The Freestyler with Aston Harvey in the mid-‘90s, and soon had a Top 40 hit with ‘B-Boy Stance’ featuring the late...

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Since its inception in 2016, Dublin Digital Radio has become a vital community outlet for many Irish DJs and producers, and has been of added...

For music fans that feel at odds with the algorithmic nature of streaming platforms, online radio is delivering an alternative source of music discovery and...

Daft Punk is dead, long live Daft Punk: the limits of a brand beyond the band

Daft Punk split up three years ago, but thanks to a near-constant stream of archival video releases, album reissues, merch drops and more, the robots feel more present than ever. But what are the limits to one of dance music's most iconic acts' prolific post-split existence? Will it start to wear thin? And what does it all say about the brand-focused and content-driven ecosystem we find ourselves in today? Ben Cardew dives in

Daft Punk died twice. On 9th September 1999, according to legend, a studio accident killed off the real-life Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, leaving...

 'Above & Beyond: Giving Up The Day Job' is out exclusively on iTunes this April...

Above & Beyond have today announced the release of ‘Above and Beyond Acoustic: Giving Up The Day Job’, a new behind-the-scenes documentary filmed during the...

House cat on his not so distant past

“First club gig, I was like 16 in my hometown Warrington, a club called Casi that we all used to go to, they would just let anyone in. No monitors and I had to cart my own decks down, but it really gave me a taste for playing in front of people and on a big soundsystem.”

Test your luck with this Friday the 13th dance music report

Kick the weekend off with American DJ, producer and vocalist, Lea Luna’s curation of the top eight releases in dance music this week.

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After intensive, early lockdowns, China's events industry is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, with safety measures in place. Bruce Tantum speaks to a selection of DJs...

In mid-August of last year, scenes from an electronic music festival at a water-park in Wuhan, China were beaming across the internet. The photos and...

Above & Beyond are one of the biggest acts in electronic music. Here, we chronicle 10 moments that have defined the trance titans...

For almost 20 years, Above & Beyond have helped shape and spread the feel-good sounds of trance around the world and this year is shaping...

Bristol slo-mo house sensations

“Did we call ourselves 'Behling & Simpson' because it sounds a bit like soul sensations Ashford & Simpson? Oh, most definitely,” says Sam Simpson, one half of the slo-mo Bristol house pairing. “When we DJ, we do tend to end up recreating the dance routines from 'Solid As A Rock', which is frankly equal parts exciting and disturbing.”
Behling & Simpson have been slowing house music down for a while now.

Idle Hands

The 12” also features tracks from Rhythmic Theory and Glances

Bristol label and record store Idle Hands' final record "for the time being" is a four-tracker featuring Bruce, K-Lone, Rhythmic Theory and Glances. “This is...

Following our investigation into Dallas Electro, the artists involved pick their favourite tracks that define the sound, including cuts from E.R.P., Plastic Sleeves and Rick...

Dallas, Texas is a buzzing hub of raw, hard-hitting electro music, with DJs like Helena Hauff, Maceo Plex and R9 all avid followers of the...

Bristol duo ASTRYD invite friends to remix their debut EP for their own Dialogue label. Hear Delay Ground’s melodic, tension-building rework of ‘Blind Summit’ now

Bristol duo ASTRYD have invited a number of artists to remix tracks from their debut EP, ‘Blind Summit’, which they released via their own Dialogue...