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UK producer Lange delivers an exquisite selection of melodic trance

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." It's these resonating words — spoken by Willy Wonka in the original film...

Greeted with both derision and delight from the outset, the cartoonish covers and soundtrack of happy hardcore’s defining, and to some damning, Bonkers series were...

“Bonkers, light in the head; slightly drunk. Perhaps from bonk, a blow or punch on the bonce or head.” It's a word whose origins come...

Italo disco’s eternal evolution

Italo disco is everywhere again. But what does Italo even mean today, and is it at risk of being diluted into a catch-all term for anything with an '80s disco sparkle? Joe Roberts dives into the genre's history, and chats to some of its new devotees and longstanding champions about its ever-evolving sound

It now sounds like a DJ mix of the most widely-known Italo disco classics, but when it was released in 1999, I-F’s ‘Mixed Up In...

Boisterous beats in the bodacious Bahamas on Groove Cruise

"Good morning, Groove Cruisers! We've arrived in sunny Bahamas, so it's time to wake up, shake off that hangover, get sexy and head to the...

The use of ghost producers is seen as cheating by many in dance music, but producers have been working with studio collaborators and engineers for...

In an era when misdirection and mistruth is commonplace, its seems natural to question the authenticity and authorship of the music we love. If an...

Danny Tenaglia gives us his Lucky 7

NYC marathon man of the decks, Danny Tenaglia’s career spans over three decades. From the early days of progressive and tribal to his more recent...

Celebrating twenty years at Radio 1

It's almost impossible to imagine the changes in dance music that Pete Tong has seen since he first stepped up to the decks as a...

DJ Mag follows the Numbers boss from Glasgow to Glasto to hear about his unstoppable rise....

Jackmaster has hit the big league in recent times. The DJ who started out in Glasgow has now made a name for himself worldwide, yet...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this July

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From blissed-out breaks, twisted bass and techno into metal-inspired d&b, trance and more, here's July 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

Amaliah’s Borne Fruits imprint is just as vibrant as her eponymous radio show on Rinse FM, every Monday from 6-7pm. The label, party and radio...

Album covers from electronic music film soundtracks

Exploring the history of cinema, Martin Guttridge-Hewitt compiles 11 landmark electronic music movie soundtracks, arranged in chronological order, each of which earned its place on sonic merit, and significance in the canon of music and movies

When Bebe and Louis Barron presented their music for Forbidden Planet, Fred Wilcox's 1956 adaptation of The Tempest, the sounds were so alien, even compared...

DJ Mag catches up with three of UK rap and drill’s most active and influential engineers — Manon Grandjean, Dukus and Sean D — to...

The numbers don’t lie; UK rap and drill sits at the head of the top table of British popular music. Dave’s latest, ‘We’re All Alone...

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 her 2020 interview with DJ Mag, Juba described the importance of dancing to her expression as a DJ. “I dance behind the decks, and...

When it comes to San Proper, eccentric doesn’t quite cover it. Rush Hour’s most madcap selector, he’s known for raw, genre-defying productions, unpredictable sets and...

"Hello and welcome to Amsterdam. This is Dr. Professor San Proper. This is my home and I was born here in 1977." Somewhere in the...

For the last two decades, DJ, producer and showman David Guetta has been one of the biggest names in dance music. Whether you’re an EDM...

“Ham, Iberico ham. I can’t get enough of it and I could eat it forever, it’s my favourite food,” David Guetta announces before flashing a...

UK producer Will Holland shot to fame as Quantic with a blend of lush electronic beats and fiery Afrobeat rhythms. Then a trip to Colombia...

After years making live funk, reggae and cumbia influenced by his experience there, he's returned to the Quantic moniker and to the world of electronic...