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Here's the ten acts you need to know about this month

This month's ones to watch...

MOLLIE COLLINS
Master of the graft

There’s a lot of depressing shit going down in the world right now, but if you need a pick-me-up...

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Compilation of the Month: Various Artists ‘Stay True Sounds Vol.4’

The fourth compilation on Kid Fonque’s Stay True Sounds label is an enthralling testament to South Africa’s underground house scene

South Africa’s ascendance to the forefront of global house music has been something to behold. The SA house scene emerged following liberation from apartheid and...

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Black Coffee announces all-dayer in London's Beckenham Place Park this summer

He will be joined by a number of friends and rising DJs for the gig

Black Coffee will play a one-off headline show at London's Beckenham Place Park this summer. Taking place on 11th September, the event will see the...

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Listen to the sound of a black hole, recorded by NASA

The new "sonification" has been scaled up around 57 octaves for human ears

NASA has released an audio recording of a black hole. Recorded by the agency's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the recording is of pressure waves sent out...

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: POINT BLANK

London’s Point Blank Music Learning Facility is setting up shop in LA...

Point Blank is about to open a new chapter in Los Angeles. DJ Mag touched base with founder Rob Cowan and new business partner and...

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10 reasons to read DJ Mag UK this month, fronted by Dax J

This year our flagship publication, DJ Mag UK, remains at the forefront of dance music, with a focus on established and up-and-coming underground talent, we...

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Listen to Black Cadmium’s mix for DJ Mag’s Radio 1 Dance residency

An hour of house, techno, acid and electro from Dutch duo Black Cadmium

Black Cadmium’s mix for DJ Mag’s Radio 1 Dance residency is available to stream on demand now. Listen to it here, or via the BBC...

HERE’S 10 NEW ARTISTS YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW THIS MONTH

Cheeky Bubblers incoming...

BILLY KENNY
Kenny mix it? Yes he can!

Born and bred in Leeds, British producer and DJ Billy Kenny has been kicking up a storm...

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Black Coffee wins Highest Climber in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022

The results from this year’s Top 100 DJs poll were announced tonight (27th October)

Black Coffee has won the Highest Climber award in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022, placing in the poll at No. 39. 2022 has been...

Photo of three people sitting next to wall of sound systems at Notting Hill carnival

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500 years of Black music in Britain explored in new London exhibition

Opening this spring, the Beyond The Bassline exhibition will explore the people, spaces and genres that have defined the landscape of Black British music

A new major exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain is opening at the British Library. Running from 26th April to 26th August...

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The Major Lazer TV show will be available in full on YouTube this month

Relieve it all from this Wednesday

Back in 2015, Major Lazer premiered an eponymous animated series via the FXX network which followed the story of a freedom fighter based in a futuristic...

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Ableton announces 20% Black Friday offer on Live 11, Push and Packs

A rare chance to get one of the world's most beloved DAWs for a reduced price

Ableton has announced a 20% Black Friday deal on Live 11, Push, and Packs. One of the world's most beloved DAWs, Live 11, will be...

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Dublin Digital Radio’s contemporary experimental Irish music festival, Alternating Current, returns this month

It's another carefully-curated celebration of the country's diverse experimental and electronic scenes

Dublin Digital Radio's annual city festival is back this weekend. A carefully-curated celebration of the country's diverse experimental and electronic scenes, Alternating Current returns to...

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Ash Lauryn: the Detroit-born DJ preserving house and techno's Black roots

Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities

On 1st July, Ash Lauryn performed an all-night-long set at East London’s NT’s Loft. Her mix, dripping in the soulful, cavernous grooves of an old-skool...

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Brooklyn's Bossa Nova Civic Club reopens after nine months

The venue was forced to close at the start of this year due to a fire in its building

Brooklyn venue Bossa Nova Civic Club has reopened after nine months of inaction. The venue returned this past weekend with a line-up that included Juliana...