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A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
Embarrassing bangers & regrettable records inside...
We all remember the first music we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first...
The “godfather of chillout” died after a short battle with colon cancer
José Padilla, a legendary Ibiza DJ known as the “godfather of chillout”, has died following a short battle with colon cancer. He was 64.
The...
The icon will play himself in the movie's club scene...
DJ Harvey is set to star in the next Mission: Impossible film, with the London-born, LA-based icon appearing as himself in the flick.
Opening in...
Simon Baker's influences
Simon Baker – TaSimon Baker studied classical guitar and musical theory as a kid, a grounding that undoubtedly put him in good stead once he...
The surprising findings come as we pay less than ever for access to recorded music...
Streaming is more wasteful than any other music format, according to a new study by the University of Glasgow.
Despite a dramatic drop in the...
Room 4 Resistance resident and Jacktone Records co-founder Doc Sleep debuts on Dark Entries with new EP, ‘Crème Fraîche’. Hear the whirring and propulsive title...
Room 4 Resistance resident and Jacktone Records co-founder Doc Sleep will release her new EP, ‘Crème Fraîche’, on Dark Entries 24th May.
The Berlin-based producer...
Without bluster or overblown hype, Black Coffee has doggedly worked himself into the position of being not just South Africa’s foremost electronic music artist, but...
Far from the crowds of Ibiza’s resorts and the kaleidoscopic whirl of its clubs, on a tranquil outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a man surveys...
DJ Mag Ibiza asked the Cocoon regular what albums she loves to listen to on the island...
DJ Healer ‘Planet Lonely Mix’ (2018)
“OK, so this one is technically more a mix than it is an album, but regardless, it’s absolutely perfect for being...
The gift card-style system is set to return...
A gift card-style Record Token scheme is set to make a return to independent record stores in the UK this May to cater for a...
When Gerd Janson was looking for someone to mix a Running Back compilation to mark 15 years of his quality imprint, he asked a master if he...
The summer of 1981, Brooklyn-born DJ Tony Humphries would compile extended ‘mastermixes’ of the hottest records coming out of (mostly) New York and Chicago for...
The collection includes t-shirts, hoodies, shorts and more
Death Row Records is marking its 30th anniversary with a brand new fashion collection, which sees the legendary hip hop label collaborate with California-based company...
Jungle Brothers 'I'll House You' – produced by Todd Terry (Idlers, 1988) The JBs essentially added a rap to Todd's early house classic 'Can You...
Todd Terry started DJing around his home city of New York in the mid-'80s. “When I started — around '84, '85 — I was just...
Exclusive wardrobe access
“I’m sat in a studio in New York, in between tour dates of Central and South America, with a Kenneth Cole v-neck t-shirt on that has an image of a painted cassette on it, and some Penguin jeans. Both items were given to me as presents. I’ve also got some Converse boots on that don’t go quite as high as the ones you get on the high street.”