Most electronic music acts are fairly easy to work out. Not so Orbital, a British duo whose career has been marked by distinct phases of...
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DJ Mag reflects on the legendary singer's impact on dance music...
George Michael, who passed away at the tail end of last year, started off in the clubs before making it big with Wham! As a...
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EBM has been simmering on the underground in recent years, and now DJs including Nina Kraviz and Helena Hauff are utilising the sound – alongside...
Dance music has been alive with talk of the return of electro in recent months. And while long-time advocates of the scene including DJ Stingray...
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Orbital’s eponymous debut album, also known as The Green Album, was released via FFRR in 1991. As part of our Solid Gold series, Ben...
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Delhi-born, Brooklyn-based synthesist, composer and singer Arushi Jain’s modular explorations are guided by boundless curiosity, and a researcher’s sense of wonder. On her new album for Leaving Records, ‘Delight’, she weaves enchanting vocals, organic instrumentation and elements of Indian classical music into her unique electronic framework, reflecting on love, longing and the nature of beauty. Tara Joshi learns more
Irreverent electronic/instrumental brilliance.
Ready for crazy but cohesive collages of classical strings, bumpy dance beats and leftfield pop hooks? You better be ‘cos Clean Bandit have ambushed the mainstream with their refreshing blast of irreverent electronic/instrumental brilliance. But they aren’t easy to pin down...
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Roland’s 909 drum machine is responsible for the rhythm of house and techno, and countless classics of dance and pop. Exactly 35 years after its...
If there’s one instrument that faithfully captures the true spirit and essence of electronic music, it’s the Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer: a machine that has...
We caught up with New York duo The Knocks during CMJ week...
If you do something long enough, no matter what the reaction the outside world has in the beginning, trends will keep changing, and the best...
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DJ Stainless & DJ Elede, DJ YK, DJ West & Fela 2, DJ OP Dot all feature
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It wasn’t their song and they didn’t play any instruments, but Saint Etienne’s Balearic classic ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ caught the tailwind of...
We catch up with the Funki Dred himself...
Soundman Jazzie B is a living legend. The DJ behind the pioneering Soul II Soul Soundsystem, which in the early '80s patented a blend of...
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...
The Brooklyn artist has been making music for decades, but only started to enjoy recognition in the past six years
Fred P is the underground DJ/producer from Brooklyn who's become synonymous with the real deep house sound purveyed by labels like Underground Quality and Strength. With a new album out now, we seek out the enigmatic house head to learn more about what make him tick...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From forward-thinking and experimental techno to bracing house and bass, here's June...
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Rave is a full-time occupation for TITIA van Beckum. The Amsterdam DJ has rapidly risen up the ranks thanks to her DJ sets, which...
Here’s who DJ Mag thinks will lead the charge at Craig Richards’ inaugural event on the grounds of Houghton Hall...
Houghton Festival hits the grounds of Houghton Hall in Norfolk this weekend for its inaugural edition which runs from 10th to 13th August.
Calling in...