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Craig heads to the Big Apple this July...

DJ Mag welcomes the inimitable Carl Craig as Treetops presents our Best of North America Awards tour at New York's House of Yes for on...

Norma Jean Bell LP cover

Detroit saxophonist, producer, and vocalist Norma Jean Bell is responsible for some of house music’s most glorious moments, and has worked alongside the likes of Moodymann, K-Hand, Ron Trent and George Clinton. Her full-length opus, 'Come Into My Room', released in 2001, proved that she really is “the baddest bitch in this room”

If you look in the ‘about’ section on Norma Jean Bell’s Facebook page, it says, simply, “I’m the baddest bitch in this room...” It's a...

DJ Bone goes record shopping at SeaWolf Records in Amsterdam

DJ Bone is the next artist to feature in our DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin’.

In the series, in which we take some of...

The Horse Meat Disco logo on an orange background with dancers

Horse Meat Disco held their first party at what would become known as The Eagle pub in Vauxhall, London on New Year’s Day 2004. As their weekly Sunday night queer party grew, so did their international reputation, and they haven't stopped since. Here, Andy Thomas charts the soaraway success of the disco house collective over the last two decades

“It’s Princess Julia stretching across the stage in smoky mascara and emerald green stockings. It’s classic Amanda Lear videos playing on the wall as three...

How X-Press 2’s ‘Lazy’

Released in 2002, a dream collaboration between UK house heroes X-Press 2 and Talking Heads' David Byrne, ‘Lazy’ lit up clubs and the pop charts alike. Here, Dave Jenkins talks to the group’s Ashley Beedle, Rocky and Diesel about how the track transcended generations and genres to become a timeless hit

“Who even writes a bloody dance tune called ‘Lazy’?” laughs Ashley Beedle. Fellow X-Press 2 founders Rocky and Diesel chime in with the chuckles, as...

Compilation of the Month: Various Artists ‘Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth- Pop, Boogie And House (1982-1992)’

DJ Trujillo curates a superb time capsule of early Balearic dance music for Soundway Records, from languid pop and sensual wave music, to velvety house anthems

Throughout the ’80s, the iconic Ibiza nightclub Ku (now Privilege) held a regular party known as Noche Española, in which trendy party goers would dance...

Black Science Orchestra’s Trammps-sampling, Frankie Knuckles approved 1992 cut ‘Where Were You?’ marked a key moment in UK house music, and embodied a sound that...

Black Science Orchestra founder Ashley Beedle mulls over last year’s activity and bursts into laughter: “I went to the doctor to get my COVID jab...

It's the label's first ever festival on the White Isle

Defected has announced the lineup for its brand new four-day festival in Ibiza.

The inagural Defected Ibiza Festival is set to feature headline DJ sets...

277 ticket holders should see payouts from the $2 million agreement

Fyre Festival ticket holders are expected to get $7,226 as part of a class action settlement.

Nearly five years after the first — and last...

Masters At Work and Ron Trent are also involved

King Britt has revealed the list of guests for the upcoming autumn term of his Blacktronika: Afrofuturism In Electronic Music course at the University Of California...

Seminal label back in the fray

Belgian electronic imprint R&S Records is back. The label behind such pivotal techno, house and electronic singles as Jaydee's 'Plastic Dreams', Outlander's 'Vamp', Joey Beltram's...

'Classic Deep House'

Expect to find the sounds associated with Simon and his releases on labels such as 2020Vision, Playhouse, Get Physical, and Infant.

Here's the big tracks that killed it at this year's Groovefest...

Now in its third year and set in a luxury five-star resort in tropical paradise, Groovefest is constantly growing and improving. 2015 was no exception...

The U.S. producer's house rework is out this Friday

A Fatboy Slim classic has been given the remix treatment.

As part of an upcoming remix collection, titled 'Everybody Loves a Remix', garage legend Todd...

Instagram Story shows blurred image of rumoured new boutique synth...

Roland’s SH-101 is a legendary mono synth and according to the Instagram account of Roland employee Nick de Friez, it may be one of the...