In 2015, Belfast’s first AVA Festival and conference found its home beneath the towering yellow Harland & Wolff cranes — affectionately named Samson and Goliath...
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An unlikely pairing of two super producers fit like a glove on “The Calvary”
Scott Storch “is mounting his modest comeback.” The notoriously self-destructive production genius opens up to Billboard in a recent interview revealing, as many have speculated...
Don’t mind if we do...
And so the smiles begin, as soon as we touchdown and step out onto that notorious Balearic soil (well concrete actually, because no-one really steps...
The biggest tunes on the underground this month
A lot of water has travelled under the bridge since Art Department delivered 'Without You' on Crosstown Rebels in 2011. Tech house and deep house are still getting chewed up and spat out, with DJs dropping newly evolved forms of the sound as quickly as it's found its way into the charts and been picked up by stadium-filling titans such as Tiësto.
Ex-Bizarre Inc dudes pick their seven
Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith are Chicken Lips, pictured here in their cartoon guise; they were also the dudes formerly known as Bizarre Inc
Our full first review!
The insanely-hyped new album from Daft Punk is finally here — but is it any good? DJ Mag review 'Random Access Memories'...
Sounds of the Underground
Newcomers to the music production scene could be forgiven for thinking that Novation only make controllers and MIDI keyboards due to their huge presence in this market. However Novation started out making synths like their Bass Station, Drum Station and SuperNova synthesisers, the latter being a huge smash with dance producers worldwide, but in recent times they have turned their attention to making various ranges of keyboards and MIDI controllers with much success.
Watch ya bassbins i'm tellin' ya!
There has been one label that's been ruling the bass music scene for the past couple of years — Sub Slayers. Nominated for Best Label at the DJ Mag Best Of British awards recently, the label — started by bass fiend and former Kiss FM DJ Jay Cunning — has been smashing it since its inception.
Native Instruments' Maschine is back for V2
Native Instruments have been changing the face of music production for some years now, and as one of the very first companies to produce synthesisers...
Does Pioneer’s new DDJ-S1 Itch controller cut the mustard?
The DJing market has defiantly changed over the last few years and options for the budding blender are vast. With this in mind, manufacturers have...
Rich in heritage and history, Glasgow's diverse club community is pushing some seriously futuristic sounds right now
From Hudson Mohawke's mind-melting beat trickery to the mutant 8bit skank of Rustie through the lush, layered tech-house of Sei A, Glasgow's music scene is...
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Last month, 16,000 ravers attended Belfast's AVA Festival at its new home on the Titanic Slipways. DJ Mag traveled to AVA to discover how the event is creating a sense of unity, community and a second wave of rave in the city
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In DJ Mag's April music columns, Joe Roberts, Carl Loben, Shiba Melissa Mazaza and Layla Marino spotlight topical sounds from around the world
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With Miller Genuine Draft...
The Republic of Korea – more commonly known as South Korea – is arguably Asia’s most defined region for electronic music. While it lacks the...
He's in the Hot Seat for our August issue...
Once best-known for its pioneering part in new beat and techno, Netsky — aka Antwerp's Boris Daenen — has been flying the flag for the...
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A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time