This feature was originally published in 2019 for the 25th anniversary of ‘Dubnobasswithmyheadman’ In 1994, live performances by UK dance acts were big news. Electronic...
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MODE is West London's brand-new clubbing concept. DJ Mag explores...
London clubbing has — for a while now — been at a crossroads. House has hit the charts again and proper clubbing is no longer...
Washington-born NYC house head Jacques Renault has finally delivered a delicious debut LP...
Jacques Renault plays NYC's The Lodge alongside Walker & Royce this Saturday, 5th December. Secret location, limited tickets. Facebook event / Tickets here.
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Kansas-born, Brooklyn-based Beckwith is breaking through with a fresh house sound founded on bulbous bass and crisp melodies. We find out how he's one of...
“I am from the Midwest, the real Midwest, like Kansas. Remember Dorothy and the Wizard? Well that’s where I am from.” Beckwith grew up so...
The importance of Belgium in the development of electronic music
With Belgium Booms, a series of events in London this October showcasing the country’s talent, and a new film The Sound of Belgium looking to change that public perception, we take a closer look at the country that gave us EBM, new beat, hardcore techno and so much more...
It took decades and many mutations for dance music to develop into the genres we know today. Here's what happened before DJ Mag was born...
“In the beginning there was Jack... and Jack had a groove!” So the old Mr Fingers track goes, but of course music made for dancing...
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Released on 24th January 1994, Underworld’s third album (and first with DJ Darren Emerson) blended outlandish art-rock ideas with singular takes on house, techno and ambient music. Here, Ben Murphy reflects on its genre-fusing legacy
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Tony Allen is the posthumous winner of this year’s Outstanding Contribution To Music Award
Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn will a perform tribute to Tony Allen at the virtual AIM awards 2020.
Taking place today, Wednesday 12th August at 7PM, the...
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...
Ed Banger's newest and brightest star!
Breakbot’s music career spans an extensive list of remix credits longer than your arm, combining French flair with a discerning ear for creating well-crafted pop-style dance tracks that have a definite musical song-based architecture. This means ‘By Your Side’ as an album sits nicely on the dancefloor, but also has a radio-friendly character that makes listening to Breakbot’s long-awaited debut an aural pleasure.
15 must-catch acts for a diverse SXSW 2016 experience...
South by Southwest has long served as a proving grounds for up-and-coming indie bands, but more recently the Austin-based music festival has attracted a...
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Having become a staple of the Planet Mu roster, Jlin’s experimental sonics have seen her captivate club-goers and festival crowds around the globe. Now the US...
"I’m sorry that this is rambled as shit, I’m in the middle of running around and getting ready to go to Whole Foods for my...
The Block9 field is a temporary autonomous zone every Glastonbury that showcases the best of the counter-cultural underground.
With amazing post-apocalyptic constructions and great soundsystems, this audio-visual wonderland — which includes the NYC Downlow, the wild gay space — has been a fantastic...
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EBM has been having a major influence on techno recently, but many of the DJs playing/producing the sound still utilise the genre’s classic tracks in...
The unstoppable influence of EBM has been clear to see recently.
The term EBM (electronic body music) was first coined by Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk...
Rui Da Silva's Lucky 7...
Over the coming months Portuguese producer and DJ, Rui Da Silva, is working on three exciting and evolving projects. One will be his own forthcoming...