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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

Amsterdam’s record shops are renowned in the European dance scene, crammed with cuts that have made local DJs into stars and ensured that Dekmantel festival is...

Westerstraat 2441015 MT AMSTERDAMMonday: closedTues-Fri (exc. Thurs): 11am-6pmThurs: 11am-9pmSat: 10am-6pmSunday: closedIf you're heasing out West to Distortion, you’ll want to dedicate as much time as...

DJ Mag’s latest monthly mix series puts the focus on the seminal labels we love; outlets that stay at the top of the game, breaking...

Mr Bongo is a rarity in independent music, having managed to remain at the forefront of its scene for almost 30 years.

The now Brighton-based...

Three guestlist spots and a bag of drink tickets up for grabs!

Two heads are better than one is the old saying, right? A sentiment we wholeheartedly agree with, especially if both heads are this switched on. Besides, If New Year's Eve is about reflecting on what's past and looking forward to the future, you shan’t go wrong with these two.

aslice

DVS1's new service Aslice asks DJs to donate a percentage of their fees to the artists whose music they play. Will it revolutionise how producers are paid in electronic music?

Aslice is a new platform founded by DJ and producer DVS1. The service is designed to help close the gap in income between DJs and...

DJs and industry figures have their say

Voting has now closed for Top 100 DJs 2013 and in the build up to the results announcement on October 19th, we are besieged by speculation, rumour and excitement about this year's results.

The Subdermic steps up with an hour of incendiary techno, acid, electro and experimental sounds...

Since The Subdermic released her first record back in 2001 (the ‘Nymph’ EP) the experimental, acid and electro DJ/producer – real name  Lilly Phoenix –...

SNO_by Matome “The Balladman” Rampedi

As likely to play South African hip-hop as she is Congolese rumba, Egyptian jazz or Brazilian boogie, Gauteng-born, Manchester-based SNO is spreading the word about music often overlooked by the Western industry. Alongside her genre-spanning Recognise mix, she speaks to Kamila Rymajdo about familial influence, her chance start in DJing and sharing the music she loves

As a child, SNO — whose DJ name is the acronym of her government name — would spend Sundays listening to records with her uncle...

The second artist in our new Meet the MC DJ Mag Originals video series is West Londoner, Br3nya. In her episode, she takes DJ Mag...

Of the raft of female MCs coming through in the UK right now, West London’s Br3nya is a legit standout, coupling her dexterous flow with...

The really wild show!

Stepping out of the feral confines of Ibiza's Gala Night to launch a massive event in a safari park in Kent, Zoo Project Festival is breaking new ground, even for us...

Soundsystem artwork 1

Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

Whole Fest

This year’s Whole Festival marked the biggest underground electronic music-focused queer festival on the planet, bringing together LGBTQ+ collectives, artists and ravers from around the globe. Marke Bieschke heads to Germany to find out how Whole has created a world of its own

In its fourth incarnation, delayed two years due to the pandemic, this year’s Whole: United Queer Festival is the hot ticket for LGBTQ+ folks from...

Houghton Festival 2022 lasers over the Pavilion stage

Houghton Festival returned for the first time in four years earlier this month after surviving against the odds. DJ Mag’s Rob McCallum steps into curator Craig Richards’ musical world to rediscover a meticulously programmed audio/visual masterpiece

Set around a lake in the stunning parkland belonging to Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Craig Richards’ Houghton Festival has survived against the odds. After being...

Photo of Dirty K next to the packshots of releases chosen in his Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Dirty K charts a history of ‘90s and early ‘00s East Asian rave music in ten tracks

The hyperactive tracks on Chinese producer Dirty K’s ‘Myogi 妙義’ EP serve a dual purpose. Released via Eastern Margins – a London-based label dedicated to...

Premiere: Wanton Witch ‘Pai Khao San Mai’

London's Boudica label launches with four full-throttle techno cuts from Samantha Togni, Nur Jaber, Wanton Witch and Femanyst

London party and platform Boudica launches its new vinyl label this month with a four-track V/A EP, ‘Pure Bones’. Listen to Wanton Witch’s track, ‘Pai...