In the 1970s, a teenage Mark Harrison and his younger brother would hitch-hike to free festivals, the country-wide network of large-scale, outdoor music events which...
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It takes two to tango, and that’s exactly what Serato and Pioneer are doing here. Serato users have even more reasons to be cheerful with...
January has come and gone and with it, the year’s tech has been teased, trialled and tested. We run down the tech that will dominate...
The NAMM conference may not be on the tip of the tongue of every musician and producer across the world, but it’s likely where the...
DJs delight as Akai announce a revamp to their APC range consisting of three spanking new controllers
Akai is a name that is nothing short of legendary in the dance music scene, with a pedigree that stretches back to well before the...
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Spiral Tribe were ‘90s Britain’s hardest hardcore techno crew – a travelling party troupe of anti-authoritarian acid-adventurers, and a scourge of the establishment. With co-founder Mark Harrison in the midst of writing a book on their story, and PRSPCT Recordings recently releasing a collection of classic cuts from live Tribe duo R-Zac, Harold Heath dives into their history, legacy and vow to 'Never Stop'
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During the pandemic, music tech thrived as the wider music industry fell to its knees. Declan McGlynn explores the possibilities and implications that stemmed the...
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DJ Mag’s Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing influence of seminal albums throughout history. Here, DJ Mag's Digital Tech Editor Declan McGlynn examines how Prince's...
As the chorus for ‘Purple Rain’ rang out of First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on a humid August evening in 1983, no one sang along...
We catch up with Bassnectar to discuss his new album 'Noise Vs Beauty'
Lorin Ashton grew up in a commune in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the first art he created was mini-movies on his dad's cine-camera...
<p>On the eve of the release of his new, 10th album, we get the lowdown...</p>
Lorin Ashton grew up in a commune in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the first art he created was mini-movies on his dad's cine-camera...
After a summer in Ibiza and with a gig for 25 Years of DJ Mag in Birmingham to look forward to, NYC’s Martinez Brothers have...
New York’s finest, The Martinez Brothers, Steve and Chris, have spent their summers being based in Ibiza for the past six years or so. They’ve made...
It’s all about the sound, and Apogee’s Duet 2 soundcard doesn’t disappoint...
Last month, we covered Propellerheads’ rather sweet-looking Balance audio card and declared it to be probably the most stylish soundcard we’ve ever seen. The bold...
Pioneer shows their love for the Traktor community with their latest black pearl, the DJM-T1 controller
Those industrious chaps at Pioneer have clearly been burning the midnight oil and working themselves into a sleep-deprived psychosis, judging by the amount of new...
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DJ Mag Tech catches up with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy at the Beat Hotel’s recent Ibiza takeover to discuss how she tries to offer an unrivalled listening experience as a music host
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On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
If you could only listen to one track, on loop, for an entire night on the dancefloor, what would it be? It’s a question that...
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Brexit happens early next year, but its impact upon musicians working in the EU remains unclear. We delve into the potential effects of the UK’s...
NOTE: This article is over two years old and some information may be out of date. Please refer to this feature, written in January...
With their 13-week XOYO residency in London now in full flow, we chat to Belfast-bred duo Bicep about starting trends, busting genre tags and curating...
From on-trend bloggers to trend-setting DJs, the Bicep duo are about as iconic as it gets in underground music. That bold muscular stamp has been...