One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...
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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story
When Gerd Janson was looking for someone to mix a Running Back compilation to mark 15 years of his quality imprint, he asked a master if he...
The summer of 1981, Brooklyn-born DJ Tony Humphries would compile extended ‘mastermixes’ of the hottest records coming out of (mostly) New York and Chicago for...
Come rain or shine, DGTL Barcelona delivers an epic festival two-dayer!
Barcelona’s Parc Del Forum was built in 2004 as a place to promote the city’s culture in the wake of dwindling numbers of tourists. Fast...
Stalking Through The Shadows - Ninja Tune: 20 years young and fresher than ever
“It’s amazing, blimey, gosh, insert amazement, shock and awe!” smiles Ninja Tune’s Jonathan More, on the news that the imprint has nabbed the public vote...
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Greg Stainer's 'Long Verb' on Kinky Malinki is one of those irritably catchy instrumentals that just reeks of crossover potential and smacks of instant familiarity...
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A soulful house classic, Kings Of Tomorrow’s ‘Finally’ appealed across the board thanks to its universal lyric and hopeful message. Kristan J Caryl talks to vocalist Julie McKnight, co-producer Jay Sealee, Defected’s Simon Dunmore and Bushwacka about its evergreen appeal
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It wasn’t their song and they didn’t play any instruments, but Saint Etienne’s Balearic classic ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ caught the tailwind of...
Chicago trio on their b2b2b tour
Three of Chicago's most respected DJs, they're repping real house music harder than ever in an age of commercialisation and corporate EDM. Touring together as Back to Back to Back, we thought it was time to pick their brains about their Chicago beginnings, the switch to digital, the US dance boom — and where they're at now...
The techno stalwart takes us on a journey from his Brooklyn roots to fated meetings in Miami...
The lobby of the Miami Beach Edition Hotel is sleek. Glossy white meets gold as light filters in through giant windows and glints across...
Swedish DJ/producer Axel Boman's name crops up on all the best festival and club line-ups, DJ set lists and label discographies. His imaginative, freaky tunes...
Axel Boman is “trying out a new look”. He’s wearing an all black turtle-neck jumper and floppy black cricket cap, but he’s not sure it’s...
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Tokyo’s Yuto Takei finds meaning in ideas of space, time and distance in his otherworldly electronic EP for Belgium’s Maloca Records
The contribution of women throughout the history of electronic music has been huge, but too often undocumented...
By now the history of electronic music and its journey into clubs, concert venues, stadiums and homes worldwide is a well-established narrative. It’s a story...
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Continuing the legacy of his Lovefingers blog, Andrew Hogge’s ESP Institute is a truly anything-goes imprint, unbound by genre or style. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, he tells Anna Wall about how how his DIY attitude and digger’s mentality has helped him unearth countless new musical gems
LTJ Bukem - the undisputed don of dreamy drum & bass - is back with a killer 'FabricLive' mix and a resurgent Good Looking Records
It’s arguable that, Goldie aside, nobody did more to disseminate drum & bass in its early years than DJ/producer/label kingpin LTJ Bukem. His spacey, rolling...
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The Minimal Wave boss digs deep to pick 10 industrial, post-punk and new wave cuts that mean the most to her...
Though best known for her label Minimal Wave, founded in 2005, and specialising in rare synth wave from the ‘80s, it's surprising that New Yorker...