UK environmental pressure group Music Declares Emergency has unveiled the world's first plant-based, bioplastic record. The records, which have been produced in a very limited...
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Including tracks by Bicep and others, people can get their hands on one of 20 copies via a Crowdfunder prize draw
Nothing else matters... but the music
SUMMER MATTERS
After an incredible first UK tour with my brand ‘Nothing Else Matters...’, I’m excited to be doing a short one-week stint of shows...
MCs were often maligned in the early days of drum & bass, but nowadays it's pretty much universally accepted that a renegade mic-spitter is a...
“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.” Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.
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...
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Scuffed Recordings, Hooversound, More Time and Future Bounce aim to “incubate community and fresh talent” with events at Peckham’s Carpet Shop
We talk pop, his transition to DJing and more...
Hotshot DJ/producer MK hit big with his UK No.1 remix of Storm Queen's 'Look Right Through', affirming both his studio skills and the immense popularity...
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Seminal tracks such as 'Experience' and 'Tumblin' Down' are now available to listen to online in full master quality for the first time
Inside Avicii's debut album
Inside Avicii's debut album 'True', out 17th September on Universal.
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Irish DJ, producer and label owner Krystal Klear is flying high on the success of his disco epic ‘Neutron Dance’. We meet him in NYC...
Since moving to New York just over a year ago, Krystal Klear’s creativity, passion and vision is stronger than ever. The Irish DJ, producer and label...
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Moving effortlessly through a range of tempos and flavours, the NYC-based, Lagos-raised DJ Akanbi demonstrates his party-starting sound with a live recording from New Year’s Day at Nowadays, and speaks to Michael McKinney about the evolution of his GROOVY GROOVY events, and taking the dancefloor somewhere new with his anything-goes approach
As a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, we've launched a weekly roundup of the most vital Bandcamp releases...
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The LP is described as "a genre-bending album, devoid of any preconceived notions of what contemporary dance music should sound like"
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One of the first legal UK mega-raves to bring dance music culture to the masses was Fantazia. With its emphasis on spending big production budgets...
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ANTS at Ushuaïa Ibiza has become an island institution since starting out 12 years ago. DJ Mag Ibiza meets ANTS ambassador Andrea Oliva to chat the importance of Ushuaïa and the allure of the island, ahead of the ANTS closing party in October
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In our new regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share recent additions to their...