‘Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day’ The opening lyrics to SL2’s ‘On A Ragga Tip’ immediately come up when you type its title into...
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Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story
In early 2009, Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter launched Mister Saturday Night. The party formed the roots of what would eventually become the beloved nightspot Nowadays, a “by us, for us” club that’s become a community hub for NYC’s nightlifers. Following the release of a sprawling box-set to mark the party’s 15th anniversary, and alongside a mix recorded live from the club, Harkin, Carter and a few of the compilation’s featured artists fill us in on what makes Mister Saturday Night so special
In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Wordcolour spotlights polyrhythmic club music, microtonal synths, rave edits and more
Marcia Carr is into her fourth decade behind the decks and has seen many trends come and go in that time. Throughout, she’s stuck with what truly moves her: an assortment of Black music from jazz, funk and boogie to gospel house, broken beat and beyond. She’s thought about giving up DJing on more than one occasion, but — driven by passion and faith — is now enjoying a well-deserved moment in the sun. Alongside an uplifting On Cue mix, she tells Ria Hylton her story
Having just dropped his debut album ‘Anxious’, the German dub-techno maestro gives us an insight into the tracks that helped him to define his sound...
Mike Bierbach, aka Rødhåd, grew up on the outskirts of Berlin and cut his clubbing teeth at late ‘90s Berlin institutions like Ostgut and Casino...
This the part we talk all things tech with some major players at the forefront of the electronic dance music scene. Now running solo, Alessandro...
What was the first bit of kit that you bought?
“First peace of kit was my Nord Lead 4. At the time I didn’t now...
Victoria Park, London on Saturday 19th July
Five weeks after the buzz of Field Day, it's Lovebox's turn to woo East London's festival ravers.
The weather might have held out for...
The Digital Age - Music comes first at Newcastle’s premier venue
DJmag was present on the opening night of Digital in Newcastle in the summer of 2005. The only way promoter Dave Stone could get opening...
The undiluted opinions of Kris Wadsworth
Raised in Detroit but currently residing in "Uranus", Kris Wadsworth has been scrapping away for some time now, hitting big with releases for the likes...
The unmissable parties that you need on your radar!
It’s back. America's most important electronic music gathering is returning to South Beach in Miami. The Winter Music Conference 2013 (and its wider nomenclature Miami Music Week) will be host to the industry's hot shots — the DJs, producers, promoters and label owners pulling the strings of this international emporium we call dance music — their arms (and minds) wide open to another onslaught of Miami madness.
It will feature a new space, Assembly, which replaces the former WOW stage
UK cases of the contagious virus have now topped 300
According to Music Venue Trust, 93% of the UK's grassroots music venues are tenants with an average of 18 months remaining on their lease
The track is "a homage to the energy and ecstasy of late-70s disco.”
Lauryn Hill, Wyflef Jean, and Pras Michel shelve plans to celebrate a quarter of a century since 'The Score' landed