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History of grime to be explored in exhibition at Museum of London
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History of grime to be explored in exhibition at Museum of London

Boy Better Know’s Jammer and his Waltham Forest basement production studio feature in the two-decade retrospective on East London grime and its influence

There's a new grime exhibit coming to the Museum of London later this month. Grime Stories, on display from 17th June, explores the history of...

Groove Armada's 'Superstylin'' remixed by Dance System
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Groove Armada's 'Superstylin'' remixed by Dance System: Listen

The release is part of Groove Armada's 25th anniversary celebrations

Groove Armada have enlisted Dance System to produce a new remix of their 2001 hit 'Superstylin''. Out now, the remix forms part of Groove Armada's...

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EVOL’s nuts new history of acid LP flies through 303 tracks in 20 minutes

Crash course in acid science...

Rave manipulators and merciless electronic historians EVOL have returned with a new mix LP that charts the history of acid house in the most intense...

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New radio series traces techno's history and impact from Detroit to the world

DJ and writer Ash Lauryn’s three-part documentary will air on BBC Radio 4 this month

A new radio documentary series is set to explore the history of techno, from its origins in Detroit to its development around the world. Presented...
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Crystal Waters 'Gypsy Woman', the making of a dance anthem

Crystal Waters shares the story behind one of dance music’s most celebrated tracks, ‘Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)’. Originally released in 1991 ‘Gypsy Woman’ has become...

View of the Glastonbury site with lasers over the dance village
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Glastonbury announces line-up for Silver Hayes dance area

Anz, Batu, DJ Storm, Ross From Friends (live), SHERELLE, Call Super b2b Parris and Yung Singh b2b Ahadadream are among the artists confirmed

Glastonbury has revealed the artists performing at Silver Hayes this year. Marking the first Glastonbury in three years, the 2022 edition of the Somerset festival...

Set-times for Glastonbury 2022’s dance stages announced
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Set-times for Glastonbury 2022’s dance stages announced

Block9 has also revealed a new collaboration with Notting Hill Carnival

Glastonbury has just revealed the complete schedule for its 2022 festival next month. Ahead of the Worthy Farm festival's first edition since 2019, running from...

LONDON PREMIERE OF NORWEGIAN DANCE DOCUMENTARY, NORTHERN DISCO LIGHTS, ANNOUNCED

Film to show at Doc 'N Roll festival in November...

Norway may only have a population of 5 million, but within its icy borders, a rich culture of dance music has prospered. Now a new...

Album of the Month: Dance System ‘In Your System’
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Album of the Month: Dance System ‘In Your System’

Dance System pens a club-ready love letter to Daft Punk’s filter house and the Chicago sounds that inspired it on his new album, ‘In Your System’

As one of the founders of Night Slugs, James Connolly — formerly known as L-Vis 1990 — helped usher in the post-dubstep era of deconstructed...

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10 essential shopping spots at Amsterdam Dance Event 2022

We look at some of the best records shops and clothing and book stores to check out during the industry’s annual Amsterdam Dance Event

From October 19th to the 23rd, annual Dutch music conference Amsterdam Dance Event will present 1,000 events at over 200 venues, bringing hundreds of international...

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Underground house and techno history to be celebrated in four new films screening next weekend

The collaborative project between Frieze and Gucci include documentaries on acid house and Italo-disco...

The history of underground house and techno will be celebrated across four films screening next weekend, at new audio-visual gallery The Store X in Berlin...
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The rise of street-hop, Lagos’ evolving dance sound

Street-hop is a sound from Lagos, Nigeria that mutates as it moves between different neighbourhoods; creating new beats, themes and dance crazes as it goes...

Lagos is a city that never sleeps. Home to roughly 15 million people, the coastal megacity and economic capital of Nigeria is always on the...
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Kevin Saunderson: the E-Dancer returns

Techno would not exist as it does today without Kevin Saunderson. Some of the Detroit techno architect’s most revolutionary work has been released under the...

Techno is the language of machines speaking to each other, the vocabulary of shiny circuitry, the sound of the future in the here-and-now. But when...

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Detroit club legend DJ Minx talks history, house and the spirit of Motor City

Ahead of her set at Barbados’ Vujaday festival this week, we catch up with Motor City stalwart DJ Minx to talk origins, Women on Wax...

DJ Minx has stood at the core of Detroit’s club scene for over 20 years now. Motor City born and bred, the stalwart DJ, producer...

Classical Conditioning: DJ Mag delves into dance music's orchestral revival

With Marc Romboy, Jules Buckley, Max Richter, Carl Craig and more...

At first glance, we’re led to believe that the worlds of classical and electronic music are galaxies apart. But there are more parallels and crossovers...