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Moor Mother and DJ Haram announce debut 700 Bliss album on Hyperdub

Featuring appearances from Lafawndah, Orion Sun, Muqata’a, and more

700 Bliss, the duo comprising Moor Mother and DJ Haram, have announced their debut album, 'Nothing to Declare'. Out 27th May on Hyperdub Records, the...

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Robbie Williams discusses his "awkward" Ibiza DJ set on Annie Mac's podcast: Listen

"I Googled 'what do garage MCs say?' on stage"

Robbie Williams has spoken out about his "awkward" debut DJ set in Ibiza. The gig took place last month at new White Isle venue 528...

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Community-focused monthly mid-week party, No Edits, launched by London club labels

Scuffed Recordings, Hooversound, More Time and Future Bounce aim to “incubate community and fresh talent” with events at Peckham’s Carpet Shop

A new community-focused, mid-week party is starting in London, hosted by four of the city's most-respected independent dance music labels. Running from 6PM to midnight...

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10,000-person rave in France locked down by authorities

The gathering flouted France’s 5,000-person cap on live events

An illegal rave in the French region of Lozère attracted nearly 10,000 people last weekend, before being shut down, and temporarily locked down, by authorities. ...

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Podcast 116: Kelly Lee Owens

Kelly Lee Owens shares a breathtaking hybrid mix including 30 minutes of her Underworld support slot and 30 minutes of home recording. We catch up...

Kelly Lee Owens doesn’t believe in compromise. As renowned for her interest in exploring spirituality and sound’s potential healing properties as she is for laying...

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How free parties are shaping a new generation of UK ravers

In response to big room club culture, a number of grass roots promoters, venue managers, artists, and opportunists are seeing success from putting on free...

Last year’s International Music Summit report showed that over one-fifth of British nightclubs closed in the year to December 2018. The tip of a more...

Birmingham City Council budget cuts arts and culture

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Birmingham’s culture budget faces major cuts following City Council announcement

The authority must plug a £300 million deficit and sell £1.25 billion in assets

Cultural institutions in Birmingham are facing major cuts to funding following a draft budget document published earlier this week by the City Council, which effectively...

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Donald Trump illegal rave protest: 25 insanely amazing images

Gideön took a 12-hour marathon protest party to the streets to resist the US president’s UK visit...

A raft of UK DJs turned out to oppose Donald Trump’s visit on Friday 13th July. A Revolution Day event saw a free party take...

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DJ Mag’s Best Of British awards 2021: the winners

The votes have been counted and the results are in! Here are the winners in DJ Mag’s Best of British awards 2021

Tim Reaper’s star has been rising for over a decade. In junglist circles, he’s moved past being the exciting new kid on the block to...

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Flume announces new album, ‘Palaces’, shares single and video: Watch

'Say Nothing' is a new collaboration with MAY-A

Flume has announced a new album, 'Palaces', and shared the first single and video, 'Say Nothing', featuring MAY-A. Arriving via the Transgressive and Future Classics...

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Daft Punk release re-mastered ‘Da Funk’ video: Watch

This is the latest project to mark the 25th anniversary of the duo's classic 1997 album 'Homework'

Daft Punk have released a re-mastered version of their ‘Da Funk’ video. "Still celebrating 'Homework' 25th anniversary," read a post on the duo's Instagram yesterday...

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How Happy Mondays' ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’ became the pinnacle of the Madchester sound

Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

PHONIC BOOM!

In October 2013 London’s best-known record shop, Phonica has turned 10.

Opening a vinyl-only store in Soho just over 10 years ago was seen as a risky move. The area was, and still is, saturated with...

Lee Burridge: Australia

Baldy DJ Lee Burridge sends us his diary every month. This time he reports from Down Under, where he narrowly avoided getting eaten by a...

I had my heart set on Melbourne as one of the seven locations for 365 in the first year.

I chose it for many different...

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Animistic Beliefs release new album, 'Merdeka', on NAAFI: Listen

The record is said to explore the trauma left behind by (post-)colonialism

Rotterdam-based duo Animistic Beliefs have released their new album, 'Merdeka', on NAAFI. Their debut on the label, the album is said to explore the trauma...