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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, NIKS spotlights ‘90s techno, vocal house and percussive club bangers
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In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...
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Fisher has leapt from being a virtual unknown to a star on the international stage. The Aussie DJ/producer’s rapid rise has come largely due to...
Paul Nicholas Fisher is a straight up Strayan. True blue, down to earth, no messing about. He loves his music, he loves to surf, he...
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Claptone has undoubtedly become one of the biggest names in house music over the past few years, even claiming the Highest House title in last...
"I'm a loner. I’m happy alone,” says Claptone. When he speaks — always in earnest, mostly with a sombre tone — you’re never sure whether this mysterious...
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Like the harshly angular yet brutally beautiful architecture of the Barbican itself, there is an element of compelling juxtaposition about chatting with Flowdan, one of...
The tunes that ruled 2016...
Thank god for Shazam, eh? Gone are the days of hearing a killer tune and painstakingly searching for it. Singing a hook to a bemused-looking...
With fun as their prime directive, they're on the rise — and loving every minute...
Photo by Raymond van Mil
The rise – and rise – of Detroit Swindle has shocked none more than flying Dutchmen Lars Dales and Maarten...
Dutch stadium conquering DJ/producer Dyro has stepped out of his mentor Hardwell's shadows to become a formidable force of his own.
Having twice placed inside the Top 30 of our annual DJ poll, it’s fair to say that Dyro is now a globally established...
Get into the mix with Reloop’s new Beatmix 4 controller...
When a group of DJs get together the discussion will inevitably revolve around music and the latest equipment on offer, with each DJ singing the...
One of d&b's most forward thinking producers
Whenever bass heads gather to pick over the new blood pushing drum & bass right back on top, Dub Phizix is one of the few names everyone can agree on. Over the last two years the Manchester-based producer has had an insane string of hits, including the filthy, ubiquitous bashment 'n’ bass bomb 'Marka' (alongside Skeptical and MC Strategy) — which burst out of the scene and rampaged into record boxes worldwide.
EDM hotshot about to hit UK No.1?
Martin Garrix was the youngest person ever to be voted into the Top 100 DJs poll — he was born in 1996! — and has had a huge global hit this year with EDM behemoth ‘Animals’ — only his second solo release.
With guest reviewer ThermalBear
Will the new V2 upgrades to Allen & Heath's DB4 and DB2 mixers warm up the fingers of our guest reviewer, or will they leave him with a severe case of frostbite?
Long-time electronic overlord Sasha has summoned all his creative powers to unleash his most spellbinding mix compilation yet.
Barely a week goes by without some muso or other declaring the death of the mix CD. And you can understand why, given the proliferation of free mixes that pop up like pop-ups each and every day on the worldwide web. Once every four or so years, though, all that changes, people forget to argue and unite in appreciation of the form once more.
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Released on 24th January 1994, Underworld’s third album (and first with DJ Darren Emerson) blended outlandish art-rock ideas with singular takes on house, techno and ambient music. Here, Ben Murphy reflects on its genre-fusing legacy