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Windrush ship

Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene

This feature was originally published in 2018, at the height of the Windrush scandal, and on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush ship's arrival in...

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

DJ Flight is one of the most respected figures in drum & bass, but also, paradoxically, one of its most unsung heroes. While the trailblazing...

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...

We sit down with the Dutch Metalheadz producer...

Teije van Vliet’s alter ago, Lenzman, is having a hard time getting to the United States. The 36-year-old Dutch DJ/producer, who is releasing his debut...

Producing under the alias Renegade, Ray Keith delivered an instant classic in 1994's ‘Terrorist’, one of the most recognisable jungle tunes of all time. Its thumping chopped...

“It's so far ahead of its time that you can play that in the dance now and people still go crazy," says junglist, innovator, DJ...

2012 Miami Listing's

 Yup, it's that time again — all eyes on South Beach. The East Atlantic coast of Miami, USA is braced for another infiltration of dance...

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...

By the early ’90s, dance music in the UK was already a complex beast. US house and techno cross-pollinated with synth-pop, rare groove and soundsystem...

Loftgroover

Rising to notoriety in the ’90s with his hardcore techno DJ sets, Loftgroover had a huge following, before the pressures of popularity led him to withdraw from the scene. 30 years later, he’s back and rejuvenated as a d&b DJ. Holly Dicker learns his story

One of the UK’s greatest living DJs never intended to be a DJ. For Loftgroover, the music itself was enough. “DJing didn’t appeal to me,”...

DJ Mag spoke to two of the scene’s icons about their takes on the scene in 2013, their manifold future plans, and the enduring spirit...

When DJ Mag enters a disused pub in south-east London’s Rotherhithe, we find LTJ Bukem has arrived early and is waiting patiently for us on a sofa in the pub’s old bar area. A true originator of drum & bass, Bukem, aka Danny Williamson, then throws himself into his part of the photo-shoot in a small, sparsely-lit room, which, much to everyone’s amusement, was once the gents’ toilets in the now-converted boozer.

How Nookie's 'Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix)’ album artwork over grey background

Nookie’s ‘Gonna Be Alright’ dropped as hardcore was morphing into jungle at the beginning of the 1990s. It lit up the raves and set Nookie up for a production career with Reinforced, Metalheadz, Moving Shadow and other key labels as the decade unfolded. Ben Murphy learns its story and speaks to Nookie about how, as the ‘20s roar into action, he is charged up all over again
 

“Just Close Your Eyes And Dream With Me / You’ll Hear The Sound Of Music” Instantly recognisable thanks to its vocal hook, Nookie’s classic tune...

2019’s best compilations celebrated innovative styles and fusions from across the globe, as well as some of underground dance music’s formative sounds. Below, you'll find...

As styles and sounds establish themselves in the ever-expanding electronic and dance music landscape, there are few better crash courses than a good compilation. In...

We meet the Leeds man in London to talk about hardcore history, subliminal messages and breaking free of genre constrictions — and much more...

Reinvention is a tough gig. But if you get it right, a whole new life is possible. No one in dance music's managed this more...

In the UK and elsewhere, there’s now a pathway towards a staggered reopening of clubs and festivals. But how have venues coped in the past...

When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s “roadmap” out of lockdown on the 22nd February — a series of dates over which COVID-19...

Josey Rebelle is a reluctant cover star. The North London DJ's career has been a real slow burn, building a loyal UK fanbase through her Rinse...

In November 1994, London pirate station Kool FM celebrated its third birthday at the Astoria. The party caused havoc on Tottenham Court Road when thousands...

Tracing the journey of the d&b kid from the Midlands...

Goldie is back with an amazing new album. And not just any old album either. Hugely ambitious in breadth and scope, 'The Journey Man' is...