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To celebrate their de facto 20th anniversary, Kompakt are participating in a whole load of festival stage takeovers in cities all over Europe, and Michael says that getting all the Kompakt artists together for birthday event shows is one of the best things about the celebrations.
We catch up with the soul songstress
Soul singer extraordinaire, Alice Russell is releasing her fifth album this month on Tru Thoughts — 'To Dust'. She's again teamed with Brighton-based producer TM Juke, having previously collaborated with Mr Scruff, Quantic, DJ Yoda and David Byrne from Talking Heads.
South Africa’s Future Fusion Festival releases first wave of international acts
Future Fusion Festival (FFF) is a three-day electronic music festival like no other, taking place 24th, 25th and 26th of April in South Africa. Hosted...
Dance music giant Pete Tong should need little introduction.
The hugely popular DJ and host behind Radio One's Essential Mix, Tong is a regular fixture in Ibiza with his crowd-pleasing sets, and he's set...
We pick Pearson's brains...
One of the most consistently brilliant producers whether on the dancefloor or in more contemplative mood, Ewan Pearson's excursions into deep house, Detroit techno, electro...
We chat to the trailblazing producer
With a refreshing approach to production that uses trance as the template and solders elements of electro and techno to its rolling rhythm carriage, Simon...
Berghain resident Len Faki is one of Berlin's top tastemakers.
Whether spelunking the subterranean depths of pitch black techno, or aiming for the highest heights of filter disco, his dancefloor knowledge and ability to read...
Finnish phenomenon Rico Tubbs (Riku Pentti) is blowing away all-comers with his boundary-breaking, genre-hopping productions.
Leaping from funky breaks to B-More, and ghetto house to rave with aplomb, Tubbs' music is a real shot in the arm. Everyone from Switch...
We chat to America's premier house DJ/producers Gabriel & Dresden
Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden are some of America's premier house DJ/producers. Hailing from San Francisco, the hugely popular team blur the boundaries between progressive...
We catch up with the inlfuential post-punk icon
AFTER his post-punk Pop Group project, madcap genius Mark Stewart started working with dub warrior Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound) on his groundbreaking, influential ‘Learning To Cope With Cowardice’ album. Released in 1982 and shot through with experimental dub and polemic, he then got into early hip-hop for his following three albums
Beta Band frontman's dazzling electro project
Steve Mason is modern music's renaissance man. As part of the Beta Band, he mangled the indie rock formula beyond recognition, emerging with a folk...
After a successful 2007 launching the Kidology club night, brains behind the operation and head DJ Mark Wilkinson is set to storm 2008 not only...
Going under several names including Dab Hands, Problem Kids and as one half of the outfit Kidstuff, Mark has worked with some of the best...
We chat with the house visionary
It was time for Roland Appel to do his own thing. Previously a member of both leftfield jazzers Fauna Flash and Truby Trio, and house...
We interview the alternative electronic star
Gold Panda has been causing pandemonium in electronica circles since releasing his glistening debut album, 'Lucky Shiner'
We speak to the outspoken 'House Gangster'
Outspoken 'House Gangster' DJ Sneak was part of the second wave of Chicago house DJs alongside Derrick Carter, Green Velvet and Paul Johnson. Now based in Toronto, Canada, he says he misses his old friends and places to go out to eat and drink, but catches up with most of them in Miami at the WMC anyway.