“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...
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Recognise is DJ Mag’s monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music scene. This month, we speak to...
DJ Lag is a pioneer of one of the most exciting electronic music movements to surface this decade. Over the last few years, gqom has...
Oslo's Sommerøya festival reveals an eclectic music and art scene bursting with top techno talent, set against a glittering Norwegian fjord...
Norway is the stuff of legends. It is a land made of mythical tales, where fiction and reality collide along blurred lines: Thor and Asgard...
Based in Glasgow, Highlife have been pushing an afro-futurist sound on their label and at their parties for the past five years. With their 'world...
It’s August 2016, and the second day of Dimensions Festival in Pula, Croatia. Auntie Flo is spinning at the Highlife beach party at the event...
DJ Mag soaks up the atmosphere...
As the curtain falls on the 52nd edition of Southport Weekender, Masters at Work drop Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ‘Don’t Leave Me...
Swedish producer Axel Boman is like nobody else in dance music. With a wicked sense of humour, both feet on the dancefloor and an ear...
“I read this interview with Avicii the other day in the Guardian,” Axel Boman tells DJ Mag. “And the Guardian interviewer was like, 'Avicii's experiment...
Break — one of the most prolific producers in d&b
We grill him on his early musical loves, his approach to tune construction and what's going on for him at this moment in time...
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The past 12 months have seen Miguel Campbell’s stock shoot through the roof.
A well-received Radio 1 Essential Mix, 2011’s best-selling track on Beatport and a globe-spanning schedule of non-stop bookings, not to mention a coveted DJ Mag Best Of British award — it’s easy to see why Miguel Campbell is beaming.
Plus exclusive live mix ahead of Cocoon Heroes appearance on 1st December
At the age of four Catherine Britton — aka Cassy — left Kingston-upon-Thames with her parents and jetted off to Vienna, where little did she...
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A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time
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When the Covid-19 pandemic cleared Dutch producer, DJ and label boss Martyn’s diary, he turned his attention to others: starting his own mentoring programme for...
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Souped Up has been a driving force behind the new jump-up sound that’s taken drum & bass by storm. With an emphasis on fun, energetic...
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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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What could the ideal safe space club look and feel like? Michelle Lhooq imagines a possible future for nightclubs where everyone is free to dance...
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Artistic crews in Miami are working to create fun, diverse parties, away from the city's gaudy beach clubs. Jaime Sloane meets four groups of rave...
Opinion
It’s not just David Attenborough who’s talking about the eradication of plastic pollution to save our planet. Some festivals are taking the lead by banning...