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"Smoke weed every day."

You’ve got to give it to them – Das Racist are like nothing else out there.

The Brooklyn-rooted hip-hop duo first hit the scene a...

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...

Darri T

In this month’s Meet The MC, DJ Mag’s Amy Fielding speaks with rising Norwich rapper, Darri T, about his impressive debut album, the importance of honesty in songwriting, and his everlasting love for the UK’s rap scene

Norwich, near the east coast of England, might not be the first place that springs to mind when considering rap or MCs, but 23 year...

House DJ Tom Stephan tracked his weekend's gigs for us, as he touched down in Singapore and China.


Thursday June 29

I'm flying from Tokyo to Singapore after a few days of serious retail therapy.

Tokyo must be the most dangerous place in...

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Chris Finke has switched up his style to become Bodyjack...

Chris was a resident at techno temple Atomic Jam for over a decade. Now he's switched up his style and become Bodyjack, inspired by his...

PvD’s Festival Mix for “Come With Me (We Are One)” with Ummet Ozcan

While the business of electronic music is often griped over by bloviating bloggers, many of whom have never smelled fresh vinyl; having recently bungeed into...

<p>MAD Festival brought relief to Serbia last month...</p>

The inaugural MAD in Belgrade — brought to us by the founders of the renowned EXIT Festival — kicks off its life in a sombre...

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We pushed our minds and bodies to the limit during another week of WMC/Miami Music Week. From South Beach to Ultra, Diddy's party to downtown...

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY
We kick off Miami Music Week 2014 with DJ Mag Poolside Sessions at our new Miami base — The Surfcomber on Collins...

Danger Mouse & Black Thought: cheating the system

Although it features guests like A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels and Raekwon, the best moments on Danger Mouse and The Roots legend Black Thought's new LP are in its filmic rhymes, woozy psychedelic loops, soul snippets and jazz and blues rhythms. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to them about their long-awaited collaboration

Hip-hop is ingrained in the work of American musician and producer Danger Mouse. Though he’s made records with Beck, Karen O, Gorillaz, Michael Kiwanuka, Adele...

As part of our August cover story, on 15 years of Hyperdub, we shine a spotlight on five young artists who are taking the label...

PROC FISKAL

Proc Fiskal is a 22-year-old Scottish grime producer who rejects nostalgia as a concept, yet walks slap-bang into it. Last summer’s winsome debut...

Shadow Child Emerges from behind Dave Spoon

Pseudonyms have always been prevalent in dance music, but sometimes the new name adopted by an artist for a one-off track resonates so well that...

Yaeji also took home an award for International Breakthrough

Little Simz, AJ Tracey, and FKA Twigs were among the artists to receive accolades at the 2020 AIM Awards.

The event, hosted by BBC Radio...

Electro don answers our questions

He's placed at the forefront of the recent dance revolution, so his influence on the game globally shouldn't be underestimated.