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We throw a few curveballs the way of Paul Oakenfold
DJ Mag catches up with Paul Oakenfold at his central London hotel the day after his beloved Chelsea are knocked out of the Champions League. ...
The seminal tracks that changed dance music forever
As was the case in many towns and cities in the UK in the late '80s, a sizeable portion of the youth of Stafford were infected with the rave bug. More or less equidistant between London and Manchester in the West Midlands (18 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, 16 miles north of Wolverhampton), Stafford became notable for spawning two of the rave scene’s most successful acts – Altern8 and Bizarre Inc. And then, later, Chicken Lips too.
Planet Mu boss on his past present and future
Making his name in the 1990s as a melodic avant-garde electronic producer using pseudonyms such as u-Ziq, Jake Slazenger and Tusken Raiders, Mike Paradinas was a peer of experimental artists such as Luke Vibert, Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. In fact, he did an album with Richard D. James (Aphex), 'Expert Knob Twiddlers' as Mike & Rich, in the mid-'90s — the two producers were pictured on the cover playing Connect 4 — before launching his acclaimed Planet Mu label.
Behind the scenes with d&b heavyweights
Dan and Phil Brookes, aka the Brookes Brothers, have been carving out a unique niche in the liquid drum & bass world since 2006. Smashing up the d&b arenas with their DJing and production skills, this year sees their stock rising still higher…
Living on D-Edge
To really understand Sao Paulo’s D-Edge you need to lose your mind there, which is exactly what we did...
Reloop’s new Terminal Mix 4 controller is out to claim a stake as the only controller a DJ would want for Serato’s DJing software, but...
It seems that not a month goes by these days without a new controller being released — along with the promises of changing the way...
We investigate the experimental electronic music festival
Unsound Festival is an annual forward thinking celebration of experimental music and art that's based in Poland, with a New York offshoot that's just wrapped...
Allen & Heath add a new dimension to the DJing market by introducing another DB series mixer to the fold
When hardware masters Allen & Heath dropped the DB4 last year it raised some eyebrows in the DJ community. Often heralded by DJs and audiophiles...
The new NS6 Itch controller from Numark is hard not to love, and with Serato’s Itch 2 software imminent, this is looking like a match...
The latest collaboration between industry giants Numark and Serato, the NS6 has landed, and this brand-new shiny controller for Serato’s Itch software is bound to...
Wacom’s Nextbeat 1000 all-in-one DJing device is out to totally transform how DJs work the crowd. But will it please, or is it just a...
Wacom are not your usual DJ kit manufacturer. In fact they are one of the leading lights in the computer tablet and touchpad market so...
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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 Bandcamp collections...
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NI release a new virtual vinyl system called Traktor Scratch, which has a fancy new interface which is also available independantly.
Native Instruments (NI) has just released news of two new products at this year's Winter NAMM equipment show in California.
The new Traktor Scratch package...
An intimate look at the bass wizard behind Flux Pavilion reveals a magnetic soul who uses his feelings as a force to drive his creations
Flux Pavilion is a man in touch with his feelings. He prefers love over hate, chords over kick drums, and wants desperately to play for...
From Ibiza to Berlin to Oslo, Germany’s Anja Schneider is embracing her newfound freedom with a brand new label and her first solo album in...
“Try this, it’s delicious.” Anja Schneider scoops a forkful of melon and cheese onto a plate, pushing it across the table with a nod. The...