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Roger Sanchez brings back his '90s darker house moniker
Roger Sanchez has revived his dark house pseudonym from the 1990s — The S-Man. And he's been talking to DJ Mag about his reasons for...
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Of late it seems that not a month goes by without a big announcement coming from Native Instruments’ Berlin headquarters that promises to change the...
From savng his pennies as a teenager in Germany to becoming Berlin's star of techno and soul, Fritz Kalkbrenner opens up about his plight...
“I’d work from six in the morning until 10 in the evening, in February, up to your waist in cold water in those rubber...
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Hackney-based Nervous Horizon has established itself as one of the most exciting and forward-thinking club labels in London. For this month’s The Sound Of, two...
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Our monthly label showcase, The Sound Of, puts the focus on the imprints we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and...
“100% Silk has always been about feeling over functionality,” says Britt Brown, who founded the Los Angeles label in 2011 with Amanda Brown. “The music...
From career triumphs to personal tragedies, his time has truly come
Mr G has led a tempestuous life with as many career triumphs as personal tragedies. From his roots in early UK housers KCC to techno years with The Advent, he's been an intrinsic link in dance music's evolution. And after all the tribulations, with a career retrospective for Rekids and more popularity than ever, it could be his time has truly come...
12 tracks in 12 months plus a host of remixes — welcome to the crazy world of Jesse Rose...
Recording and releasing 12 tracks over a year — one each month — might seem like a sure-fire way to hit that creative wall, but...
Rui Da Silva's Lucky 7...
Over the coming months Portuguese producer and DJ, Rui Da Silva, is working on three exciting and evolving projects. One will be his own forthcoming...
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East London’s Jeshi documents personal struggles, social contradictions and life’s day-to-day mundanities with a wry wit and relatable appeal. For this month’s Meet the MC, Rahel Aklilu speaks to him about the observational songwriting of his debut album, ‘Universal Credit’
Pasquale Rotella discusses his ceaseless effort, which has in-turn redefined the word “Insomniac”
Pasquale Rotella has 20 minutes to spare. The live music tycoon and founder of Insomniac Events, one of dance music’s most powerful brands - encompassing...
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Award-winning radio presenter and proponent of the diversity-focused Radio Silence movement, Kay-Lee Golding, explores the lack of Black representation in mainstream UK radio
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Dalston-born photographer Dennis Morris became friends with the legendary Lee "Scratch" Perry while shooting in Jamaica in the '70s — a close connection that lasted until Perry's passing last year aged 85. Here, Simon Doherty speaks with Morris about some of the moments he captured of the roots and dub reggae visionary
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Sheffield's Cabaret Voltaire were way, way ahead of their time.
Neil Kulkarni talks to founder Richard H Kirk about apathy, necessity and house music...
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With his new album, ‘Fragments’, on Ninja Tune, English electronic musician and DJ Bonobo has delivered his strongest, most versatile album since 2010's 'Black Sands'...
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The Black Madonna is the real deal. Raised in Kentucky but born in the DJ booth of Chicago's Smartbar, she's unleashed the true spirit of...
It’s a Sunday in 2015 on the third day of UK festival Field Maneuvers, a back to basics ‘dirty little rave’ held in a eld just...