Simmering refers to the state of cooking just before boiling point — the hottest temperature before things erupt. It’s fitting that 26-year-old rapper Shauna Yeboah...
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British-Ghanaian MC ShaSimone has had a whirlwind two years, featuring on a number one album, dropping her debut EP, and becoming a regular face on GRM Daily. She speaks to Rahel Aklilu about being impulsive, the influence of East London on her sound, and working with Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave
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Nine essential documentaries, focused on the classic '80s and '90s hip-hop that laid the foundation for rappers to build a world-conquering movement
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In DJ Mag's March artist charts, four DJs select their top 10 tracks of the month, spanning moody jungle, '90s acid, classic reggae and dubby...
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The Avalanches’ debut ‘Since I Left You’ is one of electronic music’s all-time classics, a sample-heavy travelogue which charmed the globe in 2000-01. Then they...
Jungle Brothers 'I'll House You' – produced by Todd Terry (Idlers, 1988) The JBs essentially added a rap to Todd's early house classic 'Can You...
Todd Terry started DJing around his home city of New York in the mid-'80s. “When I started — around '84, '85 — I was just...
DJ Die on Gutterfunk, Clear Skyz and mixing Chic with DJ Hazard
DJ Mag chat to Bristol bass head DJ Die
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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...
Ikonika's back with a fresh electro-funk sound.
Far from retro, she's dragged us into a new digital dimension. We talk pop, reshaping history and optimistic futures with one of the world's most forward-thinking producers...
Kiwi is the former photographer who now rubs shoulders with Duke Dumont & Andrew Weatherall. We sit down in Dalston to chart his rise...
Making it as a successful DJ is a tough gig. It takes commitment, passion and most of all, persistence. No one knows this better than...
Bringing the gap between classic techno magic and next level futurism, Vin Sol and Matrixxman are the production duo suddenly taking the field by storm...
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Vin Sol and Matrixxman (born Charles McCloud Duff) are more than merely musical partners, who share a studio space and consistently collaborate...
Dirty South sits still long enough to dissect his magnum opus, an album-turned-movie, ‘With You.’
It’s no coincidence Dirty South’s savagely popular 2010 debut record shared the same name as his label, “Phazing.” The 35-year-old’s propensity for making bold changes...
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With a range of sounds encompassing slo-mo house, gothic EBM, Italo disco and more, and an equally unrestrained art direction, Freeride Millenium is a no-holds-barred expression of love between its founders Jorkes and Daniel Rajcsanyi, aka ParisBöhm, and the queer community they aim to uplift. Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue, they share the label’s story
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The fifth edition of London’s al fresco dance music festival took place in a sunny Peckham Rye Park this month. With a vast line-up celebrating local and international DJs and live acts, there was something for everyone on the bill. DJ Mag's Liam Smith reports back on festivities, and the sense that summer has well and truly arrived
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Swiss DJ/producer Andrea Oliva had the time and headspace to launch his new All I Need brand during the pandemic pause, and now he can't wait to hit South Beach for our DJ Mag Miami Pool Party next week
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DJ IC demonstrates Afro house mastery for the On Cue mix series, and speaks to Tice Cin about his evolution through London’s club scene, growing up on the Aylesbury Estate, celebrating togetherness, and championing young talent