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If you only go out once this month, make sure it’s to one of these...



1. BRICKS BASHMENT PARTY

C.A.M.P, 70-74, City Road, Old St, London EC1Y 2BJ

NO, THIS IS NOT APRIL FOOL'S JOKE. DJmag can confirm...

The dance scene owes much to gay culture...

 

Earlier this year, Lithuanian producer Ten Walls was riding on a wave of global love with his big-room smasher ‘Walking With Elephants’. Then, in...

UK producer Will Holland shot to fame as Quantic with a blend of lush electronic beats and fiery Afrobeat rhythms. Then a trip to Colombia...

After years making live funk, reggae and cumbia influenced by his experience there, he's returned to the Quantic moniker and to the world of electronic...

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...

From his foundational work in drum & bass and jungle as part of 4hero and Reinforced Records, to his myriad production aliases and ongoing work...

Throughout 2020, like so many others, Dego spent months stuck at home. Unable to commit to his normal routine of studio time, he found himself...

DJ Mag spends an action-packed weekend with Len Faki...

“There he is – Len Faki! It's time to go to the stage!” exclaims one of the harried stage managers around me. It's a beautiful...

This year's results are now in, check them out here!

The most wide-ranging annual survey of dance music technology and kit is back. Every year we aim to improve the way we deliver the DJ...

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...

words: REISA SHANAMAN

Vin Sol and Matrixxman (born Charles McCloud Duff) are more than merely musical partners, who share a studio space and consistently collaborate...

From his pioneering industrial work with Cabaret Voltaire to his adventures in house, electro, post-punk, dub and techno, Kirk, whose death was announced this week...

Richard H. Kirk was a giant of UK music whose influence spans decades and genres. The pioneering electronic artist, whose death aged 65 was announced...

Bristol beat-maker Boca 45's new album is dedicated to his love of funk and soul. DJ Mag finds out how collaboration shapes his sound

“The tent was rammed halfway through my set - they wouldn’t let anybody in, so I must have done something right,” beams funk aficionado Boca 45, a few...

Norma Jean Bell LP cover

Detroit saxophonist, producer, and vocalist Norma Jean Bell is responsible for some of house music’s most glorious moments, and has worked alongside the likes of Moodymann, K-Hand, Ron Trent and George Clinton. Her full-length opus, 'Come Into My Room', released in 2001, proved that she really is “the baddest bitch in this room”

If you look in the ‘about’ section on Norma Jean Bell’s Facebook page, it says, simply, “I’m the baddest bitch in this room...” It's a...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From fiery percussive club music and techno to celestial synths and deep...

Italian-born, London-based Giulia Tess’ genre-defying releases glide between off-kilter techno, dancehall rhythms, leftfield electronica and more. So far, they’ve caught the attention of labels such...

The results for 2019’s Top 100 DJs poll have been announced

Armin van Buuren has won the Highest Trance award at this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2019. He holds steady in fourth place after...

The results for 2019’s Top 100 DJs poll have been announced

Don Diablo has won the Highest Future House award at this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2019. He’s up one from last year, landing...

Test Pressing Festival, Terminal V, Bitch, Please!

The cloven hoof of festival season is already here, as is proven by London's top pick, Hackney’s experimental and boundary-pushing Test Pressing. Everything from kraut...