Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...
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Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
Wolf Music in the Room of Boom
Last Friday, we launched DJ Mag HQ Sessions, a regular live stream hosted from the “Room of Boom”, our in-house office studio. To kick off proceedings, we invited London-based house and disco imprint Wolf Music to do the honours with three hours of non-stop top quality noise.
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‘Come With Us’ was the birth point of The Chemical Brothers 2.0, and it came at a vital time, with the dance music slump of the early '00s leaving many big electronic groups looking vulnerable. Here, on the 20th anniversary of the release of the album, Ben Cardew looks back at how 'Come With Us' reinvigorated their career
Plus The Martinez Brothers, Lauren Lane, Andrea Oliva...
Lush Ibiza super-club Ushuaïa will welcome an all-star cast of house and techno heroes for its closing party on Saturday 1st October.
Crosstown Rebels boss...
Exploring everything from Detroit and Berlin Techno to Israeli psytrance
Rave On: Global Adventures In Electronic Dance Music, a new book written by widely celebrated journalist Matthew Collin, documents the evolution and ever-changing culture of...
Out in March...
Hunee is set to release his long-awaited Rush Hour Music compilation in March. The 12-track effort has been dubbed ‘Hunchin’ All Night’.
Compiling cuts from...
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Gerd Janson, Peach and Palms Trax are confirmed...
Glastonbury’s Beat Hotel will launch a new festival in Marrakech, with dates set for 28th - 31st March 2019.
Beat Hotel Marrakech will take place...
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“Thankfully everyone is OK”...
Calvin Harris was involved in a car crash over the weekend (6th May), which left two individuals injured. He has now shared an update on...
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New York’s Olive T gets primed for a return to the dancefloor with the thumping house EP, ‘Goin Up’. Hear the deep ‘90s grooves of...
New York’s Olive T will release her new EP, ‘Goin Up’, via Bouquet Records in July.
The DJ, producer and Lot Radio resident, who featured...
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Keinemusik’s own &ME steps up with a nostalgic, staccato ode to two-step and breakbeat, ‘1995’, with his own percussive twist
Keinemusik’s &ME deviates from his usual take on percussive deep house and techno on his new EP, ‘1995’.
Set for release on Friday 24th August...
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Bristol collective Club Djembe will launch their label with a compilation EP next month. Hear Atlanta artist Say3's rhythmic fusions, inspired by the varied sounds...
Bristol's Club Djembe will launch their label with a compilation EP.
The collective, who explore "global influences on dance music", will release 'Club Djembe Vol...
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South Africa’s biggest independent label is taking house music to new heights and changing the lives of local artists in the process. Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue, founder Kid Fonque speaks to Kitty Amor about the rise and rise of Stay True Sounds
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One down, 11 to go, with Honey Dijon's Full Fantasy, Hit & Run at Mayfield, 5 Years of Timedance
We can take solace in the fact a long and arduous January is over, but the real nocturnal work starts here, as the following goes...
The NYC Downlow now lives on all year round...
Glastonbury’s Block9 has launched an online portal for the NYC Downlow, which features live recordings from the venue this year, alongside mixes from Genosys, London...
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