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Most DJs love playing festivals, but what should you do when you’re asked to play one for free, and even cover certain costs yourself? Ria Hylton speaks to DJs Sheba Q, Harold Heath, Charlie Dark and others, along with festival organisers, to find out

Imagine this: you’ve been playing lowkey sets around your hometown for some years, run a small but well-loved party series and have landed a regular...

We drill down into why the London-based bros are such a hit...

Not only are brothers Danny and Kieran Clancy the minds behind London's hugely respected Krankbrother parties, a string of top-notch house and techno releases and...

Irreverent electronic/instrumental brilliance.

Ready for crazy but cohesive collages of classical strings, bumpy dance beats and leftfield pop hooks? You better be ‘cos Clean Bandit have ambushed the mainstream with their refreshing blast of irreverent electronic/instrumental brilliance. But they aren’t easy to pin down...

Massive bangers landing this month...

Mr. Tophat feat. Robyn
‘Trust Me EP’
Small Supersound

Swirling, heady beatnick nu-disco from newly-formed house/pop tagteam Mr. Tophat and Robyn, ‘Trust Me’ is the...

<p>R3hab is all about the noise...</p>

A master of tectonic beats, surging drops and powerful melodies, the Dutch superstar of Moroccan/Algerian origin has dropped massive hits onto the biggest labels there...

Jackmaster takes a break from heading up Numbers to talk touring, disco naps and his affinity for micro pigs...

It was a decade ago when Jackmaster founded Glasgow club night Numbers, forging a party ready collective of like-minded talent whose ranks helped launch the...

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Selfie of Kid Cudi and Steve Aoki

"'ELECTROWAVEBABY 2.0' is a movement we are continuing from my remix of Pursuit of Happiness," said Aoki of one of the tracks

Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi have teamed up on two brand new tracks, both of which appear on the latter's latest album, 'INSANO (NITRO MEGA)'...

An 86-year-old gran watches bagpipe rendition of Faithless 'Insomnia' by grandson’s band

"I don't think rave music and bagpipes is her thing. I think she just goes to offer her support"

A video of an 86-year-old gran stoically watching her grandson's band perform a bagpipe rendition of 'Insomnia' by Faithless has emerged online. Marjorie Lawrie was...

Alison Wonderland announces new album, 'Loner', shares single

Watch a video for new cut 'New Day', ahead of the album's May release, below

Alison Wonderland has revealed details of her new album, titled 'Loner'. Set for release on 6th May, the 12-track album features previously released singles 'Fear...

London’s Point Blank Music Learning Facility is setting up shop in LA...

Point Blank is about to open a new chapter in Los Angeles. DJ Mag touched base with founder Rob Cowan and new business partner and...

BRAYLEN DION & EMILY WANG

Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities

On 1st July, Ash Lauryn performed an all-night-long set at East London’s NT’s Loft. Her mix, dripping in the soulful, cavernous grooves of an old-skool...

The Sound Of: Touching Bass

Encompassing parties, a record label and a beloved radio show, Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass has created an open space to celebrate Black music in all its forms, from jazz to jungle and beyond. Alongside a woozy mix exploring the DNA of Touching Bass’ past, present and future by Sammseed, Ria Hylton documents the movement’s ethos and story so far 

“Touching Bass is a musical movement,” Errol Anderson tells DJ Mag. “And when I say movement, I’m thinking of forward movement — energy.” Alex Rita...

Premiere: Nueen ‘Let Me Be Gone For A While’

Nueen steps up on Barcelona's Balmat label with ten tracks of ambient and downtempo music with an autumnal Balearic feel

Nueen will release a new album, ‘Diagrams of Thought’, via Barcelona’s Balmat label this month. Listen to ‘Let Me Be Gone For A While’ below...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From explorative ambience and EBM to juke and techno, here's November’s list...

Penelope Trappes

Australian-born, London-based artist Penelope Trappes has deconstructed emotions to inspire her work. Witnessing grief, irreversible loss and studying the theology of death have...