Lwazi Asanda Gwala, better known as Durban artist DJ Lag, is a pioneer of the gqom genre: a unique South African style that strips out...
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DJ Lag’s thrilling debut album is a testament to gqom’s versatility, and its ability to cross-pollinate with the sounds of amapiano and deep house
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femme culture’s Ehua steps up with an hour of hypnotic gqom, bass and breaks as part of our Fresh Kicks series...
We first became aware of Ehua when we premiered her debut track ‘New Moon’ in September 2018. Released via our Best of British Breakthrough Label...
Events will take place in London, New York, Oslo, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami...
Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’ turned 15-years-old in February, and to mark the occasion Classic Album Sundays has announced six listening sessions to hear the album on...
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London label Funky Adjacent join the dots between UK funky and global percussive genres on their debut V/A compilation
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It's the capital's first festival dedicated to African electronic music
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DJ Mag's Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In this edition, Ben Cardew discusses how Leftfield's...
Bastardisation has long been at the heart of the British musical soul. The Beatles had it, tying up US R&B into wonderful new forms in...
Busting out of NYC with a cool charisma and musical genius...
“If it wasn't for New York, I wouldn’t be where I am,” Brian Cid settles into a mesh-backed swivel chair, positioned precisely in the center...
Numark's Lightwave speakers offer a novel way to incorporate light into sound...
Up until recent times, making DJ speakers was considered a very specialist game. Only a handful of trusted speaker companies made speakers that enjoyed a...
Vinyl may be back, but is the picture really so rosy for records?
I’m sure you’ve heard the great news — vinyl is back, baby: back on the shelves, back in our collective conscious, back in the clubs. Everyone and their mother’s brother is now walking around like the cat who's got the cream, because they are true collectors, true music heads, true audiophiles and their addiction to black crack has finally been vindicated.
Drum & bass pioneer plays us his most inspiring cuts
Creating balance is something that LA-based drum & bass pioneer Photek (Rupert Parkes) is particularly good at. Famous for his sonic sketches and deep musical journeys through d&b, ambient cascades, house music and beyond, his newest, and hotly-anticipated artist album, 'Ku:Palm' dips from lush dancefloor material to super deep headphone listening.
DJmag readers Laurence Salvietto and Micky Villar won our competition for a clubbing holiday of a lifetime to Pacha in Sharm el Sheikh. Here's their...
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The boys clearly enjoyed themselves
The boys clearly enjoyed themselves
Wake up at 5.30am ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime!
After a bumpy flight we...
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DJ Mag's annual celebration of the North America scene...
The nominations have been announced for DJ Mag's Best of North America poll.
DJ Mag’s sister awards to our revered Best of British Awards across...
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As Cassius Select, the Toronto-born DJ and producer Lavurn Lee has spent the past decade crafting mercurial club music packed with bass and breaks. But on his debut album under his given name, he revisits the vocal-led experimental R&B of his earliest releases, revealing a more intimate side to his artistry. Alongside a Recognise mix filled with shadowy ambience and anxious beats, Dhruva Balram learns the story of ‘LAVURN’
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On his new album based on a work of sonic fiction, Hyperdub founder Kode9 creates a strange, uncertain vision of the future, brimming with ideas and club genre mutations
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Get acquainted with the Stormzy-backed teenage star of Ghana’s Asakaa drill scene, Yaw Tog