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Scuffed Recordings head honcho and Reprezent Radio resident High Class Filter serves up an hour of supercharged rhythms, off-kilter bass and percussive UK techno as...

Since launching at the end of 2017, Reprezent Radio resident High Class Filter and Definite Party Material's Ian DPM’s Scuffed Recordings label has been going...

The Sound Of:  boxout.fm Recordings

Showcasing the diversity of sounds on offer in the Indian electronic music scene and inspiring a new generation of artists to get creative, boxout.fm Recordings has evolved from radio station to club night to vital label. Alongside a mix from its catalogue recorded by Mutable Mercury, founder DJ MoCity tells Safi Bugel about the platform’s journey so far

“People think musicians in India only make music that sounds ‘Indian’,” Mohammed Abood, founder of boxout.fm Recordings, explains to DJ Mag. “In reality, there’s a...

House music fans buy up Frankie Knuckles track in droves

The dance world was in mourning yesterday after the news about Frankie Knuckles' untimely passing — although the love shown towards the house music pioneer...

The North London club will end its run at its current home in January 2020

Independent London club The Cause has revealed a potential new location.

Launched in 2018, the Tottenham venue, which originally had a year-long contract and was...

Fragrances inspired by Kraftwerk, Prince, Alice Coltrane albums released by dublab

The independent LA-based radio station and The Institute for Art and Olfaction ask, "What does music smell like?" 

dublab has developed custom fragrances designed to evoke classic albums by Prince, Kraftwerk, Alice Coltrane, Brian Eno, Nina Simone and more. The independent LA-based radio...

From the mean streets of Detroit to the warmer climes of Southern California, Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird label have become one of dance music's...

1. His high school radio show in Detroit
Claude VonStroke's appreciation of all kinds of music was evident from an early age and can be...

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Premiere: dj_2button ‘Aurora Arrivals’

Bristol's Noods Radio launches its Dummy Hand label with an EP of wavy, krautrock-ish electronic jams and industrial analog grit from Vancouver's dj_2button

Bristol DIY station Noods Radio is launching a new label, Dummy Hand. The first release on the imprint will be a vinyl EP from dj_2button...

Mister Cee, legendary New York DJ, dies aged 57

The DJ, producer and radio icon leaves behind an incredible hip-hop legacy

Legendary New York DJ Mister Cee has died at the age of 57. NYC hip-hop radio station Hot 97 broke the news on Wednesday 10th...

Worldwide FM and Gilles Peterson launch grassroots music funding initiative

Studio Monkey Shoulder will put a £10,000 investment into one community project

Gilles Peterson and Worldwide FM have partnered with Monkey Shoulder Whiskey to set up a new music initiative which is designed to empower and celebrate...

Could a panel of industry professionals tell the difference between the different compressed audio formats of mp3, AAC, WMA, and Vorbis? DJmag put five experts...

The Judges

All our judges have extensive experience working with digital music and compressed audio and they're all foolishly confident that they'll be able to...

How is the cost-of-living crisis hitting UK nightlife?

Post-pandemic, as UK clubs have attempted to regroup, they’ve been impacted by soaring energy bills, rising costs and hesitant ticket buyers. Jack Ramage talks to club owners and promoters about how they’re weathering the storm, and asks what can be done to ameliorate the situation?

“It’s terrifying... I wake up every day and hope that we find a way to keep going,” Kate Hodgkinson, co-founder of Cobalt Studios, an independent...

Vinyl is more popular than it’s been in years, and wax-only labels are seen as some of the best in dance music. But is our...

We're still deep in the midst of a resurgence in vinyl culture. Vinyl sales continue to rise year on year, up 12% in 2018, and vinyl-only...

lafawndah

"This song was born between unlearning the past and watching the future unfold," she said

Lafawndah has released a new single in support of women's rights in Iran. The Paris-raised artist - who is of Iranian, Egyptian and English descent...

Stay True Sounds logo on a pink background

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

Over the past six years, three words have come to dominate any conversation about South African electronic music: Stay True Sounds. Recognised as the biggest...