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Ex-Deep Dish man talks about new single and album

Recruiting the vocal talents of Anousheh, ex-Deep Dish man Sharam makes his bid for a summer anthem with ‘Fun’. A bittersweet lament for fondly remembered...

Championed by Uganda's Nyege Nyege festival, and now breaking ground across Europe, Nairobi-born, Kampala-based Slikback blends footwork, grime and more to electrfying, unique effect...

Africa has been getting a lot of attention within the Western dance music sphere over the last few years, with the rise of reissue labels such as Awesome...

by A.Skillz

Following on from his mini mix of influenced Beatles music for the special 'The Beatles' show on 1xtra, A.Skillz, the Jam City Records boss...

Celebrating the legacy of the shop run by Mike De Underground, Cool Hand Flex, Uncle 22 and Randall

London's legendary De Underground record store has received a heritage plaque for contributions to 'UK hardcore, jungle and drum & bass music'. The signs, in...

Raised on soundsystem culture, deep bass and inventive, cross genre music, Night Slugs co-owners and DJ/producers L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok have created a label...

February, early 2014, Peckham. The Night Slugs crew have announced that they will be holding a Boiler Room label showcase in a secret Peckham location...

Norman Cook spills the beans on his Brighton Port Authority album and his latest Cuban exploits

DJmag catch up with Norman Cook to discuss his new album and alter ego, The Brighton Port Authority - I Think We're Gonna Need A...

Eliza Rose drops debut solo production, ‘Move To The’: Listen

"Ultimately [the lyrics are] about that feeling of being totally into a rhythm and groove on the dance floor. It's just the most freeing thing."

London DJ and singer Eliza Rose has released her debut solo production called 'Move To The', out now via her Rosebud Recordings label. Listen to...

RIP Sidique Kamara, who made music as part of the Moscow17 collective

Lobster Theremin founder Jimmy Asquith readies his next solo EP, ‘Never Alone’. ‘NRG Mix’ is an incendiary and percussive cut with self-described “London-via-West Yorkshire influences”...

Lobster Theremin founder Jimmy Asquith will release his second solo EP, ‘Never Alone’, via his new imprint on 30th November.

Maintaining the club-floor focus that...

Thrilling, pitch-dark techno from Berlin-based, Bay Area native Jamaica Suk. ‘Vision’ evokes her minimalist and ambient fascinations to make an enveloping, distorted dancefloor brawler...

On her new EP for Establishment Records, ‘Clockwise’, DJ/producer/sound engineer Jamaica Suk evokes her backgrounds in jazz, metal, dark-ambient and drone to deliver a four-track...

The techno club night has ended its contract with Space

Richie Hawtin's ENTER. party will not continue at Space Ibiza in 2016.

Hawtin announced the news via his Facebook page earlier today, thanking Space's owners...

Random Access Memories

The eagerly anticipated fourth studio album from Daft Punk is now available for streaming and pre-order on iTunes.

The online response has been mixed...

Fort Romeau press shot

For his first album in nearly seven years, Fort Romeau drew inspiration from past eras, and places that have lingered in his imagination. But, he says, he never lets nostalgia be a stylistic trap

It’s easy talking to Michael Greene. The English beat maker, best known as Fort Romeau, speaks in calm tones — warm, inviting and thoughtful, like...

London producer Swindle draws on assorted jazz, hip-hop, funk and dubstep influences in his great new album 'Long Live The Jazz'.

“I know what you mean, like on ‘Forest Funk’. I played that guitar! I just do what feels right. I mean, I’ve grown up around great music, especially jazz and funk and of course drum & bass, garage and everything else. I just like to play around. I’ll play with any instrument that I can get my hands on. A little bit of madness. I like to try and get my head working crazy, to make crazy music.”

Amapiano contributes to increased tourism to South Africa, report finds

Comments made by the country's Tourism acting CEO, Themba Khumalo

Amapiano music has been credited with providing a significant boost to tourism in South Africa. Speaking to News24 at the launch of World Tourism Month...