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In this excerpt from Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording and Electronic Music, author and DJ Mag contributing editor Ben Murphy explores the use of found sounds in dance music as a means of examining and expressing cultural heritage in our surroundings
The pot begins to Perc
UK techno dude Perc, aka Ali Wells, had a momentous first clubbing experience while still at school, he tells DJ Mag. “I borrowed one of...
The biggest tunes on the underground this month
A lot of water has travelled under the bridge since Art Department delivered 'Without You' on Crosstown Rebels in 2011. Tech house and deep house are still getting chewed up and spat out, with DJs dropping newly evolved forms of the sound as quickly as it's found its way into the charts and been picked up by stadium-filling titans such as Tiësto.
The biggest tunes on the underground this month
Since winning Best Label at the DJ Mag Best of British Awards in 2011, Defected have continued to go from strength to strength. Adroit at raising their finger to detect the prevailing wind of change, they've earned their rep by transforming the stirrings of the underground into mainstream success, pushing the likes of Tensnake to even greater heights and introducing house legends such as MK, Murk and Kevin Saunderson to a new generation of clubbers.
This month's underground bombs
An underrated talent on the UK tech house scene, Sam Russo's new one is going to win him plaudits. Stripped back, sinewy but indelibly groovy, 'Sue Press' — with its crisp, off-beat percussion — is a swirling cauldron of heady analogue-driven house. 'Vanishing Test' pushes deeper on the pads, while giving the 909 a workout. On the flip, Jordan Peak and MRSK add to excellent re-rubs, but the real magic lies on the a-side.
The biggest tunes on the underground this month
Five tunes you need in your box
DJ Mag delivers the round up of the Miller SoundClash 2015 Grand Finale, 15 DJs from around the world going head to head to see...
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At just 24 years old, Germany’s Kevin Over has been lighting up dancefloors across the globe for the past year with his raw, infectious grooves...
Set to do battle in Las Vegas
We are now just one month away from the Miller SoundClash finals in Las Vegas. The 10 DJs here, each representing a different country will...
The annual Miller SoundClash final exceeds all expectations
Walking into Marquee Day Club at midday we are hit by an intense wall of heat. And it’s not just the desert climate that’s raising...
Get the lowdown on this year’s Miller SoundClash headliner
Dutch DJ/producer Dannic is making the world's biggest clubs and festivals shake with his masterful blend of funkier house grooves with EDM bombast. Now...
With Miller Genuine Draft
Miller SoundClash mentor, Dannic recalls his incredible experiences in the territories of the Miller SoundClash Finalists.
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“Back in 2013, together with Hardwell and Dyro...
With Miller Genuine Draft
With just two days until the Miller SoundClash 2016 Grand Final, we meet the industry insiders set to judge the competition at Marquee DayClub, in...
Ahead of Miller SoundClash we look back on MMT 2013
It’s nearly that time of year again and to get us hyped up for Vegas, we take a look back at last year’s incredible Miller...
Over the last few months DJs from all over the world had been vying for a place at the Miller Soundclash Grand Finale in Las...
An unprecedented number of DJs had submitted their mixes to the MGD MixCloud competition page and out of these, 15 lucky DJs were picked to...