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Compilation of the Month: Andrew Weatherall ‘Heavenly Remixes 3 & 4’ [Heavenly Recordings]

Andrew Weatherall's remixes for Heavenly Recordings are spread across two glorious volumes, and demonstrate his magic touch for turning live bands into dancefloor gold

Such was Weatherall’s production influence on Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’, their 1991 album that distilled the Balearic spirit of acid house, he’s indelibly linked to Creation...

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Portishead's Beth Gibbons announces debut solo album, 'Lives Outgrown', shares single and video: Watch

‘Lives Outgrown’ will feature 10 tracks recorded over the span of a decade

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons has announced her debut solo album, ‘Lives Outgrown’ and has dropped a single and video. Check out ‘Floating On A Moment’ below...

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Chicago’s Trax Records sued by over a dozen artists over unpaid royalties

Rolling Stone reports that Adonis, Marshall Jefferson and co-founder Vince Lawrence are among the claimants

Trax Records, the Chicago record label that played a key role in the development of house music, is being sued by over a dozen artists...

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A history of UK sound system culture

Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

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The best dance music films of the decade

As part of DJ Mag's round-up of all the best in dance music in 2019, and in the 2010s, we decided to spotlight some of...

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DJ Mag’s top 50 tracks of 2018

Our end-of-year list compiling 2018's biggest tracks...

2018 has been a huge year for electronic music.

The industry is the biggest its ever been, both within a globally thriving underground and on...

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Robyn, DJ Seinfeld, Fever Ray, more Swedish artists call for Israel ban from Eurovision 2024

More than 1,000 artists from this year's host country have said Israel's inclusion "trivialises violations of international law and makes the suffering of the victims invisible"

Robyn, Fever Ray and DJ Seinfeld are among more than 1,000 musicians from Sweden who have signed an open letter protesting Israel's inclusion in 2024's...

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Printworks London will shut for a “number of years” due to planned development

Broadwick Live has confirmed they are in talks to relaunch once development at its Surrey Quays location is complete

Printworks London will shut for a “number of years” due to planned development at its Surrey Quays location, the venue’s team and Broadwick Live Group...

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Selections: Mr. Mitch

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

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How the pandemic shaped a music tech renaissance

During the pandemic, music tech thrived as the wider music industry fell to its knees. Declan McGlynn explores the possibilities and implications that stemmed the...

2020’s unprecedented upheaval brought with it fundamental changes to the creative industries. Theatres, clubs, studios, venues and festivals all closed their doors and with it...

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U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health

Sticky Tapes, eott and Don’t Keep Hush tell Jack Ramage how they’re helping to shift perceptions around wellbeing in dance music

The stigma surrounding mental health has drastically changed over the last decade, with people beginning to realise how important it is to talk about their...

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Selections: Mitekiss

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

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Solid Gold: How 2manydjs' 'As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2' turned rock kids onto the art of DJing

A vital document of music in 2002, ‘As Heard...’s headline-grabbing mixes of well-known tracks helped sneak a handful of underground dance classics into more than...

In 2002, when 2 Many DJ’s’ ‘As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2’ hit the shelves in Europe, dance music was in the middle of...

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Modern rave art: meet the illustrators pushing flyer design forward

From the birth of acid house and the free party scene, through the era of super clubs and into the digital age, flyer design has...

Floating Bstrd is the illustration guise of Marko Vuleta-Djukanov, the Serbian artist who rose to prominence with work for the likes of Vladimir Ivkovic, Lena...

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Drumz Of The South: these photos document dubstep’s early years

A new photography book, Drumz Of The South: The Dubstep Years 2004-2007 captures the early years of dubstep, depicting an important cultural moment in UK musical history. Charlie Bird talks to photographer Georgina Cook about the invention and excitement of the time, the influence of South London, and how that moment is influencing a new generation

Last year, in the run up to celebrating her 40th birthday, Georgina Cook reflected on Drumz Of The South; her project documenting South London’s music...