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Riva Starr tells us the songs which shaped his career...

Audacious Italian DJ/producer Riva Starr lives in London's trendy quarter, Hoxton. And when he's not hot-trotting across the club circuit, or mixing up a storm...

Skream 'Let's Get Ravey Mix' Of La Roux 'In For The Kill' Killer Instinct: Hands-in-the-air anthem slays dancefloors

In 2009, nothing short of Gordon Brown appointing Simon Cowell to advise the government on financial policy could have captured the country's mood more. Only...

We pick Pearson's brains...

One of the most consistently brilliant producers whether on the dancefloor or in more contemplative mood, Ewan Pearson's excursions into deep house, Detroit techno, electro...

With his revolutionary club Bugged Out! John Burgess brought a new kind of clubbing experience to Manchester's Sankeys Soap (now Sankeys) in the mid '90s.

Infused with the spirit of acid house, but with an open-minded attitude that embraced breakbeat, techno, house, electro and everything in between, Bugged Out! has...

Ministry Of Sound has been fighting to remain credible in the last few years. It's been struggling, but a change in its Friday night's music...

A lot has happened at Ministry Of Sound since it first opened its doors inLondon in 1991.

During the early 1990s, Britain's original superclub turned...

DJmag reports on the decision by Ibiza's seven big clubs to stop competing with one another...

Everyone from hardcore ravers to clubbing dabblers had Ibiza top of their summer 'to do' list in the late 1990s.

Now the number of visitors...

The UK's best-loved rave in a field announces full line-up for 2012

Just when you thought it was safe to visit the tumbling hillsides, straw-munching horses and fresh-water streams of Norfolk's countryside for a quiet weekend, Glade...

12 emerging artists you need to hear: November 2022

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From crystalline house and propulsive techno to experimental ambient and club-tuned pop here's November 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

House music as shimmering and crystalline as a diamond, but suffused with endless warmth? That’s the domain of London DJ and producer Flaurese. His 2020...

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After the 2014 release of ‘1021,’ London-born, Toronto-raised, and LA-based artist Rochelle Jordan went through years of business and health-related difficulties, finally coming out the other end with last year’s emotion-drenched ‘Play With The Changes.’ A new remix album, featuring brilliant work from DJ Minx, Byron The Aquarius, Machinedrum and other notable acts, lifts Jordan’s theme of rejuvenation into a thrilling new phase

Rochelle Jordan is sitting in her car, the AC whirring in the background. It’s the tail-end of LA’s latest heatwave, and though you wouldn’t know...

Richie Blacker

​​DJ Mag heads to Belfast to take a tour around the hometown of rising DJ/producer Richie Blacker, whose music has appeared on labels like Skream's Of Unsound Mind and Anjunadeep

White Dragon Tattoo sits on Botanic Avenue in south Belfast, home to the renowned tattoo artist Chris Crooks, and where Richie Blacker has a studio...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

Paradox: the numbers game

Three decades and nearly 200 records into his  career, jungle maverick Paradox is still breaking new ground, and earning new fans in the process. Ben Hindle speaks to him about using an old Amiga computer for his productions, keeping the funk in his breakbeat samples, and his dedication to performing live

“At the moment, I’m just trying to think of ways to bankrupt my distributor,” says Dev Pandya, his face plastered with a schoolboy grin. While...

UK label Champion Records is celebrating its 35th year with a series of remixes of classic releases. The label's best-known hit is Robin S' ‘Show...

It starts with a cymbal crash, a bumpy house beat and a prominent, punchy snare. There’s a gnarly, low synth stab that plays a simple...

S'Express 'Theme From S'Express' (Rhythm King)

Mark Moore grew up in London and got into music at a young age. After his mother, who uprooted from South Korea after the Korean...

On the eve of a special performance, the trio join DJ Mag USA to discuss creation, serendipity and a little something called Group Therapy...

 

The artist’s green room in London’s Royal Albert Hall doesn’t quite match the scale of grandeur its main arena boasts. But for the talent...