“Sorry, it’s a little dark in here. I usually have club lighting on down here, like with rotating heads and stuff,” Kerri Chandler says, with...
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For DJs with a packed touring schedule, gigging at one iconic club after another, finding the time to sit down in the studio can be nearly impossible. But when Kerri Chandler wanted to work on a long-delayed album, he hit on a solution: he’d transform those clubs into temporary studios, creating tracks attuned to each space. The result is ‘Spaces And Places’, and it’s some of his best work yet
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Fisher has leapt from being a virtual unknown to a star on the international stage. The Aussie DJ/producer’s rapid rise has come largely due to...
Paul Nicholas Fisher is a straight up Strayan. True blue, down to earth, no messing about. He loves his music, he loves to surf, he...
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Berlin’s Cinthie is responsible for some of the most sought-after deep house records of the moment. In between her hectic schedule of label management, running...
Let’s put things into perspective — a lot can happen in 12 months. Try launching a new label, a vinyl store and building a new...
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After hugely successful residencies in Ibiza, a festival in Croatia, and regular tours around the world, Defected’s latest festival destination is in Malta. Ria Hylton heads to the island to take in the inaugural event
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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story
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The surprise premiere came just a few days after Swedish House Mafia's LA show where they contradicted advice and played through a rainstorm, reportedly damaging "millions worth of audio and stage design equipment"
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The famed Ibiza club was unable to open last week for a Carl Cox Invites event
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Kanye pulled out of his headline slot just two weeks before the festival kicked off
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33 years after its release in 1989, Larry Heard’s debut album as Mr. Fingers is a profoundly moving document of timeless electronic music, brimming with tracks of unrivaled beauty from the then-young world of house
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UK deep house legend Nail returns to Monologues Records for a full release after his sublime 'Decisions', featured on the 'Dialogue Vol. 2' various artists...
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Almost exactly 21 years after its release, Stardust’s ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ is getting the re-release treatment. Bruce Tantum explores the legacy of one...
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"I’ve been interested in club, and the many different iterations of nightlife," he said
Frank Ocean has revealed details of his upcoming third studio album in a rare interview.
Speaking to W Magazine, the U.S. artist said that...
Kieran Hebden says the capitals nightlife is “miles away” from its golden years...
Four Tet has warned that not enough is being done to save London nightlife in a new interview about how the UK capital’s nightlife is...
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The suspense!!
Rumours about a Swedish House Mafia reunion at this weekend’s Ultra Music Festival have reached baffling levels of speculation at this point. With hints and...
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Flawless DJ, frequent hitmaker, dedicated mentor: Tony De Vit was a true hero of UK dance music. The most high-profile resident at hedonistic queer club Trade, he helped create the hard house sound, and was renowned not only for his impeccable mixing, but his compassion and care for others. Ahead of a new documentary, and with hard house at large once more, Stewart Who? reflects on his legacy with those he was close to, and those he influenced