In case you hadn’t noticed, hard house is back. Though for some, like the ill behaviour, it never went away. A new generation of DJs...
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These two women are spreading their passion for electronic music and working to level the playing field through a program with Smirnoff that’s taken them...
Chicago’s dancefloors are second to none. One glimpse of the pulsing crowd that packs Smart Bar, the legendary no-frills club two blocks north of Wrigley...
Multiple bangers held within...
Ibiza closing parties are in full swing over the next two weeks, with Circoloco, Cocoon, Music On, Paradise and many more hosting huge events that...
For his debut album, he's zeroed in on his musical passions to create something that sums up his musical personality to a tee...
Julio Bashmore is all about contradiction. He’s been championed and attacked by the underground and the mainstream in equal measures, his hooky, earworm melodies drawing...
John Digweed bids fond farewell to The Vagabond in Miami and reflects on rave days of yore while looking forward to his still-flourishing future
John Digweed was DJing long before the acronym “EDM” existed, let alone went mainstream and became the musical backdrop of Generation Now. In fact, back...
We talk to DAM FUNK about musical evolution, how music can offer escape, and Los Angeles' distinctive sound...
Amen, hallelujah and you’re absolutely goddamned right: Damon G. Riddick AKA DAM FUNK is spot on in both his diagnosis and proposed curative to...
It’s taken three years, countless gigs, umpteen rewrites, a clutch of Beatport chart toppers, and one high profile plagiarism case, but finally — finally —...
“It’s not the same album it was three years ago!” Mat Zo laughs, Skyping from his current base in the LA suburbs. “I’ve done a...
MCs were often maligned in the early days of drum & bass, but nowadays it's pretty much universally accepted that a renegade mic-spitter is a...
“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.” Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.
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DJ Mag speaks to the club night’s key figures and plots the history of what may just be the final bastion of the acid house...
Maintaining the perfect blend of old skool rave and the finest contemporary leftfield sounds, as well as attracting one of dance music’s most passionate crowds, this year sees Bang Face celebrate its 10th anniversary.
We catch up with the Detroit-born Kris Wadsworth
Detroit-born Kris Wadsworth talks to us about Plastikman, giving up drink and drugs, still playing vinyl in a digital age, and making more fucking tracks for labels like Hypercolour, Morris/Audio, and Get Physical from his adopted city of Berlin...
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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
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With his house-focused project Jack Back, David Guetta has returned to the sound that first got him fired up about dance music. In his DJ Mag...
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Since electronic music’s early days, Wales has produced incredible artists, but is often overlooked in its history. Here, Dave Jenkins celebrates the unsung heroes of the scene and meets a new generation putting their national identity at the forefront of their music
From the ongoing refinement of house and disco, to techno's domination of the mainstream, the return of electro, ebm and new wave, and the resurgence...
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‘He Is The Voice I Hear’
We Still Believe
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‘Shake It’
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With a new album for Ninja just out, we attempt to unravel the idiosyncrasies of the man behind the music...
To describe Andy Carthy as a one-off is probably to understate the situation. He designs all his own album covers and artwork. He's launched his...
The unstoppable Swedish House Mafia - Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello - bring their power-house to their new Ibiza residency. And right now it...
Ibiza, Pacha, 4am, and a night that’s already hit dozens of precipitous highs is launching itself upwards to its dizziest high yet. The dancefloor is...