A new study of UK festivals by BBC Newsbeat has found that only 13% of 2022's headliners are women. A gender-focused analysis of 50 UK...
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Pioneer drops the bomb with two more new releases, the DDJ-SZ and Remix Station 500
Once upon a time Pioneer DJ only made mixers and CDJ players and for a while it looked as though they were being left behind...
Maidstone party massive are out in force
Maidstone's party massive are out in force for Random at Source Bar, where hyped houser Huxley is holding court. We join the fray and get random...
The XX curated UK fest
With skies as gloomy as their tunes, The xx took to Hatfield House for a not-so-XXL day festival...
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"I could list the differences bar by bar"...
Hannah Wants has issued a statement in response to allegations that her new track 'Found The Ground' is a copy of Joy O and Boddika's...
Native Instruments' new DJing software for the iPad is just begging to be touched.
The release of Traktor DJ has changed all of this by bringing a truly professional mixing system to the iPad that can be used on-the-go for set preparation as well as for out-and-out DJ performances. Now DJs have the option of ditching their laptops in favour of an iPad for their gigs, meaning that when it comes to serious music production and DJing, the iPad’s time has finally come.
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DJ Mag's latest monthly mix series puts the focus on the labels we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and driving...
Jennifer Cardini’s Correspondant label has, in its relatively short seven-year lifespan, already developed something of an aspirational authority on the European circuit and beyond. With...
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BBC Newsbeat's new gender-focused study of UK festival line-ups finds that little has changed since 2017
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Sprinting through 42 tracks of percussive club heat, Club Yeke founder, DJ, and party-starter par excellence Tash LC ignites the Fresh Kicks mix series
“Kuduro is just so raw,” Tash LC says, describing the Angolan minimal, percussion-heavy dance music genre. “You can’t help but dance and sweat to it...
Commercial dance and rap don't fit
EDM doesn't need rappers legitimising its stadium-sized stasis and banality
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More inside knowledge on the freshest tracks across the board...
Greg Stainer's 'Long Verb' on Kinky Malinki is one of those irritably catchy instrumentals that just reeks of crossover potential and smacks of instant familiarity...
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.