“No matter how awful the vibe is, you can always stick a garage tune on and it’ll transform the room,” says Manchester producer and DJ...
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Jitterbug has a small but perfectly formed discography of lush house music to his name..
Jitterbug’s music is as personal as it gets. When the UK house producer, who goes simply by the initials ‘JB’ in real life, started to...
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As electronic music and live performance continue to intertwine, our new series explores how some of the best artists take their studios on the road...
Ahead of their Native Instruments Session panel and live set at AVA London on Friday 16th March, we caught up with Dark Sky to...
The main room sound of Porter Robinson
Only 20-years-old and already a dance music star, with Top 10 chart hits in the UK, a residency in Las Vegas and US wide tours under his belt, Porter Robinson is the new face of the hugely popular big room electro house sound. But as it turns out, he spurns fame, cringes at the acronym EDM, and draws inspiration from musique concrete to Daft Punk. DJ Mag has a pint with him in a grimy North London boozer to learn more...
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Across the UK, there's a bubbling scene of young producers and DJs, re-shaping garage for a new generation of ravers. DJ Mag speaks to some...
Ed Rush & Optical are still big in the game. They may have gone through fatherhood and other projects individually, but when they come together...
Spend any amount of time with Ed Rush, be it five minutes or five hours, and he won’t stop talking — and not for one...
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Nottingham's rich musical heritage has always had a raw edge, from punk rock to acid and rap. That spirit lives on in a new generation...
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From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers
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Over the past two decades, West London DJ and producer T.Williams has worn many hats, from his roots in grime and jungle through to spells in garage and soulful melodic house. His recently released debut album, ‘Raves Of Future Past’, finds him freed from all limitations, and pays tribute to this wide-ranging career. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to him about writing songs versus bangers, the freedom of expression of the early 2000s era, and how he made his classic track ‘Heartbeat’ with Terri Walker
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Throughout the pandemic, grassroots activists and nightlife representatives have worked tirelessly to create a more sustainable, accessible and protected environment for dance music. DJ Mag...
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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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It's been 10 years since seminal club The End closed its doors for the last time. We speak to the family members, close team, and...
2019 was a year in which deeply personal and boldly political music ruled the long-player format. Below, you'll find the 50 albums that defined the...
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
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When the pandemic hit, Hyperdub-signed Canadian musician and vocalist Jessy Lanza packed up and moved to the sunny West Coast, where she began a...
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Best Of British powered by Relentless Energy Drink is our chance to shine a spotlight on the homegrown stars who fill the pages of our...
BEST DJ: ANDY C
The drum & bass don has scooped the Best DJ gong for the second time in this year’s vote...
“It’s the...