Every drill scene has its transcendent track; one so potent that it blasts hyper-localised sounds out towards national and international listeners. ‘Don’t Like’, ‘Let’s Lurk’...
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Ireland’s drill scene has been blowing up since 2018, with homegrown rappers and producers putting their own spin on the world-conquering sound. Robert Kazandjian speaks...
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Using data from Top 100 DJs voters and house/techno Beatport purchases, we present the Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020
We meet futurist techno maestro Richie Hawtin for our ADE issue...
Electronic music’s explosion owes a great deal to futurist techno maestro Richie Hawtin. Not only has he made and played some of the most forward-thinking...
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Due to some technical issues with the site and also the fact that Miami quietened down hugely after week one of ultra finished - you...
Hacienda legends back together
Jon Da Silva is one of the original free-spirited Balearic DJs, and also a resident DJ at the infamous Hacienda club in Manchester in the...
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It’s an exciting time to be both a new and old fan of African music, but how does it feel for African artists raised and working in the diaspora? As producers and consumers, these artists have a unique vantage point on this cultural shift. Jessica Kariisa speaks to Nazar, Hagan, Juba and Chief Boima and asks: what does music from “back home” mean today?
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Acid duo Paranoid London new album boasts a beefier sound than ever, and a host of new collaborators. Here, Joe Roberts meets them and learns how a chance meeting, faster tempos and the politics of the moment have shaped their new approach
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Since its inception in 2016, Dublin Digital Radio has become a vital community outlet for many Irish DJs and producers, and has been of added...
Tiga, DJ Hell, Soulwax, Boy George and Danny Howells on David Bowie's influence on electronic music
David Bowie's back with a new album at the age of 66 — and he's never been more inspirational. A musical and cultural icon, it's his immense influence on dance and electronic music that's been his greatest contribution. DJ Mag talks to some of the biggest Bowie fans in dance and pop to find out why
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Ben Cardew looks back at how Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez’s rapturous 1997 homage to their musical roots
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One of the world’s most respected clubs, Berlin’s Tresor, has been at the forefront of underground dance music for three decades. Led by Dimitri Hegemann...
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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Two generations of Black women speak about their experiences in dance music
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Unorthodox Events and Queer Rave are two club-nights that are creating new spaces for LGBTQ+ people in the drum & bass/jungle scene. Jack Ramage speaks...
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As likely to play South African hip-hop as she is Congolese rumba, Egyptian jazz or Brazilian boogie, Gauteng-born, Manchester-based SNO is spreading the word about music often overlooked by the Western industry. Alongside her genre-spanning Recognise mix, she speaks to Kamila Rymajdo about familial influence, her chance start in DJing and sharing the music she loves