Listen to a lot of older techno today and it sounds rather restrained. Brilliant, yes, and futuristic too, yet largely soft and melodic compared to...
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One of the most innovative, groundbreaking producers in electronic music, Squarepusher pushed the jazz/jungle fusion envelope into outer space in the mid-'90s with his 'Squarepusher...
It could have been his junglist garage pastiche ‘My Red Hot Car’. Or it could have been the burning 303 d&b of ‘Vic Acid’. In...
DJ Mag takes a look at legendary cosmic jazz adventurer Sun Ra
A HUNDRED years ago a man named Herman Poole Blount was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Although he would have disputed that, for not only did...
Having just cooked up his fourth studio album, ‘Abaporu,’ we get a choice serving of the man behind the music...
“We choose to go. We choose to stay. We stick together. We vote. We can stand, we can fight, or we can go.” A speech...
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.
Laurent discusses his free mix CD
He's mixed this month's storming SW4 covermount mix, packed with fresh French artists, ahead of an appearance at the festival. Fired up by his country's dance renaissance, he talks to us about that and loads more...
The centre of the clubbing universe, for such a little minx Ibiza certainly packs a lot of entertainment into its 571 square kilometers. Clubs, cave...
1. You can't leave Ibiza without losing your marbles at least once in Space and there's no better time or place than with We Love...
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Released on Tresor in 1992, Jeff Mills' debut LP ‘Waveform Transmission Vol. 1’ is a record that stands for repetition and filth, forged from wrought steel and imbued with scuffed-up funk. Here, 30 years after its release, Ben Cardew takes a deep dive into the sound, origins and legacy of an album that birthed a new breed of techno
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Joining the dots between sounds from the UK, Ghana, South America and beyond, Mina makes tracks driven by a spirit of collaboration, demonstrated in her...
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Having trained as a classical pianist as a child in Turkey, before becoming a successful techno artist in Berlin, Nene H has been on a...
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Raves and Riots is an exhibition of Vinca Petersen’s work, currently showing at the Edel Assanti gallery in central London. Bringing together a collection of...
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Green Valley in Brazil experienced a double disaster last year. First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the venue itself was destroyed in June by a...
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In DJ Mag's March artist charts, four DJs select their top 10 tracks of the month, spanning moody jungle, '90s acid, classic reggae and dubby...
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Ibiza Past is the Instagram account we all need in 2020
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The Magic City has a long history of homegrown styles that demand attention. Chief amongst these is Miami bass: a rough and tough blend of electro, hip-hop...
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As a show of solidarity to support the artists and labels impacted through the global pandemic, we are launching a weekly roundup of the most...