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Liverpool's Chibuku has been mixing it up for a whole decade now. DJmag looks back...

LEGENDARY is a word that gets bandied about so lazily that it's just about lost all meaning, but in the case of Liverpool's Chibuku —...

Dirty South sits still long enough to dissect his magnum opus, an album-turned-movie, ‘With You.’

It’s no coincidence Dirty South’s savagely popular 2010 debut record shared the same name as his label, “Phazing.” The 35-year-old’s propensity for making bold changes...

Effy Mai in the woods

Norwich-based DJ and Gonzo's Two Room resident Effy Mai drops a decades-spanning mix of electro, chuggy bangers and abstract club tracks for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Amy Fielding about Gonzo's' sense of community, early gig nightmares and her first set of Technic 1210s

Earlier this year, DJ Mag spent some time in Norwich at Gonzo’s Two Room: a 200-capacity venue reigniting club culture on the UK’s east coast...

Rooted in the isolation and unpredictability of lockdown life, Loraine James' new album on Hyperdub, ‘Reflection’, sees her consider the political and social upheaval that...

As 2019 drew to a close, Loraine James found herself at a crossroads. Buoyed by the success of her breakthrough album for Hyperdub, ‘For You...

As Porter Robinson prepares for his first-ever EDM-free tour, in support of his debut album ‘Worlds,’ the 22-year-old reveals the bold risks he took to...

Post adolescence angst. That stretch of time in your early '20s spent agonizing over your place in the world. Suddenly stripped of the protective safety...

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Techno’s vanguard opens up about his legacy as it comes full circle in the summer of 2015

Words: SARAH POLONSKY  Portrait Pic: Courtesy of Cocoon Live Pics: ANDREW RAUNER 

This man could be a double secret agent. It is...

From: Strasbourg

For fans of: Alix Perez, QZB, Icicle

Key tunes: Skylark feat. LaMeduza ‘The Chase’, ‘Space Walk’, Skylark, Grey Code & Ewol ‘Daydreaming’

Pinching apples from a farmer’s tree, ringing a doorbell then running away, putting cling-film on a toilet; these are typical traits of your common skylarker...

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Wax Wings steps up with an hour of deep, dark and soulful techno. We catch up with HE.SHE.THEY resident and UK deep house outlier to...

Wax Wings has had quite the year. Having closed off 2017 with the dark and anthemic ‘Gravedance’ EP, the Brazilian-British DJ/producer – real name Joseph...

FROM: Porto, Portugal

FOR FANS OF: Donna Leake, Gilles Peterson, Floating Points

“This year’s been crazy and hectic but good too,” smiles Mafalda. “I’m happy.” And she should be: the London- based, Portuguese DJ has truly gone...

The producer was asked in an interview about how the news of Avicii's death in April had affected him...

Steve Angello has spoken about the pressures of touring and the effects it can have on even the most successful artist’s mental health.

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We catch up with "The First Lady Of Detroit", K-HAND, as she delivers 75-minutes of dancefloor toughness with a feast of agile, harsh techno and...

K-HAND is one of Detroit’s true legends. For close to three decades, the Motor City native has stood as an oft-unsung champion of the sounds...