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Throughout the ’90s, the DiY Sound System put on countless free events, ran a recording studio and two record labels, and took their hedonistic parties around the world. Here, Harold Heath speaks to co-founder Harry Harrison about his new book, Dreaming in Yellow: The Story of the DiY Sound System, and the collective's trailblazing legacy in the free party movement

The origins of DiY Sound System date back to a mid-‘80s England that was a very different place to how it is in 2022. In...

The mammoth event is spread over two weekends, with city concerts in between and a beach party grand finale

Barcelona's Primavera Sound has shared the full line-up for its 2022 festival.

Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Honey Dijon and recent DJ Mag cover star India Jordan...

TikTok launches music distribution platform, Sound On, with most royalties going to artists

Artists will also pay no fees, and have access to promotional tools and professional support 

TikTok is launching a music distribution platform, Sound On, with the promise of giving 100% of royalties directly to artists for their first year, and...

Audio-visual artists have always played a vital role in shaping the distinctive aesthetic identity of electronic music. In the evolution of analogue slide projectors to...

@smithandlyallAdam Smith & Marcus Lyall are the London based creative duo behind The Chemical Brothers’ live shows and music videos, combining digital methods with real-life...

The popular Deckard's Dream synth comes to Eurorack with a new Deckard's Voice module...

Deckard's Voice is a new CS80 synth clone for Eurorack that costs €799. Based on the popular Deckard's Dream synth that clones the legendary Yamaha...

Vintage '90s images taken from old free party events

In the summer of 1989, DiY collective — one of the first house sound systems in the UK — emerged onto the rave scene. In this excerpt taken from founding member Harry Harrison's book, Dreaming in Yellow, he discusses DiY's role within that movement, and the importance of free parties during the '90s rave scene

Much has been written and debated over the years about just why the concept of a ‘free’ party was so important. Much more than simply...

This evergreen breakbeat hardcore missive influenced the likes of The Prodigy and the whole of the early UK rave scene. Ben Murphy charts its story...

“I saw that record go from street level and get bigger and bigger, and there was no video for it, no promotion, nothing,” says Renegade Soundwave’s Danny...

With vocals by Sinead Harnett.

Grime’s been enjoying a resurgence as of late in the mainstream, with Skepta and Stormzy topping charts and 1Xtra putting on a grime symphony at...

Düsseldorf is a city steeped with a history of artists and clubs that have existed on the bleeding edge of alternative music – from Kraftwerk...

It’s 3am in the morning at a packed out Salon des Amateurs, and Vladmir Ivkovic is playing b2b with Toulouse Low Trax. The Belgrade-born DJ...

DJ Mag catches up with three of UK rap and drill’s most active and influential engineers — Manon Grandjean, Dukus and Sean D — to...

The numbers don’t lie; UK rap and drill sits at the head of the top table of British popular music. Dave’s latest, ‘We’re All Alone...

New vinyl-CD hybrid format is "the pinnacle of recorded sound", says founder T Bone Burnett

Burnett has described it as the "first breakthrough in analog sound reproduction in more than 70 years"

US music producer and guitarist T Bone Burnett is developing a new physical audio format, which he's calling 'Iconic Originals'. The ultra high-fidelity format, said...

100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Feminist Coalition, “an organization fighting against injustice through peaceful protests, fundraising, and social media organization”

Lagos skate crew/store, WAFFLESNCREAM, have unveiled a new t-shirt design in partnership with figures from the local creative community, with proceeds set to go toward...

Four Tet, aka KH, releases 3LW-sampling 'Looking At Your Pager' on Ministry of Sound: Listen

The much-anticipated release of Kieran Hebden's latest club smash is finally here

Four Tet has released a new track under his KH alias. Check it out below. Out today, the release of 'Looking At Your Pager' was...

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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

Ciel, Felicita, Helix and more have contributed tracks

A new compilation titled 'Home Fitness​/​家庭保健' is raising money for medical workers in the areas hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China.

The 19-track...