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The Prodigy have defined a movement, a generation. Their new album is out today
“I think we should be a British institution. Everyone goes on about all of these other people from the '90s like Blur and Oasis, but...
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“There are no rules,’ says Brighton genre manipulator Etch as he tells DJ Mag about his debut album, 'Ups & Downs' on Sneaker Social Club...
There are plenty of artists who proclaim the influence of hardcore, but there are very few whose birth was possibly induced by it. “She used...
Ralph Lawson's Leeds house music institution 2020 Vision celebrates 20 momentous years...
Leeds house music institution 2020 Vision celebrates 20 momentous years in 2014. Here, label boss Ralph Lawson remembers two decades of one of the UK's...
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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...
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Sónar Festival founder Enric Palau looks back at the event’s first quarter of a century with DJ Mag’s Sónar veteran Ben Osborne...
From 17th from 20th July, Sónar, one of the world’s leading festivals of electronic music, art and technological innovation, will return to Barcelona for its 25th year, and...
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The state of the environment has never been worse, but could
dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if...
From South East Asia to the Western US, North to South Africa, people can’t get enough of synths and syncopated rhythms. Electronic beats are officially...
Despite some health problems, MC Fats is about to release his brilliant debut album.
Few vocalists within drum & bass command the respect of MC Fats. His wicked reggae soundsystem toasting style has been livening up DJ sets for...
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Seoul’s Closet Yi records a cosmic mix of propulsive prog house, dreamstate techno and electro for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Eoin Murray...
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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Releasing both hidden gems from the old school and essential new-gen bangers, Deep Jungle has secured a reputation for buy-on-sight junglism. Alongside a mix representing the past, present and future of its catalogue, founder Harmony shares the secret of the label’s success with Ben Hindle
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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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Berlin’s Cinthie is responsible for some of the most sought-after deep house records of the moment. In between her hectic schedule of label management, running...
Let’s put things into perspective — a lot can happen in 12 months. Try launching a new label, a vinyl store and building a new...
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Before headlining international festivals with his immense live techno sets, Reinier Zonneveld cut his teeth on the Dutch underground rave circuit. Megan Venzin catches up with the artist to learn about his approach to performance, and why his fans can always expect the unexpected
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With its grimy cyberpunk aesthetic, Berlin label Mechatronica's innovative electro releases have found fans in the likes of DJ Stingray 313 and Helena Hauff. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, co-founder Casper Mejlholm tells Ben Murphy how experimentation and rule-breaking are at the heart of its success
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The Black Madonna is the real deal. Raised in Kentucky but born in the DJ booth of Chicago's Smartbar, she's unleashed the true spirit of...
It’s a Sunday in 2015 on the third day of UK festival Field Maneuvers, a back to basics ‘dirty little rave’ held in a eld just...