In July 2018, DJ Mag published a feature on why streaming in the booth will change DJing forever. It included this: “It’s an open secret...
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A lack of data, information, and will has left electronic music producers lagging way behind their commercial counterparts. DJ Mag outlines how that happened, how...
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An accomplished jazz musician, Timmy Trumpet made the switch to electronic music some years ago and has quickly become one of the world’s biggest DJs, famed for his ecstatic energy, collaborative mindset and improvised trumpeting on stage. DJ Mag speaks to Timmy — and his wife Anett — about his journey so far
Luke Solomon’s quirky house sound is as British as buttered toast, and equally tasty.
“I never latch on to one particular trend when it comes to music,” says Luke Solomon. We’re talking about the New Jersey house revival currently pumping energy bubbles into the British underground house scene. And the reason we’re talking about it is because old school New Jersey house, says Luke, is something he loved and lived through the first time round.
We catch up with the inlfuential post-punk icon
AFTER his post-punk Pop Group project, madcap genius Mark Stewart started working with dub warrior Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound) on his groundbreaking, influential ‘Learning To Cope With Cowardice’ album. Released in 1982 and shot through with experimental dub and polemic, he then got into early hip-hop for his following three albums
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Amsterdam Dance Event returned earlier this month, with the world’s biggest electronic music conference delivering its usual, unrelenting whirlwind of parties, panels and so much more. Here’s a handful of highlights from DJ Mag’s week at ADE 2023
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"Will they, won’t they" has very much been the UK vibe for the past few months. Fear not, though, socio-political unrest notwithstanding, there are still...
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Out of club music’s modern-day practitioners, few go deeper than Francis Harris and Anthony Collins. Producing under the Frank & Tony banner, working in the grand tradition of the sound’s pioneers, the duo has just released ‘Ethos’, their first long-player since 2014’s ‘You Go Girl’. Here, they speak to Bruce Tantum about their creative partnership, the uniting power of the house groove, and melancholic beauty of everyday life
We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to top this month. From tough techno and sun baked house to icy UK rap, breaks and...
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Hunee is the fearless DJ with super-eclectic taste. As happy dropping disco, African rarities, vintage Italo, boogie or up-to-the-minute electro, he’s refused to compromise on...
It’s mid-summer 2016 and Jeremy Underground is spinning on the main stage at Farr Festival in Bygrave Woods. High above the packed crowd in front...
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These are the top 30 UK club events in October 2017, so forget about nuclear war for a second... London sees Fabric pull together a...
DJ Mag reflects on the legendary singer's impact on dance music...
George Michael, who passed away at the tail end of last year, started off in the clubs before making it big with Wham! As a...
Korg unleash the KAOSS DJ controller beast on an unsuspecting public...
Korg is a name best known for producing some of the best synthesisers that have ever been made. Almost every producer who grew up in...
Andy C explains how he's always kept the faith with drum & bass...
“When you’re drum & bass, you really are — you get it, and there’s nothing else like it. You can’t get assimilated into 4/4...
Raw beats and sub-low rumbles mixed with sugary melodies are DJ Q's calling card.
Ten years ago, DJ Q released his first 12”, 'Love Like This'. The track was a bassline stomper, a grimy slab of sub-low and brutal...