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Founded by Bristol DJ/producer Yushh in 2019, Pressure Dome’s focus on emerging talent and varied compilations has made it a key force in pushing UK club music to new heights. Here, alongside a mix from its catalogue, Oli Warwick learns more

A fresh spin on a beloved sound, a pool of slept-on talent, a sharp aesthetic — there are plenty of magic ingredients that make a...

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DRS: the MC who fell to earth

With a career spanning 30 years, more than 400 tracks to his name and a history hosting the biggest stages, DRS recently embarked on a new, ground-breaking chapter with his headline live show tour: The Man Who Fell To Earth. Jake Hirst hears the story behind a project representing something much greater than music for DRS

A Thursday night drum & bass gig in Bristol is standard these days, considering its reputation as a home for d&b. But this event is...

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DJ Mag's top 50 tracks of 2019

2019 saw dancefloors embracing fast, syncopated and experimental rhythms, with jungle breaks and sounds from the Global South invigorating DJs and producers across the genre...

Dancefloor trends come and go. Familiar genre tropes, motifs and tempos reinstate themselves as dominant themes in clubs and festivals big and small, while inventive...

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Recognise: Rhyw

Fever AM co-founder Rhyw steps up for the Recognise mix series, and chats to Eoin Murray about his forthcoming release, his childhood obsession with The Prodigy and the all-important element of surprise in his hallucinatory club music

Rhyw wants to surprise you. In his catalogue of warped, oddball techno, linear beats are twisted into unpredictable shapes. The Welsh-Greek DJ and producer –...

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How Renegade's 'Terrorist' created a blueprint for jungle

Producing under the alias Renegade, Ray Keith delivered an instant classic in 1994's ‘Terrorist’, one of the most recognisable jungle tunes of all time. Its thumping chopped...

“It's so far ahead of its time that you can play that in the dance now and people still go crazy," says junglist, innovator, DJ...

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Massive Attack announce full line-up for climate action accelerator concert

The Bristol group will be joined by Killer Mike, Lankum and others for the August event

Massive Attack have confirmed the full supporting line-up for their upcoming climate action accelerator event. The event, which was first announced late last year, will...

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Eliza Rose announces ‘Business As Usual’ EP, shares title track with MJ Cole: Listen

The single is accompanied by a Jeanie Crystal-directed video, which is described as a "visual universe of retro futurism meets Afrofuturism"

Eliza Rose is due to release a new EP, featuring a collaborative track with MJ Cole. Out on 24th April via Rosebud Recordings/One House, the...

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Armin van Buuren and Gryffin share new trance single, 'What Took You So Long': Listen

It marks the debut collaboration between the two artists

Armin van Buuren has teamed up with US producer and DJ Gryffin for a new single, 'What Took You So Long'. Marking the two artists'...

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Jeff Mills’ new album is a “cosmic opera” about a journey to a black hole

The new multidisciplinary project is described as “Broadway stuck in an elevator with NASA and Marvel Comics”

Jeff Mills has unveiled that his new album, ‘The Trip – Enter The Black Hole’, will be accompanied by a cosmic-themed immersive A/V show. The...

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Exhibition championing Black and LGBTQI+ creatives in dance music curated by SHERELLE and fynn studio

The London music force and art curation collective present an audiovisual installation — featuring Nia Archives, Loraine James, Roska and more — at 180 The Strand next month

London art curation collective fynn studio and SHERELLE are putting on an exhibition that celebrates Black and LGBTQI+ artists, activists and creatives. The audiovisual installation...

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Palestinian DJ Nour launches Kickstarter for Refugee Chronicles Nakba Interactive Map Project

The videographer wants to preserve the histories of the Nakba of 1948 refugees: “As the last generation of Nakba survivors, my mission is to keep their stories alive”

Palestinian DJ and videographer Nour is documenting the stories of refugees of the Nakba of 1948 and fundraising to build an interactive archival website to...

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New book explores the impact of synths and new music tech on R&B

Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths explores work by Prince, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and more

A new book, set to be published in February, will explore the impact that synths and various forms of music technology had on the development...

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Joyce Sims, R&B singer-songwriter, dies, aged 63

The New York artist was best known for her 1987 hit single, 'Come Into My Life'

American R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims has died, aged 63. The artist, who hailed from Rochester in New York, was best known for her hit single...

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I.JORDAN drops new double single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’, on Ninja Tune: Listen

It’s the first in a series of two-trackers to come from the artist in the coming months

I.JORDAN has released a new double single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’ on Ninja Tune. Listen to both tracks below. It marks the DJ...

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Premiere: Alexis ‘ethereal skies’

London DJ and producer Alexis serves up a “groovy and glitchy slow burner” for femme culture’s ‘HeForShe Vol.4’ compilation

London-based DIY collective and label femme culture will release their new charity compilation, ‘HeForShe Vol.4’, in aid of UN Women, this month. Hear London DJ...