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Drum & bass for the NHS!
A 24-hour online jungle and drum & bass rave is happening this weekend to raise money for the NHS.
British d&b act The Prototypes will...
DJ/producer Mark Rae is one of the UK's finest beatsmiths.
Known for his seminal albums 'Northern Sulphuric Soul' and 'Sleepwalking' as part of Manchester downtempo duo Rae and Christian, he's also cut several solo albums...
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How Nicolette's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’ mapped the future of electronic songwriting
On 1996's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’, Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Nicolette worked alongside 4Hero’s Dego, Plaid, Alec Empire and Felix to create an album that mixed jungle, trip-hop, industrial techno and avant-pop into a singular work full of sharp, incisive lyricism. Ben Cardew explores the legacy of the album, and its vision for the future of electronic music
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A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time
Including interviews with Laurent Garnier and Mark Reeder...
Electronic Beats has uncovered a long-forgotten documentary which goes behind the scenes of Berlin’s legendary early '90s trance scene.
Featuring interviews with fresh-faced selectors including...
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Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story
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The DJ addressed the recent wave of illegal parties in the UK
Carl Cox has said that Illegal raves during pandemic are “not the answer”.
The techno DJ recently spoke in an interview with Sky News about...
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FLASHBACK celebrates the legendary acid house raves of the late '80s and early '90s
A new online archive will celebrate Blackburn’s acid house rave scene of the late '80s / early '90s.
FLASHBACK is a new online archive comprising...
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Deal or no deal...
This Saturday, numerous DJs — including Artwork, Horse Meat Disco and Gideön — will be performing on a mobile soundsystem to protest against Brexit.
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Former NSA analyst has recorded a monologue for Jarre’s new album...
Jean Michel Jarre has recorded a techno track alongside controversial former NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden for Jarre’s forthcoming album ‘Electronica Volume II: The Heart Of...
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A friend shared the news on Friday
Legendary Chicago promoter and Medusa's club founder, Dave Shelton, has died.
Dave "Medusa" Shelton has died of natural causes, aged 64. The news was announced...
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A Darker Electricity is out next year through Velocity Press
Colorado and their hometown Philadelphia...
Mad Decent Block Party is celebrating the 10th anniversary this summer, but maybe not in the way you’d expect.
The 2017 edition of the touring...
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The artist's first release for the label since 2017 features vocoliast Ruth Brown and Marcus Damon
Cooly G has announced her return to Hyperdub with the 'Save Me' EP. You can hear the lead track, 'We Can Find Love Too', below. ...
Los Angeles’ chief purveyor of melancholic electronics selects personal favourites and inspirational cuts...
Four years on from his ‘Dark Red’ album and LA producer Henry Laufer’s solo work is as luscious and melancholic as ever. Released back in March...