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The fight to preserve Ukraine’s electronic music culture in a time of war

Amidst the horrors of russia's war on Ukraine, local DJs, producers and music professionals have had their lives ripped apart, but many have passionately continued their work at home and abroad, using their experience to provide funds and direct aid to causes on the ground. Here, Tanya Voytko talks to artists from across the country about their personal experiences over the past six months, and to learn how they’re striving to preserve and promote their rich and diverse electronic music culture

I started writing this article on 22nd June, the day of remembrance for the victims of World War II in Ukraine. At dawn on that...

Having trained as a classical pianist as a child in Turkey, before becoming a successful techno artist in Berlin, Nene H has been on a...

Akala's Natives: Race And Class In The Ruins Of Empire is a fiercely honest appraisal of growing up poor and mixed race in broken Britain...

MC Akala, the stone cold power-fisted slayer of Charlie Sloth’s Fire In The Booth freestyle session, can also take down any quasi-righteous, over-privileged member of...

With one of the biggest house hits of 2014 under his belt and a growing DJ rep, Patrick Topping is the latest Hot Creations crew...

“Meet me at the club,” urges the male vocal on Green Velvet & Patrick Topping’s ‘Voicemail’, the still-hot tech house update of the 2000-released original...

Japan is producing some of the world’s most vital techno, though its roots go way back to the late 1970s. We talk to some of...

Since the end of World War II, Western culture has loomed large over everyday life in Japan. The decades since have brought about a wide...

In DJ Mag's April music columns, Joe Roberts, Carl Loben, Shiba Melissa Mazaza and Layla Marino spotlight topical sounds from around the world

Joe Roberts asks, will the resurgence of rave provide the soundtrack to a post-COVID summer of love?“It looks like old skool raves will be the...

Jaye Ward, Honey Dijon, JD Samson, Mandidextrous and DJ Sprinkles talk gender identity, safe spaces, privilege and the power of the internet...

Words: JOE ROBERTS // Pics: JEF McMAHAN, COMATONSE RECORDINGS

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“Trans is so hot right now,” chuckles Jaye Ward, the Hackney-based DJ whose lineage of...

After a close encounter in a techno-themed Death Star, Richard Norris and Martin Dubka’s project Circle Sky was born...

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PICS: Richard Stow

Duos are nothing new to Richard Norris. As one half of the hugely successful ’90s act The Grid, he...

You cannot beat a classic! Especially if played by a live orchestra...

It’s music that stirs the soul, brings a lump to the throat and a tremble to even the stiffest upper lip. For a whole generation...

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...

There’s nothing quite like an Eris Drew DJ set. To see her play is to watch a true expert at work; her technical prowess is...

Recognise: Ploy

Ploy demonstrates his percussive, pulse-racing and sub-bass-shaking sound for the Recognise mix series, and speaks to Katie Thomas about gradually finding his groove on imprints like L.I.E.S, Hessle Audio and Timedance, and his new label and party, Deaf Test

In February 2020, Ploy shared a bill with Batu and Loraine James, celebrating five years of Batu’s label, Timedance. Playing the closing hours of the...

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DJ Mag caught up with this inspirational figure at the end of another great year...

“I hear things in pieces.” 
Kerri Chandler is on the phone in his studio, talking about how he processes music after thirty-plus years in the...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From haunting experimental sound design and rare funk to lush drum &...

We sat down with Groove Armada's Andy Cato...

Groove Armada's Andy Cato looks back on the life behind his new 'Times & Places' album for R&S' Apollo imprint — a musical travelogue of his time touring the globe...