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Tali by Jamie Lees

Tali was the first female drum & bass MC to feature on DJ Mag’s cover in 2004, coinciding with the release of her debut album ‘Lyric On My Lip’ on Full Cycle. Nearly 18 years on from that trailblazing release, Jake Hirst connects with the artist to discuss her self-produced eighth studio album, ‘Future Dwellers’, and the journey of self-worth that lead to it

“I was so busy and stressed back then, but I was having the time of my life,” Tali says, sitting back in her chair with...

DRS performing live

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...

The Frenchman's inspiring new release on Kompakt comes straight from the heart...

Laurent Garnier comes bearing gifts. For over 30 years, he has supplied the electronic music scene with glittering gems; from fleeting moments of transcendence at...

Featuring Aly & Fila, London Electricity, Matador & Alok

This year’s Top 100 Clubs results, powered by Miller Genuine Draft, demonstrated the love and support for our international nightclub scene.  More than 600,000...

We speak to the Dutch techno enigma about why the decided to expand his DJ set into full-on live performance.    Why was it important...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Over the next few weeks we’ll be profiling the Miller SoundClash finalists; getting to know the DJs who will be flying to Las Vegas...

Photographer shares 10 favorite moments from over the years

The art of capturing moments is one that develops over time. For some photographers, however, attaining a coveted, distinct action shot at a showcase comes...

The young Spanish DJ on Ibiza, wakeboarding and not copying Justin Bieber's hair

There's keen, and then there's Danny Avila. Still just a fresh faced 17-years-old, he actually started his journey into clubland aged 12 thanks to...

We catch up with SW London based producer Cyantific and have a chat!

South West London based DJ and producer Cyantific aka Jon Stanley has kicked started 2012 with a string of high pressure releases including one on...

A catch up with the garage don

Even though you've been producing remixes consistently for many people you've been under the radar for a while. Is the new single 'Gotta Have It'...

Press shot of ODESZA

During a long stint at home, ODESZA revisited their past to better understand how they arrived at the present. DJ Mag chatted with the Seattle-based duo to learn about the profound discoveries they made and the implications for their art, which they chronicle in their forthcoming studio album, ‘The Last Goodbye’

Every human on Earth possesses a history. The version of you who lived yesterday informed the one who breathes today, and the one to emerge...

During the early part of the pandemic, DJ and producer ZHU went on a road trip with his bandmates, recording his new album in remote...

Steven Zhu can’t sit still for long. It’s a characteristic that has always served the artist, better known simply as ZHU, quite well. Since he...

Picture of Arielle Free wearing sunglasses and a stripey top

DJ Mag Ibiza catches up with Arielle Free to discuss her debut residency on the White Isle, and her perfect weekend on the island

BBC Radio 1 DJ Arielle Free has stepped up to the main stage this summer with her first ever island residency at David Guetta’s Future...

To mark the release of his new LP 'Will' on Smalltown Supersound, DJ Mag catches up with UK producer Matt Karmil to talk ambience, influence...

Music has been saving Matt Karmil’s life since he was a child. Spending much of his early adolescence debilitated by illness – which would later...

history-of-bassline

From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers

A quarter of a century ago, a record slipped out on Rumour Records that would change the course of UK dance music history. Created by...