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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...

Photo of Dirty K next to the packshots of releases chosen in his Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Dirty K charts a history of ‘90s and early ‘00s East Asian rave music in ten tracks

The hyperactive tracks on Chinese producer Dirty K’s ‘Myogi 妙義’ EP serve a dual purpose. Released via Eastern Margins – a London-based label dedicated to...

It’s true that house music would still exist if Marshall Jefferson hadn’t been around to guide it — but it’s equally correct to say that without Jefferson...

Memories fade over time, and what memories remain become more and more shaded by personal experiences and personal interests. That helps to explain, in part...

DJ Mag hits Zrće Beach for five days in house and techno paradise...

Sonus Festival returned for its fourth edition on Zrće Beach on Croatia’s Pag Island this year, for five days of music that features some of...

Here, we outline some of the best beaches in Ibiza...

North/East
Aguas Blancas

Ibiza’s famous liberal spirit is well-represented on Aguas Blancas, a nudist beach that’s also rightly revered as being one of the island’s...

These are our top 5 club nights in June...

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FIELD DAY, VICTORIA PARK, LONDON
Saturday 6th June
Caribou, Daniel Avery b2b Andrew Weatherall, Clark (live), Floating Points, Ghost Culture, Hudson Mohawke (live)...

Boy George plays us his most inspiring records

Normally Boy George has an obvious template when writing a record, something’s troubling him, someone’s upset him or he’s got a broken heart. But this time round with his forthcoming album, ‘This Is What I Do’, he’s in a good place

Ex-Bizarre Inc dudes pick their seven

Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith are Chicken Lips, pictured here in their cartoon guise; they were also the dudes formerly known as Bizarre Inc

Top 100 DJs key visual

Voting is open now until 23:59 BST on 14th September

Voting in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll is now open. You can cast your votes at vote.djmag.com. Since its launch in 1993,Top 100 DJs...

Daft Punk is dead, long live Daft Punk: the limits of a brand beyond the band

Daft Punk split up three years ago, but thanks to a near-constant stream of archival video releases, album reissues, merch drops and more, the robots feel more present than ever. But what are the limits to one of dance music's most iconic acts' prolific post-split existence? Will it start to wear thin? And what does it all say about the brand-focused and content-driven ecosystem we find ourselves in today? Ben Cardew dives in

Daft Punk died twice. On 9th September 1999, according to legend, a studio accident killed off the real-life Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, leaving...

12 emerging artists you need to hear: October 2022

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From soulful house and hammering techno to electropop, bass and beyond, here's October 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

The sound palette of London-based producer Tom Jarmey transcends several genres. Jungle, ambient, techno and cinematic soundscapes snake through his releases on Holding Hands, Dansu...

How X-Press 2’s ‘Lazy’

Released in 2002, a dream collaboration between UK house heroes X-Press 2 and Talking Heads' David Byrne, ‘Lazy’ lit up clubs and the pop charts alike. Here, Dave Jenkins talks to the group’s Ashley Beedle, Rocky and Diesel about how the track transcended generations and genres to become a timeless hit

“Who even writes a bloody dance tune called ‘Lazy’?” laughs Ashley Beedle. Fellow X-Press 2 founders Rocky and Diesel chime in with the chuckles, as...

Ibibio Sound Machine

London’s Ibibio Sound Machine are back with their fourth album ‘Electricity’. Produced by Hot Chip, the release is more electronic than ever, but retains their classic Afro funk energy. Ben Murphy speaks to vocalist and songwriter Eno Williams and co-founder/saxophonist Max Grunhard about expanding their sound, mixing English and Ibibio lyrics, and the endless joys of playing live

"We started a lot of the songs not knowing what was happening, not knowing where the world was really going,” Eno Williams says, talking about...

After a devastating accident, musician Dax Pierson spent years rehabilitating himself, and working towards a hyper-personal sound. With his latest album, ‘Nerve Bumps (A Queer...

Deep in the manzanita-studded woodlands of Northern California, there’s a scenic resort where gold miners once bathed in restorative mineral springs, and queer hippies sought...

From the underground mixtape beatmakers, to those crossing over into the rap mainstream and drill scenes at home and abroad, Colin Gannon asks — who...

Like dance music, rap has a tendency to splinter into specialised subgenres. Back in 2012, Chicago producers Young Chop, DJ L and Smylez began warping...