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Coxy teams with old pal MC Magika for historical reunion special

Carl Cox is teaming up with his old buddy MC Magika for a special reunion set in Birmingham in a few weeks time.

Carl will...

We asked Afro-funk avatar Sinkane to share his deep knowledge of African music

Signed to City Slang and DFA Records, influenced by everything from indie, krautrock and folk to psychedelic funk, electronica and reggae, Ahmed Gallab is that...

Dead Prez give us a free remix from M1's side project, AP2P + M1 interview

AP2P (All Power to the People) is the collaboration between M1-Dead Prez and Italian producer Bonnot. Like Dead Prez, AP2P specialize in socially conscious hip-hop...

<p>Not quite the new Ibiza, Croatia just keeps on comin'...</p>

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Hideout WHEN? Monday 30th June – Thursday 3rd July WHERE? Zrce Beach, Island of Pag HOW MUCH...

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Manchester duo Rae & Christian spearheaded the soul/funk-hop scene of the late '90s. Their Grand Central label released great music by Aim (including chill-out classic ‘Cold Water Music’), Riton, Boca 45 and more, not to mention their own superb two albums. 
‘Northern Sulphuric Soul’ — their fantastic debut opus of sunshine soul grooves and dope beats, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize — and follow-up ‘Sleepwalking’ in 2002 featured guests such as Bobby Womack, Jeru the Damaja, The Pharcyde and the Jungle Brothers.

One of Germany's best-loved DJs

Tini Günter, better known by her stage name, tINI, is one of Germany's best-loved DJs. A well-established member of Loco Dice's Desolat family, she's been a lynchpin of the label's much renowned showcases — as well as their affiliated Artist Alife agency — for nigh on five years. A DJ of considerable repute, she's also a dab hand in the studio, as her 2011 long-player, 'Tessa', aptly demonstrated.

Bass icon plays ten inspiring records

Drew Lustman, aka FaltyDL, grew up in Connecticut and after flunking out of college by doing too many drugs, was lucky enough to have his early music signed by Mike Paradinas, aka µ-Ziq, for Planet Mu Records in the UK. He moved to New York and began making mutated garage-influenced stuff, bringing in grime, dubstep, house and broken beat influences into his sound as it progressed and he became a favourite of the blogosphere and won supporters such as Thom Yorke from Radiohead and Flying Lotus.

This month's essential club nights!

Forget the new-year detox, there is only one way to get through the January blues - keep on raving! You can use this month's top 5 nights as a starting point for your January adventures. Remember, sleep is for the weak. See you on the dancefloors!

Interview with DJ, producer, promoter and all round good guy DJ Whitey

I’m standing in packed smoking area of The Old Fire Station while groups of friends keep the chill at bay, huddled like penguins puffing away...

If you only go out once this month, make sure it’s to one of these...

Matter, Millennium Way, Greenwich, London, SE10

Saturday 20th Feb

Now here's something a bit special. Simian Mobile Disco team up with mutant techno masters...

As Ultrafest celebrate their 10th birthday during WMC, we look back at the festival's highlights over the years

Timeline: Ultra Music Festival


1999 The very first Ultra is more of a party than a festival, taking place on Miami Beach. Even then...

30. Remix Hotel Logic Tuition


For the fifth year running, the National Hotel on Collins Avenue will be transformed into the 'Remix Hotel' – a...

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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story

One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...

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...

As the conversation about how artists can best navigate the streaming economy develops, many musicians and labels are moving towards more independent platforms, selling their...

Fatalism about the music industry comes easily. News of nightclubs, DIY venues, and independent labels closing is commonplace, and streaming platforms are arguing in court...