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...
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DJ Mag chats to DJ Pierre about the first proper acid house track...
Nathaniel Pierre Jones was forever tinkering around with electronic devices and mending watches when he was a kid growing up in Chicago.
“I just naturally...
High-bpm video games takeover
Electronic based music with video games – a match made in audio-visual heaven. Those addicting bass lines, synths synergized with rapid kick drums, and fluctuating...
Planet Mu boss on his past present and future
Making his name in the 1990s as a melodic avant-garde electronic producer using pseudonyms such as u-Ziq, Jake Slazenger and Tusken Raiders, Mike Paradinas was a peer of experimental artists such as Luke Vibert, Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. In fact, he did an album with Richard D. James (Aphex), 'Expert Knob Twiddlers' as Mike & Rich, in the mid-'90s — the two producers were pictured on the cover playing Connect 4 — before launching his acclaimed Planet Mu label.
The full story ahead of Bloc London series launch
While the Bloc 2012 catastrophe has been widely documented, speculated to high heaven by bloggers, journalists and hordes of self-appointed pundits on Twitter, the actual reasons for the event's failure remain a little unclear to most. We sat down with Bloc's George Hull for the full story...
With the pro DJ headphones market more crowded than ever, we investigate some of the latest and greatest cans that money can buy...
There was once a time when every self-respecting DJ would don a pair of the then-ubiquitous Sony MDR-V700DJ headphones. These silver cans sounded great, and...
LTJ Bukem - the undisputed don of dreamy drum & bass - is back with a killer 'FabricLive' mix and a resurgent Good Looking Records
It’s arguable that, Goldie aside, nobody did more to disseminate drum & bass in its early years than DJ/producer/label kingpin LTJ Bukem. His spacey, rolling...
DJ Mag heads to Ghana to explore a rapidly expanding, festival- driven scene that, while rooted on pop and traditional sounds, is beginning to open...
March is an important month in Ghana’s calendar; it’s when the West African country celebrates gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1957. The month...
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
Sully celebrates the infinite potential of the breakbeat in his thrilling On Cue mix, and chats to Oskar Jeff about his new release on 2...
The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From fiery percussive club music and techno to celestial synths and deep...
In DJ Mag's April music columns, Joe Roberts, Carl Loben, Shiba Melissa Mazaza and Layla Marino spotlight topical sounds from around the world
The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From soulful house and industrial techno to razor sharp rhythms and organ...
At Portugal’s Semibreve festival, we sat down with Suzanne Ciani, a pioneer of electronic music and modular synthesis, and dance music disruptor Rian Treanor, who...
Workers subcontracted through Freemans Event Partners say the were threatened, neglected, overworked and suffered invasions of privacy at the Winchester festival earlier this month
Vienna-born, Manchester-based salute’s DJ sets and productions shine at the intersection of garage, French house and ‘80s synth styles. Ahead of the release of their star-studded debut album on Ninja Tune, they tell Kamila Rymajdo about their musical upbringing, flying the flag for Black artistry, and their joyful sound that, simply, makes people feel good