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Over the years, has anything offered more sun-drenched hedonism than the Miami party season? Judging by the amount of bikini-ridden, buff-tan parties squeezed into Miami’s...
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A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
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Fan of fresh talent? Then you're going to love this! Each month, the editorial team at DJ Mag HQ rummages through our collective Soundclouds and...
Charting the rise from DJing at seminal Nottingham outpost The Bomb to his current role as the musical polymath behind Leftroom Records.
The slow burn. That has always been Matt Tolfrey's modus operandi. He's more concerned with foundations, with building a family of likeminded house heads around him rather than surrounding himself with people who can advance his career.
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After hugely successful residencies in Ibiza, a festival in Croatia, and regular tours around the world, Defected’s latest festival destination is in Malta. Ria Hylton heads to the island to take in the inaugural event
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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
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San Francisco’s Chrissy sprints from house, Hi-NRG and EBM into UKG and breakbeat hardcore in his ecstatic On Cue mix, and speaks to Marke Bieschke about reviving rave’s original mission on his Hooversound album, ‘Physical Release’
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For three decades, Yen Sung has been at the beating heart of Lisbon’s club scene. As a longstanding resident at Lux and its downtown predecessor Frágil, and as a producer of timeless house tracks, she’s rightly earned her legendary in Portuguese dance music. But as April Clare Welsh learns, she’s busier and more energised than she’s ever been. Alongside a thumping On Cue mix of pure dancefloor energy, she shares her story
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One of the most exciting new digital projects to emerge this year, Black Band Camp (blackbandcamp.info) is a volunteer-run, community-driven database for showcasing and directly...
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DJ Mag takes in Iceland Airwaves – in partnership with our friends at BULLDOG Gin – a long-running music festival focussing on homegrown talent...
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Don Diablo, or as he’s affectionately known in the DJ Mag North America office, Big Don, is an all-round entrepreneur. Though the Dutchman has been...
In East Amsterdam, tucked away on what seems like a sleepy street (though that may just be due to the icy weather), lies the home...
Jungle Brothers 'I'll House You' – produced by Todd Terry (Idlers, 1988) The JBs essentially added a rap to Todd's early house classic 'Can You...
Todd Terry started DJing around his home city of New York in the mid-'80s. “When I started — around '84, '85 — I was just...
We pushed our minds and bodies to the limit during another week of WMC/Miami Music Week. From South Beach to Ultra, Diddy's party to downtown...
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY
We kick off Miami Music Week 2014 with DJ Mag Poolside Sessions at our new Miami base — The Surfcomber on Collins...
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Sheffield's Cabaret Voltaire were way, way ahead of their time.
Neil Kulkarni talks to founder Richard H Kirk about apathy, necessity and house music...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From searing electro, acid and breaks to hype UK funky fusions and...
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Berlin-based Aussie Tred might be a new name, but he’s rapidly gaining a reputation for laser-guided electro killers. Debuting last year on P.Leone’s E-Missions...