Afro house is steeped in the percussive materials of South Africa’s townships. For decades, its polyrhythms played out on traditional African instruments — bongos, congas...
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The Bristolian bass merchant speaks out on his late success, and his plans for the Miami 2013!
The last 18 months have seen Bristol’s Eats Everything seemingly come from nowhere to land international success as a DJ and release a string of well-received productions on top labels such as Dirtybird and Pets Recordings. As he prepares to play at one of DJ Mag’s renowned Miami parties at WMC, he talks candidly about Transatlantic crowd-pleasing, his upcoming raft of collaborations and how his success has, in truth, been anything but overnight...
The tale of how one quirky little tune became a sensation...
“Serious artists in general are assholes,” spits Quentin Dupieux. “DJs who don’t smile are boring. Musicians who think they have something important to say are...
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The Afro house sound is an ever-growing presence in UK dance music, with new labels, club-nights and a dedicated radio station springing up. Alongside a mix from Mr Silk, Ria Hylton explores the sound’s history, and speaks to some of the scene’s key players about forging strong connections with their growing audiences, and their aim to nurture a unique UK Afro house identity
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DJ Mag travels to the closest land mass to Antarctica on the planet to meet Gorillaz’s lead guitarist, Noodle, as the band’s bassist remains incarcerated...
People travel the immense distance to Patagonia for all manner of reasons: its jagged glacial peaks, untouched rivers and trekking on the scale that made...
From Ibiza to Berlin to Oslo, Germany’s Anja Schneider is embracing her newfound freedom with a brand new label and her first solo album in...
“Try this, it’s delicious.” Anja Schneider scoops a forkful of melon and cheese onto a plate, pushing it across the table with a nod. The...
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Wellies at the ready, it’s time for a festival (or three)! The summer has returned, or at least as much as it ever does in...
SULTA SELECTS FLY OPEN AIR
WHILE his penchant for dropping the odd cheesy banger has divided fans online, Denis Sulta is unarguably a top DJ...
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The dance music history of East Anglia is rich, multi-layered and messy — and little documented. Matt Anniss chats to some of the scene’s longstanding figureheads about the region’s airfield parties, seaside throwdowns and forgotten clubs, discovering a vital but rarely discussed stage in the UK’s rave evolution
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Hagan spotlights percussive gems, from futuristic UK funky, gqom and amapiano to house, drill and highlife
Taking to the controls in Sheffield
Sheffield has always been at the centre stage of the underground electronic music scene, spawning many of the cult electronic acts of the '80s such...
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J Dilla changed music with his unique production style and wonky beat patterns. Ahead of an expansive new book on his life and art, Marke Bieschke talks to author Dan Charnas about the enigmatic artist’s impact
Don’t get left behind – they sure didn’t. Study up on our picks for women crashing into 2016.
The charge for women in EDM went from token news story to a full-blown movement in 2015. While the likes of Nicole Moudaber...
Marquee resident and EDM A-lister speaks out
Las Vegas’s dance music gold rush has seen buzzword clubs flip quicker than a winning hand at a hot table. But it’s Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub that’s gobbled up more column inches than any other. That’s down in no small part to the Who’s Who of DJ residents they’ve brought in. That, in clip-note form, is what’s brought us here today: a sit-down and pow-wow about Marquee, the universe and other things with one of their resident elite. Step forward Jeffrey Sutorius, DJ, frontman, mouthpiece and best-known-face of trance trio Dash Berlin. And a man it transpires that, like Las Vegas, has seen some boom and bust of his own.
Objektivity boss is fed up with being known as Mr 'Hey Hey'
“Everyone wants to call dance music EDM these days but I call that shit that’s popular — you know, the cheesy stuff — I call it PDM,” says New York DJ Dennis Ferrer. “That stuff everyone is going on about, it’s pop dance music. I take offence when someone calls my shit 'EDM' and lumps it in with all the crap. What I do is what I’ve always done, and I don’t like someone calling it anything else.”
Counting down the 2010s, we round-up the albums that defined the decade in electronic music
Sonar can't be beaten when it comes to mixing the banging with the experimental. For over 20 years the Barcelona festival has kept it real...
There are many contenders to the crown but only one king. When it comes to festivals, there's nothing else like Sonar — the Barcelona event...