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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...

From bass heavy club sounds, forward-thinking electronic music from West Africa and hip-hop flavoured house, through cosmic jungle and battle-grade grime, here are the essential acts...

FOR FANS OF: MALA, KODE9, L U C YAfter meeting at the back of a lecture hall at university, surrounded by classmates whose music taste...

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Pharoah Sanders

The American spiritual jazz luminary passed away "peacefully" in Los Angeles

American spiritual jazz legend Pharoah Sanders has died aged 81. The news was confirmed by Sanders’ label, Luaka Bop, via Twitter on Saturday (24th September)...

DJ Mag's new Solid Gold series revisists and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In this first edition, Ben Cardew...

Motorbass were the gently beating heart of French dance music in the 1990s, the duo’s octopus arms encircling everything positive that would come to pass...

2019 saw dancefloors embracing fast, syncopated and experimental rhythms, with jungle breaks and sounds from the Global South invigorating DJs and producers across the genre...

Dancefloor trends come and go. Familiar genre tropes, motifs and tempos reinstate themselves as dominant themes in clubs and festivals big and small, while inventive...

GLOR1A stands in a blue suit in front of the album artworks of releases she has chosen

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, GLOR1A picks futurist rhythms, amapiano/funky fusions, heart-touching beats, hard dance and more

GLOR1A is a multidisciplinary artist with multifaceted tastes. In her music, she explores theories and concepts surrounding Black futurism, sci-fi and technology with a striking...

As voted by DJ Mag readers...

In the first of our geographical deep-dives into 2019’s Top 100 Clubs poll, we explore the best dancefloors in Latin America – as voted by...

The aftermath

You may have followed the gonzo tweeting from our roving US reporter, Drew 'Drewzilla' Millard, on the ground at Ultra Festival, Miami, for 2011’s...

Gilles Peterson, Simbad and 10 remixers

Last month DJ Mag spent a wonderful week in Havana as part of Havana Club's latest 'Cultura Mix' project, where 10 remix competition winners were...

Premiere: Tribal Brothers ‘Pepper’

LR Groove and Razzler Man return to Livity Sound with four cuts of “high-impact drum science”

Tribal Brothers will release a new EP, ‘Formation’, via Livity Sound this month. Listen to ‘Pepper’ below. The London-based duo of LR Groove and Razzler...

It's not just the Football that's putting Brazil in the spotlight...

“Brazil is having a bit of a moment,” says Flow, the female half of the Rio-based girlfriend-and-boyfriend house DJ/production duo Flow & Zeo.
“Something exciting...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Voting is now open for Top 100 Clubs, powered by Miller Genuine Draft. Throughout the voting period, we’ll be bringing you exclusive coverage from some...

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Its the last chance to vote for your favourite clubs in the 2022 poll

Voting for the 2022 edition of the Top 100 Clubs is closing soon. The poll opened on 9th March at 12:00 GMT and runs until...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Winter in Europe is now a semi-distant memory. The cold short days have made way for the optimism of spring. All this means that the...