“‘Phelimuncasi’ means ‘you drink whatever you drink with a straw and you finish it’,” Khera, one-third of the South African gqom trio, Phelimuncasi, tells DJ...
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Words: SCOTT ENMAN || Photos: CHRIS LAVADO
It's Halloween in Brooklyn. 4am to be exact. The Martinez Brothers are about to hop on the decks...
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South African gqom trio Phelimuncasi have risen to fame with their politically charged vocals and innovative beats. Makua Adimora catches up with them to learn about their new album ‘Ama Gogela’, their creative process, and why their music is here to entertain and agitate in equal measure
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With its on-the-pulse line-ups, great sound and inclusive atmosphere, Gonzo's Two Room is making Norwich a dance music destination. Here Ben Murphy heads to the club, and chats to its team, to learn what makes it so special
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The DJ and producer rose to prominence in London’s ‘00s breakbeat scene as resident at Torture Garden
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Wax Wings steps up with an hour of deep, dark and soulful techno. We catch up with HE.SHE.THEY resident and UK deep house outlier to...
Wax Wings has had quite the year. Having closed off 2017 with the dark and anthemic ‘Gravedance’ EP, the Brazilian-British DJ/producer – real name Joseph...
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The results for 2019’s Top 100 DJs poll have been announced
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have won this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. The duo return to the top spot after winning in...
DJ Mag USA sits down with Random Rab ahead of Envision Festival...
San Francisco based DJ Random Rab makes music for the sunrise. It wasn’t really ever his intention, it sort of just happened since his chilled...
The inaugural Dirtybird Campout is something to write home about...
Best. Festival. Experience. Ever. Comradery and community are back in the electronic music scene thanks to the Dirtybird Campout. The first-ever edition of the event made...
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...
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...
HudMo turns up the spotlight on his solo album, ‘Lantern’...
Hudson Mohawke is biting his tongue. Not literally, although it’d be difficult to tell via the phone through which he’s speaking as he runs errands...
It’s taken three years, countless gigs, umpteen rewrites, a clutch of Beatport chart toppers, and one high profile plagiarism case, but finally — finally —...
“It’s not the same album it was three years ago!” Mat Zo laughs, Skyping from his current base in the LA suburbs. “I’ve done a...
Mixed up in The Hague
It's impossible to overstate The Hague's impact on dance music. In the early '90s, this small city in northern Holland crafted a bastardised version of the sounds bubbling out of Detroit, a ravey mash of jacking house and techno that, at the time, sounded almost impossibly futuristic.
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DJ Mag speaks to the club night’s key figures and plots the history of what may just be the final bastion of the acid house...
Maintaining the perfect blend of old skool rave and the finest contemporary leftfield sounds, as well as attracting one of dance music’s most passionate crowds, this year sees Bang Face celebrate its 10th anniversary.
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British-Ghanaian MC ShaSimone has had a whirlwind two years, featuring on a number one album, dropping her debut EP, and becoming a regular face on GRM Daily. She speaks to Rahel Aklilu about being impulsive, the influence of East London on her sound, and working with Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave