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Rotterdam's IMANU crafts tracks and DJ sets that do away with genre, choosing instead to surf through styles, tempos and textures with a focus on emotional impact. Alongside a hair-raising Recognise mix, he speaks to Ben Hindle about changing up his production process, taking creative risks, and visualising his sound

“Imagine a blood-covered rose, and take a black and white photo of it. That’s it, that’s my music,” explains IMANU backstage at his 2023 headline...

Can you feel it: How Mr. Fingers ‘Ammnesia’ changed the house music experience

33 years after its release in 1989, Larry Heard’s debut album as Mr. Fingers is a profoundly moving document of timeless electronic music, brimming with tracks of unrivaled beauty from the then-young world of house

If you’ve ever wondered why Mr. Fingers — aka pioneering US producer Larry Heard — is so revered among house music aficionados (including, notably, Kanye...

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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

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“It felt like a remedy to some of the existential stress we were feeling during the time,” said Lucas

Black Decelerant, the duo of Khari Lucas aka Contour and Omari Jazz, have announced their debut collaborative release via RVNG Intl. The pair will release...

Maribou State postpone all live shows and new music amid Chris Davids medical recovery

Davids was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called Chiari malformation in 2022

Maribou State have postponed all upcoming live shows and release plans while one-half of the duo, Chris Davids, continues to recover from surgery. He underwent...

Queer House Party and Ravers For Palestine announce livestream fundraiser with I. JORDAN, GGI, more

This week's online-only event is raising money for the Solidarity Strike Fund supporting artists who've lost paid work to support pro-Palestine boycott efforts

Queer House Party and Ravers For Palestine are hosting a livestream this week with I. JORDAN, GGI 끼, BAESIANZ and more to fundraise for striking...

Chris Kaba, 24-year-old rapper of drill group 67, shot dead by police in London

The shooting happened earlier this week in Streatham Hill following a police pursuit

Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old rapper who was a member of the drill group 67, has been named as the man who was shot dead by...

The Weeknd announces Halloween haunted houses inspired by ‘After Hours’ album

"Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life"

The Weeknd is set to launch two haunted houses inspired by his 2020 album 'After Hours'. According to Entertainment Weekly (EW), the Canadian singer-songwriter has...

Mall Grab shares video for 'Times Change', featuring D Double E and Novelist

The track features on his forthcoming album, 'What I Breathe', which is out in August

Mall Grab has shared a new single, and accompanying video, featuring D Double E and Novelist. 'Times Change' is the latest track to be unveiled...

Premiere: Alexis ‘ethereal skies’

London DJ and producer Alexis serves up a “groovy and glitchy slow burner” for femme culture’s ‘HeForShe Vol.4’ compilation

London-based DIY collective and label femme culture will release their new charity compilation, ‘HeForShe Vol.4’, in aid of UN Women, this month. Hear London DJ...

Caitlyn Scarlett & Her Ensemble Share Video for ‘Forgive Yourself’

Caitlyn Scarlett recently shared her new single, ‘Forgive Yourself’, via Point Blank Recordings. Now, the artist has shared the accompanying visuals to the song, in...

Composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki

Listen to 'Equator Song' now

Kenyan composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki will release her debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’, next month via SA Recordings. Listen to the single...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this August

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From jungle and Afro house to experimental dub and techno here's August 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

With his face hidden to keep the focus firmly on the music, South London’s Anti Traxx channels his Jamaican heritage — “growing up around soundsystems...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

With inventive production and animated lyrics in Spanish and English giving unique takes on violence and, of course, weed, Cypress Hill's 1991 debut introduced them...

Sen Dog hated driving all the way to Gardena. But as B-Real was buying the weed, Sen begrudgingly agreed to drive him home after every...