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Run by Lisbon’s Rádio Quântica crew, new multi-location Portuguese festival, Ano 0, champions inclusivity, community and freedom of expression

It feels rare to see the organisers of a festival dancing enthusiastically in the crowds, shouting messages of support to the performers, and giddily mingling...

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...

The Sound Of: Touching Bass

Encompassing parties, a record label and a beloved radio show, Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass has created an open space to celebrate Black music in all its forms, from jazz to jungle and beyond. Alongside a woozy mix exploring the DNA of Touching Bass’ past, present and future by Sammseed, Ria Hylton documents the movement’s ethos and story so far 

“Touching Bass is a musical movement,” Errol Anderson tells DJ Mag. “And when I say movement, I’m thinking of forward movement — energy.” Alex Rita...

The first dBridge album in 10 years pushes the boundaries of what drum & bass can be to the limit, but as we find out when we meet...

September 2018: Darren White, the artist we know best as dBridge, is in a good place. Literally, creatively, professionally, he’s in the midst of his most prolific and accelerated...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

In her 2020 interview with DJ Mag, Juba described the importance of dancing to her expression as a DJ. “I dance behind the decks, and...

With an hour of animated rave cuts and tough, trippy techno, Knoxville, Tennessee DJ Alex Falk’s Fresh Kicks mix locks into the DIY energy of...

A resourceful Brit, Damian Lazarus has helped bring through many of today’s major talents and has been creating his own unique brand of cosmic electronic...

 Words: Stephen Flynn

When it comes to electronic music, few of those in the contemporary domain can hold a candle to Damian Lazarus. Having caught...

As Black Box re-release the original version of their 1989 mega-hit, DJ Mag talks to Daniele Davoli about the birth of Italo house, the dispute...

IT’S often said that behind every hit, there’s a lawsuit. Black Box’s ‘Ride On Time’ is no exception. Loleatta Holoway slammed it for ripping off her...

Ibiza may be a small and perfectly formed island but with its many layers of hidden charms and nocturnal naughtiness it can be a tough...

1. Steady on son...

Even if you're only here for a week, like anything in life the Ibiza experience is at its best when you...

Stanton Warriors are the UK breaks and bass duo who've fought fiercely to push their genre-blending sound for more than two decades. And with a...

Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley famously took the name Stanton Warriors from a manhole cover on a Bristol street in the mid ’90s. An apt...

Black Science Orchestra’s Trammps-sampling, Frankie Knuckles approved 1992 cut ‘Where Were You?’ marked a key moment in UK house music, and embodied a sound that...

Black Science Orchestra founder Ashley Beedle mulls over last year’s activity and bursts into laughter: “I went to the doctor to get my COVID jab...

Stefan Kozalla is many things to many people: co-owner of an acclaimed label, production enigma and true free spirit. DJ Mag caught up with him...

It makes sense that DJ Mag has landed in Barcelona to meet DJ Koze. It’s a city where the abstract and traditional happily co-exist, where...

A rare look inside the elusive, musical minds of Italojohnson

ItaloJohnson are real party starters. That is basically all we know about the mysterious Berlin based trio, but it’s all we need to know.

Whether...

Lauren Flax: intention is everything

After years of devotion to New York's club scene, Detroit-born Lauren Flax is more passionate than ever, with acid techno tracks to be perfected, causes to be fought, and lives to be saved through her harm reduction initiative. This month, she shares her journey with Bruce Tantum

It’s a Friday night at Brooklyn’s Public Records, and Lauren Flax is in her element. The dancefloor is packed, the room is dark, the fog...

The unstoppable Swedish House Mafia - Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello - bring their power-house to their new Ibiza residency. And right now it...

Ibiza, Pacha, 4am, and a night that’s already hit dozens of precipitous highs is launching itself upwards to its dizziest high yet. The dancefloor is...