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Rhyw by Kasia Zacharko

Fever AM co-founder Rhyw steps up for the Recognise mix series, and chats to Eoin Murray about his forthcoming release, his childhood obsession with The Prodigy and the all-important element of surprise in his hallucinatory club music

Rhyw wants to surprise you. In his catalogue of warped, oddball techno, linear beats are twisted into unpredictable shapes. The Welsh-Greek DJ and producer –...

Press shot of DJ Premier in a black hat looking toward the camera in a t tshirt that says "Royalty"

For over three decades, DJ Premier has consistently proven himself to be one of hip-hop’s greatest producers. As he releases his new EP, 'Hip Hop 50: Vol 1', celebrating the genre’s 50th anniversary, he speaks to Arielle Lana LeJarde about evolving with the culture and the hip-hop/dance music connection

“I’m raised off being a fan first,” DJ Premier states clearly. “Before DJing, before producing or anything else, I’m a fan.” He sits across from...

Italian techno producer and live artist Giorgia Anguili began her musical journey in the classical realm, before gradually finding herself captivated by the power of...

“Forget prejudices. If the music is created with a pure soul, no matter about its genre, let the sounds resonate within you. Explore different things...

Released in 1985, Kate Bush's iconic fifth album, 'Hounds Of Love', saw her perfecting her experiments in sampling technology, drum machines and synthesizers, and opening...

There is a tendency to view electronic music pioneers as outliers working on the edges of the musical landscape, undiscovered geniuses blazing a trail that...

Unorthodox Events and Queer Rave are two club-nights that are creating new spaces for LGBTQ+ people in the drum & bass/jungle scene. Jack Ramage speaks...

The UK drum & bass and jungle scene lacks queer visibility. While issues like gender diversity and whitewashing have, in recent years, become the focus...

Last weekend, AVA festival returned to Belfast. Despite venue closures and ongoing restrictions across Northern Ireland, the event went ahead outdoors in a brand new...

Last weekend, after almost 18 months without a show, Belfast’s mighty AVA returned to the city in a brand new location, taking over the Boucher...

Jeddah-born, Dublin-based DJ Moving Still records a hi-NRG mix of edits and originals, and speaks to Gabriel Szatan about the thriving network of “Arabic electronic"...

30 years ago, a multicultural trio who found delights on New York City dancefloors released a single that merged funk, pop, and disco in a...

In a dance music world fractured into sub genres and micro niches, there are two things that unite global clubbers in love and admiration: a...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From psychedelic techno and frosty EBM to glimmering experimental pop and club...

DJ Clea is a vital new voice to emerge from the ever-curious Swedish house scene. The Stockholm-based DJ and producer has most recently landed on...

Marking the release of their debut album, we speak to Robin Stewart from beloved Bristol techno punk duo, Giant Swan, about how their live show works...

Using data from voting in this year’s global Top 100 DJs poll with a genre filter based on insights and data from Beatport, we present...

This is the fourth year that DJ Mag has presented the Alternative Top 100 DJs list in association with Beatport. In 2021, the genres included...

Sea change: exploring the Balearic-inspired beats of Poland’s Baltic coast

A new wave of Polish electronic artists are drawing from the country’s musical past and the atmosphere of its Baltic coast to create a fresh take on Ibiza’s Balearic beat. Ben Murphy speaks to artists, promoters, DJs and labels about this unique scene's development

“It’s all in the sea, innit? One of my friends was saying, back in the ’90s, ‘If the going gets tough, well, you can always...

Reinier Zonneveld: live and direct

Before headlining international festivals with his immense live techno sets, Reinier Zonneveld cut his teeth on the Dutch underground rave circuit. Megan Venzin catches up with the artist to learn about his approach to performance, and why his fans can always expect the unexpected

It’s been a while since Reinier Zonneveld had to outsmart the cops. Nowadays, when the Dutch producer arrives at an event, it’s because he’s guaranteed...

Few countries have been as devastated by Covid-19 as India, with recent studies estimating that the death toll has likely exceeded three million, more than...

As countries across the Global North vaccinate their populations against Covid-19 and exit pandemic-related restrictions, the dance music industry is entering a moral and ethical...

Sónar Festival founder Enric Palau looks back at the event’s first quarter of a century with DJ Mag’s Sónar veteran Ben Osborne...

From 17th from 20th July, Sónar, one of the world’s leading festivals of electronic music, art and technological innovation, will return to Barcelona for its 25th year, and...