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These are the Top 30 UK club events in February 2018

Another month, another essential selection...

It's not that we didn't have an awesome time in January, but, let's face it, a year only ever gets better once the first...

THE RETURN OF THE S-MAN

Roger Sanchez brings back his '90s darker house moniker...

Roger Sanchez has revived his dark house pseudonym from the 1990s — The S-Man. And he's been talking to DJ Mag about his reasons for...

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Selections: Shannen SP

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, Shannen SP spotlights amapiano, footwork, Asakaa drill and more

Shannen SP’s sets collate music from the vanguard of African and Afro-diasporic electronic music. From amapiano and gqom to kuduro, footwork, UK funky and rap...

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Ask a professional: Difficult mental health scenarios, and how to approach them

Tamsin Embleton was an event booker, promoter and artist manager for ten years before training as a psychotherapist. She's a founding member of the Music...

You’ve been attempting to take a step away from drugs and alcohol, but you have a run of shows coming up where you know you’ll...

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The driving force of Shinichiro Yokota and Soichi Terada

Tokyo’s Shinichiro Yokota is one of the great unsung heroes of house music, though thanks to a particular YouTube video and a new Sound Of...

This October, Amsterdam-based, Japanese record label Sound of Vast releases ‘Ultimate Yokota 1991-2019’, a compilation album of previously unreleased music by Tokyo house producer Shinichiro...

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Spotify premium prices to increase this month

Next month, the Swedish streaming giant will increase the price of its individual premium service plan from £10.99 to £11.99

Spotify is set to raise its premium prices at the end of this month. Following its recent move to demonetise tracks with under 1,000 streams...

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Worldwide FM and Gilles Peterson launch grassroots music funding initiative

Studio Monkey Shoulder will put a £10,000 investment into one community project

Gilles Peterson and Worldwide FM have partnered with Monkey Shoulder Whiskey to set up a new music initiative which is designed to empower and celebrate...

mi-el's press photo next to the floral artwork for Black Artist Database's new compilation

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Premiere: mi-el ‘Atlantic’

London’s mi-el serves up a slice of tough, shapeshifting techno for Black Artist Database’s new compilation

Black Artist Database will release its new compilation, 'Synergy Vol. 2', this week. Have an exclusive first listen to mi-el’s ‘Atlantic’ below. The London DJ...

Photo of Jeff Mills wearing a long green coat and standing in a dark tunnel with lights

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Jeff Mills’ new album is a “cosmic opera” about a journey to a black hole

The new multidisciplinary project is described as “Broadway stuck in an elevator with NASA and Marvel Comics”

Jeff Mills has unveiled that his new album, ‘The Trip – Enter The Black Hole’, will be accompanied by a cosmic-themed immersive A/V show. The...

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Emily Dust launches new club culture podcast, Dances For Buildings: Listen

"Essential listening for anyone who’s ever DJ'd, been to a club or is curious to discover the world through dancing in the dark with a load of strangers"

Emily Dust has launched a new podcast about club culture called Dances For Buildings. Produced by Erica McKoy (Worldwide FM), with theme music composed by...

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Visa fee increase for international touring musicians delayed by US government

Petiton fees could leap from $460 to approximately $1,655

A proposed increase in visa petition fees for artists touring the US has been delayed amid mounting pressure to reconsider the 250% price hike. According...

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Drug-checking services at festivals improve attendee safety, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of festivalgoers who learned their drugs did not match what they were sold as decided to dispose of the remaining substances

A new study has found that drug-checking services at festivals improved the safety of attendees. The research by harm reduction and drug-testing charity The Loop...

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Fracture explores the history and legacy of UK Pirate Radio on new album, ‘0860’

Album, mixtape, radio station, artwork and more, with input from Bryan Gee, Om Unit, Naina, Eddie Peake, and Mantra

Drum & bass and jungle stalwart Fracture has unveiled a new multi-platform project which pays homage to, and is inspired by, UK pirate radio culture...

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Illegal rave organiser banned from Exmoor National Park for a year

The are has seen a rise in free parties this summer

An illegal rave organiser has been banned from Exmoor National Park in Devon, UK, after local police and residents decided to take action in an...

New Berlin event series, Soy&Synth, celebrates South Asian and South American diasporic artists

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New Berlin event series celebrates South East Asian and South American diasporic artists

Soydivision, L_KW and Midnight Shift come together to highlight emerging experimental artists through a series of improvisational performance and discourse events, plus a live compilation

A new event series in Berlin aims to celebrate emerging experimental artists from the South American and South East Asian diasporas. South by South Sonic...