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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...

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DJ Deeon in ICU due to heart infection following amputation and pneumonia

"Wishing you well. AND ASKING FOR PRAYERS PLEASE."

DJ Deeon has revealed that he is currently in ICU due to a heart infection. The legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer shared a...

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I.JORDAN drops new double single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’, on Ninja Tune: Listen

It’s the first in a series of two-trackers to come from the artist in the coming months

I.JORDAN has released a new double single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’ on Ninja Tune. Listen to both tracks below. It marks the DJ...

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Glastonbury’s Shangri-La announces full line-up and theme for this year’s festival

The much-loved area returns with Fatboy Slim, Goldie and much more

Shangri-La has announced its full line-up and theme for this year's Glastonbury. Returning to Worthy Farm in Somerset from Wednesday, 22nd June through Sunday, the...

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Royal Albert Hall organist Anna Lapwood joins Bonobo on stage on final residency night: Watch

"12 hours later they had written me an organ part. 18 hours later I was helping them close their show to an audience of 5,000."

Bonobo's five-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall ended with a special guest: organist Anna Lapwood. Lapwood shared a clip of the performance from her...

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Point Blank Recordings: Caitlyn Scarlett & Her Ensemble Share Video for ‘Forgive Yourself’

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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...

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UK rap and drill Youtube video takedown requests by Met Police increased 300% in 2021

Nearly 97% of requests to remove clips were approved by the Google-owned video giant, according to a new VICE report.

London's Metropolitan Police sent YouTube triple the number of UK rap and drill video takedown requests in 2021 than in the previous year. A new...

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History of ‘90s UK rave sound system DiY Collective celebrated in new book, Dreaming in Yellow

The DiY Collective were one of the first house sound systems in the UK

A new book celebrating the history of '90s UK rave sound system, DiY Collective, is set to be published in March. Dreaming in Yellow, penned...

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Get To Know: Fizzler

Get acquainted with the 19-year-old MC taking UK drill by storm

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These are this week’s Bandcamp essentials (June 19th)

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, we've launched a weekly roundup of the most vital...

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, DJ Mag launched a weekly roundup of the most...

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Get to know: Last Japan

From: BOW, EAST LONDON

For Fans Of: SILK ROAD ASSASSINS, DARKO, MSSINGNO

Three Tunes: 'Ascend, 'Wrong One Feat. Prynce Mini', 'Harca'

‘Icy cold’, ‘glacial’, ‘crystalline’; these are the sorts of descriptors used for Last Japan’s sound, which takes its cues from the grit of grime, jungle...

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DJing & the Data Wars: How cloud DJing will transform the industry forever

Data is the new currency and DJing is about to get rich. The endless stream of data generated from cloud DJing will go on to affect...

It’s the year 2025. You’re having dinner with a friend, and your phone vibrates with a notification — Charlotte De Witte is playing your record...

The cover of Vikter Duplaix's DJ-Kicks record

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How Vikter Duplaix's DJ-Kicks compilation became a timeless archive of broken beat

In 2002, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ Viktor Duplaix debuted his entry for K7! Records DJ-Kicks series, blending some of the best broken beat of the era. Here, Ben Cardew explores the compilation's lasting legacy

There aren’t enough musicians like Vikter Duplaix. Maybe there never were. Duplaix, a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ from Philadelphia, dresses like a blasted supernova...

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How Nicolette's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’ mapped the future of electronic songwriting

On 1996's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’, Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Nicolette worked alongside 4Hero’s Dego, Plaid, Alec Empire and Felix to create an album that mixed jungle, trip-hop, industrial techno and avant-pop into a singular work full of sharp, incisive lyricism. Ben Cardew explores the legacy of the album, and its vision for the future of electronic music

In the modern world, it seems sadly inevitable that any female singer who experiments with dance beats will, at some point, be compared to Björk...