“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...
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Laurent Garnier is one of the most important, influential figures in electronic music in the last 25 years.
Turned onto the possibilities of disco and discos when he was a kid, he began visiting clubs in his home city of Paris and recording...
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A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time
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One of the most eagerly awaited albums of the year is imminent via BBE. JOHN MORALES' 'The M&M Mixes' is a wonderfully nostalgic...
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The band confirmed the news on social media yesterday (7th November)
Andy Barker, 808 State's longtime bassist and keyboard player has died, aged 53. His passing was confirmed in a message posted yesterday (7th November) to 808 State's...
Dance music's renaissance man graces the cover of DJ Mag USA...
From new ventures in live performance to reunions with Digweed, fresh collaborations to the birth of a baby, the godfather of progressive is busy building...
The new Warehouse Project location explored
You don't need a team of social scientists to inform you about the seismic role Manchester has played within pop counter-culture. Whether it's blokes in...
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Last November, Point Blank teamed up with SARM Music Village for a day-long event featuring masterclasses and workshops from some of the best producers in...
Club opens 30th September...
Leeds clubbers will have a new place to worship as of 30th September, with the launch of new venue, Church.
As we reported back in...
We chat to the Dublin-born Hoya:Hoya resident to learn more about his penchant for the vocal, love of New York dance music — and the...
Freshly signed to Rinse with a massive tune set to run dancefloors and radios this spring, and with huge tracks for Kerri Chandler's Madtech doing the rounds, Krystal Klear's disco-informed house is more in vogue than ever
DJ Mag's annual celebration of the UK scene...
The nominations have been announced for DJ Mag's annual Best Of British poll, educated by Point Blank.
The poll – a celebration of the UK...
A quick Q&A with Argy & Mama ahead of their debut album...
Argy & Mama are a duo based in Berlin. As both have successful individual background careers, with Argy having solo releases on Desolat and BPitch, and Mama having...
Four/fours have dominated dancefloors for over a decade now, Neil Landstrumm, however, is one producer uninterested in the stylistic trends that tend to dictate clubland.
Since dropping staple tunes like 'Sniff and Destroy' during the mid-'90s, Landstrumm has been more bothered about subverting convention than complying with it, taking...
The Rainbow in Birmingham celebrates 10 years
Echoing the amazement of the “triple rainbow” guy on YouTube, Birmingham's The Rainbow Venues just keep on multiplying. Starting life as a grotty Victorian pub...
Legendary dance label Deconstruction comes back to life
SOME OF the most classic dance records of the past two decades are set to come into fresh focus for a new generation. Deconstruction Records...
Your complete guide to gifting this festive season...
Let’s be honest: Christmas shopping is a nightmare. Whether you’re shopping for a casual dance music fan or a full-on synth-loving production nerd, DJ Mag...