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Acid pioneer DJ Pierre and more confirmed for final BMC line-up

The Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is only just over a week away, and excitement is building in the dance music industry in the UK for...

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The story of rave and ecstasy in the UK has been explored in a new BBC Podcast.

The podcast, entitled Ecstasy: The Battle of Rave...

It took decades and many mutations for dance music to develop into the genres we know today. Here's what happened before DJ Mag was born...

“In the beginning there was Jack... and Jack had a groove!” So the old Mr Fingers track goes, but of course music made for dancing...

Hackney-based Nervous Horizon has established itself as one of the most exciting and forward-thinking club labels in London. For this month’s The Sound Of, two...

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Utrecht's CARISTA is on a quest to bring club crowds together with her irresistible, energising DJ sets. Ria Hylton meets her to find out how her United Identities label is elevating new talent in the Netherlands, and how she’s branching into new areas of music.

No story of CARISTA would be complete without a recap of that 2018 Boiler Room X Dekmantel set, the one where she transformed a crowd...

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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

We catch up to find out all about his new project...

Carl Craig, one of the most important artists in techno, has been working with an orchestra to breathe new life into some of his back...

Sharam and Dubfire's first UK gig together since 2008

One of the big stories of the year in international dance music circles has been the reunion of Deep Dish – Sharam and Dubfire.

The...

DJ Mag talks his new LP as Deadstock 33s & scores a first listen. 

Still brimming with the enthusiasm of a teenager who witnessed acid house's explosion, Justin Robertson's second album as Deadstock 33s is a dark, psychedelic voyage...

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 Gou Talk, Solid Grooves and the Haçienda’s 40th Anniversary are all headed to Manchester this year

The Warehouse Project has shared the full programme for its 2022 season. After announcing the reopening series last month, which featured names like SHERELLE, Jeff...

New London club, The Beams, announces October launch parties

The venue will welcome Honey Dijon, Patrick Topping and more during its opening month

New East London venue The Beams has confirmed its opening month of events. Opening on 1st October with a party featuring Michael Bibi and other...

Running the musical gamut from minimal techno to abstract hip-hop, dubstep to Baile funk, via ska, electro pop, house and Balearica, Sonar truly has something...

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Can Matt Edwards, aka Radio Slave, really do no wrong? Not content with simply knocking out the funkiest techno and most mind-twisting house with...

Andy Barker was the only ever-present member of 808 State, alongside Graham Massey, the group a crucial component of the UK rave scene since its early days...

Andy Barker from Manchester acid house pioneers 808 State has passed away. The news was revealed via a statement on 808 State’s social media platforms...

An orchestral project is reportedly in the works...

Deadmau5 has revealed he is working on an orchestral project for 2018.

Tweeting on 2nd January, he desrcibed the project as "the most epic thing...

The five date run begins 24th August...

Award-winning play 'We Are Ian', which explores the early days of the acid house revolution in Manchester, will return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this...