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It's been 10 years since seminal club The End closed its doors for the last time. We speak to the family members, close team, and...

“If there’s one thing to learn from rave, it’s this: you can do anything, if you do it together.” – Sheryl Garratt, Sweet Harmony –...

During the early part of the pandemic, DJ and producer ZHU went on a road trip with his bandmates, recording his new album in remote...

Steven Zhu can’t sit still for long. It’s a characteristic that has always served the artist, better known simply as ZHU, quite well. Since he...

They were on X-Factor last weekend, but DJ Mag featured them back in July...

Scarlett Quinn met Ashley Slater a few years ago when she started writing for the Iconical Music toplining company that Ashley was co-running. “It was...

With Miller Genuine Draft

House parties are one of the easiest ways to get together with your friends and family. As old as houses themselves, these gatherings are commonplace...

Moroder, Kraftwerk & the Synthesizer

Dance music is a hot place to be place right now. What began as an underground counter-culture has grown, over the last 25 years, into...

Dallas has long been a hub of razor sharp electro, but its history is lesser known than that of Chicago or Detroit. Here, Ben Murphy...

Dallas, Texas is an unlikely nerve centre of electro music. The city’s small but tight knit cabal of producers and DJs have been releasing essential...

With his latest album, the artist proves his genre-defying feats have only just begun...

 

Alexander Ridha loves sound. He uses the word 45 times in 62 minutes of conversation. That’s once every 82 seconds, if you’re counting. “My...

1700 royalty-free samples

London has delivered its fair share of hit records over the years, so it sort of makes sense that Zero-G and Xfonic have got together to dish up a rather tasty London-inspired sample pack. 'The London Sessions' contains around 1700 royalty-free samples from some of the best session musicians around, ensuring that producers that use this pack are getting not only an authentic sound but a true slice of real musicianship.

Not bad for a first-ever line-up...

The Ark cruise, which embarks on its maiden voyage on the Mediterranean Sea between Thursday 31st August and Sunday 3rd September, has announced its headliners...

Dedicated to breaking down cultural binaries and taking on the music industry juggernaut, SOPHIE has obliterated the lines between underground dance music and commerical pop...

It’s a blistering afternoon in Ibiza, and the sun feels laser-trained on the Hard Rock Hotel, where the International Music Summit is taking place. The...

Loraine James conjures dreams of the club, claustrophobia and isolation on her stunning new album for Hyperdub

Anyone else been having proper weird dreams lately? Loraine James’ ‘Reflection’ will probably appeal if you have. It’s like a dream: you’re in the club...

Founded by Suraj Mandavia and Eugene Onyango, Kenya’s foremost Afro-house label, Gondwana KE, aims to take African electronic music where few have gone before. Alongside...

Birmingham-via-Berlin’s techno stalwart Rebekah has conquered her demons to become one of the most in-demand DJs and producers out there. Winner of our Best Of British Best...

It’s 1997 and a 17 year old Rebekah Teasdale is just finishing work at a French restaurant in the centre of Birmingham. With 30-odd pounds worth of tips...

Todd Edwards is a house and garage veteran whose signature productions have lit up dancefloors for decades, and whose collaborations with Daft Punk sit in...

Every genre has a resident ‘“nice guy”, but it’s doubtful that they come nicer than Todd Edwards.Todd has been an effervescent presence in dance music...

The Sound Of: Touching Bass

Encompassing parties, a record label and a beloved radio show, Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass has created an open space to celebrate Black music in all its forms, from jazz to jungle and beyond. Alongside a woozy mix exploring the DNA of Touching Bass’ past, present and future by Sammseed, Ria Hylton documents the movement’s ethos and story so far 

“Touching Bass is a musical movement,” Errol Anderson tells DJ Mag. “And when I say movement, I’m thinking of forward movement — energy.” Alex Rita...