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AlphaTheta announces flagship rotary mixer, euphonia

The company’s first rotary mixer costs €3,799 and features a Rupert Neve Designs transformer

AlphaTheta, the sister brand of Pioneer DJ, has announced a new flagship four-channel rotary mixer called the euphonia. The new rotary is a pivot from...

HOUSE HEAD JACQUES RENAULT FINALLY RELEASES DEBUT LP

Washington-born NYC house head Jacques Renault has finally delivered a delicious debut LP...

Jacques Renault plays NYC's The Lodge alongside Walker & Royce this Saturday, 5th December. Secret location, limited tickets. Facebook event / Tickets here.

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French nightclubs officially recognised as cultural actors under new legislation

Minister of Culture Rachida Dati said this legislation will improve the operating conditions of such venues

Nightclubs in France are to be recognised as "cultural actors" under new legislation announced by the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati. Sharing news of the...

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Selections: BFTT

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, Mutualism and YCO's BFTT spotlights cutting edge club music, playful sound design and Celine Dion-sampling ambience

BFTT described his 2020 mix for DJ mag as “super fun but fucked up”. The same could be said for his contribution to the Selections...

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GIDEÖN launches new label, Homo-Centric, with ‘Ritmo’ EP

It's created to amplify the work of queer artists in underground dance music

GIDEÖN has launched a new record label, Homo-Centric, with a new EP. The London-born selector, producer and co-founder of Glastonbury's Block9 stage - real name...

Loki announces weekly live event series, Loki Live

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Brixton club Loki announces weekly live event series

Taking place every Thursday, the series will platform local artists alongside acts across Europe

Brixton’s Loki has announced a new weekly live event series, Loki Live. Launched in January and now taking place every Thursday, the series will platform...

BEST RADIO SHOW/PODCAST: DJ FRICTION 'RADIO 1'

Friction's standard-bearing d&b radio show bags your votes

Being handed a baton from not just one but two scene legends can be pretty bloody intimidating. But when long-standing d&b producer Friction took over...

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Composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki announces debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’

Listen to 'Equator Song' now

Kenyan composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki will release her debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’, next month via SA Recordings. Listen to the single...

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Daft Punk release re-mastered ‘Da Funk’ video: Watch

This is the latest project to mark the 25th anniversary of the duo's classic 1997 album 'Homework'

Daft Punk have released a re-mastered version of their ‘Da Funk’ video. "Still celebrating 'Homework' 25th anniversary," read a post on the duo's Instagram yesterday...

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Carl Cox features in new BBC documentary, Music and Motorbikes

The UK rave figurehead talks to presenter Rick Faragher about his too-early love of driving fast and how playing around the world is an extension of his love of motorsport

Carl Cox discusses his love of motorbikes and starting up a motorsport team with BBC Sounds for a new documentary called Music and Motorbikes. Available...

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Premiere: Sha Sha Kimbo ‘Physically Closed’

LA’s Sha Sha Kimbo serves up three peak-time techno slammers on the ‘Wonder Tech’ EP, with a wild remix from DJ Girl. Hear ‘Physically Closed’ now

Sha Sha Kimbo will release a new EP, ‘Wonder Tech’, via her own Planet Bliss Records in April. The Los Angeles producer follows the release...

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Premiere: ex.sses ‘silicon’

Ex.sses debuts on TT label with two experimental club cuts exploring “physical sensation, material and the gendered body”

ex.sses is next up on London’s TT label with the ‘scanner’ EP. Hear the B-Side, ‘silicon’, below. The DJ, producer and Balamii resident takes inspiration...

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Watch a new documentary on jungle and drum & bass’ early days

The Rest Is History: The Early Days of Jungle & Drum 'n' Bass is available now

A new documentary on the formative years of jungle and drum & bass has been released at select UK cinemas and via the VOD service...

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Ravers For Palestine launch strike fund for DJs and musicians amid boycotts

The GoFundMe solidarity strike fund will cover the fees of artists who've dropped out of events following calls from Strike Germany and War Mongers out of SXSW

Ravers For Palestine have launched a strike fund to support DJs and musicians who've lost paid work due to participation in boycotts. The GoFundMe solidarity...

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Is vinyl production really under threat?

We explore the implications of the fire at Apollo Masters and ask, 'What's the future of vinyl production?'

On Thursday 6th February, a devastating fire burned the Apollo Masters factory in California to the ground. Luckily, none of the staff were harmed in...