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It may not be the flashiest entry in Felix Da Houscat’s discography, but this 1994 LP is one of his best. In the latest edition...

From teenage musical prodigy to P. Diddy aide, from psychedelic techno innovator to electroclash star, Felix Da Housecat is one of the most intriguingly undefinable...

In a series of posts shared to social media last week, Eddington Again outlined their “ongoing dispute” with R&S and its co-founder Renaat Vandepapeliere relating...

R&S Records has terminated its contract with LA-based artist Eddington Again following a dispute relating to “incorrect splits on late royalty statements” and the dismissal...

LTJ Bukem - the undisputed don of dreamy drum & bass - is back with a killer 'FabricLive' mix and a resurgent Good Looking Records

It’s arguable that, Goldie aside, nobody did more to disseminate drum & bass in its early years than DJ/producer/label kingpin LTJ Bukem. His spacey, rolling...

She's built a rock-solid unit that's celebrating a decade of electronic music brilliance this year...

It’s the 1st May. ‘May Day’ public holiday in Berlin, traditionally the time when the city transforms from the grey, oppressive bleakness of its...

Artwork depicting 'Lunatic Harness' record sleeve

Released in 1997, μ-Ziq’s ‘Lunatic Harness’ mixed jungle and out-there electronica in a way few had heard before. Here, Mike Paradinas talks to Ben Murphy about the influences that went into creating this genre-meshing gem, and his new album 'Magic Pony Ride'

“THE PIRATES were the only way you could get to hear the jungle stuff,” says Mike Paradinas, aka µ-Ziq, reflecting on the mix of influences...

Techno rises in the heart of the Midwest and with it, a bold call to action.

 

DJ Mag meets Lisa Smith on a winter afternoon in The Black Madonna’s crowded Chicago apartment. A large film crew is staging lighting...

Manufacturing delays and rising costs are straining small, independent vinyl labels. Paired with environmental concerns and a reassessment of what physical releases can entail, the...

The word “shitshow” comes up a lot when you talk to independent label owners about producing vinyl. Emily Moxon, managing director at Brownswood, says that...

A selection of 8 press shots of artists featured in DJ Mag’s March emerging artists feature

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From masterful footwork and radiant house, to striking Latin beats, eclectic electro, breaks and beyond, here’s March 2024’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

“I want to see the bodies riding soundwaves, sparkling sweat in the air, and infectious smiles,” says cay horiuchi, whose DJ sets seek to create...

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...

With inventive production and animated lyrics in Spanish and English giving unique takes on violence and, of course, weed, Cypress Hill's 1991 debut introduced them...

Sen Dog hated driving all the way to Gardena. But as B-Real was buying the weed, Sen begrudgingly agreed to drive him home after every...

Fred P

A decade and a half into a career making emotionally involved house music, Fred P’s sense of purpose is stronger than it’s ever been. The New York–born, Berlin-based artist fills us in on where he’s been, where he’s at and where he’s heading

Along with most of the world’s population, Fred Peterkin, the DJ and producer best known as Fred P, was having a tough time during the...

The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...

Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...

It first happened at a media dinner about five years ago. I was sandwiched rather uncomfortably between two older international journalists — one from Amsterdam...

Ibiza Past is the Instagram account we all need in 2020

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s never take things for granted. While many murmurs rumbled on in recent times around how Ibiza has lost...

When Dax J made worldwide headlines last year for dropping an Islamic call to prayer sample during his set in Tunisia, it looked for a minute...

'Public indecency and offending public morality'. Before April last year, those words probably meant about as much to Dax J as his name did to...