In the last decade, trends came and went — thank you vaporwave, lo-fi house and hypnagogic pop — but some of the most profound and...
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This month's essential tunes
When you absolutely, positively must decimate the dance floor, these are the tunes you need..
Tech
The latest version of the popular DJ software makes bold claims around stem separation. But does it actually work?
Don’t mind if we do...
And so the smiles begin, as soon as we touchdown and step out onto that notorious Balearic soil (well concrete actually, because no-one really steps...
Cover Features
With his DJ sets and productions that meld grime, techno, jungle and avant-garde experimentalism, Mumdance is one of the most original artists in UK dance...
Few DJs represent the spirit of UK dance music like Jack Adams does. A lifelong student of hardcore, drum & bass and grime, he is...
Dutch DJ/producer Dannic is making the world's biggest clubs and festivals shake with his masterful blend of funkier house grooves with EDM bombast. Pumping out...
It’s not often you hear EDM producers utter the names Van Morrison and The Police and labels such as Motown when asked the obligatory ‘musical...
Features
Over the past 10 years, DJing has undergone seismic transformations in technology and process. New styles of DJing have emerged, and some have had huge...
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
We meet the Leeds man in London to talk about hardcore history, subliminal messages and breaking free of genre constrictions — and much more...
Reinvention is a tough gig. But if you get it right, a whole new life is possible. No one in dance music's managed this more...
Features
For DJs with a packed touring schedule, gigging at one iconic club after another, finding the time to sit down in the studio can be nearly impossible. But when Kerri Chandler wanted to work on a long-delayed album, he hit on a solution: he’d transform those clubs into temporary studios, creating tracks attuned to each space. The result is ‘Spaces And Places’, and it’s some of his best work yet
Music
Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, DJ Mag’s Dhruva...
As we grow, and shed layers of our past, we often don’t recognise the changes happening. We feel bitter in these moments; the cards we’re...
Fresh acts rising to the top...
DJ Mag brings you 9 acts to check out in May.
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New wave love songs
‘I Love You, Go Away’; a beautifully...
Get the lowdown on this year’s Miller SoundClash headliner
Dutch DJ/producer Dannic is making the world's biggest clubs and festivals shake with his masterful blend of funkier house grooves with EDM bombast. Now...
Paranoid London are on a mission to bring back the rawness of old house, with their skeletal acid tracks and Chicago-influenced beats. We head to...
We chat Bicep in light of their We Love Space CD
Bicep boys, Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson, are childhood friends from Belfast and went to the same school through their teenage years before taking the leap to different universities. They recently mixed the DJ Mag covermount. Out now.
Features
Amsterdam Dance Event returned earlier this month, with the world’s biggest electronic music conference delivering its usual, unrelenting whirlwind of parties, panels and so much more. Here’s a handful of highlights from DJ Mag’s week at ADE 2023