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Claussell, Trent and Parrish billed for Bank Holiday party

Need2Soul have the perfect event planned to take advantage of the sunshine (we hope!) this Bank Holiday Weekend, with an all-day party planned on Sunday May 5 featuring three verified US house legends.

J Dilla press shot

J Dilla changed music with his unique production style and wonky beat patterns. Ahead of an expansive new book on his life and art, Marke Bieschke talks to author Dan Charnas about the enigmatic artist’s impact 

D is for Detroit. D is for Dilla. D is for ‘Donuts’, the legendary 31-track collection that James Dewitt Yancey — aka Jay Dee, aka...

Man on solo camping trip accidentally joins illegal rave, has “unbelievable weekend"

"I had no choice really, as my tent was right near the speakers so I got stuck in," said Oliver Broome

A man on a solo camping trip on the Yorkshire Moors has revealed how he had an "unbelievable weekend" after accidentally joining an illegal rave...

Reports coming in of death of electronic pioneer

Reports have been coming in on the death of Mark Bell from LFO, a true pioneer of electronic music.

Mark was initially part of the...

COURSES, SOFTWARE DEALS, FREEBIES & MORE

AKAI Pro are renowned for their hardware products. Over the course of history, their legendary MPC range has been used by iconic artists such as J DIlla...

Go record shopping with DJ Bone at SeaWolf Records in Amsterdam, in the first part of our new vinyl-focused DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin'

DJ Bone is the next artist to feature in our DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin’, out on DJ Mag’s socials now. In the series...

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on a ragga tip xl recordings

Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story

‘Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day’ The opening lyrics to SL2’s ‘On A Ragga Tip’ immediately come up when you type its title into...

DJ Bone goes record shopping at SeaWolf Records in Amsterdam

DJ Bone is the next artist to feature in our DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin’.

In the series, in which we take some of...

secret sauce

The Secret Sauce collection features three new tools for electronic music production

Dada Life, the Swedish producers and creators of the much-loved plugin, Sausage Fattener, have announced a trio of new tools under the name Secret Sauce...

Press shot of DJ Premier in a black hat looking toward the camera in a t tshirt that says "Royalty"

For over three decades, DJ Premier has consistently proven himself to be one of hip-hop’s greatest producers. As he releases his new EP, 'Hip Hop 50: Vol 1', celebrating the genre’s 50th anniversary, he speaks to Arielle Lana LeJarde about evolving with the culture and the hip-hop/dance music connection

“I’m raised off being a fan first,” DJ Premier states clearly. “Before DJing, before producing or anything else, I’m a fan.” He sits across from...

How The Chemical Brothers' 'Dig Your Own Hole' predicted the post-genre pop future

The Chemical Brothers' second album, 1997's 'Dig Your Own Hole', radiated ambition and adventure, and was their first to hit No.1 in the UK charts thanks to a string of landmark singles. Here, Ben Cardew explores how 'Dig Your Own Hole' altered the Chems' creative trajectory, predicted our post-genre pop future, and catapulted them to new heights

Note: this article was originally published in 2018 The Chemical Brother's second album, 'Dig Your Own Hole', was perhaps not the best electronic album of...

“This ain’t a track, it's a movement”: Mike Skinner and co. are back, and deliver a record-breaking night at Brixton Academy. DJ Mag’s Rob McCallum...

The Streets’ 2002 debut ‘Original Pirate Material’ is one of those rare records that has a story attached for everybody that grew up with it...

The south London trio will be joined by Jaden Thompson and Unorthodox at the free party...

South London trio Disciples will be bringing their brand of anthemic, melodic vocal house to DJ Mag’s Work Bar this Thursday 14th June.

As part...

The MC from The Prodigy answers some curveball questions...

Maxim is best known as the MC from The Prodigy, probably still the biggest and most dangerous electronic act on the goddamn planet. He's the...

The Russian techno DJ talks about her new 'DJ Kicks' album and space travel

Nina Kraviz has been one of the most significant breakthrough international DJ/producers of the past few years. Brought up in the Siberian city of Irkutsk...