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This year our flagship publication, DJ Mag UK, remains at the forefront of dance music, with a focus on established and up-and-coming underground talent, we...

Something’s happening on the peripheries of jazz, but what do we call it? Alanna Henry delves in to find out

In the UK, new experimental sounds born from the jazz tradition are transforming the live experience. Fusing with mainstream genres like grime, hip-hop and reggae...

The Tidy Boys and their label Tidy Trax epitomised the early ‘00s hard house scene, at one point selling a million records a year. As...

“From 1998 to 2005 we had seven years of glory, then nobody wanted to be a DJ in hard house,” admits Amadeus Mozart, one half...

Kings Of Tomorrow

A soulful house classic, Kings Of Tomorrow’s ‘Finally’ appealed across the board thanks to its universal lyric and hopeful message. Kristan J Caryl talks to vocalist Julie McKnight, co-producer Jay Sealee, Defected’s Simon Dunmore and Bushwacka about its evergreen appeal

“I was visiting my cousin Jay,” remembers Julie McKnight of one special night in a New Jersey living room 20 years ago. “Sandy, the other...

Mighty Mouse, Glitterbox-affiliated DJ and producer, dies

Matthew Ward suffered an aortic aneurysm in his sleep last week, Defected said in a statement

DJ, producer and Glitterbox affiliate Mighty Mouse has died. Defected Records announced the news on social media Tuesday, 25th October, saying the DJ, real name...

Original acid house smiley face designer hangs yellow plaques on old rave venues

The gesture comes on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill which sought to deal with illegal raves in the '90s

George Georgiou, the artist known for creating the iconic yellow smiley face flyers that became synonymous with '90s rave music and acid house, has hung...

With tracks like ‘That’s The Way Love Is’ and ‘Right Back To You,’ Ten City’s 1989 debut album, ‘Foundation,’ set the standard for what vocal...

If songwriting and arrangement were as valued as sonic innovation in the history of dance music, then Chicago vocal house group Ten City would be...

Hagan and Aymos link up on new Afro house single, ‘Sise Ntweni’: Listen

"A club-ready track that highlights how South African music has been a significant source of inspiration for me"

Hagan has teamed up with South African vocalist Aymos for a new single, ‘Sise Ntweni’. Check it out below. "'Sise Ntweni’ is a club-ready track...

Royal Festival Hall, here we come!

On November 22nd, to celebrate the release of their much-anticipated 'Movements 10' LP and compilation, much-loved German duo Booka Shade will bring their captivating live...

UK MPs have been warned that a large majority of the UK’s venues may not reopen following lockdown

UK MPs have been told that majority of UK music venues face closure following the coronavirus lockdown.

With hundreds of venues at risk of closure...

The images were captured by legendary fashion eye Terence Donovan shortly before his death 

A collection of previously unseen 1990s photos taken at legendary Birmingham techno party House of God are set to be exhibited in the city later...

Mason 'Exceeder' album cover featuring a wrestler in a mask and cape

When Mason first released ‘Exceeder’ in 2005 it was a B-side. But its fuzzy bassline and gated trancey notes garnered a legion of fans, and it became a key building block in the pre-EDM electro-house scene. 17 years later, he shares its story

“You might go to the same restaurant many times, but do you always order the same dish?” grins Iason Chronis, the artist most commonly known...

Frankie Knuckles classics and remixes set for vinyl release via Defected’s House Masters

The storied UK house label celebrates the late Chicago house legend on the tenth anniversary of his death with a new vinyl pressing of his 2015 compilation

Defected is releasing a collection of the late Frankie Knuckles' classics and remixes in a new vinyl set. Part of the storied UK label's 'House...

UK cities' influence on rave culture explored in new book, Out Of Space

The book features words from Josey Rebelle, Norman Jay MBE, OK Williams and many more

A new book exploring the influence of various UK towns and cities on club and rave culture through the '90s and beyond is to be...

RP Boo

Attendees will also have late-night access to the current exhibitions by SERAFINE1369, Gallery 31, and Sin Wai Kin

RP Boo, NIKS, Nazar, and more artists are set to play Somerset House Studios' annual AGM event – the access-all-areas event at the London institute...