Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...
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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era
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Paul van Dyk began consuming music by listening to forbidden Western radio stations and smuggled mixtapes. After German reunification he was perfectly placed to start DJing...
Listen to T-Power's most inspirational tracks
He started off making hardcore and jungle before concocting groundbreaking tracks like the dystopian 'Police State' and the seductive 'Mutant Jazz', and then going super-ambient.
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As part of the voting process for our annual Top 100 Clubs poll, powered by Miller Genuine Draft, we asked you a bonus question in...
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Exploring the history of cinema, Martin Guttridge-Hewitt compiles 11 landmark electronic music movie soundtracks, arranged in chronological order, each of which earned its place on sonic merit, and significance in the canon of music and movies
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With happy hardcore, animated club sounds, enchanting melodies and improvised acid, Montreal electro-punks, Pelada, ignites the Fresh Kicks mix series
A few months ago, Tobias Rochman went raving in a Montreal sewer. The “guerilla style” gathering saw hundreds of ravers climbing into the city’s underground...
Long-time electronic overlord Sasha has summoned all his creative powers to unleash his most spellbinding mix compilation yet.
Barely a week goes by without some muso or other declaring the death of the mix CD. And you can understand why, given the proliferation of free mixes that pop up like pop-ups each and every day on the worldwide web. Once every four or so years, though, all that changes, people forget to argue and unite in appreciation of the form once more.
From grave to rave! Bloc rose to return to its spiritual home for its first festival since its infamously ill-fated attempt in 2012. So how...
It’s the wee small hours of a Monday morning in March. As most of Britain sleeps in preparation for what will probably be another mundane...
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Unorthodox Events and Queer Rave are two club-nights that are creating new spaces for LGBTQ+ people in the drum & bass/jungle scene. Jack Ramage speaks...
There were plenty of great artist albums released in our scene this year, more than ably demonstrating how the long-player format is still crucially important...
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There’s been an explosion of tools for extracting stems in recent years. DJ Mag’s digital tech editor Declan McGlynn outlines five of the best below
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Science fiction has long been a muse for techno producers, but three acts – Lost Souls Saturn, Mat Playford and A Sagittariun – are taking...
We catch up Fatima to talk about the theme behind the album, her musical roots, and more...
Fatima Al Qadiri is as difficult to classify as her vast productions. She could simultaneously be deemed a visual artist, academic instigator, journalist (as a...
The German producer reflects on his plight to becoming the in-demand DJ he is today and the importance of keeping true to what he most...
“Actually, this is one of my most productive years so far.” Thomas Gold smiles broadly into the camera, his face framed by simple, black-rimmed...
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Creating a safe environment on the dancefloor is crucial for the mental wellbeing of all club-goers, particularly those from marginalised communities. Christine Kakaire speaks to...