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Analysing the key trends from the voting in this year's DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs poll
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The summer of 2021 has seen a perfect storm of drug-related risks hit the UK dance scene: from an abundance of first-time ravers who turned...
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The new deal also addresses the issue of generative AI in music
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UK label Champion Records is celebrating its 35th year with a series of remixes of classic releases. The label's best-known hit is Robin S' ‘Show...
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Blending hip-hop, house and influences from New York’s ballroom scene, Cakes Da Killa has been opening up the conversation around LGBTQ+ artists in rap. He speaks to Nathan Evans about developing his style, the appropriation of queer and ballroom culture, and finding inspiration in the Harlem Renaissance for his new album ‘Svengali’
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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...
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After hitting creative block, techno DJ and producer Chris Liebing made some big changes to his life and way of working. Now he's made the...
“You could mistake me as an older guy who is already past his best times,” says Chris Liebing, who is 50 in December. And he’s...
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Leon Vynehall sculpts a mix of experimental sounds, smoky house and peak-time techno for the On Cue series, and speaks to Ray Philp about finding...
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Three decades and nearly 200 records into his career, jungle maverick Paradox is still breaking new ground, and earning new fans in the process. Ben Hindle speaks to him about using an old Amiga computer for his productions, keeping the funk in his breakbeat samples, and his dedication to performing live
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, ahead of Dialled In festival, Daytimers’ Gracie T spotlights breakthrough sounds from the new South Asian underground
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As subscription models have begun to make their way into our DAWs, we look at the three different models for using plugins — outright ownership, continual rent, and rent-to-own. Here, Declan McGlynn asks: are subscription models better for producers? And are we heading towards an even heavier onslaught of abundance over efficiency?
The importance of Belgium in the development of electronic music
With Belgium Booms, a series of events in London this October showcasing the country’s talent, and a new film The Sound of Belgium looking to change that public perception, we take a closer look at the country that gave us EBM, new beat, hardcore techno and so much more...
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Working for free is rife among producers and engineers, with 77% having worked for free in the last 12 months alone. But is it just...
Miami's underground venues
We're all aware of the glitz and glamour of South Beach's many venues, but scratch beneath the surface of the Miami scene and you'll find a plethora of underground dens of iniquity at your disposal. Uptown, Downtown, turn the beat around! These are the coolest, off-the-radar spots worth popping into during WMC...
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Meet the MC is our latest DJ Mag Originals video series, combining a freestyle platform with in-depth fly-on-the-wall interviews, exploring the stories of these crucial...