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DJ Mag talks to Dave about the track series that propelled him to stardom...

We’re outside the Dylan Hotel in Amsterdam, the night after Dave Clarke’s sell-out ADE party. Your DJ Mag hack is somewhat the worse for wear...

In DJ Mag's March artist charts, four DJs select their top 10 tracks of the month, spanning moody jungle, '90s acid, classic reggae and dubby...

UK trio Denham Audio have entrenched themselves at the front of the new wave of breakbeat hardcore producers through a multitude of racuous cuts and...

Sorry, Adele...

Sydney outfit Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt have scaled the iTunes chart with their new LP ‘Bloom’.

This is the second album from...

Breaking scandal over Beatport positioning

Laidback Luke's Mixmash imprint have found themselves embroiled in a breaking controversy over accusations of rigging the influential Beatport charts.

At the end of last...

Well-known Ibiza bar Tantra has its own radio station & it's sounding epic...

Best-known for hosting epic pre-parties before some of the island’s biggest club-nights, Tantra is far more than just a bar. The well-known venue, that sits just a...

Knucks is leading UK rap's new wave

A rapper, producer and head of the No Days Off brand, Knucks smashed into the UK album charts this year with his ‘Alpha Place’ project, presenting his ‘chill drill’ sound in all its evolved glory. His triumphant homecoming show at KOKO in Camden saw collaborators like Stormzy, SL, Youngs Teflon and Ragz Originale join him on stage. Here, Yemi Abiade meets the Londoner to learn how there are now no limitations on his future

It’s late May in North London. The sun is setting with a burning intensity that only a summer’s evening in this concrete jungle can provide...

AVA Festival shot from above

Last month, 16,000 ravers attended Belfast's AVA Festival at its new home on the Titanic Slipways. DJ Mag traveled to AVA to discover how the event is creating a sense of unity, community and a second wave of rave in the city

In 2015, Belfast’s first AVA Festival and conference found its home beneath the towering yellow Harland & Wolff cranes — affectionately named Samson and Goliath...

The Greatest Hits compilation has also sold 5.61 million copies, ranking second in terms of overall units bought 

ABBA's 'Gold' album has spent a record-breaking 1,000 weeks in the UK charts. 

The compilation, which comprises some of the band's best-loved songs, was released...

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...

portishead

Their appearance at War Child benefit concert Help! marks their first show in seven years

Portishead are set to make a rare live appearance in aid of Ukraine. Comprising core members Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley, the Bristol...

The map charts club closures over the last decade...

An interactive map, created using data from Resident Advisor, charts the decimation of London's club scene spanning from 2005 to the present. 

The map, which...

90% of British musicians have already been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19

UK artists have lost £13.9million due to coronavirus, according to the results of a new survey. 

The Musician's Union asked for input from 4,100 of...

The digital download store has surpassed 250 million downloads

Beatport have released a new infograph to coincide with their 16th anniversary, charting their legacy and influence via a series of key stats and figures...

Yet another house record makes it to the summit

Secondcity has become the latest UK house music producer to score a UK No.1. His track 'I Wanna Feel' was revealed to have reached the...

The Lost Acid House Membership Cards

A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time

“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...