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Fresh Kicks 169: DART

Dublin’s Jordan Rafferty AKA DART steps up for the Fresh Kicks series with an eclectic mix of dreamy techno, vocal-heavy cuts and progressive club sounds, and speaks with DJ Mag’s Amy Fielding about emotive breakdowns, early inspirations, and AVA Festival

Dublin-born Jordan Rafferty has been connected to Ireland’s electronic underground since before he can remember. With both of his parents immersed in Dublin’s ‘90s rave...

Or:la announces new EP, 'Moonlight Crush', on fabric Originals, shares single: Listen

The three-track record is out on 25th April

Or:la will debut on fabric Originals later this month with a new EP, 'Moonlight Crush'. Spanning three tracks, the record was created functionally to be...

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"I have tried to encapsulate all of my sounds in one short project," said the London-based DJ and producer

Effy has released her debut EP, 'Not What It Seems'. The UK DJ and producer's four-track EP features the singles 'Run It' with Mall Grab...

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DJEFF takes over DJ Mag HQ from 17:00 on Friday (27th May)

This Friday (27th May) we welcome DJEFF to DJ Mag HQ for a 60-minute livestream. For almost 20 years, the Portuguese/Angolan DJ and producer has...

NT’s Loft announces spring programme with Nia Archives, Horse Meat Disco, Moscoman, more

The east London space has been updated with a Funktion-One soundsystem, heated terrace and a larger dance floor

Night Tales' Loft is reopening for the spring and summer after a two-month closure for refurbishment. The Hackney space has been updated with a Funktion-One...

Amelie Lens’ Exhale Records releases fundraising compilation for Ukrainian aid

'Together for Ukraine!' features contributions from Paula Temple, Lokier, and more

Amelie Lens’ Exhale Records has released a 14-track fundraising compilation for Ukrainian aid, 'Together for Ukraine!'. The Belgian techno star has rallied a bevy of...

20 years after the techno legend rocked the islands for the Millennium moment

Carl Cox is playing a New Year's Eve rave in Hawaii, with sets planned for both Wednesday December 31st 2019 and Thursday January 1st 2020. ...

Defected pulls out the big guns for NYE

Simon Dunmore’s Defected Records is so synonymous with house that it may as well be fashioned from bricks and mortar and used as a dwelling. Since 1999 they’ve straddled the worlds of commercial and underground dance music, bothering the top 40 as regularly as RA DJ charts, and taken their Defected In The House parties to clubbers around the world.

The Promoters behind the dancefloors

What’s the secret to putting on a good party?
“Authenticity. Just being honest about what you’re doing. People are paying with passion so they want...

The main room sound of Porter Robinson

Only 20-years-old and already a dance music star, with Top 10 chart hits in the UK, a residency in Las Vegas and US wide tours under his belt, Porter Robinson is the new face of the hugely popular big room electro house sound. But as it turns out, he spurns fame, cringes at the acronym EDM, and draws inspiration from musique concrete to Daft Punk. DJ Mag has a pint with him in a grimy North London boozer to learn more...

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Brooklyn’s Sobolik records a whirlwind mix of leftfield techno, breaks and bass for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Eoin Murray about participating in Martyn’s mentoring programme, building IRL and online music communities and more

“Things really accelerated way quicker than I could have ever imagined,” says Sobolik, who made a splash in 2021 with their colourful club productions. Speaking...

Tommie Sunshine writes a tribute to the Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles

Francis Nicholls was born January 1955 in The Bronx, New York. But Frankie Knuckles, as we came to know him, was born in March 1977...

Fresh Kicks 185: Ally Tropical

Pleasant Life’s Ally Tropical records a mix of bubbling house, electro and breaks for the Fresh Kicks series and chats to Eoin Murray about the Ransom Note publication and his new party, Meanwhile

Ally Tropical likes to keep things loose. Listen to his monthly show on France’s LYL Radio and you’ll hear breezy Balearic, ambient and downtempo jams...

Pioneer DJ’s new CloudDirectPlay ushers in a new era for DJing

Pioneer DJ announced a new firmware update for their flagship CDJ3000 player last week, called CloudDirectPlay. The new feature lets users access files stored in...

Theo Parrish enters the live realm with a full band as part of the Barbican's Digital Revolution festival. But does the traditional band set-up suit...

London's Barbican Complex never fails to make a big impression. A combined arts and cultural centre forming a nucleus within tower blocks and the lower...