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When Mr Benn leaves his house at 52 Festive Road, possibly wearing a black suit and bowler hat, he enters his studio via a magic door. But how does he decide which outfit supplied by a shopkeeper he is going to try on today? “It depends what I have planned for the studio that day,”

When it comes to dancefloor experience, it doesn't get more heritable than François Kevorkian (aka François K)

We've all had a day job we'd rather not think about. Whether it's manning the till at Tescos or pulling the feathers off dead turkeys at christmas, we've all had to endure some pretty shitty tasks to get to where we are now. Even DJs. Heidi might have dished out wax at Phonica, Damian Lazarus once a crime reporter for The Sun and Laurent Garnier was a chef before taking on the world's noisiest rooms, but not all clubland's most wanted have lived such notable lives.

Part of the Culprit crew, London DJ/producer Jozif was asked last year if he wanted to mix the latest instalment in the highly respected 'Balance' CD series. Launching its 'Presents...' series which will be focusing on new talent, the Australian series tracked down Jozif, who partners Fabric resident Craig Richards running the Fist Or Finger label.

And now… Wankelmut! No sniggering at the back there! Wankelmut is the name that new German DJ/producer Jacob Dilssner has adopted for his productions, and DJ Mag is trying hard to suppress laughter when first quizzing Wankelmut about his, err, handy moniker.

We're all aware of UK clubland's biggest churches. The Ministries, Fabrics and Sankeys, where we find ourselves throwing shapes each weekend – our eyes saucers, faces a contorted mess.

From Brisbane, Australia and loved by cats such as Erol Alkan and Boys Noize, Loops Of Fury have been causing a commotion with their peak-time electro/techno/rave hybrid over the last couple of years. Signed to U&A Recordings, the guys are school pals who both discovered electronic music at around the same time in ‘93/’94 — “early Prodigy, Chems, hardcore and jungle”.

Egypt. Heralded for its mystical history and pyramidal landmarks, it's the cultural jewel of North Africa. Hardly the epicentre of the trance universe...

Returning after taking a year off due to last-year's licensing battle with local authorities, this year's Glade went on as planned at the new site...

Everyone knows pioneer for their CDJ's and mixers, but their latest offering is a departure from those well-known staples. The D-DJ05's are Pioneer's first speakers...

Best of British Awards 2010

Avalon, Shoreditch

Wednesday 15th December

FABIO AND GROOVERIDER ('Masterpiece' Influences Set)

PAUL WOOLFORD

AUTONOMIC (Instra:Mental and D-Bridge)...

Eclectic clubland pioneers Together have announced a series of 16 events at London’s highly underrated Coronet Theatre commencing on March 12th.

The weekly...

Where?
First Saturday of the month at Mint Club, Leeds.

Sound
Cutting-edge techno and underground house from the globe's biggest names and labels.

Blazing a...