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The Batman features techno tracks by Kevin Saunderson, Patrick Topping, Peggy Gou, more

It also features scenes filmed in Printworks

Kevin Saunderson, Peggy Gou, Alesso and Patrick Topping are set to have music featured in The Batman, one of the most eagerly awaited movies of...

Left: 10 album packshots chosen by Nkisi. Right: Nkisi performing live, leaning over a table of electronic equipment while blowing on a digital wind instrument

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nkisi spotlights ritualistic acid rhythms, “electronic voodoo music”, Belgian new beat, EBM and more

Nkisi’s fiercely rhythmic music maps a route from ancient rituals to futuristic hard dance. In her live performances and catalogue of releases for labels like...

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Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

EDM is a genre that swept the global club and festival scene - particularly in the U.S. - in the late 2000s, riding on a...

We may not necessarily thank them for it – they probably wouldn’t thank themselves for it – but Daft Punk undoubtedly helped to lay the...

Dean Blunt’s Babyfather and Tirzah share new collaborative track, ‘1471’: Listen

It follows the Dean Blunt track he quietly released on Saturday titled 'death drive freestyle'

Dean Blunt has shared a new collaboration with Tirzah called '1471' under his Babyfather alias. Listen to it below. The track appeared on streaming platforms...

India Arkin hmv

The label's first signing is India Arkin, a singer from Newcastle

hmv is launching a vinyl-only record label, 1921, with a new artist discovered through its Live & Local gig programme. The British entertainment retailer, which...

Premiere: Eich ‘Induction’

Ireland’s outpost for soundsystem-inspired club music, Woozy, returns with a new collection of futurist bass weight from an international cast of emerging talent

Dublin label and party will release a new compilation, ‘WZY2​.​5’, next month. Listen to Eich’s ‘Induction’ below. Run by DJ and promoter EMA, who featured...

Ukrainian electronic music label Muscut releases fundraising compilation

A host of Ukrainian artists are featured on the fundraiser

Ukrainian label Muscut has released a fundraising compilation to support those affected by Russia's current invasion of the country. The 17-track 'Fundraiser compilation: ВОЛЯ' features...

Don Diablo, or as he’s affectionately known in the DJ Mag North America office, Big Don, is an all-round entrepreneur. Though the Dutchman has been...

In East Amsterdam, tucked away on what seems like a sleepy street (though that may just be due to the icy weather), lies the home...

 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...

The man, the myth, the legend...

One of the great characters in global electronic music, Mr C is a visionary, artist, actor and activist. He’s been prominent in the underground for...

Photo of Valerie Ace crouching in front of a white screen

Berlin-based heavyweight Valerie Ace returns to Intrepid Skin with a suite of pulverising hard dance and techno

Valerie Ace will release a new EP, ‘Strass & Stress’, via Intrepid Skin this month. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Slay’ below. Returning to...

Polygon fire

250 people were reportedly evacuated from the premises and an investigation has been launched into the venue

At least 13 people have been killed in a fire at the Polygon nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, according to multiple news reports...

Eliza Rose by BBC

It's the first time a female DJ has topped the Official UK Singles Chart in over two decades

Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal’s summer dance anthem, ‘B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All)’, has reached No. 1 in the Official UK Singles Charts. Knocking Scottish...

Leftfield

It’s the UK act's first album in seven years

Leftfield have announced a new album, 'This Is What We Do'. Listen to the first single, 'Pulse', below. Marking the legendary UK electronic act's first...