Warlock. The word conjures images of hooded figures casting dark magic. In dance music circles, it refers to a man who wields similarly arcane power...
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Techno’s vanguard opens up about his legacy as it comes full circle in the summer of 2015
Words: SARAH POLONSKY Portrait Pic: Courtesy of Cocoon Live Pics: ANDREW RAUNER
This man could be a double secret agent. It is...
EDM is taking over the world, one festival at a time
While electronic dance music has been a part of our lives for decades here in the UK, mainstream America took a little while to get...
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Meet the MC is DJ Mag's new monthly interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, DJ Mag’s Amy...
Huddled in a circle on the dark, smoke-filled dancefloor at Corsica Studios, the four MCs that make up Bala Bala Boyz spit over syncopated bass-heavy...
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An hour of gritty disco, rusted house and shrouded breaks from The Cyclist. We catch up with the Tape Throb innovator to talk punk, lo-fi...
Nothing sums up the work of The Cyclist quite like the name of his most recent EP. ‘Boards of Chicago’ was released via Italian label...
Jacob Van Hage gears up for London debut
Jacob Van Hage knows his beats. A percussive connoisseur, he's an inventor of unheard of drum patterns and as a DJ his selection is up...
Soul singer Mayer Hawthorne and hip-hop production legend Jake One have become Tuxedo...
“Oh man, journalists always get so many things wrong,” Mayer Hawthorne smiles cheekily at DJ Mag across the table.
We’re sitting in a pub in...
The influences that have made the Circus man into the artist he is today...
01. RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN 'Ain't Nobody'
“A record I first heard as part of the soundtrack to Breakdance: The Movie (Breakin'). I was...
Celebrating a double decade of dancefloor innovation in 2016, the notorious DJ Mag Tech Awards are back!
DJ Mag is celebrating 20 years of its prodigious Tech Awards. From humble beginnings, we have been at the forefront of the technological revolution, and...
UK duo Dusky are this month's DJ Mag cover stars...
“There’s definitely a stigma attached to progressive house but someone like Sasha is one of the most influential DJs ever,” Nick states. “A lot of...
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South London-based Warlock has been DJing since 1989, and has watched the UK scene evolve through countless phases. He’s taken that history with him, but as Ben Hindle discovers, he is driven by a dedication to the new. His On Cue mix goes from 130 - 210 BPM, and demonstrates his genre-mashing sound
Andrew Friendly is the Australian DJ/producer known for his funky, hip swinging breaks releases like 'The Bump and Grind', and more recently, as the man...
Currently, he juggles a club night, The FFuss at London's Catch 22, a record label - Gulp - and his solo and band productions. Milke's...
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Rinse France resident and 99CTS RCRDS founder Miley Serious dishes up an hour of rubbery techno, blistering breaks and electro as part of our Fresh...
2018 saw Miley Serious breaking through to become one of the most formidable DJs on the Parisian underground circuit. A resident on Rinse France and...
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The Do Not Sleep head honcho reveals the studio gear he can’t live without...
Darius Syrossian has been producing dancefloor gems for labels like Hot Creations, Get Physical and Circus for almost 15 years. Despite his success, he keeps...
On Boys Noize Records
MixHell, the Brazilian electro outfit started by Iggor Cavalera — the former drummer in tribal funk-metal muthas Sepultura — and his wife Laima Leyton, are back with a new album. Signed to Boys Noize Records, 'Space' sees them explore a more organic live electro sound, aided in no small part by the expert live bass guitar-playing of former studio cohort Max Blum, who has now become a full member of the live act.
Ian Pooley on his new album 'What I Do'
Somewhat of an unsung hero in house and techno circles, Ian Pooley has been producing and releasing tracks for over 20 years. The German DJ/producer, born Ian Pinnekamp and hailing from Mainz near Frankfurt, differs from many of his fellow contemporary countrymen, however, by leaning more towards the house music side of the 4/4 spectrum.