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Should dance music be organic and 'real'? Should it fuck, the more synthetic the better says our resident ranter...
Time was, in the '80s and '90s when dance music was so massively marginalised by mainstream culture (yeah, so what’s new?) that trying to get...
The pot begins to Perc
UK techno dude Perc, aka Ali Wells, had a momentous first clubbing experience while still at school, he tells DJ Mag. “I borrowed one of...
More and more women are taking to the decks. But there are some sexist idiots who can't get their heads round it...
Man approaches decks. “Alright love,” he says. Although my heart sinks, I smile politely and say hello back, hoping he’s not going to try and...
Small scale energy
You might think that the UK festival scene is over-saturated, and in many senses it is with more choice than ever for the seasoned cider...
When did dance get so damned elitist?
“In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove… One day Jack declared, "Let there be HOUSE!" and house music was born. And, you see, no one man owns house because house music is a universal language, spoken and understood by all... Jack is the one that can bring nations of all Jackers together under one house. You may be black, you may be white; you may be Jew or Gentile. It don't make a difference in OUR House.”
This month's underground bombs
An underrated talent on the UK tech house scene, Sam Russo's new one is going to win him plaudits. Stripped back, sinewy but indelibly groovy, 'Sue Press' — with its crisp, off-beat percussion — is a swirling cauldron of heady analogue-driven house. 'Vanishing Test' pushes deeper on the pads, while giving the 909 a workout. On the flip, Jordan Peak and MRSK add to excellent re-rubs, but the real magic lies on the a-side.
RUN DMT rewires the sound of US bass
RUN DMT, aka bass music DJ/producer John Robbins, speaks to DJ Mag USA the week he's due to perform at Electric Daisy Carnival, Chicago. Preparing himself for a very busy year, his genre blurring productions, which take in trap, dubstep, and drumstep, have been released by tastemakers such as Play Me Records, Heavy Artillery, Dim Mak and Mad Decent.
Ageing or raging?
It’s time for fading '90s producers to stop hyping their own records with snotty attacks on EDM and focus on writing some decent tunes…
Time for a history lesson
Memory is a crazy thing. Psychology suggests that huge chunks of our memory are false constructs, whopping great brain porkies designed to bolster up whatever zany truths we’ve decided to believe about the world. Say, for example, that you think of yourself as a virile, dancefloor dominating master of the decks, a near mythical hybrid of Julio Bashmore, Sasha and Larry Levan.
We chat with the Bestival founder on his latest project
Bestival founder Rob Da Bank has stepped up to the mark and curated a vibrant soundtrack, as well as using his Bestival skills to create a virtual festival for the newest racing game to hit the block, Forza Horizon...
How Ticketscript can help you connect with your fans
Ticketscript confirmed its position as the European leader in online, mobile and social ticketing solutions last month when it was picked from over 2,500 entrants...
TC Helion’s Voice Live Touch is a remarkable sample station unit that will make vocal performances a little bit special...
The Voice Live Touch is one of TC Helicon’s family of live vocal harmony processors, designed to make the life of the gigging vocalist a...
Our occasional DJ tech guru Kutski puts Native Instruments’ miniature Maschine Mikro through its paces...
Maschine Mikro is the latest incarnation of Native Instruments’ game-changing groove box — a hardware and software combination designed to fulfill all those tactile retro...
In association with Olmeca tequila
What’s left to do when you’ve been voted one of the top 10 DJs in the world (no.9, to be precise), have released six albums...