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A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
Malaysia will host a huge dance festival in its capital city in August, an event that signals the beginnings of a Southeast Asian neo-club revolution.
Dance music is inexorably linked to the process of globalisation, and club culture has emerged in some form or other in almost every developing and...
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Get acquainted with Luxe, the London-based DJ/producer exploring the hybridity of club music to develop her own sound
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Jungle and drum & bass’ breakout star Nia Archives demonstrates her electrifying sound for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Ria Hylton about her new EP, making “pres and afters” music, and inspiring young Black women to come to the rave
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The fifth edition of London’s al fresco dance music festival took place in a sunny Peckham Rye Park this month. With a vast line-up celebrating local and international DJs and live acts, there was something for everyone on the bill. DJ Mag's Liam Smith reports back on festivities, and the sense that summer has well and truly arrived
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Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
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DJ Mag’s annual Best of North American Awards poll gives our readers the opportunity to show their love to their favorite DJs, producers, labels, clubs...
With minimal techno sounds seemingly making a comeback in clubland, we thought it a good time to check in with three minimal maestros
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The Israeli owner of the Be As One imprint needs little introduction. His new '15 Years Of Nordstern' mix is testament to the...
We twiddle knobs with Steve Strange and the gang
New Romantic pioneers Visage, best known for their multi-million-selling classic single 'Fade To Grey', are back with their first album — ‘Hearts & Knives’ — for 29 years!
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After a devastating accident, musician Dax Pierson spent years rehabilitating himself, and working towards a hyper-personal sound. With his latest album, ‘Nerve Bumps (A Queer...
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Electro’s breakout star Ngoni Egan demonstrates his boundary-pushing sound for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and speaks to Claire Francis about paying tribute to his familial roots in Botswana with the ‘Re Teng’ EP
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Blending hip-hop, house and influences from New York’s ballroom scene, Cakes Da Killa has been opening up the conversation around LGBTQ+ artists in rap. He speaks to Nathan Evans about developing his style, the appropriation of queer and ballroom culture, and finding inspiration in the Harlem Renaissance for his new album ‘Svengali’
DJ Mag trips out to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to find out how the club scene has persevered and flourished despite years of unrest in...
When DJ Mag first mentions to our nearest and dearest that we’re headed off to Beirut, the majority of responses are that of concern. Lebanon...
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In life’s messier moments, it’s only natural to seek out a place of comfort. On her new ‘Home Music’ EP, the violinist and producer known as Bad Snacks tells the story of how she regained a sense of belonging through soaring instrumentals and a soothing spin on upbeat house