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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.
Just Jack, Bristol
Remember a time when Bristol wasn’t part of the Holy Grail with London and Berlin as a triumvirate of electronic cool? No, us neither, but that was the case around seven years ago, with the glowing embers of a once great d&b scene the only thing to really be keeping the city on the map at all.
Is Promo Push the future of dance music promotion?
We take a look at the next generation of music promotion
DJ Mag boards London's most unusual clubbing location
It's 6am. Two U-turns beside an industrial estate, we are no closer to knowing where we are — or if our cabbie's even on the right route. E6 (only a stone's throw from Essex) is where we are meant to be headed. Apparently.
DJ Mag checks out Critical at Tectonic Plates Vol.3 Launch, Fabric London
What a line-up! Not for those of closed minds, faint hearts, disregarding ears! Tonight is most certainly a line-up for the heads. Each and every...
A Man For All Seasons - Kieran Hebden comes in from the margins
2010 was the year that things changed for Kieran Hebden. Once the undisputed poster boy for the leftfield electronic scene, he flipped expectations in January...
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M-Audio's CX8 monitors are a triumph in both sound and design
The first thing you to notice when you lift M-Audio’s CX8 Studiophile Active Studio Monitors out of the box is how gorgeous they look —...
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Almost a mini-festival in its own right, Space's Sunday session We Love... celebrate 10 years of marathon partying and Grade-A dance talent.
Ten years at the top in Ibiza's cut-throat market takes some doing but Space's Sunday session We Love... - brainchild of Darren Hughes - celebrates...
Happy birthday, Def Mix! It's official: the original house music organisation has turned 20 this year.
The DJ agency and management company represented by Judy Weinstein and 4 of the hottest DJs on the planet - Satoshi Tomiie, Frankie Knuckles, David...
We expect the DJmag offices will be innundated with more and more controllers this year, but the M-Audio offering looks set to leave a lasting...
M-Audio Xponent integrated Midi controller and USB sound card.
Words: David Eserin
2007 is going to be the year of the PC...
Londoner Johnny Arthur is this month's pick for deck stardom. Here's his exclusive DJ mix and an interview.
"I'm pretty stoked to be signed to David
Duriez' new label," says excited
22-year-old Londoner Johnny Arthur.
For long-serving Berlin techno queen Ellen Allien, a return to the physical — in both the way she plays and makes music — has re-energised...
She's been playing gigs in record shops, buying and playing lots of vinyl, and made her new album, 'Nost', using mainly analogue equipment. Her seventh...
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In this excerpt from Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording and Electronic Music, author and DJ Mag contributing editor Ben Murphy explores the use of found sounds in dance music as a means of examining and expressing cultural heritage in our surroundings