The Warehouse Project has announced a double-header of massive New Year’s closing parties for 2022. Taking place at Manchester's cavernous Depot Mayfield venue on 31st...
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Annie Mac, DJ EZ, Eliza Rose, Bklava, Interplanetary Criminal, LF System and many more are set to play
Four/fours have dominated dancefloors for over a decade now, Neil Landstrumm, however, is one producer uninterested in the stylistic trends that tend to dictate clubland.
Since dropping staple tunes like 'Sniff and Destroy' during the mid-'90s, Landstrumm has been more bothered about subverting convention than complying with it, taking...
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They will be joined by the likes of Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry at the event
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Andy Barker was the only ever-present member of 808 State, alongside Graham Massey, the group a crucial component of the UK rave scene since its early days...
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In the midst of the ruinous Thatcher era, Manchester’s Hulme Crescents estate became a haven for squatters, anarchists and acid house ravers, who converged in the hedonistic flat-turned-studio and after-hours club, The Kitchen. Kemi Alemoru speaks to former residents, DJs and familiar guests from the Madchester scene about the lasting impact this space had on the city’s cultural landscape
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Genius is an over-used term, but it is undeniably apt when applied to Andrew Weatherall. DJ Mag’s editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, pays tribute to one of...
One of the most respected, important and influential DJ/producers in our scene, Andrew Weatherall, has passed away. The tragic news was confirmed by his management...
The Rainbow in Birmingham celebrates 10 years
Echoing the amazement of the “triple rainbow” guy on YouTube, Birmingham's The Rainbow Venues just keep on multiplying. Starting life as a grotty Victorian pub...
The band who inadvertently defined the Balearic sound
The Woodentops were an '80s avant-funk indie band who ended up becoming more experimental and electronic and recording the definitive Balearic anthem, 'Why Why Why'. The track was picked up by legendary Ibizan DJ Alfredo, it became an anthem at Amnesia on the White Isle
'Unbelievable' singer James Atkin releases debut solo album
James Atkin was the singer in EMF, the early '90s indie-dance UK act who had a massive worldwide hit with 'Unbelievable' in 1990. EMF formed...
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Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house era
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DJ Mag has chosen as the Future Star for this year’s awards presentations. After a hectic 2022, her star looks set to shine even brighter next year and in many more years to come
The seminal tracks that altered dance forever
‘Killer’ started life as an instrumental, and it was only ever going to be one until I met Seal,” Adamski tells DJ Mag. “He came to [big rave] Sunrise 5000 at Santa Pod, although I didn’t meet him there. He walked in when I was playing and he had an epiphany.” Seal wanted to record with Adamski immediately, and Adamski — real name Adam Tinley — liked the sound of Seal’s voice from a demo of ‘Crazy’ that he’d heard.
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From his pioneering industrial work with Cabaret Voltaire to his adventures in house, electro, post-punk, dub and techno, Kirk, whose death was announced this week...
The Sleaford Mods singer gets gobby...
Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn started Sleaford Mods a few years ago, but it's only really now that they're breaking through into wider musical consciousness...
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The use of ghost producers is seen as cheating by many in dance music, but producers have been working with studio collaborators and engineers for...
In an era when misdirection and mistruth is commonplace, its seems natural to question the authenticity and authorship of the music we love. If an...