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The clubs that changed dance music forever<BR>

“Forget ’88 to ’90. Acid house had died by then... this was a new phase,” recalls drum & bass don Fabio on his legendary residency...

Premiere: Lithe ‘Mainline’

Lithe returns to Glasgow and Cork-based label, Flood, with four cuts of warped hard drum and techno

Lithe will release a new EP, ‘Mainline’, via Glasgow/Cork’s Flood label this week. Listen to the title track below. The Australian producer, who last appeared...

Behind the scenes with d&b heavyweights

Dan and Phil Brookes, aka the Brookes Brothers, have been carving out a unique niche in the liquid drum & bass world since 2006. Smashing up the d&b arenas with their DJing and production skills, this year sees their stock rising still higher…

Drum & bass pioneer plays us his most inspiring cuts

Creating balance is something that LA-based drum & bass pioneer Photek (Rupert Parkes) is particularly good at. Famous for his sonic sketches and deep musical journeys through d&b, ambient cascades, house music and beyond, his newest, and hotly-anticipated artist album, 'Ku:Palm' dips from lush dancefloor material to super deep headphone listening.

DJmag.com caught up with breakbeat DJ Paul 'Trouble' Arnold to discuss the future of breaks, ketomine, and minimal.


Paul Arnold's dog loves breakbeat apparently


Little known fact: Paul once auditioned to be in boyband Westlife


Paul 'Trouble' Arnold's opening statement is likely to...

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DJ Die on Gutterfunk, Clear Skyz and mixing Chic with DJ Hazard

DJ Mag chat to Bristol bass head DJ Die

Drum & bass legend gives us the low-down...

Last month, RAM Records Andy C boss posted two words and a countdown clock, and left the world wondering ‘What next?’ for five long days...

NKC debuts on Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label with an EP inspired by trip-hop and alt-rock club edits. Hear the ferocious title track, a collab with...

Even The Strong founder NKC will release a new EP, 'Beams', via Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label this month. 

Marking the second release on the Malaysian-Chinese...

DJ Mag spoke to two of the scene’s icons about their takes on the scene in 2013, their manifold future plans, and the enduring spirit...

When DJ Mag enters a disused pub in south-east London’s Rotherhithe, we find LTJ Bukem has arrived early and is waiting patiently for us on a sofa in the pub’s old bar area. A true originator of drum & bass, Bukem, aka Danny Williamson, then throws himself into his part of the photo-shoot in a small, sparsely-lit room, which, much to everyone’s amusement, was once the gents’ toilets in the now-converted boozer.

Best of North America 2018

With his bushy beard and low-key demeanor, the man born Barclay Crenshaw projects zero superstar DJ attitude or label-boss ego. That warm personality infuses his...

The ragga jungle MC talks about his part in the jungle/drum & bass split

Twenty years ago, the jungle scene was in its infancy. The darker strain of hardcore pursued by artists like Goldie’s Rufige Kru, Andy C’s Origin...

Ten influential records from the mighty Twitch

This Take 10 feature could almost have been invented to showcase the Optimo duo's magnificently eclectic influences. Renowned for their legendary Sunday night sessions at the Sub Club in Glasgow in the nineties and noughties.

The purple one’s synth is expected to fetch around $25,000

Prince’s Yamaha DX7 synth is going on sale in a new auction, alongside some other studio kit and belongings, including an E-mu EMAX sampler. The...