Indonesian rapper and producer Ramengvrl makes trap music with a twist. Her skeletal beats feel alive, somehow: squishing, chiming, and bouncing around, as her staccato...
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French duo Amine Edge & DANCE bring their G-House to the DJ Mag Miami party...
Amine Edge & DANCE are on a mission. Coming up from the not-so-mean streets of Marseilles, the production/DJ duo bonded as kids over a shared...
Taking to the controls in Sheffield
Sheffield has always been at the centre stage of the underground electronic music scene, spawning many of the cult electronic acts of the '80s such...
Planet Mu boss on his past present and future
Making his name in the 1990s as a melodic avant-garde electronic producer using pseudonyms such as u-Ziq, Jake Slazenger and Tusken Raiders, Mike Paradinas was a peer of experimental artists such as Luke Vibert, Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. In fact, he did an album with Richard D. James (Aphex), 'Expert Knob Twiddlers' as Mike & Rich, in the mid-'90s — the two producers were pictured on the cover playing Connect 4 — before launching his acclaimed Planet Mu label.
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…
The full story ahead of Bloc London series launch
While the Bloc 2012 catastrophe has been widely documented, speculated to high heaven by bloggers, journalists and hordes of self-appointed pundits on Twitter, the actual reasons for the event's failure remain a little unclear to most. We sat down with Bloc's George Hull for the full story...
We chat to Best of British nominee Darius Syrossian ahead of Gist
Fans of Scottish singer-songwriter Darius of Pop Idol fame (we know you are out there!) look away now. The only Darius we are concerned about is of the Syrossian variety.
DJ Mag chat with Toolroom bossman Mark Knight
Mark Knight has come a long way since smashing tunes out of his parent's converted shed as a nipper (ever wondered why it's called Toolroom...
The new NS6 Itch controller from Numark is hard not to love, and with Serato’s Itch 2 software imminent, this is looking like a match...
The latest collaboration between industry giants Numark and Serato, the NS6 has landed, and this brand-new shiny controller for Serato’s Itch software is bound to...
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The EVO5 is amongst the new breed of mixers taking centre stage in the digital DJ rig, but should it be your nerve centre?
Ecler's latest mixer, the EVO5, is loaded to the brim with technology. It features a six stereo in/out soundcard, complex multi effects and extensive Midi...
Breaks fiends Atomic Hooligan are back with a bold, hip-hop heavy, rock swaggered LP and boy do they mean business!
After smashing it with their genre-mocking, rock heavy 2005 LP 'We Are Are', Matt Welch and Terry Ryan have come out all guns blazing...
The Amsterdam Dance Event is Europe's premier dance music meeting. Here's DJmag.com's guide to this year's event.
Amsterdam Dance Event, what's that then?
It's an annual dance music event taking place between 19th and 21st October, slap bang in the centre of...
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Across South-East Asia, a new generation of rappers is emerging. Drawing on the explosion of US trap and contemporary hip-hop sonics, and creating new flows...
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The Crystal Method are one of the United States’ longest-standing dance music outfits, with a career that spans over two decades, thousands of gigs and...
On the north side of downtown Los Angeles, under the Broadway Bridge, a parking lot heaves with the breakbeats of Scott Kirkland of The Crystal...
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Dedicated to both unearthing lost gems and supporting new talent, record store and label Rush Hour has become a crucial part of dance music culture...
It’s the mid-90s and a teenage Antal Heitlager is on an overnight bus to London. When he arrives in the UK capital he plans to...