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Detroit’s Waajeed records a thumping house mix for the On Cue series, and speaks to Tajh Morris about The Underground Music Academy, an ongoing project...

Following his viral Facebook videos calling out Hospital Records for their part in the whitewashing of the drum & bass scene, founder of the Black...

This whole situation with me saying all this stuff about Hospital Records, and about the jungle scene at large, is pretty mad. A lot of...

The DJ/producer takes us on a tour of his hometown and nearby Doncaster, and tells DJ Mag how they’ve influenced his music and work ethic...

Ryan Aitchison is stood outside his childhood home in Woodlands, a former “pit village” three miles north of Doncaster, casually posing for pictures. The house...

From the birth of acid house and the free party scene, through the era of super clubs and into the digital age, flyer design has...

Floating Bstrd is the illustration guise of Marko Vuleta-Djukanov, the Serbian artist who rose to prominence with work for the likes of Vladimir Ivkovic, Lena...

Club Q

At least 25 others have been left injured

At least five people have been killed in a shooting at Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q after an attacker opened fire in the club on...

Selections: Bou

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, breakout d&b DJ and producer Bou spotlights recent favourites and highlights from the 'DNB 4 PEACE' compilation

To say Bou is in high demand right now would be an understatement. Recent years have seen the Manchester DJ and producer become one of...

In the latest edition of our new series exploring the basics of music production, E.M.M.A. tackles the often misunderstood topic of sidechaining, and explains why...

My introduction to sidechaining was “it’s what they use in EDM to get the pumping effect”, which sounded like the last thing I’d want to...

We grabbed time with the Mak 10 to get some insight into how to perform with MCs, be it flow, mixing or track selection advice

Get acquainted with the Stormzy-backed teenage star of Ghana’s Asakaa drill scene, Yaw Tog

Japan’s club scene boasts a vibrant mixture of commercial and underground music genres and no shortage of first-rate venues. Despite post-WW2 legislation that banned dancing...

Frenetic Chilean producer and Cómeme affiliate Vaskular steps up with an hour of charismatic house, loose rhythm and raucous hip-hop...

Apart from his searing, sideways approach to house music, there isn’t much available information about Chilean producer, Vaskular. So we asked to introduce himself…

“Vaskular...

ESG logo

When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story

One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...

on a ragga tip xl recordings

Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story

‘Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day’ The opening lyrics to SL2’s ‘On A Ragga Tip’ immediately come up when you type its title into...

12 emerging artists you need to hear: October 2022

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From soulful house and hammering techno to electropop, bass and beyond, here's October 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

The sound palette of London-based producer Tom Jarmey transcends several genres. Jungle, ambient, techno and cinematic soundscapes snake through his releases on Holding Hands, Dansu...

Brooklyn, NYC duo Wolf + Lamb aren't just a DJ/production outfit. They're a movement, a label, a club, and extended family of like-minded artists, offering...

Few artists inspire a devotion bordering on the religious. But the gospel according to Wolf + Lamb has already spread far and wide, their near...