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Livity Sound: a decade of daring club music

Bristol’s Livity Sound label has crafted a distinctive style and sonic blueprint, drawing from dub techniques but impossible to categorise. Celebrating a decade in existence...

In 2011, the dust from the dubstep explosion was still up in the air. The initial UK wave had split between a formulaic festival sound...

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The rise of Irish drill

Ireland’s drill scene has been blowing up since 2018, with homegrown rappers and producers putting their own spin on the world-conquering sound. Robert Kazandjian speaks...

Every drill scene has its transcendent track; one so potent that it blasts hyper-localised sounds out towards national and international listeners. ‘Don’t Like’, ‘Let’s Lurk’...

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Selections: KMRU

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, KMRU spotlights blissful synths, tactile guitars, streetscape sound design, indie rock and more

For Berlin-based Kenyan artist KMRU, the art of listening is a crucial facet of music-making. “I feel like the things around us have something to...

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Dance music prize draw for Ukrainian aid announced

Signed copies of books, exclusive and rare vinyl, art prints, event tickets, clothing and more

A dance music prize draw has been announced to raise money to help those feeling and trapped in Ukraine following the country's invasion by Russian...

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Spice Rack: South Asian electronic music's response to Covid-19

In the second instalment of Spice Rack, a new bi-monthly column on underground music from South Asia and its diaspora, Dhruva Balram highlights music released...

At the time of writing this edition of Spice Rack, the seven-day average of Covid-19 positive cases in India is 175,167. Some predictions are that...

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Selections: SVBKVLT

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

Clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our feet as a...

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Selections: Setaoc Mass

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

Record stores and clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our...

DJ Mag Podcast 78: Le Loup

The Half Baked resident celebrates the launch of his Shadow Play label with a genre-spanning mix...

Le Loup first put himself on DJ Mag’s radar as a resident at much-loved London party, Half Baked. We’ve been keen to lock him in for...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this March

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From high-velocity techno and house to psychedelic jazz and d&b, here's March...

Zakia is a DJ with a taste for transcendent sounds. On her Saturday morning NTS radio show, Questing, she draws from a broad selection of...

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How the Moscow bass scene is tearing down the city's techno barriers

Despite being largely ignored by the west, Moscow has had a rich bass scene for over a decade. After reaching an impasse in 2015 as...

Moscow’s bass scene has a long and trend-setting history, although it’s not had much attention in the west. A number of the city’s promoters have...

SKY’S THE LIMIT: DJ MAG MEETS CIRCLE SKY

After a close encounter in a techno-themed Death Star, Richard Norris and Martin Dubka’s project Circle Sky was born...

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PICS: Richard Stow

Duos are nothing new to Richard Norris. As one half of the hugely successful ’90s act The Grid, he...

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Tomorrowland 2021 cancelled by Belgian officials

Several Belgian politicians are reportedly working on solutions to overturn the decision

Update 18/06/2021: Tomorrowland have shared a statement with DJ Mag clarifying the circumstances surrounding the local government's decision to not allow the festival to go...

MDRNTY Cruise: Five to watch

Here’s who DJ Mag thinks will lead the charge at the inaugural event aboard MSC Magnifica...

MDRNTY Cruise hits the Mediterranean Sea from 16th to 20th September, with a line-up that features Sven Väth, Sonja Moonear, Ben Klock, DJ Tennis, Dewalta...

MYSTERY'S OUT! MYSTERYLAND REVEALS LINE-UP

Mysteryland's US edition returns to Woodstock

Break out your hemp satchels and Birkenstock sandals. Mysteryland is returning for its second year at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the site of...