What is “queer music”? For some, the term recalls debauched downtown discos of yore, with unbridled backrooms, fabulous androgynes, and Liza Minnelli descending to the...
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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.
Gomma Records’ boss Munk has hooked up with some of the world’s hottest underground female vocalists for his new production album. DJmag finds out more...
“I like my jeans to be dirty and I like my music to be dirty too,” says Munk, aka Mathais Modica, co-owner of experimental dance...
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DJ Mag's latest monthly mix series puts the focus on the labels we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and driving...
Jennifer Cardini’s Correspondant label has, in its relatively short seven-year lifespan, already developed something of an aspirational authority on the European circuit and beyond. With...
Lasermagnetic present Danser Avec Moi
Words: Bianca Mitchell
Shoreditch venue CAMP heats up this Easter weekend as The Hackney Players Association join the long-standing Bank Holiday party specialists of London,...
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With his new podcast, Queerly Beloved, Northern Irish DJ Cormac explores what it means to be a queer artist in dance music today. Interviewing contemporary figures about their histories of queer discovery, the Panorama Bar and fabric regular continues an intergenerational conversation surrounding the life-affirming moments, communal experiences and enduring challenges of LGBTQ+ expression. Alongside an On Cue mix packed with HI-NRG anthems and Italo house, Marke Bieschke learns more
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First released in 2012, Donato Dozzy and Neel’s groundbreaking self-titled album as Voices From The Lake changed the landscape of ambient techno, and set a new course for minimalist electronic music. Rob McCallum learns how the ripple effects of its legacy are still being felt like a pulsating torrent today
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Kim Ann Foxman’s Firehouse Records is all about the house music; a label that celebrates all the great things going on in New York and...
01. Art Of Noise ‘Moments In Love’
“Such an iconic synth-pop track of the ‘80s. We love the orchestral stabs and the beautiful hooky melodies...
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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, as he releases his new album on Innervisions, Jimi Jules spotlights thumping melodic house and techno
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Analysing the key trends from the voting in this year's DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs poll
We chat Bicep in light of their We Love Space CD
Bicep boys, Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson, are childhood friends from Belfast and went to the same school through their teenage years before taking the leap to different universities. They recently mixed the DJ Mag covermount. Out now.
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Themba returns to the island at a new home, Chinois, bringing a distinctive house and techno sound to Ibiza
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From Paradise Garage to the Space Terrace, David Morales has played it all. His DJ sets and releases dominated dancefloors across the world for more...
You’re living in Europe now after a long stint in NYC. Why did you decide to move over?
“The quality of life is so much...
Field Maneuvers is the selector’s haven placing intimacy and ease at the centre of the party: Review
Five this year, the UK’s hidden gem encapsulates much of what there is to love about festivals...
Field Maneuvers celebrates its fifth birthday in 2017, but five years in it’s pretty much business as usual for the not-for-profit festival, which has steadily...
The moment for Paco Osuna's next-level ascent has finally arrived — and not before time. We join the Spanish techno don in Madrid to hear...
Paco Osuna is techno’s quiet achiever. Crafting quality tunes for almost two decades, the producer/DJ is a legend in his native Spain, cultivating a fiercely...
We catch up with Digital Delight/Sultry Vibes boss Sishi Rosch
The musical feast that is BPM Festival helped us to catch up with lots of up-coming acts who had been on our radar for some...