Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...
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Breakthrough Berlin-based DJ/producer and GASH COLLECTIVE founder ELLLL steps up with an 80-minute mix of fiery minimalism and experimental techno. We catch up with one...
Ellen King has been at the forefront of Ireland’s ever-changing electronic music community for a couple of years now. Since 2016 – the year that...
Opinion
Free and easy access to drinking water at clubs is crucial for ravers' safety, but some venues remain insistent on charging prices that are prohibitively...
Water is a human right, essential to our daily survival. In places where the human body is subjected to excessive heat, exercise, and dehydration —...
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The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...
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Plans include drafting specialist advisors for six towns and cities, extending opening hours for cultural spaces, and a series of large-scale pilot events aimed at diversifying night-time options.
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Copyright, indefinite ownership, artistic rights – signing a label contract without prior scrutiny can lead to protracted, complicated scenarios for artists at any stage in...
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Oakland-based producer and DJ Russell E.L. Butler delivers 60 minutes of exhilarating techno and radiant rhythms as part of our podcast series. We catch up...
Russell E.L. Butler’s artistic process is built on community. Based in Oakland since 2009, the Bermudian producer, DJ and live musician has become an increasingly...
We talk ahead of Global Gathering
Ram Records head honcho Andrew Clarke aka Andy C is no newbie to playing Global Gathering festival this happens to be his 12th time , So we caught up up with the boss man to talk bass, beats and well.. some of his memories from over the years.
We spoke to three of the most important people behind the club to find out how it's endured and remained fresh after all this time...
“I did two Cream after-parties here in 1994. The Chemical Brothers did one, and Pepe [Roselló, the owner of Space] walked up to them after...
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Streaming has come to dominate the music industry, but when it comes to actually earning money from plays, the electronic music community has been somewhat...
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Test Pressing Festival, Terminal V, Bitch, Please!
The cloven hoof of festival season is already here, as is proven by London's top pick, Hackney’s experimental and boundary-pushing Test Pressing. Everything from kraut...
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In the lead up to St. Patrick's Day, DJ Mag profiles some of Ireland's finest underground talents...
Draconian licensing laws and well-documented club closures aside...
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From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers
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A new initiative, started by the founder of Love Parade, aims to have Berlin's techno scene recognised as a cultural practice, supported and preserved by...
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Some high-profile DJs have been criticised for playing big, crowded legal shows — dubbed ‘Plague Raves’ — in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis. Some have...
DJ Mag delves into the history of dance culture’s Woodstock...
In 1992 there was a festival in the UK that changed the course of dance music history. A culmination of the acid house explosion, it...