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Eastern Europeans rewarded at 12th international Breakspoll event

The 12th international Breakspoll awards ceremony was dominated by eastern Europeans at a rocking event on Saturday night in London. Lady Waks from Russia...

Sample their on-going feud

You may or may not have heard about the recent feud between Avicii and Leona Lewis that's extended onto Twitter but if not, here's the...

Grimey new one on Dusk + Blackdown’s Keysound

Keysound Recordings ring in 2016 with a fresh new slice of grime coming from early Slew Dem Crew affiliate JT the Goon.

The producer recently...

IMS announces speakers and programme for 2022

The music industry event takes place at Ibiza's Destino Pacha resort next month

Ibiza's International Music Summit (IMS) has outlined its programme of speakers and events for its 2022 edition. This year's IMS will be centred around the...

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More and more artists and listeners are discovering the benefits of ambient music to our mental health. Here, Manu Ekanayake speaks to artists Meemo Comma, Auntie Flo, CLAIR and KMRU about its therapeutic qualities, and learns how one NHS neuroscientist, James Kilner, is using it to help people with anxiety and depression

Fans of ambient music will know that the genre takes its name from Brian Eno’s seminal 1978 album, ‘Ambient 1: Music For Airports’. Meanwhile, the...

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Stevie Cox returns to Remmah Records with a double helping of melodic d&b inspired by Japanese-style role-playing games

Stevie Cox will release her new EP, ‘Jecht Shot’, later this week via Remmah Records. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below...

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Hard techno stalwart Rebekah links up with Malke for a new dancefloor punisher on the second instalment of her ‘Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol.1’ compilation series

Rebekah is launching a new release series ‘Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol.1’ (GHOGH) on her Elements label, featuring a new 20-track V/A compilation. Have...

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Superbly produced and genuinely spooky drum & bass experiments from Manchester on Rua Sound

Earl Grey is up next on Galway-based jungle/drum & bass label Rua Sound with the ‘Death Rattle’ EP. After closing 2023 out with a suite...

The Acapulco Halifax

Halifax's longest-running dancefloor — The Acapulco — is getting a new look, and offering punters a chance to own sections of its history

A nightclub in England is selling its notoriously sticky, decades-old carpet to raise money for charity. The Acapulco — known to regulars as The Acca...

Before COVID turned the world upside down, Avalon Emerson was so busy DJing, touring, producing and remixing, she was close to burnout — but the...

Eighteen months ago, some of Avalon Emerson’s wishes came true. The first was for 2020 to be “the year of prioritising sleep”, during which she...

In DJ Mag's April charts, four artists a select their top 10 tracks of the month, spanning crazy hip-hop mashups, jungle pressure, propulsive house bangers...

What 4’11” Northampton MC FFSYTHO lacks in stature, she more than makes up for in talent and ferocity. Her quickfire bars and vicious lyricism made...

Joy Orbison's debut, 'Hyph Mngo', is 10 years old. DJ Mag reflects on a track that signalled a seismic shift in UK dance music

“Big, big, big.” It’s June 25th 2009, and one hour into his still-pirate Rinse FM show, Blackdown is jittery. An unmastered new track is drifting...

“There are no rules,’ says Brighton genre manipulator Etch as he tells DJ Mag about his debut album, 'Ups & Downs' on Sneaker Social Club...

There are plenty of artists who proclaim the influence of hardcore, but there are very few whose birth was possibly induced by it. “She used...

Brixton Radio launches fundraiser to continue operating

The South London community radio station is in danger of closing due to the cost of living crisis and expense of keeping the studio running

Brixton Radio is "on the verge of closing" and has launched a fundraiser in an effort to stay open. The South London community radio station...

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Timedance label boss, innovative producer and a boundary-pushing DJ, Batu was on an upward trajectory — but the pandemic made him question his motivations and examine his history. With his debut album ‘Opal’ marking a bold new chapter in his sound, he talks to Chal Ravens about burnout, reinvention, heritage and contributing to the Bristol scene that nurtured him

On a cool night in upstate New York in September 2019, the floorboards of a wooden hut at Camp Kennybrook are shuddering with bass. Somewhere...