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Londoner Beatrice Dillon’s electronic experiments and intriguing collaborations have resulted in one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year. She talks to DJ...

Drawing a line somewhere between soundscape artists like Plaid and the inventive techno sensibilities of Objekt, Beatrice Dillon’s sound is forward-thinking and spacious. Now, it...

A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...

We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...

It's the dawn of a new generation...

Mixers have come a long way since the basic models that consisted of a two-channel box with no EQ — just a simple conduit for...

Featuring Armin Van Buuren, Bob Lefsetz and our own DJ Mag USA editor, Sarah Polonsky

Insomniac announced today its programming schedule for the 5th Annual EDMbiz Conference & Expo, taking place Tuesday, June 14 through Thursday, June 16 at Caesars...

Miller & Felix Da Housecat bring the night flight to Chile

The night is black and the mist hangs low over the motorway. The car we are travelling in swerves off road and towards a military...

Berlin techno added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

More than a decade of campaigning and lobbying could bring more protection from gentrification and development 

Berlin techno has been awarded UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) status in what has been described by the city's Clubcommission as "another milestone" for the...

Dubstep DJ Walsh dies, aged 40

He passed away suddenly, according to a post shared through his Instagram page

Dubstep DJ and producer Walsh has died. The news of his sudden passing at the age of 40 was shared last week in a post...

Album Of The Month: DJ Lag ‘Meeting With The King’

DJ Lag’s thrilling debut album is a testament to gqom’s versatility, and its ability to cross-pollinate with the sounds of amapiano and deep house

Lwazi Asanda Gwala, better known as Durban artist DJ Lag, is a pioneer of the gqom genre: a unique South African style that strips out...

Combining the creative futurism of techno with the melodic buzz of disco, Inner City laid the template for upbeat dance music albums

That Detroit gave Motown to the world, two decades before it birthed techno, is a historical fact that if not exactly ignored by electronic music...

Rinse FM announces 60+ new residents, Friday night dance show with Emerald

Yung Singh, Two Shell and Angel D'lite are among more than 60 residents joining the station for regular shows

Rinse FM has revamped its radio schedule with a number of new shows and over 60 new resident DJs joining the station. Among the DJs...

Daft Punk return with rare 1997 live set stream on first anniversary of split: Watch

The duo have also released a special 25th anniversary deluxe edition of their seminal debut album, ‘Homework’

Daft Punk are livestreaming a rare, unmasked classic live set on Twitch to mark the first anniversary of their split. You can watch it here...

These are the most exciting amapiano producers right now

Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
 

Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...

Released in 1985, Kate Bush's iconic fifth album, 'Hounds Of Love', saw her perfecting her experiments in sampling technology, drum machines and synthesizers, and opening...

There is a tendency to view electronic music pioneers as outliers working on the edges of the musical landscape, undiscovered geniuses blazing a trail that...

DJ Mag chats to James Ford about making the new LP, aliens, cowboy ghost towns, destruction and drones...

When the Klaxons joked that their producer, James Ford, communicated with aliens through his hair, they weren’t only paying tribute to his curly black locks...

The Cause event poster

The three-day event will feature 24-hour music across the resort

The Cause has announced a seaside festival at Pontins. The team behind the former (and much-loved) North London club, which closed its doors for good...