If you want to understand British music’s generational leap from punk to acid house, there is no better lead than New Order’s ‘Technique’. Released on...
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In this month's label focus, The Sound Of, Ben Murphy catches up with Peter Adarkwah, founder of BBE Music, a longstanding haven for hidden gems...
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If you’re telling people to “keep politics out of music”, you’re missing the point. Here, DJ Mag’s Harold Heath explains why politics are an integral...
Ten influential records from the mighty Twitch
This Take 10 feature could almost have been invented to showcase the Optimo duo's magnificently eclectic influences. Renowned for their legendary Sunday night sessions at the Sub Club in Glasgow in the nineties and noughties.
Budget banger
Denon’s new controller the DJ MC2000 is going to make a superstar DJ out of you but won’t break the bank in the process…
KEEPING IT REAL...
Serato’s Scratch Live digital DJing software has been popular with DJs such as Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat and Bonobo. We explore why these...
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We spoke to classic artists and newcomers about the global community and lasting joys of trance music
Since the early ’90s, when pioneers like Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, and Jam & Spoon crafted some of the earliest and best-loved trance records...
Just what is this bass-heavy funk sound?
The Ghetto Funk Allstars duo grew out of a blog and a label a few years ago, and they've been rocking festivals and parties ever...
Dash Berlin is the best bet when it comes to Sin City...
The sheer scale of what is happening in Las Vegas cannot be understated when it comes to the EDM revolution. After all, Sin City isn't...
We talk to the head honcho from the seminal junglist label...
Comp of the month in the upcoming issue of DJ Mag is 'The History Of Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass: 1991-1997', the triple CD box-set...
Ninja Tune's most exciting new signing.
In the current climate of deep house dullards Letherette stand out like a sore thumb. Cutting 'n' pasting micro fragments of dusty old vinyl into emotive, pulsing electronic decoupages, their skewed, psych take on house and hip-hop acknowledges pioneers like J Dilla, Daft Punk, Cassius and Madlib, while injecting unexpected kaleidoscopic flourishes and live instrumentation, pushing sampladelia in a unique direction.
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Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house era
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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era
We trip to Montañita to party with Ecuadorian dance fans...
After a long KLM flight from Amsterdam, we arrive at Guayaquil Airport and immediately catch up with Mr C and his partner Xo Chic. It...
We travel to Ecuador for a DJ Mag party at Lost Beach in Montañita, and find that — like with the Lost TV series after which...
After a long KLM flight from Amsterdam, we arrive at Guayaquil Airport and immediately catch up with Mr C and his partner Xo Chic. It...