A couple of hours into a conversation that has already covered Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Parliament-Funkadelic, Emma-Jean Thackray brings up Marcelo Bielsa, the eccentric...
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A trained jazz musician, bandleader and DJ, Emma-Jean Thackray couldn’t find a home for herself and her music in more established jazz spaces, so she...
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UK label Champion Records is celebrating its 35th year with a series of remixes of classic releases. The label's best-known hit is Robin S' ‘Show...
Techno rises in the heart of the Midwest and with it, a bold call to action.
DJ Mag meets Lisa Smith on a winter afternoon in The Black Madonna’s crowded Chicago apartment. A large film crew is staging lighting...
The parties that need to be on your radar
Pretty much everything is on offer, from the best under-the-radar labels to the biggest brands in EDM today. Whether it's the coolest, most hip sounds making waves in the industry right now or the glitz and glamour of big room arenas you're after, it's all here for you to get stuck into. So, apply some spectacles and brew up a cuppa; it's time to make some party plans...
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Fabulous and flamboyant as ever, Róisín Murphy is in the middle of releasing a series of four 12-inch singles that she’s worked on with house...
The track that reminds you of your childhood...
“I would say that it’s ‘Ticket To Ride’. My mum had a record collection which she didn’t...
From scaffolder to DJing the Houses of Parliament, we count down King Coxy's defining moments...
Carl Cox is arguably the world's most dedicated DJ. Born in Barbados but brought up in London, the larger-than-life selector has dedicated his entire adult life...
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...
He was the Electrifyin’ Mojo of the indie disco. The bootleg king. The electroclash god. But when each of those scenes imploded, Erol Alkan stepped...
Erol Alkan was 27 when he received his first album offer. Kylie Minogue had just performed his ‘Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head’...
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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, breakout d&b DJ and producer Bou spotlights recent favourites and highlights from the 'DNB 4 PEACE' compilation
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Akala's Natives: Race And Class In The Ruins Of Empire is a fiercely honest appraisal of growing up poor and mixed race in broken Britain...
MC Akala, the stone cold power-fisted slayer of Charlie Sloth’s Fire In The Booth freestyle session, can also take down any quasi-righteous, over-privileged member of...
Ibiza, expectations and compromise...
Maya Jane Coles is one of the UK's biggest tech house stars. But as she explains on the eve of the release of her debut album and a load of DJ dates in Ibiza, she's staying true to her vision and choosing to release her music independently. We talk collaborators, DJing on the White Isle, and refusing to dilute her sound...
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Never say we don’t give credit where credit is due. Tom Lea might work for the rival FACT, respected online purveyor of musical broadcasts, but...
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Opening this spring, the Beyond The Bassline exhibition will explore the people, spaces and genres that have defined the landscape of Black British music
We review Field Day's annual knees up in Victoria Park
As with any festival on the London circuit, Field Day has its detractors. This batch consists of snooty festivalgoers, who lament the mediocre sound quality...
Berlin's revered underground label celebrates a decade of life with 'Zehn'
Ostgut Ton has a lot to live up to. The Berlin-based label is the progeny of the infamous Berghain/Panorama Bar and it has an...