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The audiophile speaks out

DJ Harvey is one of the UK originators of the dance music scene. From his beginnings in Cambridge punk band Ersatz, he discovered hip-hop and DJing on a fateful trip to New York City, and later alighted upon an eclectic mishmash DJ style inspired by the B-Boy everything-in-the-pot approach of the NYC scene's first DJs. 
Later becoming a leading light for house music in the UK, his night Moist at London's Gardening Club cemented his reputation as a true original, where his mammoth sets became the stuff of legend, and where he also invited the legendary likes of Larry Levan as guests.

To help battle “anti-social tourism”...

As Ibiza gets more and more popular, anti-social tourism is becoming a real problem, leading authorities in the Balearic Islands to ask the European Union...

Kicking off 21st May...

Defected In The House returns to Ibiza after a one year hiatus and will take residence at Eden in San Antonio every Sunday from 21...

Faithless confirm new music is on the way

Sister Bliss and Rollo made the announcement on social media, direct from their studio 

Faithless have confirmed they have new music and more live shows on the way. The UK dance music icons made the announcement on social media...

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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

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

Running the musical gamut from minimal techno to abstract hip-hop, dubstep to Baile funk, via ska, electro pop, house and Balearica, Sonar truly has something...

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Can Matt Edwards, aka Radio Slave, really do no wrong? Not content with simply knocking out the funkiest techno and most mind-twisting house with...

It's part of an early opening planned on the white isle

The BPM festival has announced a three-day Ibiza event for 2021.

Following the shuttering of Ibiza clubs this year due to coronavirus, things are looking...

Colleen Murphy

DJ Mag Tech catches up with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy at the Beat Hotel’s recent Ibiza takeover to discuss how she tries to offer an unrivalled listening experience as a music host 

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy is a self-confessed audiophile. She prefers to be known as a music host rather than just a DJ, and has the technical...

The electronic music industry is urging people to go to iTunes or Spotify to stream or buy ‘Children (Dream Version)’...

Robert Miles sadly passed away at the age of 47 last week, and to commemorate his death, the electronic music industry are trying to get...

Tech house king

Joris Voorn is the tech house king who's risen to become one of Ibiza's biggest DJs in a matter of years. His restless work ethic...

Scottish producer shares debut Futureboogie release...

Austin Ato's new EP 'Music Will Save The Day' is next in line for Bristol's best-loved disco/house label Futureboogie.

Austin Ato is the latest project...

Nottingham's rich musical heritage has always had a raw edge, from punk rock to acid and rap. That spirit lives on in a new generation...

128 miles north from the bright lights of London lies Nottingham. A vibrant creative community, Nottingham’s musical heritage has not just survived, but evolved, and...

Artistic crews in Miami are working to create fun, diverse parties, away from the city's gaudy beach clubs. Jaime Sloane meets four groups of rave...

Miami’s nightlife is known for megaclubs with luxe environments. When Miami Beach’s LIV celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2017, a $10 million renovation of the...

DJ Harvey conveys the hedonistic spirit of Pikes Ibiza in the ecstatic third edition of Mercury Rising compilation series

Oft quoted as saying, “You can’t understand the blues until you’ve had your heart broken by a woman, and you can’t understand my music until...

From luxurious house and chilled grooves to mellow ambient and hypnotic d&b, let these mixes from the DJ Mag archive soundtrack your isolation lounging and...

These strange times have called for a slight switch-up in our home soundtracking habits. It’s safe to admit we’ve been feeling drawn to albums, mixes...