Dance music is Black Music
Cabin Fever at The Cause, Bangface Weekender, MUSU x Colours
Cabin Fever at The Cause, Bangface Weekender, MUSU x Colours
Happy hardcore, ferocious club sounds, enchanting melodies and improvised acid from Montreal electro-punks, Pelada
With happy hardcore, animated club sounds, enchanting melodies and improvised acid, Montreal electro-punks, Pelada, ignites the Fresh Kicks mix series
The 19-hour techno marathon is returning to Mannheim
Shannen SP delivers a precision-tooled mix of global club sounds
Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, London-based Hyperdub affiliate, Shannen SP, delivers a precision-tooled mix, and chats with Gabriel Szatan about creating connections between global black diasporic club sounds
“Super fun but fucked up club tunes” from BFTT
With an hour of “super fun but fucked up club tunes”, Mutualism and Leftovers’ BFTT lights up the Fresh Kicks series
Depth-charge dubstep, acid, and frenetic d&b from cross-genre innovator, J:Kenzo
On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This week, DJ Mag deputy editor Ben Hindle catches up with J:Kenzo about his Artikal imprint, his immense new album, 'Taygeta Code', and his shared love for dubstep and d&b, demonstrated masterfully in an 85-minute mix
L U C Y delivers a high-energy hour of bass heavy cuts
Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, London-based L U C Y delivers a high-energy hour of bass heavy cuts, and chats to Dhruva Balram about not being restricted by genre and starting with a clean slate in 2020
The best dance music films of the decade
As part of DJ Mag's round-up of all the best in dance music in 2019, and in the 2010s, we decided to spotlight some of the best in film, too. Here are some of the finest documentaries and feature films about dance music from this decade: from EDM superstars and journalistic storytelling, to fantastical madness and introspective works about community, politics and resistance
We join BULLDOG Gin at Iceland Airwaves festival
DJ Mag takes in Iceland Airwaves – in partnership with our friends at BULLDOG Gin – a long-running music festival focussing on homegrown talent and international acts, taking over a number of venues across Reykjavik; from tiny open-mic style stages to full-on theatres and 1,000-cap venues...
85 minutes of exquisite deep house, mixed by the legendary Fred P as Black Jazz Consortium
On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This week, to celebrate the release of his new LP as Black Jazz Consortium, 'Evolution Of Light', Fred P speaks to Ben Murphy about his love for Brazilian music, storytelling through albums, and his soulful, intimate style of deep house, which he demonstrates in an exquisite mix
