To get to the headquarters of one of America’s most successful dance music labels, you need to head into the suburban tracts of Los Angeles’...
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Hit-maker, label boss, global tastemaker and five-time winner of the Top 100 DJs, Armin van Buuren is a certified legend of electronic music. Having risen...
Armin van Buuren doesn’t really do interviews anymore. He’s reached the upper echelons of his chosen career, and doesn’t really need to. The “trance overlord,”...
Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird label celebrate 15 years with the wind beneath their wings this year. To mark the anniversary, the label head is celebrating...
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Lukas Wigflex and the team behind his eponymous party brand have offered the people of Nottingham countless opportunities to let loose over the past decade...
In Mint Condition - The inexorable rise and rise of Leeds’ coolest club
In a city where afterparties never end and Monday sickies reign supreme, the 550-capacity Mint Club holds an enviably strong reputation amongst Leeds’ incomprehensibly buoyant...
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Best of North America 2018
With his bushy beard and low-key demeanor, the man born Barclay Crenshaw projects zero superstar DJ attitude or label-boss ego. That warm personality infuses his...
We pick out 10 of the best books inspired by the early days of acid house
“Those were good days in Edinburgh, in 1990,” says author and screenwriter Trevor Miller, who wrote the acid house culture’s first novel, published in...
A collection of anthems that demonstrate the festival’s intricate programming...
Movement rolled into The Garden in Tisno for the inaugural edition of its Croatia edition with an impeccable roster of house and techno selectors spinning...
The fourth annual Electric Forest in Rothbury, Michigan, was a carnivalesque paradise...
It’s difficult to sum up Electric Forest, an overwhelmingly wonderful experience, as the festival covers so much ground, both literally and figuratively. How do you...
The year's essential comp cuts!
It's impossible to ignore the way the web has changed the modes and mediums of music. MP3s at the click of a mouse and free...
We meet the elusive Glaswegian artist — and a host of his close confidantes — to talk about his new album, how the Glasgow scene...
Master of futuristic electronic sounds Rustie is back with a new album. Last time with 'Glass Swords' he changed the game, and his new one...
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Junction 2, Inner City Electronic, DJ Kicks Tour, Gottwood, Wigflex x Multimodal, AVA Festival...
If last month's choice selections didn't make it clear already then the Top 30 UK events in June 2018 certainly will. It's now festival season...
We review Manchester's Parklife Festival
Manchester’s Parklife festival exists in an alternative dimension where EDM doesn’t exist. You won’t find any cake throwing DJs or the latest celebrity selectors throwing...
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Flux Day & Night, Cocoon In The Park, Farr Festival, Sequences, Nozstock and Shine says goodbye to Mandela Hall...
Britain is in the midst of its best summer in years, so thankfully the Top 30 UK events in July 2018 afford plenty of opportunities...
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With a punk attitude, impressive live shows, and an ever-shifting psychedelic yet dancefloor-friendly sound, Red Axes have brought a breath of fresh air to the...
"When the sun is shining, life can be really dark,” says Dori Sadovnik, one half of Israeli gothic dance duo Red Axes. He’s talking about the...
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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...