Last year, California-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Gene On Earth released the definitive ‘The Sound Of Limo’ comp, a 14-track collection that represented the lush...
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Commercial dance and rap don't fit
EDM doesn't need rappers legitimising its stadium-sized stasis and banality
More and more women are taking to the decks. But there are some sexist idiots who can't get their heads round it...
Man approaches decks. “Alright love,” he says. Although my heart sinks, I smile politely and say hello back, hoping he’s not going to try and...
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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, Gene on Earth spotlights breakbeat trance, bouncing house, “bullfrog techno” and more
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"Watching 'Money Heist' doesn’t make me want to rob a bank"...
UK drill crew 67 have criticised police and media for “scapegoating" their genre, according to an open letter sent to The Fader by group member...
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Championed by Uganda's Nyege Nyege festival, and now breaking ground across Europe, Nairobi-born, Kampala-based Slikback blends footwork, grime and more to electrfying, unique effect...
Africa has been getting a lot of attention within the Western dance music sphere over the last few years, with the rise of reissue labels such as Awesome...
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DJ and producer Adryiano returns to Shall Not Fade with another EP two years after making his debut. Hear the disco sentiments and hat-heavy groove...
Adryiano will drop a new EP later this month.
Following his 2018 EPs 'Nite Talk' and 'Dreams With', as well as a contribution to last...
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Meshing hard techno and gabber beats with pan-African drum rhythms and pairing IDM electronics with juke house, Nkisi is a truly unique talent defying genre classification...
“They are sculptures from the Congo kingdom,” says Melika Ngombe Kolongo, describing the origin of her artist name, Nkisi. “They’re from pre-colonial times, for ritual...
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Manchester’s genre-melding Interplanetary Criminal serves up dubs, breaks and bass on new EP, ‘Confused’. Listen to the sombre, speed garage vibes of ‘Pain (All I...
Interplanetary Criminal has announced his latest EP, ‘Confused’.
Joining the likes of Subjoi, Paradiso Rhythm and LUZ1E, the ‘Confused’ EP is slated for release 5th...
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The Chemical Brothers' second album, 1997's 'Dig Your Own Hole', radiated ambition and adventure, and was their first to hit No.1 in the UK charts thanks to a string of landmark singles. Here, Ben Cardew explores how 'Dig Your Own Hole' altered the Chems' creative trajectory, predicted our post-genre pop future, and catapulted them to new heights
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Beatport has added three 'new' bass genres to its online pages. The move is part of a wider effort to try and clean up the...
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It first happened at a media dinner about five years ago. I was sandwiched rather uncomfortably between two older international journalists — one from Amsterdam...
Check out Rane's new 2-channel Rotary Mixer
A new instant DJ classic - Rane have taken the fight to the 2-channel mixer brigade with the release of the MP2014 Rotary mixer.
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Released in 1997, μ-Ziq’s ‘Lunatic Harness’ mixed jungle and out-there electronica in a way few had heard before. Here, Mike Paradinas talks to Ben Murphy about the influences that went into creating this genre-meshing gem, and his new album 'Magic Pony Ride'
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DJ Mag have partnered with AZ to provide sponsorship for TU3SDAY's forthcoming project