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Sasha will make history by being the first DJ to offer recordings of his club sets immediately after he's stopped spinning.



British house jock Sasha will make history (again!), by being the first DJ to offer a live recording of his set in a club immediately...

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From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers

A quarter of a century ago, a record slipped out on Rumour Records that would change the course of UK dance music history. Created by...

The out-of-the-box big beat anthem from the Wall Of Sound act Propellerheads

Based in Bath in south-west England, near musical hot-spots Glastonbury and Bristol, Alex Gifford had some quite varied early musical experiences. He played sax with...

A techno DJ has made history by producing an album as an integral part of a computer game. The record contains hidden messages and clues...

Ever since Pacman's yellow smiley head starting eating spiders, electronic music and computer games have gone hand-in-hand.

But for the first time in history an...

Acclaimed VJ does exclusive house music mash-up for DJ Mag

Eclectic Method is Jonny Wilson, audio-visual mash-up expert, and he's done a very special 'History Of House' AV collage that he wants to share with...

Exploring the rich raving history of East Anglia

The dance music history of East Anglia is rich, multi-layered and messy  — and little documented. Matt Anniss chats to some of the scene’s longstanding figureheads about the region’s airfield parties, seaside throwdowns and forgotten clubs, discovering a vital but rarely discussed stage in the UK’s rave evolution

It’s just gone midnight and the dancefloor at Mossy’s, a two-floor nightclub above the Harbour Inn in Lowestoft, is heaving with life. Andrew ‘Richie’ Riches...

Redditors compile huge list of who he's worked with...

Skrillex has worked with an huge number of other artists over the past five years, a new list compiled on Reddit has revealed.

From his...

The D&B label have remastered a heap of old releases...

Metalheadz are a label that need no introduction. As of late the D&B heavyweights have been rummaging through a box of tapes in Goldie’s house...

The original instrument from 'Don't You Want Me' is up for grabs

Want to own a piece of dance music history? You can nab yourself the ORIGINAL keyboard that Felix wrote the riff of house classic 'Don't...

House legend features on new track by LetTheMusicPlay

Mysterious London production outfit LetTheMusicPlay have recruited none other than Marshall Jefferson to front their new single — and DJmag.com has the exclusive premiere.

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Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

Hardcore will never die – Mumdance hand picks the best of the best in classic hardcore...

When Mumdance graced the cover of our UK mag in December we got to know one of the most original artists in UK dance music...

German don drops the third installment of his ‘Back To The Future’ mixtape...

Paul Kalkbrenner has dropped the third installment of his ‘Back To The Future’ mixtape, which sees the German don charting the history of techno in...

Infographic After All...

While we patiently wait for news of what Daft Punk will do next (it’s been just over three years their last LP 'Random Access Memories')...

Egyptian trance duo delight local fans with historic, one-off show... 

Something magical happened at the Pyramids on Friday, Sept. 11; Egyptian trance legends Aly & Fila played the biggest show of their lives at the...