The passing in May of composer Vangelis showed just how much influence the Greek synth pioneer has over electronic music. A BBC tribute showcased tracks...
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Native Instruments showcase their KOMPLETE 11 studio plug-in suite with an innovative campaign where 24 artists composed a piece of music only using KOMPLETE 11...
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Native Instruments have dropped a new video feature on originality, collaboration and the creative process which showcases Jlin — one of electronic music’s most enigmatic...
It’s taken three years, countless gigs, umpteen rewrites, a clutch of Beatport chart toppers, and one high profile plagiarism case, but finally — finally —...
“It’s not the same album it was three years ago!” Mat Zo laughs, Skyping from his current base in the LA suburbs. “I’ve done a...
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The affordable new hardware features everything you need to kick-start your new modular addiction...
Tangible Waves has officially brought its modular a-game to the tech market and delivered on a new, complete system for €328 – less than £300...
Taken from his upcoming 'Attention' EP for Neosignal...
Posij makes his Neosignal debut with the four-track 'Attention' EP, out 28th April.
The young Dutchman has made quite a name for himself, remixing the...
Your complete guide to gifting this festive season...
Let’s be honest: Christmas shopping is a nightmare. Whether you’re shopping for a casual dance music fan or a full-on synth-loving production nerd, DJ Mag...
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Showtek give us the lowdown on their first gig...
“We can remember our first gig that we did as a duo very well! We were just 17 and 18-years-old when we first played together...
DJs delight as Akai announce a revamp to their APC range consisting of three spanking new controllers
Akai is a name that is nothing short of legendary in the dance music scene, with a pedigree that stretches back to well before the...
Numark claim that their NS7II is the best DJ controller ever built — is this a boast too far?
Given the amazing reputation that the original NS7 has rightfully gained, the release of the next generation NS7II has had many tongues wagging in the...
Berlin-based producer spins a set of leftfield house...
Iron Curtis delivers a genre-hopping journey on the latest edition of the DJ Mag Podcast.
Otherwise known as Johannes Paluka, Iron Curtis has traced a...
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Kuedo’s first album, 2011’s ‘Severant’, blended filmic synths with trap beats and provided a blueprint for synthwave artists the world over. But after scoring a Blade Runner animation with Flying Lotus and various other projects, his new record offers a more expansive vision. George Bass quizzes him about avoiding nostalgia, eco-anxiety, and finding the confidence to make his music more emotional
Stanton’s new M.207 mixer caters for the scratch DJs and turntablists out there.
Stanton is a household name among DJs, but it has been a while since they took a foray into the scratch mixer market. Well, all...
A pint-sized analogue monster...
When it comes to soft-synths, there are few names as highly esteemed in the world of production as Arturia’s. This is largely because of their incredibly faithful reproductions of classic synthesisers that are used daily by the biggest names in the game. In recent times, Arturia have taken the bold move of going beyond the virtual world by creating their range of hybrid Spark drum machines and the full-blown DSP monster Origin, which have proven to be extremely popular with the recording community — and for good reason too.
Prepare to gamble with Novation’s innovative new Dicer controller...
EVERY now and then, a product arrives on the DJmag bench that is so simple, yet so effective that we can’t help but wonder why...