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Is vinyl-only culture encouraging elitism in electronic music?

DJ Mag investigates if vinyl-only is good for the dance music industry...

Vinyl is more popular than it’s been in years, and wax-only labels are seen as some of the best in dance music. But is our obsession with records all it’s cracked up to be — or is it just an exclusive club? We talk to DJs and label owners to find out more...

Hannah Holland talks rave revival, rediscovery and leaving London

An in-depth interview and a killer 60 minute mix from a legendary UK DJ, producer and label boss...

With a new EP driven by the rave and jungle sounds that first inspired her, and her Batty Bass club-night revived, Hannah Holland is having a moment. DJ Mag got in touch with the Margate-based DJ, producer, band member and label boss to talk about everything from the wild Trailer Trash days to her current residency at Adonis in London and her band Black Gold Buffalo. She's also served up a killer 60 minute mix as part of our Podcast series...

French Express founder Perseus selects seven tracks that inspire him

The French Express founder shares some his favourite tracks...

When an artist goes silent for five years, one begins to wonder if they’ve fled the scene altogether. But not iconic house producer, Perseus, who recently bounced back into the frame with his spirited single, ‘Lightwave’...

Happy hardcore will never die: An ode to the Bonkers series

Joe Roberts presents an ode to how Bonkers’ hyper, overblown sounds ushered in a new era, switching things up several gears...

Greeted with both derision and delight from the outset, the cartoonish covers and soundtrack of happy hardcore’s defining, and to some damning, Bonkers series were vital for a generation that grew up in small UK towns during the ‘90s. A decade after the last edition, Joe Roberts presents an ode to how Bonkers’ hyper, overblown sounds ushered in a new era, switching things up several gears...

We need to end controller snobbery

The gatekeeping around DJ tech has to end...

Matador: How I Play Live

We go behind the tech with the Irish techno titan…

We go behind the tech with the Irish techno titan...

Algorithm Is A Dancer: How artificial intelligence is reshaping electronic music

Investigating the weird and potentially wonderful world of algorithmic sounds…

Artificial intelligence, the doom mongers say, will make many human jobs obsolete, and some believe it will destroy the music industry too. But the flipside is a brave new world where AI and people can co-exist, collaborate, and make beautiful music together. We investigate the weird and potentially wonderful world of algorithmic sounds...