Reviews
In the small city of Braga in northwest Portugal, Semibreve’s ninth edition finds pioneers of electronic music playing alongside contemporary innovators. With dazzling live sets from the likes of Suzanne Ciani, Rian Treanor, and Alessandro Cortini, and masterful DJ sets from Avalon Emerson and Hyperdub’s Kode9, this carefully curated festival celebrates subtlety, complexity and panoramic sound
In the small city of Braga in northwest Portugal, Semibreve’s ninth edition finds pioneers of electronic music playing alongside contemporary innovators. With dazzling live sets from the likes of Suzanne Ciani, Rian Treanor, and Alessandro Cortini, and masterful DJ sets from Avalon Emerson and Hyperdub’s Kode9, this carefully curated festival celebrates subtlety, complexity and panoramic sound
The coastal town of Portimão transformed into a sun-drenched house and techno haven for the third time last month, with the four-day, multi-venue festival playing host to the likes of Apollonia, Enzo Siragusa, Honey Dijon, Loco Dice, Maceo Plex and William Djoko
The coastal town of Portimão transformed into a sun-drenched house and techno haven for the third time last month, with the four-day, multi-venue festival playing host to the likes of Apollonia, Enzo Siragusa, Honey Dijon, Loco Dice, Maceo Plex and William Djoko
DJ Mag visits Kuala Lumpur to find out how a growing infrastructure of venues and unlikely rave spaces is putting Malaysia on the map for underground dance music…
DJ Mag visits Kuala Lumpur to find out how a growing infrastructure of venues and unlikely rave spaces is putting Malaysia on the map for underground dance music…
Junction 2, Inner City Electronic, Glastonbury...
The track off the first release on Mills' new sub-label Str Mrkd belongs to Julien H. Mulder...
Vietnam's Epizode festival is unmissable...
DJ Mag North America trips out to Vietnam, to discover why South East Asia is fast becoming an unmissable hub for dance music culture, premium house and techno, and 24-hour nightlife...
Your ultimate guide to what to buy yourself this Xmas – or someone else or whatever…
DJ Mag North America's September cover star, the one and only David Guetta, talks success, pop and being a workaholic...
Whether you love it, hate it or (be honest) pretend to hate it, there’s no denying the colossal impact David Guetta’s music has had on the world. The 50-year-old’s global fame, riches and sound has reached levels only few dare dream about, let alone actually achieve. This is neither hyperbole nor speculation, it’s in the numbers – and his Grammys, countless hits, homes, jets and bank accounts don’t lie. At home in Ibiza, DJ Mag finds the Frenchman is less interested in cozying up in all that revelry and cash, but rather, working like a madman to release his latest, near-overdue album, ‘7’...
Words: KATIE BAIN
Pics: ELLEN VON UNWERTH
A master of both audio and visual aesthetics, Max Cooper names the weird and wonderful tracks that inspired his musical vision...
Max Cooper is best known for emotive soundscapes that translate both on and off the dancefloor, and is defined as an artist consistently pushing the boundaries of sound and vision within his work. His third studio album, ‘One Hundred Billion Sparks’, was inspired by a month of solitude in a secluded part of Wales far from the constraints of everyday life. The outcome is twelve pensive tracks with plenty of nostalgia; all intricately woven into visual art to elaborate the story. Aside from his recent trip to the idyllic countryside, we asked Max to reveal ten of his most influential tracks of all time...