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Double O and Mantra stand side by side on a dark, green-light background, Mantra's arm on Dubz shoulder

More than a club night and record label, Rupture has become a nexus point for the global jungle/drum & bass community, helping to galvanise a new generation while re-energising seasoned heads. Founders and life partners Mantra and Double O tell DJ Mag’s Ben Hindle about its evolution, and the importance of championing inclusivity and musical freedom

It’s early April and nearing 8am at East London nightclub, FOLD. The spirited vocal of DJ Vibes & Wishdokta’s ‘Midsummer Mist’ is cutting its way...

Dance music's renaissance man graces the cover of DJ Mag USA...

From new ventures in live performance to reunions with Digweed, fresh collaborations to the birth of a baby, the godfather of progressive is busy building...

Once focused on the techno of Detroit, Joris Voorn’s latter-day productions have conquered his native Holland, Ibiza and the world. While some have accused him...

From a devotee of Detroit to becoming the leading light of the Dutch underground scene, Joris Voorn’s ascent has been as methodical and measured as...

DJ Mag checks out Critical at Tectonic Plates Vol.3 Launch, Fabric London

What a line-up! Not for those of closed minds, faint hearts, disregarding ears! Tonight is most certainly a line-up for the heads. Each and every...

Roni Size Reprazent re-issued

The classic album by Roni Size's Reprazent collective, 'New Forms', celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2008, and is set to be reissued with a host...

BRAYLEN DION & EMILY WANG

Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities

On 1st July, Ash Lauryn performed an all-night-long set at East London’s NT’s Loft. Her mix, dripping in the soulful, cavernous grooves of an old-skool...

This NYE at Junction Room, Dalston

Mixing anarchic underground performance art with the hottest 21st century beats and an obvious penchant for the hash tag, #Occupy The Future kicks off 2012...

Bijou Film Festival and Elements Oakland celebrate Black and queer roots of house music with Juneteenth event series

The events will celebrate what organisers called "Black Fantastic Otherness, a term that highlights the unique otherness that we possess as Black people around the globe"

This Juneteenth, the Black and queer roots of house music will be celebrated with a series of events in Oakland, California. Across June 17th-18th, the...

History and evolution of hip-hop explored in new book by The Roots' Questlove

The new book, put together with author Ben Greenman, explores "the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop"

The Roots' Questlove is publishing another book. Hip-Hop Is History will explore the development of the genre from its origins through to the present day...

Under the name Maceo Plex, Cuban-American DJ/producer and label founder Eric Estornel is among the biggest players in electronic music. So why has he resurrected...

When Eric Estornel, now best known as techno titan Maceo Plex, was just three- years-old, things in his native Miami started to change. From April...

The music tech event is back for its second year at Old Truman's Brewery...

Music tech conference We Are Robots is returning to Old Truman's Brewery in London on Oct 12th to 14th for its second year. The event...

With Sinden, Housemeister and more...

Egg London's flagship new night, The Future Now!, returns this Friday 18th November for another all-night sessions of the hottest DJs and sounds...

With Zombie Disco Squad, Ikonika and more...

Egg London's flagship new night The Future Now returns on Friday 14th October with another chock-a-block line-up of today's most influential artists who are shaping...

Juke Bounce Werk co-founder, Alexis Gutierrez — aka DJ Noir — explores how language can be used to appropriate Black culture and leave behind its...

We have been forced to address the elephant in the room.In light of historic current events, the dance music community has been forced to reflect...

Four crews from each city go head-to-head...

Having announced last month that Red Bull's Culture Clash would be touching down in Bristol and Manchester for the first time, Red Bull has unveiled...