Techno
Shinedoe launches her new MTM Records (Music That Moves) label with ‘Mutant Frequencies’. The title track is a gripping, arpeggiated techno roller for the peak time slot…
Hiddens gems incoming!
It's never the wrong time to hear some techno you've not heard before. With literally thousands of records to choose from – and more being released every single day – we thought we'd give you a treat of just 10 classic, lesser known, techno tracks to enjoy from between 1998 and 2008...
We meet up with the talented UK-based producer, DJ and all-round nice guy...
We meet up with the Bristol-based producer and DJ to talk his new release on Intec, his relationship with Carl Cox, and whether he prefers DJing or dinosaurs...
Harold Heath asks if dance music has plateaued or if we're just jaded...
WORDS: Harold Heath
Is dance music suffocating under a wave of beige productions or are we just jaded? Harold Heath argues that artists need to take more risks to produce truly great art...
Tracks you need to know...
EBM has been having a major influence on techno recently, but many of the DJs playing/producing the sound still utilise the genre’s classic tracks in their sets. Below, 10 DJs who play electronic body music choose their favourite classic EBM tracks...
Innervisions Royal Albert Hall, Mint Club 20th Anniversary, Field Maneuvers, Brock Out vs Planet Fun!, Expert Death, FLY Open Air...
Californian techno producer SHADED steps up on Senso with the ‘Rippple’ two-tracker. The title track is a dense, minimal and tough outing for dark club floors…
Black Coffee fronts DJ Mag UK's August cover...
Without bluster or overblown hype, Black Coffee has doggedly worked himself into the position of being not just South Africa’s foremost electronic music artist, but one of the biggest playas on the planet. DJ Mag meets the mild-mannered gentleman in Ibiza — the location of his high-profile weekly residency at Hï — to talk philanthropy, overcoming adversity, and working with megastars such as Drake and David Guetta...
Essential information for DJs and music fans...
Simon Baker was a successful DJ/producer who had releases on labels such as Kompakt, Cocoon and Last Night On Earth. But then he developed tinnitus, and his life changed. However, rather than wallowing in misery, he started to find out all about how to treat the condition before re-training as a craniosacral therapist in order to help others experiencing tinnitus. Here’s his story...
Words: Simon Baker
The Firehouse boss digs deep, revealing the inspiration behind her new band project, Pleasure Planet...
Kim Ann Foxman’s Firehouse Records is all about the house music; a label that celebrates all the great things going on in New York and has built solid foundations since 2014. But right now there’s an exciting twist in Kim’s discography, in the form of her latest project Pleasure Planet, alongside Andrew Potter and Brian Hersey. The trio have been working together for the best part of five years with their first collaboration heard on NY imprint Throne Of Blood. Harking back to the synth sounds of the ‘80s with hints of Italo disco, their latest ‘Pleasure Planet’ EP has come via Foxman and Potter’s colourful new imprint self: timer. We catch up with Foxman to reminisce about the essential records that inspired the Pleasure Planet sound — from Nu Groove classics to New Order...