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The mobile production revolution continues ...

Ripplemaker has been developed by Bram Bos as a West Coast-flavoured synth for the iOS platform.

The synth is designed for “exploration and experimentation”. Available...

California's rave history is rooted in outdoor free parties that celebrated psychedelic music and and unique environments. DJ Mag's Matt Anniss speaks to the Bay...

Every summer since 2005, Claude VonStroke’s DirtyBird crew has hosted a “BBQ” party in one of San Francisco’s many harbour–side parks. They’re not alone, either...

Best of North America Awards 2017

Exchange sits in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles, in what was formerly the Los Angeles Stock Exchange building. Brokers vacated in 1986 when...

Best of North America 2018

As downtown Los Angeles undergoes a cultural renaissance, Exchange LA remains one of its key nightlife institutions. The club owes much of its magic to...

Sophie festival

With a stellar line-up, great sound and an inclusive atmosphere, Sophie Festival is aiming to turn Málaga into an electronic music destination. Mick Wilson takes a trip to Spain’s sixth largest city to find out more

Day has turned into night and the dancefloor is teeming with worked-up ravers, cheering on the DJ as he drops another floor-filler. The crowd is...

Sea change: exploring the Balearic-inspired beats of Poland’s Baltic coast

A new wave of Polish electronic artists are drawing from the country’s musical past and the atmosphere of its Baltic coast to create a fresh take on Ibiza’s Balearic beat. Ben Murphy speaks to artists, promoters, DJs and labels about this unique scene's development

“It’s all in the sea, innit? One of my friends was saying, back in the ’90s, ‘If the going gets tough, well, you can always...

Ahead of this weekend's inaugural East Coast Dirtybird Campout festival, Claude VonStroke AKA Barclay Crenshaw gives us 10 things he's most looking forward to seeing...

1. The Hyphy Hula Hoop championship with Will Clarke

"Over the years so many people have sent in hula hooping videos I can wait to...

It follows Dan Shake's drop on Denis Sulta's label last year

Liam Doc will release a new EP via Sulta Selects Silver Service next month.

The Glaswegian DJ and producer, who runs his own Eyeangle Records...

Bass Coast announces Hessle Audio, DJ Stingray 313, Cinthie, more for 2024 festival

Ash Lauryn, Conducta, Bakey and others will also play the Canadian event this summer

Bass Coast has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2024 edition. Taking place in the Canadian city of Merritt, British Columbia, this year's...

All the week's premieres in one place

DJ Mag wraps up our favourite premieres and exclusives from the last seven days including Fur Coat, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, MOTSA, Black Coffee (pictured) and more...

How is the cost-of-living crisis hitting UK nightlife?

Post-pandemic, as UK clubs have attempted to regroup, they’ve been impacted by soaring energy bills, rising costs and hesitant ticket buyers. Jack Ramage talks to club owners and promoters about how they’re weathering the storm, and asks what can be done to ameliorate the situation?

“It’s terrifying... I wake up every day and hope that we find a way to keep going,” Kate Hodgkinson, co-founder of Cobalt Studios, an independent...

Julio Bashmore 'Au Seve'

Care, consideration and caution are not always words associated with the fleeting world of dance music. DJs and promoters springing up and disappearing quicker than Eats Everything can guzzle a pint of the black stuff, it's tempting for the next pretty young thing getting hyped to high heaven to go for broke; rush out a series of half-finished tracks off their hard drive and sit back and wait for that cash-money to roll in. Not Bashmore.

DHL vinyl shipping costs

A petition to change parcel formats has been launched in a bid to help stores and sellers

The cost of shipping vinyl from Germany to the rest of the world is set to significantly increase as a result of pricing amendments to...

There’s a growing culture in dance music, known as 'flipping', where unscrupulous Discogs sellers inflate the cost of rare records to extortionate amounts. We investigate...

In September 2018, hardcore archivist label Ninety Two Retro released a double-12” comprising six tracks and versions from 1992 by Mystery Man and 1st Prodject...

Get primed for the debut East Coast shindig...

Claude VonStroke is sharing all 90 minutes from his set at Dirtybird Campout West. The video stream arrives as VonStroke and the Dirtybird collective promote...