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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From driving house, dark dancehall and cinematic drum & bass to fearsome electro, here's August's list of next-gen talent you need to know about...
The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From driving house, dark dancehall and cinematic drum & bass to fearsome electro, here's August's list of next-gen talent you need to know about...
We meet the Portugal-based DJ to find out more...
FROM: Porto, Portugal
FOR FANS OF: Donna Leake, Gilles Peterson, Floating Points
"Getting the money for records and gigs, hanging around with weirdos, embracing my unusualness...”
Fabulous and flamboyant as ever, Róisín Murphy is in the middle of releasing a series of four 12-inch singles that she’s worked on with house producer Maurice Fulton. “I wanted to work with him for more than 15 years,” she tells DJ Mag. “Even though it’s not all banging, it’s all about club music somehow.”Róisín has also directed the video for the penultimate release, ‘Plaything’, creating an enticing clubby vibe that perfectly matches the summery party track. Performance-wise, you can catch her and a full band doing live shows at festivals across the rest of the summer and beyond, and she also adds a personal touch to the visual aspect of the shows by utilising her own footage and photographs for the back projection. “We all feel connected on the stage, and we are connected, there’s a lovely atmosphere between us,” she says, before laying down her key records for DJ Mag...
The French techno magician teams up with the R&B superstar once again...
Jazzuelle delivers an hour of cinematic, explorative techno that is as absorbing as it is danceable for our Podcast series...
Johannesburg-based artist Jazzuelle is driven by intuition, experimentation and personal evolution. We speak to one of South Africa's most vital talents about his new album 'Rebirth', the country's scene and the importance of defying expectation. He also delivers an hour of cinematic, explorative techno that is as absorbing as it is danceable...
Including Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus and more...
South African house master and DJ Mag favourite, Black Coffee, needs no introduction. Nor does his residency at Hï, one of Ibiza's best-loved clubs. The DJ and producer confirmed his second season at the address at the beginning of this year, with the dates beginning on Saturday 26th May and running through until 6th October.
A huge list of top-drawer talent has already played at the weekly party this year, and there's plenty more massiveness still to come over the next two months. Highlights between now and the closing party include Âme live (18th August), Guy Gerber (25th August), The Black Madonna (1st September), recent DJ Mag interviewee Nastia (8th September) and Andrea Oliva (29th September).
Take a look at these 20 insanely amazing snaps that sum up the madness, mayhem and majesty so far...
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Claptone has undoubtedly become one of the biggest names in house music over the past few years, even claiming the Highest House title in last year’s Top 100 DJs poll. With his explorative new album ‘Fantast’ now taking his sound even further afield, and a busy summer season ahead, we take a trip into the masked magician’s mystical world for the cover of our 2018 Croatia issue...
He’s the ultra-chic Parisian DJ with a long-standing penchant for disco, and now Dimitri From Paris is back in Ibiza once again to headline Defected’s Glitterbox residency at Hï Ibiza. DJ Mag meets the dapper Frenchman to find out what it really takes to remix a classic, his take on the great vinyl vs. digital debate, and how to be a legendary disco DJ in 2018...
