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Just some of the biggest tracks we heard at Coachella 2019...
Coachella celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with back-to-back weekends of sounds from the world’s best musicians and DJs. The 2019 roster of talent offered dance fans perhaps the festival's most comprehensive electronic music lineup to date, from mainstream bops to dubstep drops and indie-leaning grooves to techno thrashers. We've compiled a list of just some of the biggest tracks we heard at the festival...
Words: Jaime Sloane
Is the dance music community ruining the planet?
The state of the environment has never been worse, but could
dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if festival culture, unrelenting
The state of the environment has never been worse, but could
dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if festival culture, unrelenting
DJ tours and irresponsible raving are slowly polluting the planet
beyond repair... dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if festival culture, unrelenting
DJ tours and irresponsible raving are slowly polluting the planet
beyond repair... The state of the environment has never been worse, but could dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if festival culture, unrelenting DJ tours and irresponsible raving are slowly polluting the planet beyond repair...
The state of the environment has never been worse, but could dance music be contributing to the problem? DJ Mag regular Martin Guttridge-Hewitt examines if festival culture, unrelenting DJ tours and irresponsible raving are slowly polluting the planet beyond repair...
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A new crop of charity record labels has sprung up in the UK and France, donating their entire profitshare to worthy causes, and fighting poverty and inequality in the process...
A new crop of charity record labels has sprung up in the UK and France, donating their entire profitshare to worthy causes, and fighting poverty and inequality in the process. DJ Mag talks to the label owners, and asks whether dance music is doing enough to help those less fortunate...
Words: Matt Anniss
Are camera phones at live events killing the vibe?
New research suggests camera-phone usage at clubs and festivals is unpopular – but only when other people are doing it. But if we all find phones on the dancefloor so annoying, why do we keep filming?
The latest in his 'Generation Hex' series lands this Thursday...
London's newest party is shining a light on South Asian talent...
A new London club night No ID, aims to spotlight South Asian DJs and artists. DJ Mag visited the party's first edition at Peckham's Rye Wax to meet founder Ahad Elley AKA Ahadadream and DJs Nabihah Iqbal, Naina and Noudle in order to learn why such an event is long overdue, and what its significance could be for London's young, South Asian selectors and musicians...
DJ Mag catches up with Naive label boss, Rádio Quântica and mina party co-founder and DJ extraordinaire Violet to discuss her forthcoming LP, Lisbon's defiant underground and her unwavering determination and optimism...
Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, we catch up with Naive label boss, Rádio Quântica and mina party co-founder and DJ extraordinaire Violet to discuss her forthcoming LP, Lisbon's defiant underground and her unwavering determination and optimism...
Pics: Joao Viegas, Nash Does Work
Get acquainted with the Los Angeles-based breakthrough producer...
From: Los Angeles, CA
Three tunes: ‘Hourglass’, ‘Right All Night’, ‘Like XO’
For fans of: Billy Kenny, Claude Vonstroke, Green Velvet
The Marcus Intalex Music Foundation aims to be a new hub for Manchester’s electronic music scene. We head to the city for its inaugural series of events, and find out about the Foundation’s ambitions for the future.
The Marcus Intalex Music Foundation aims to be a new hub for Manchester’s electronic music scene. We head to the city for its inaugural series of events, and find out about the Foundation’s ambitions for the future.
Bristol's S.P.Y. looks back to jungle for inspiration on his latest album
Bristol-based Brazilian S.P.Y has just made the album of his career by looking back to early jungle. But as he explains, his recreation of the classic UK sound went far deeper than most...
Pics: SARAH KOURY @ KOLAB
Live Pics: JAKE DAVIS @ HUNGRY VISUALS