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Photo of CTRL posing in a dark warehouse

Scottish DJ and production duo CTRL serve up a helping of radiant disco-tinged house on ‘Groove Check’

CTRL are self-releasing a new single, ‘Groove Check’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to the track below From their hometown of West...

mallorcalee

"You will be deeply missed, brother, but your energy and legacy will live on," said his friend DJ KID

DJ and co-founder of the prominent Scottish '90s rave act Ultra-Sonic, Mallorca Lee, has died aged 51 after a short battle with cancer. The Paisley-born...

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Scottish producer and Groovement resident Crossover Network serves up a suite of tripped-out breakbeat burners on his own Pleasure Deficit imprint

Crossover Network will release a brand new EP, ‘These Moments’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Coming off...

The “most remote club night series” has launched in Scotland.

The new club night will kick off next month in the village of Ullapool

A new event series, dubbed "Scotland's most remote club night series” is set to launch in the Highland village of Ullapool next month. The new...

thearches

It returns with a new 2AM licence and nine-part series the New World

Legendary Glasgow nightclub The Arches is set to reopen after being shut for eight years. The iconic club went into administration in 2015 after Glasgow's...

Photo of Ewan McVicar wearing a black hat and yellow shirt with headphones around his neck

The animated video arrived on the eve of McVicar’s Creamfields North mega-set

Ewan McVicar has shared a new video for his latest single, ‘Groove Thang’. Watch the visual below. Released last month via Ministry of Sound, the...

Outside view of Umbrella Vinyl shop in Edinburgh

It specialises in jazz, blues, soul, Latin, Afrobeat and dub

A new record store is opening in central Edinburgh this weekend. Umbrella Vinyl, which is located in Valleyfield Street, is set to open this Saturday...

La La poses with her hands covering her mouth

It marks the Scottish DJ's first foray into releasing solo work

La La has released her debut productions mixtape ‘Give Yourself A Try’. Released via her new Scottish-only record label Brand New Records, ‘Give Yourself A...

Screenshot of Ewan in the countryside in Ayr taken from his BBC documentary, Back Tae Ayr

The documentary traces McVicar’s journey to bring the rave back to his Scottish hometown

Ewan McVicar has shared a BBC mini-documentary, Back Tae Ayr, about the creation of Pavilion Festival. Watch the 15-minute video below. Produced in collaboration with...

Exploring the Scottish Highlands blossoming dance music scene

Inverness and the surrounding Highlands have steadily cultivated a vital space in Scotland’s dance music scene. Claire Francis explores a thriving network of intimate venues, passionate promoters, inclusive club nights, and upcoming DJs and producers putting the area on the map

Ask any event promoter, and they’ll tell you that one of the best measures of success is still good old-fashioned word-of-mouth. Mark Mackenzie, a DJ...

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This month, DJ Mag catches up with Dundee’s Henry Sampson, who combined his love of sports with streetwear to found Sakura Sport, a brand that’s supporting local creatives and businesses first

In 2015, Japan beat South Africa in the Rugby World Cup during the last minute of play, taking the 34-32 lead in what was dubbed...

Bemz by Andy Lowe

There's also edits from t e s t p r e s s and Roose, as well as an acoustic version

Bemz has dropped a remix package of his 2022 single, 'Zidane'. Check it out below. The Glasgow-based MC, who was recently crowned BBC Introducing’s Scottish...

Bemz by Andy Lowe

Sent to live in a tiny town on the west coast of Scotland in his teens, Bemz took up music to reconnect with what he’d lost. Over a decade later, he’s cementing a legacy for himself, his family and the Scottish rap community

Everything Bemz does is driven by one thought: “For every pound I spend on music, I take that away from my daughter’s mouth. So I...

A picture from a previous year at Soma Skool

The one-day programme of workshops, panels and masterclasses will take place at Glasgow's SWG3 club

Soma Records has announced the return of Soma Skool. The annual electronic music education event, which has been running for almost two decades, will take...

Scottish palace festival Otherlands adds DJ Stingray 313, VTSS, Peach, more to 2022 line-up

A host of talent from Scotland's ever-strong dance scene are among those confirmed 

Otherlands Music & Arts Festival, a boutique event set in the grounds of Scotland's spectacular Scone Palace in Perthshire, has announced a slew of additions...

Liam Doc

The EP will be released via the Scottish producer's own label

Liam Doc is set to drop an extended EP in June. Incoming via the DJ and producer's own Eyeangle Records imprint, which has released tracks...

Sub Club Optimo

The club and club night respectively hit 35 and 25-years-old in 2022

City council officials in Glasgow are being urged to mark the anniversaries of two world famous nightlife institutions in Scotland's club capital. Sub Club celebrates...

otherlands

The inaugural three-day event takes over the Category A-listed historic house in August

Otherlands has announced more than 40 new acts set to play this year's festival. Set to make its inaugural outing at Scotland's Scone Palace -...

Terminal V 2022

80 artists will play on six soundsystems across two days, for 40,000 people 

Terminal V has announced the stage splits and residents for the festival's 2022 edition, which returns to the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, on Saturday 16th...

Nicolette 'Let No-One...' album cover

On 1996's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’, Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Nicolette worked alongside 4Hero’s Dego, Plaid, Alec Empire and Felix to create an album that mixed jungle, trip-hop, industrial techno and avant-pop into a singular work full of sharp, incisive lyricism. Ben Cardew explores the legacy of the album, and its vision for the future of electronic music

In the modern world, it seems sadly inevitable that any female singer who experiments with dance beats will, at some point, be compared to Björk...