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Press shot of Antal in front of 10 packshots of releases on his Rush Hour label

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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, ahead of Rush Hour’s 25th birthday celebrations at GALA Festival, Antal spotlights 10 gems from its tastemaking catalogue

GALA returns to London’s Peckham Rye park this weekend (26th - 28th May). Over three days, the South London festival will herald the start of...

Photo of Daniel Avery in front of 10 album packshots chosen for his Selections feature. He's wearing a lock black jacket and his hair falls over his eyes

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Selections: Daniel Avery

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, ahead of his live set at Wide Awake festival, Daniel Avery spotlights sounds at the intersection of post-punk, techno, shoegaze, rave and hip-hop

Daniel Avery’s music has always looked at the dancefloor through an alternative lens. Since releasing his breakthrough debut LP, ‘Drone Logic’ in 2013, his prolific...

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Selections: Terr

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Terr spotlights retro-futurist indie dance, slow-burning techno, high-energy electro gems and more

Since 2016, the Berlin-based Brazilian DJ and producer, Daniela Caldellas, aka Terr, has written and played music that is simultaneously rooted in the nostalgic stomp...

Photo of Coco Bryce standing in a black and white striped polo neck shirt and black beanie hat. He's smoking a joint. He's standing on the right in front of a selection of 10 pieces of album artwork chosen for this feature

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Selections: Coco Bryce

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Coco Bryce showcases his varied tastes in jungle, rap, synth-pop, free party slammers, footwork and more

Coco Bryce is one of the leading lights of the modern jungle scene, releasing buoyant tracks that pair hardcore’s upbeat aesthetics with light-footed rolling breaks...

Photo of Akanbi smiling and wearing a dark green jacket, red beret, sunglasses and a red and green string vest. He's standing on the right in front of a selection of 10 pieces of album artwork chosen for this feature.

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Selections: Akanbi

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Akanbi spotlights ethereal boogie music, healing ambience, gentle amapiano, masterful dub, club slammers and more

Rave man. Spiritual leader. Mayor of enjoyment. Three simple descriptors used by the Lagos-raised DJ Akanbi to sum up his role in New York’s bustling...

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Selections: Chaos In The CBD

Selections invites DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share some of their favorite tracks. This week, Chaos In The CBD highlight 10 underappreciated house tracks from years gone by

The warm and flowing brand of house music purveyed by Chaos In The CBD may have something to do with their upbringing. The tracks brothers...

Cropped photo of T.Williams in front of a selection of artwork from his Selections

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Selections: T.Williams

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, T.Williams spotlights disco-sampling slammers, percussive club and house heat, grimey techno, and more

T.Williams made his debut on The Remedy Project — the label of fellow respected West Londoner, Melvo Baptiste — last month with the gorgeous ‘Take...

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Selections: LENS

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, LENS spotlights 10 drum & bass and jungle rollers she can’t get enough of

LENS has proven herself an exceptional talent over the past few years, moving her way up from a residency at infamous Brighton haunt Volks to...

Surgeon in front of a selection of artwork from his Selections

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Selections: Surgeon

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Surgeon spotlights psychedelic pop, modular synth jazz, timeless dub, and music to make you feel like your “brain has been soaked in a vat of LSD”

For three decades, Anthony Child has been at the cutting edge of UK electronic music. Whether he’s slinging out DJ sets packed with tough, funk-fueled...

Harmony in front of a selection of artwork from his Selections

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Selections: Harmony

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Deep Jungle founder Harmony spotlights next-gen producers connecting to the sound’s roots, and longstanding artists who are still ahead of the curve

“I want Deep Jungle to represent both the old and the new,” Lee Bogush, aka Harmony, told DJ Mag in 2022. The longstanding DJ...

Doc Sleep smiling in a dark blue rain coat and bright green hat in front of a selection of artwork from her Selections

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Selections: Doc Sleep

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Room 4 Resistance and Jacktone Records’ Doc Sleep spotlights head-spinning club tracks, deep dancefloor rollers and far-out ambience

Doc Sleep is a DJ, producer and label boss based in Berlin. One of the brains behind the city’s Room 4 Resistance party and co-founder...

Black and white photo of DJ IC winking and pointing with two hands at the camera, standing in front of a selection of artwork from his Selections

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Selections: DJ IC

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, London's DJ IC spotlights ten Afro house and tech essentials

From his early years spent spinning jungle, garage and grime as part of the Aylesbury Allstars crew, to his legendary status in the UK Afro...

Ruf Dug in a green puffer jacket and sunglasses holding an apple in front of him, standing in front of a selection of artwork from his Selections

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Selections: Ruf Dug

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Ruf Dug goes from peak time to downtime with house, dub, outsider pop, avant-jazz and more

Mondays have been a lot easier lately thanks to Manchester DJ Ruf Dug, whose award-winning weekly Soup To Nuts sessions on NTS have provided a...

Zoë Mc Pherson standing in front of the packshots of releases they chose in their Selections

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Selections: Zoë Mc Pherson

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Zoë Mc Pherson spotlights sumptuous R&B and experimental hip-hop, footwork, deep house, d&b and more

Zoë Mc Pherson delights in the unpredictable. On their third album, ‘Pitch Blender’, the Berlin-based, French-Irish artist conjures beats that spark, swerve and explode like...

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Selections: Identified Patient

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Identified Patient dives into murky percussion, eerie acid breaks, dark psychedelic trance, and more

One of the first things you hear in ‘Elevator Music for Headbangers’, the inaugural EP from Identified Patient on his newly minted Nerve Collect...

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Selections: Sicaria

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Sicaria spotlights system-shaking sub-bass and percussion from the wide 140 sphere

As one half of Sicaria Sound, Lou Nour’s specialisms in system-shaking sub-bass and rumbling rhythms around 140 BPM have been well-honed over the past six...

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Selections: Holly Lester

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Holly Lester highlights house gems for all occasions

Northern Irish DJ Holly Lester’s devotion to house music has made her something of a hero in her local scene. Behind the decks, she runs...

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Selections: Eli Escobar

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, New York’s Eli Escobar spotlights stomping house, acid scorchers, vocal and electro gems and more

You can never really know where an Eli Escobar DJ set will take you, but some ingredients are guaranteed. Whether he’s spinning hometown house, disco...

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Selections: DJ Stingray 313

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, DJ Stingray 313 spotlights electro, techno and industrial gems

With the world-famous area code in his name and always sporting a gothic D for Detroit on his chest, DJ Stingray 313 has been championing...

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Selections: Nosaj Thing

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nosaj Thing spotlights Detroit house and techno stompers, shoegaze slow burners and hypnotic electronics

Nosaj Thing cuts a singular figure in the electronic music landscape. Since releasing his debut EP in 2006 he’s produced tracks with stars including Kendrick...