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Albums of the year

From all-time-great mixes and new editions of top class labels' club-focused series, to eye-opening archival collections and new material, there were more than enough compilations to keep us going through 2023. These releases often offer a prime vantage spot from where to spot the stars of the future — an early hint at genius that leads to incredible careers, EPs and albums. Here, DJ Mag contributors select their personal favourite comps of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music in all its forms

In the fast-changing world of selling records, German label Pressure Traxx — started by Arno (fka Einzelkind) and Frank Schwarz, aka Frost — has built...

In 2023, electronic music artists around the world used long-form works to showcase both range and specialism. DJs and producers best known for club-ready works explored personal themes through dream-pop, jazz and ambient, while others returned to the dancefloor with renewed vitality. Among fusions of hip-hop, amapiano, dub, dancehall and R&B we had dialled-in demonstrations of jungle, techno and deep house at their purest. Here, DJ Mag contributors select their personal favourite albums of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music in all its forms

On ‘LXXXVIII’, Actress crafts an immersive sonic journey, blending ethereal melodies, haunting pianos and eerie voices with pulsating beats and deep subbed-out bass. The album’s...

2023 has been a bumper year for bangers. From chart-bothering drum & bass, fusionist club scorchers and playful rave barnstormers, through underground avenues of garage, dubstep and breaks, into amapiano, anthemic house, R&B and experimental electronics, DJ Mag's contributors write about their personal favourite tracks of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music around the world

Actress' ‘Green Blue Amnesia Magic Haze (d 7)’ weaves its deep sub-bass line through a kaleidoscopic tapestry of sound. Warm, drifting pads float hauntingly within...

For 2022's end-of-year coverage, we've once again asked our contributors to write about their personal favourite tracks, albums and comps of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music around the world

Earlier this year, fans were treated to a mammoth V/A from Munich’s mainstays Permanent Vacation, featuring 20 tracks from 22 artists. It’s hard to pick...

For 2022's end-of-year coverage, we've once again asked our contributors to write about their personal favourite tracks, albums and comps of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music around the world

There's so much to love about the debut full-length from 700 Bliss, from its punk energy and political rallying cries to the lashings of subsonic...

For 2022's end-of-year coverage, we've once again asked our contributors to write about their personal favourite tracks, albums and comps of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music around the world

The return of Kendrick Lamar with his divisive final TDE album ‘Mr Morale And The Big Steppers’ posed a question for rap fans in 2022...

We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...

You might expect Abra Cadabra’s debut mixtape to rely on the high-energy style of UK drill that racked up millions of views on 2020 singles...

We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...

This was the year many dance music scenes, industries and communities started to claw back everything that was lost in 2020. Elusive and secretive UK...

We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...

For a glimpse into drum & bass future, you need to look at Invicta Audio. Founded as an event, Invicta had such a strong following...

Instead of our usual end-of-year lists, we’re doing things a bit differently this time. Below, DJ Mag's editorial staff and contributors highlight their favourite musical...

Just when you thought conversations about tempo were over, along comes 2020 with the hot, new, must-have bpm: 150. Though technically there’s actually nothing new...

2019’s best compilations celebrated innovative styles and fusions from across the globe, as well as some of underground dance music’s formative sounds. Below, you'll find...

As styles and sounds establish themselves in the ever-expanding electronic and dance music landscape, there are few better crash courses than a good compilation. In...

Counting down the 2010s, we round-up the albums that defined the decade in electronic music

How do you rank a decade’s worth of music? The truth is, you can’t. An album that meant the world to you might make someone...

Our end-of-year list compiling 2018's biggest albums...

As both producers and audiences have opened up more and more cross-pollination between sounds in recent years, the possibilities for the album format have become...