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On the right: Wata Igarashi posing in a dark blue rain coat and cap. One the left: Selection of artwork from albums he chose

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Wata Igarashi spotlights deep, weird and driving techno

Wata Igarashi’s ‘Agartha’ on Kompakt was one of DJ Mag’s favourite albums of 2023. As Claire Francis put it in her write-up, the Japanese DJ...

On the right: press shot of Manuka Honey lying down in neon green and blue body paint and surrounded by swoops of light. On the left: 10 pieces of album artwork chosen as her Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Manuka Honey spotlights disorienting club treats, timeless drone metal, and dizzy, sexy, ethereal dancefloor bangers

Marissa Malik is back on Club Romantico with six tracks that prove nobody does it quite like Manuka Honey. Packed with steely beats and jagged...

Left: 10 album packshots chosen by Nkisi. Right: Nkisi performing live, leaning over a table of electronic equipment while blowing on a digital wind instrument

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nkisi spotlights ritualistic acid rhythms, “electronic voodoo music”, Belgian new beat, EBM and more

Nkisi’s fiercely rhythmic music maps a route from ancient rituals to futuristic hard dance. In her live performances and catalogue of releases for labels like...

On the right: A photo of NEXCYIA standing in front of a black fence, behind which there is a bush of tall reeds. He has a black hoodie on with the hood up and a baseball cap. On the left: 10 album packshots chosen for his Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, NEXCYIA spotlights adventurous ambient music filled with “exceptional sound design and captivating textures”

Chaos is inevitable, and it is everywhere. How do we find our place within it? It’s a question posed in the debut album from the...

Photo of They Hate Change posing in front of a large green door. Beside them is a variety of packshots of releases chosen in their Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, They Hate Change spotlight deep Florida breaks and bass, Gulf Coast gold, jam bands, indie, dub and more

For Vonne Parks and Andre Gainey, music discovery and exchange are fundamental to music making. The magnetic rap duo first bonded as teenagers in Tampa...

Press shot of Nene H in a white lace jumpsuit standing against a red brick wall, to her left are 10 pieces f album artwork chosen in her Selections

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nene H spotlights percussive genre fusions, Anatolian progressive trance, full-throttle techno, and cuts at the intersection of “body music and mind music”

“The whole thing is a meme within a meme,” says Nene H about her new mini-album, ‘ISSA SCAM’, which will be released via the Live...

Photo of Giulia Tess in a football kit in a changing room, next to a selection of album artworks chosen in her selections feature on a dark blue background

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Giulia Tess spotlights 10 club bangers tailor-made for dancefloor euphoria

Giulia Tess’ new EP is a dream. Released in December by LG105, it’s full of the kind of wiggly melodies and heartwarming synths that memorable...

Selections: Analog Soul

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, NYC's Analog Soul spotlight their all-time favourite house tracks

Like most ‘80s kids, Jacky Sommer and DatKat (aka twin sisters Jacquelyn and Kathryn Smith) grew up on a diet of MTV, in their case...

Selections: Bell Curve

In this series we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week Bell Curve spotlights hyper colourful club cuts, bass-heavy rollers and dreamy alt-pop

Bell Curve is a DJ, producer and co-founder of Worst Behavior Recs — a previous DJ Mag Vital Label and nominee at our Best of...

Photo of Slauson Malone 1 wearing a white vest alongside album artwork from his selections

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-based multidisciplinary musician Slauson Malone 1 spotlights acoustic oddities, ambient gems, breakneck singeli, cello jazz and post-jungle weapons

Jasper Marsalis is taking electronic music into fresh, innovative spaces. Describing his latest musical proxy, Slauson Malone 1, as a performance piece, the New York-based...

Left: Selection of album and EP artwork chosen by Purelink for this feature. Right: Press of Purelink standing side by side outside at night

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Purelink spotlight low-key experimental pop, smoky dub-folk, peak-time minimal techno and more

Purelink are among a flourishing new wave of artists exploring the bioluminescent depths of downtempo, ambient and dub techno. The Chicago trio of Ben Paulson...

press shot of Kitty Amor next to a selection of album and EP packshots

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, Kitty Amor spotlights deep, soulful sounds from Afro house to jazz

Kitty Amor has become one of the UK’s premier Afro house DJs — but who is the woman behind the music and what’s her journey...

Selections: Jaymie Silk

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, Jaymie Silk spotlights tracks packed with rave energy and irresistible grooves

Jaymie Silk is on fire right now. In fact, the Paris-based DJ and producer has never really cooled off since first lighting up our radar...

Selections: Tarzsa

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, Tarzsa spotlights rolling house jams, sun-kissed club anthems, irresistible funk, jazz and more

“Music has always been very conversational for me,” Tarzsa told DJ Mag last year. The Manchester DJ and broadcaster’s flair for communicating uplifting vibes onto...

Selections: DJ Lynce

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 appearance at Semibreve festival this month, Porto’s DJ Lynce spotlights his favourite jungle records

Semibreve returns to the Portuguese city of Braga this month. Taking place 26th - 29th October, the 13th edition of the festival – one which...

Selections: DJ Perception

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 Perception dives into his record bag for deep cut garage gems

Want to hear UK garage tracks that you’ve never heard before? Get yourself down to a DJ Perception set. A true UKG obsessive, his crate-digging...

Photograph of Paurro sitting on a step outside of a building with a green wall and red door. SHe's wearing red cowboy boots and a black dress. On the left is a green background colour with a selections of album artworks included in her Selections feature

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, Paurro spotlights all-time favourites and meaningful tracks from throughout her life, from pop and dance anthems to blissful electronica

When Paulina Rodriguez hits the decks, her message is one of untethered freedom. Her Paurro project draws from the sounds of UK garage, house, breakbeats...

ABADIR standing in a large room with white tiles. The room is dark and he is under a large spotlight, wearing blue jeans and a dark grey t-shirt. To his left there is a selection of album artwork

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 new album on SVBKVLT, Cairo’s ABADIR spotlights experimental electronic gems for the club and home listening alike

​​ABADIR returns to SVBKVLT this month with a new album, ‘Ison’. Following his feverishly percussive ‘Mutate’ LP from 2022, the Cairo producer’s latest 10-tracker takes...

Press shot of CHrissy on the right. He's smiling in a record store wearing a pink and light blue patterned t-shirt with a teddy bear on it. Next to him, is a selection of artwork from his Selections

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, Chrissy spotlights melodic thumpers, rowdy club tools and mind-bending genre mashups

“I don’t believe in guilty pleasures and I don’t really do ironic distance,” Chrissy told DJ Mag last year. “If I love a genre, I...

Photo of Yu Su sitting on a brown chair alongside album artwork from her selections

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, Yu Su spotlights slow-burning synths, modulated movers, and leftfield club and house heat

For an artist raised on Liszt, Debussy, and Chinese pop, Yu Su’s output covers all the ground you’d expect and more. ‘I Want An Earth’...