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Roland has collaborated with Detroit legend Moodymann and his KDJ Records label on a new, limited edition, branded SP-404 mkII sampler. The SP-404 MKII KDJ Records Limited Edition is limited to 600 units worldwide and features a customised faceplate with the Moodymann logo and other KDJ designs, exclusive samples created …

Multi-instrumentalist and producer BIIANCO is back with a new single, ‘Get You Out’, and an energetic performance video. ‘Get You Out’ builds on their reputation for ultra-infectious electronic music and fortifies it with a chunky techno rhythm. The new single follows BIIANCO’s recent high-profile collab with Marlon Hoffstadt (as DJ …

A series of concerts is being held at Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the iconic Moog synthesiser. The Moog at 60: A Celebration runs from 21st November to 24th November. The programme for the events includes a sound installation, a show from Will Gregory Moog …

Jackmaster has died. News of the Scottish DJ born Jack Revill’s passing was confirmed in a statement shared by his family today, Saturday 12th October. It read: “It is with profound sorrow that we confirm the untimely passing of Jack Revill, known to many as Jackmaster. Jack tragically died in …

Pa Salieu has shared two new songs, ‘Epiphany (Freestyle)’ and ‘Crash (Freestyle)’. Both tracks are produced by the British-Gambian rapper’s long-time collaborators Felix Joseph and AOD. They follow on from the release last month of the single ‘Belly’, which marked the first new material to emerge from Salieu since his …

Ben Klock and Fadi Mohem are releasing a new collaborative album, ‘Layer One’. Due out on Friday, 29th November, the new record takes in 10 tracks and marks the inaugural release on the duo’s new joint label, LAYER. Flowdan and Coby Sey contribute vocals on the album, which sees Klock …

In Toronto, community-based groups Loop Sessions and Estrelar work as spaces for education and growth, teaching folks how to use equipment and learn production. ISO Radio exists to amplify DJs and producers beyond venues, running out of Stackt Market since 2018. Record stores like Invisible City and Play De Record …

Oppidan has released a new track, ‘Wake And Break’. The breaks-heavy cut marks a shift from the producer’s usual UK garage-focused sound, combining the ravey drums with earworm vocal loops and melodies. It’s been a fixture of the artist’s DJ sets this year. You can listen to ‘Wake And Break’, …

Richie Hawtin has shared details of a 30th anniversary reissue of his album ‘Musik’, originally released under his Plastikman alias. The LP has been fully remastered for the updated release, with the vinyl edition set to be pressed on bio-vinyl and housed in environmentally conscious packaging. The reissue will be …

Björk is releasing a photobook, Cornucopia. Set to be published on 15th November via the Icelandic artist’s label home of One Little Independent, the 480-page book chronicles her Cornucopia concert series which premiered in 2019 and returned in 2022 and 2023 after a break enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Beirut-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Nur Jaber has unveiled her final EP under the techno alias she has adopted for the past decade. ‘End Of An Era (Nihayet Haqbah)’ takes in four tracks by the artist and is dedicated to her Lebanese heritage. The EP touches on her personal journey …

ADE’s CLUB Lab and DJ Mag have revealed the winning DJs, selected from the CLUB Lab open call, who will play during next week’s multidisciplinary club night at Melkweg on Saturday 19th October. The four winners will take to the stage alongside DJ Babatr, Slim Soledad (Live), TOCCORORO and TAAHLIAH.  Almost 200 mixes were submitted between September 20th and …

London’s Scarlett O’Malley will return to her Club Cowgirl label later this week with a new EP, ‘Clean Up Cowgirl’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Rendezvous Night Cue’ below. Set for release exactly a year since the launch of the label, which shares its name with O’Malley’s ongoing Rinse FM …

Moonchild Sanelly is releasing her new album, ‘Full Moon’, early next year. Watch the video for the latest single ‘Do My Dance’, directed by Nate Thomas, below. The South African artist’s third studio album will land on Transgressive Records on 10th January, 2025. It features 12 tracks, including the May …

Fatboy Slim is releasing a deluxe edition of ‘Palookaville’ on streaming services for its 20th anniversary. The 2004 album, originally containing 12 tracks, is now has an expanded streaming release with 18 additional remixes and versions previously unavailable on streaming. In addition to instrumental and acoustic versions of tracks, there …

DJ Mag Presents is returning to Dublin next month for a night of house music headlined by Chris Stussy. The Dutch house flagbearer will take over INDEX nightclub on 8th November, with support from Dublin favourites, Jake Fitz and Jade Carney. The event – kicking off at 10PM until 3:30AM – will …

Funk Tribu has released a new album, ‘Against All Odds’. Check it out below. Out now via Speedmaster Records / A Million, the eight-track LP marks the debut full-length release from the Colombia-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer.  Described a blend of “retro-futuristic trance” with “genre-fluid” and “groovy soundscapes”, the LP …

Bárbara Boeing will release her new EP, ‘Memoir’, later this month on Toy Tonics. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Tokyo Love Affair’ with Sam Ruffilo below. A year on from her uplifting debut EP, ‘Brasiliana’, the Curitiba-born, Milan-based producer returns with four new radiant club tools distilled from elements of balearic, Italo house, …

A core of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege crew, Kampire recently released her compilation ‘A Dancefloor in Ndola’ via Strut Records, which DJ Mag reviewed as its album of the month in August. Informed by her time growing up in the Zambian city of Ndola, and her dad’s record collection at the …

Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Maral has released a new EP, ‘Patience (صبر)’, through New York label PTP. Out today (Friday, 4th October), the seven-track release looks back to Maral’s early days as a DJ in which she meshed Iranian samples from her heritage into her sets, and also incorporates …

Laurent Garnier has been enlisted for a special edition of the ‘fabric Presents’ mix compilation series, which will celebrate the iconic London club’s 25th anniversary. Set for release digitally and on CD on Friday, 29th November, the compilation has been a year in the making, according to fabric. Standalone cuts …

KAYTRANADA has shared a video for ‘Witchy’, his collaboration with Childish Gambino. Starring both artists in a supernatural setting, the visual is directed by Bethany Vargas, and can be watched below. Its release comes while KAYTRANADA – DJ Mag’s September 2024 cover star – is in the midst of a …

A Guy Called Gerald has been honoured with a prestigious blue plaque recognising his role in creating the UK’s “first acid house record”, the 1988 classic ‘Voodoo Ray’. It’s not yet known where the plaque will be placed, but the Manchester artist, real name Gerald Simpson, took to Instagram to …

A fundraiser has launched to help with the recovery of DJ Lucky after the Teklife affiliate was struck by a car last month.  Las Vegas-based DJ Virgil, a friend and close collaborator of the Chicago artist, set up the GoFundMe campaign to support the artist’s rehabilitation. This includes surgery and …

Maze will release a new EP, ‘Morning Magic’, next month on Permanent Vacation. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. On the back of a prodigious summer of DJ sets – from Body Movements and Panorama Bar, to Glastonbury’s Block9 – the Berlin-based DJ and producer returns to …

re:ni is releasing a new EP, ‘Thousand Yard Stare’.  Landing on 25th October via re:lax — the label and club night the producer, DJ and radio host has run with Laksa since last year — the three-track EP’s title is inspired by the “the dissociative state we can find ourselves in as a result …

A new club, called Koda, has opened in Nairobi. Spread across two rooms, Koda is equipped with a Funktion-One sound system and can house up to 1000 club-goers at its Kenrail Towers business centre HQ in the Westlands neighbourhood of the city. Local DJs Dylan-S, Foozak and Hiribae played the …

AlphaTheta — responsible for the Pioneer DJ brand — has launched a new pair of wireless headphones called the HDJ-F10. The new headphones are completely wireless, connecting to an included SonicLink transmitter that plugs into the headphone port of your DJ mixer, controller, or any other device you want to …

Björk shared previews of her upcoming concert film, Cornucopia, at a Climate Week event in New York last week. The experimental Icelandic artist revealed early footage of the self-directed feature, filmed during the Lisbon stop on her Cornucopia world tour, which debuted in New York in 2019, Deadline reports. The …

Silkie is relaunching his Antisocial Records label later this week with a new EP, ‘Kolo / Real Deal’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Real Deal’ below. After spending the past three years focusing on other projects – including his new UKG label Bedroom Rat Records and the bass music production education platform Antisocial Audio – West …

Chilean DJ and producer Paula Tape has announced the release of her latest EP, ‘Acid Latino’. Showcasing a blend of ‘90s rave, acid house and Latin music influences, the EP will be released via the Sydney/Los Angeles imprint on 20th November. The release’s title track, ‘Acid Latino (Sonido Real),’ is …

Chris Stussy is launching a new event concept, USS, in London early next year. Taking place at the city’s Roundhouse venue on 1st February, the inaugural event and further parties will encourage attendees “to take a step back, peeling back the noise and focusing on complimenting music with elements that …

DJ Gigola has released a new EP through Live From Earth. Spanning two tracks, ‘Bigroom Sensual’ looks to the kind of trance-infused techno sounds that filled big rooms in the ’00s, as well as the high-energy sounds of modern dancefloors. It’s said to be part of a series of EPs …

Peggy Gou has released an expanded edition of her debut album, ‘I Hear You’. Taking in previously released remixes of cuts from the record by Koreless and Jex Opolis, as well as an alternate version of hit single ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’, it also features brand new remixes by fellow …

Hong Kong’s government is planning to lower the rate of tax it levies on alcohol in a bid to revive its nightlife industry. According to a report shared by Bloomberg, the tax cut is expected to be a key matter in Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee’s policy address next month. …

London label and collective Eastern Margins are releasing their second compilation album, ‘Redline Impact’, next month. Have an exclusive first listen to 700 Feel, BAYANG (tha Bushranger) & Nerdie’s contribution ‘NIKE SOLDIER’ below. Set for release on 16th October, the project unites 23 artists across 13 cities, 9 countries and 4 continents to shine …

Native Instruments has announced the latest version of its popular soft sampler, Kontakt 8. Version eight brings with it new features within the plugin, as well as new instruments and samples, and boasts a library of over 900 instruments. New to version eight are the Chords and Phrases features, which …

DJ Mag Presents is returning to Brooklyn next week for a pop-up event headlined by Kaytranada. The one-off party will take place at Xanadu – a roller skate rink meets nightclub in the heart of NYC – on Friday, 4th October. September cover star Kaytranada will be joined by a roster of …

Amsterdam Dance Event [ADE] has added a host of new names to its conference programme, which runs alongside the festival from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th October.  Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte are set to speak about their new collaborative efforts for the first time, while Marlon Hoffstadt, AKA Daddy …

Lady Tazz will release the first instalment of her ‘Hermanas’ compilation series later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to Amanda Mussi’s contribution ‘La Hora Caliente’ below. Arriving this Friday (27th September) via her Mind Medizin imprint, ‘Part One’ takes in five club-wise cuts from rising producers in the South American underground, …

Ahead of the release of What Do You Call It?, DJ Mag asked author David Kane some questions about the book: What was it that lit the fuse to make you want to write this book? What was the process like? “I love all sorts of music but grew up …

Bawo has released two new singles, ‘Belly Like Homer’ and ‘Hope You’re Listening’, off his upcoming project. Listen to the two tracks below. The West London MC’s new release, titled ‘It Means Hope Where I’m From’, will be released on 25th October on his label Say Nothing Records. Few details …

Pirate Studios is hosting a free open day for students with studio sessions, educational panels, DJ workshops and more in Dalston next month. The 24-hour UK music studio hub is opening its Dalston studios to students on 10th October for a day with live performances, industry panels, networking sessions, open …

North East England platform Big Beat Manifesto has shared news of its latest collaborative exhibition, Sounds of the North East. The photography showcase is set to hit the NCA (Newcastle Contemporary Art) exhibition space in October. The exhibition will include work from 20 local artists and promises to champion the …

A new documentary charting the history of Earth, Wind & Fire has been announced, and Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson is on board to direct. The new film is the first feature-length documentary profiling the iconic funk and disco band since 2001’s Shining Stars: The Official Story of Earth, Wind & Fire. …

ADE’s CLUB Lab has partnered with DJ Mag to offer four DJs the chance to play at Melkweg in Amsterdam during the festival and conference. Applications are open for aspiring DJs and ADE Lab ticketholders to send in their mixes and win one of four DJ slots during the Saturday night …

HiTech have shared a new single. You can check out ‘Spank!’ below, and the video directed by Igobycy The Detroit ghettotech trio premiered their latest tune earlier this year during a set for The Lot Radio. It arrives in the wake of the group’s re-released self-titled 2022 debut album and …

The 2024 Oram Awards winners have been announced, celebrating the most innovative women, trans, non-binary and gender expansive experimental artists, composers, and instrument designers.  Now in its eighth year, the five winners come from across the UK. Each has been given a £1,000 development bursary and access to the Oram …

The first episode in the series sees Aoki travelling to the event in Romania, giving a fly-on-the-wall account of the lead up to what he describes as one of the most important shows of his annual calendar. It also shows an insight into how he works with his team, how …

Jamie xx has released a new single with fellow members of The xx, Romy and Oliver Sim. Listen to ‘Waited All Night’ below. Taken from Jamie xx’s incoming new solo album, ‘In Waves’, set for release this Friday (20th September), the track marks the first time the trio have appeared on record together …

London’s night-time economy is discriminating against Black and Brown artists and promoters in its event licensing, Black Lives in Music told a London Assembly committee. In a London Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Skills Committee hearing on 4th September, Black Lives in Music (BLiM) CEO Dr. Charisse Beaumont presented evidence of …

Space Ghost will release a new EP, ‘Dream Tool’, later this week via his Peace World Records label. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Prism’ below. On the latest addition to his discography – which already includes releases for Tartelet Records, Pacific Rhythm and PPU – the Oakland-based DJ and producer infuses his house music …

A-Tweed will release a new EP, ‘Riot Disco Punk’, later this week on Ransom Note sub-label Human Endeavour. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. On the heels of his esoteric debut mini album, ‘Rave The Cave’, released on Playground Records earlier this summer, the Rome-based DJ …

Príncipe label affiliate Nídia has released a collaborative album with percussionist Valentina Magaletti. You can listen to it below. Entitled ‘Estradas’, the nine-track record takes its name from the Portuguese word for ‘roads’, and has been released through French label Latency. It sees the two artists blend their respective ears …

FKA twigs has announced the details of her new album, ‘EUSEXUA’, alongside the release of its title track and accompanying video. Watch it below.  The album will be released on 24th January via twigs’ long-time label home of Young Recordings. ‘EUSEXUA’ takes its name from a word that twigs created, …

Nines has shared details of his final album, ‘Quit While You’re Ahead’. The UK rapper plans to bow out on his sixth studio album, which will be released in just two weeks from now, on Friday, 27th September. To mark its announcement, he’s shared a video for lead single ‘Tony …

Defected is marking its 25th anniversary with a book and vinyl box set. The book, titled Defected: 25 Years In The House, looks back over the history of the label via first-hand accounts, archival photography, release artwork and flyers from Defected events. It covers topics such as the imprint’s birth …

Apple has launched a major new hearing aid function for its AirPods Pro 2 product. The earbuds will soon gain the new function, which will be available to both new and existing owners of the product and will reportedly help them with any mild to moderate hearing loss that they …

The Weeknd has shared a new single, ‘Dancing In The Flames’, alongside a video for the track. The song is the first full track to be unveiled from forthcoming album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’, which was announced last week. A release date for the full record is yet to be confirmed. …

A safety bill in the UK known as Martyn’s Law will require clubs and pubs with a capacity of 200 people or more to take steps to ensure they have a plan in case of a terror attack on their premises. Venues which are found to have failed to comply …

Jamaican duo Runkus and Royal Blu have linked up with Bay Area-based producer Kush Arora for a new EP, ‘Life In The Jungle’. You can listen to POLAAR label founder Flore’s remix of the title track below.  Produced during a late-night studio session in Oakland, California, the two original tracks …

Swedish electronics manufacturer Teenage Engineering has announced the launch of what it describes as the “world’s first medieval electronic instrument,” the EP-1320 Medieval. This new unit is the latest addition to their range of instruments, which predominantly feature synths. The EP-1320 Medieval boasts a unique collection of sounds and samples, …

Uzbekistan’s Sublimation Festival has announced the first artists for its debut edition later this month (September). Taking place over three days from 27th to 29th September at Culture Palace of Aircraft Builders, Bjarki, Nazira, Samantha Togni, and more will head to the capital of Tashkent to perform on the electronic stage …

Donato Dozzy and Neel have launched a new sub-label, Spazio Nero. The techno-focused imprint marks its arrival with a four-track EP from Neel, titled ‘Movimento’. Out in early October, Spazio Nero 001 promises to “set the tone for what to expect”, delivering “four cuts of flawless techno pressure for the …

Aulic Veil will release a new EP, ‘Rescue & Research Pt. 5’, on Failed Units later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Sneerer’ below. With the ground still rumbling from his July EP, ‘A​-​V_006​-​010’, the DJ and producer emerges from the mountains of the US Interior Highlands once more with …

Nicole Moudaber’s latest single, ‘Reverie / Forest Fire’, is out now on Reinier Zonneveld’s Filth On Acid. Listen to the new tracks below. The two new tracks mark the British producer’s debut on the Dutch label. The latter single, ‘Forest Fire’ features vocals by MNENE. “It’s always an honour to …

Tomorrowland’s immersive experience will open in Madrid this October.  The immersive audio-visual experience, open to all ages, will open its doors 25th October at the WiZink Center. According to a press release, the experience will be a “new way to explore” the various themes in the 20-year history of Tomorrowland, …

Sérgio Mendes, the legendary Brazilian bossa nova and jazz musician, has passed away at the age of 83. A statement shared on his official social media pages announced the news on 5th September, adding that Mendes “passed away peacefully”. Although no official cause of death has been disclosed, the statement …

Conducta has shared a new track, ‘Needed U’. The track’s release comes after the British UK garage producer announced he was finishing his much-loved Kiwi Rekords label earlier this year, and it’s the first of three new songs that he will self-release over the course of the next three weeks. …

Pa Salieu has shared a new single, ‘Belly’, alongside an accompanying video. Produced by his long-term collaborators Felix Joseph and AoD, it’s the first new music to emerge from the UK rapper since his 2022 collaboration with Mura Masa and Skillibeng, ‘Blessing Me’. The track’s release also comes after the …

Kelly Lee Owens has shared a new single, titled ‘Higher’. The song centres around Owens’ typically euphoric and melodic approach to electronic music, blending her pop-infused vocals with elements of techno. You can listen to it below. The release of ‘Higher’ follows on from recent singles ‘Sunshine’ and ‘Love You Got’, …

Midland is set to release his debut album, ‘Fragments Of Us’. Due out on 4th October via his own Graded record label, the 13-track record’s cover art features a photo taken by his brother, Dom Agius. The record itself, meanwhile, takes in the voices of many of the producer’s artistic …

The BBC has shared a new audio documentary on the underground club scene and activism of associated figures in Tbilisi, Georgia. Produced and presented by reporter Frank McWeeny, the BBC World Service documentary forms the third instalment of the Global Dancefloor series, which has previously taken in episodes in Beirut and Salvador, …

Brazilian DJ and producer Mochakk, real name Pedro Maia, has opened a club in his hometown of Sorocaba. Situated in the Parque Campolim area of the Brazilian municipality, the venue, named OBLIQO, is billed as a space that aims to “celebrate, educate and inspire the electronic music community both locally …

Underworld have shared details of their new album, ‘Strawberry Hotel’. Listen to the first single below. The British electronic outfit – comprised of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith – will release their eleventh studio album on 25th October via Virgin Music/Smith Hyde Productions. Coinciding with the announcement, the band have shared the lead single, ‘Black Poppies’, …

Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte have announced two b2b shows at Flanders Expo in Belgium. In a post shared to social media today (Thursday, 5th September), the techno titans revealed they will be DJing back-to-back for the first time at two shows on 31st January and 1st February 2025. Lens and de …

Voice-Swap – the ethical AI voice company co-founded by DJ Fresh – has launched a new free-to-use VST plugin which compensates the artists used for AI vocal modelling.  The tech startup’s system allows producers to choose from a menu of licensed voices and drop these directly into their chosen DAW. Lyrics …

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Berlin-via-Brooklyn DJ and producer Ciarra Black after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in October 2023. Black, who has been DJing and making music solo and with others for more than a decade, is currently undergoing treatment for the neurological disease, …

London-based DJ Elijah is releasing a book, Close The App, Make The Ting. Set to be published in February by Velocity Press, the 160-page book is designed by London-based independent graphic designer Alfie Allen. It’s based around the viral, yellow-square social media posts that Elijah has shared in recent years, …

Lou Hayter will release a new single, ‘3AM’, tomorrow on Greco-Roman. Have an exclusive first listen below.  Since finding her feet as a solo artist with the strutting, electro-pop of debut LP, ‘Private Sunshine’, in 2021, Lou Hayter has been refining a sound that joyously melds ’90s-infused house with disco, balearic, soul and beyond. Now …

Sara Landry has shared details of her debut album, ‘Spiritual Driveby’. Listen to the latest single below. Set for release on 4th October via her HEKATE imprint, it features 12 new tracks from the California-born star, including the previously released ‘Heaven’, ‘Pressure’ and ‘Prisoner’. It comes after Landry became the first hard techno artist to …

ATRIP and KAM-BU have teamed up for a new collaborative single, ‘Ocean’. Listen to it below. Released on Friday (29th August), the track is described as “one of the most significant releases” from ATRIP’s forthcoming mixtape release, ‘TANZPARTEI II’, landing next month. Alongside the German-Polish producer’s signature melodic production, it features a stirring monologue from …

Andy C and Becky Hill have shared a new collaborative single, ‘Indestructible’. Check it out below. The track – released on Friday, 29th August – has been a fixture in both artist’s summer sets, combining soulful pop vocals with big bass lines and crunching breaks. Though the duo met for the first time …

Soa420 will release a new EP, ‘No Nerve’, next week on Bait. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. On the heels of its debut various EP format release, ‘Baby Steps’, earlier this year, Beatrice M’s prolific label returns with a system-shaking new suite from Nantes-based Soa420. Part …

Angela Rayner, the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, joined DJ Fisher behind the decks at Hï Ibiza earlier this week. Watch the video below. In footage shared by actress Denise Van Outen earlier today (Friday, 30th August), Rayner can be seen dancing alongside Fisher in the White Isle superclub. The video shows the Labour …