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Selections: Baalti

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, Baalti spotlight some of the projects that inspired their forthcoming EP, ‘Mela’, from heart-in-mouth house and hypnotic qawwali, to adventurous electro, leftfield club and more

Premiere: Kiara Scuro ‘Zeki’s Dream’

Kiara Scuro are readying the release of their debut EP, ‘Night Crush’, on Faux Poly later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Zeki’s Dream’ below. On the back of a formidable run of singles and remixes for labels like Armada Music and Ritmo Fatale, the London-based DJ and production duo – …

Houghton 2025 line-up: first names announced

Houghton festival has revealed the first names on its 2025 line-up. Craig Richards’ four-day Norfolk event will return to Houghton Hall from 7th August through the 10th. The initial line-up announcement features festival favourites like Ricardo Villalobos, SHERELLE, Ben UFO, Carista, dBridge, Mala, Joy Orbison, Batu, Helena Hauff, Zip, Palms …

Get Featured On The Next bitbird Compilation

Audius and bitbird have teamed up once again to invite producers to collaborate and submit original music for a chance to be featured on the next official bitbird compilation.Audius, the largest decentralized music community and discovery platform for artists and fans, has announced its partnership with bitbird, the independent label …

Catch Franck On Tour: Scotland’s Hard Bounce Maestro

Catch Franck on tour this year starting next month in Manchester. Franck is a young DJ, producer, and label head, carrying forward the rich legacy of Scottish techno. His journey began with a series of self-releases, including standout tracks like Dread, Get Down, and Magnolia Tool, each racking up hundreds …

Vybz Kartel releases ‘Viking (Vybz Is King)’ 10th anniversary edition with seven new tracks: Listen

Vybz Kartel is marking the 10th anniversary of his album ‘Viking (Vybz Is King)’ with a reissue featuring seven additional new tracks. Out today (Friday, 31st January), the reissue arrives in the run-up to the 2025 Grammy Awards, for which the legendary dancehall artist has received his first nomination. It …

Anthony “Shake” Shakir benefit event and fundraiser launched by Detroit’s Interdimensional Transmissions

Detroit label and promoter Interdimensional Transmissions is putting on a fundraising event in support of esteemed techno DJ and producer Anthony “Shake” Shakir. Set to take place at Tangent in Detroit on Saturday, 1st March, the line-up will bring together a number of key figures from Detroit’s techno scene, including …

J’Moris Cuts Through the Noise with New Single “Cut Off” and Preps for ‘Toxic Lovespell’

Hillsboro-based rapper J’Moris has long been a staple in southern rap, known for his gritty authenticity and razor-sharp lyricism. His latest release, “Cut Off,” proves once again that he’s not afraid to speak his truth, delivering a track that blends hard-hitting street wisdom with the introspective edge he’s known for. …

Recognise 075: Jennifer Loveless

Standing in a DJ booth amidst a 6000-strong dancefloor, Jennifer Loveless is in her element. Mixing tracks that span multiple decades and styles, she bops along with her enraptured crowd, an effortless cool in her demeanour against the heat of Boiler Room’s Sydney 2023 edition. Acid-tinged synths give way to …

Get UVI Falcon & 19 Expansions For 80% Off

The massive, all-in-one hybrid instrument—an Attack favourite—is now on sale. And it’s the biggest discount ever on Falcon. UVI has announced a huge offer the UVI Falcon Special. Featuring the award-winning UVI Falcon, 19 meticulously crafted expansions, and all factory content, this bundle should give you a enough to power ahead through …

Joy Orbison: still striving

“I’m really surprised at some of the people who’ve been playing it, but it’s great. Great records should be beyond the scene. At the end of the day, ‘flight’ has like three notes in it, maybe not even three!” he laughs. “It’s not about being a virtuoso, which I definitely …

Spotify and UMG unveil multi-year “Streaming 2.0” licensing deal

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have unveiled a new multi-year licensing deal for recorded music and music publishing, which claims to focus on “growth, innovation and the advancement of artists’ and songwriters’ success.” In a statement published by UMG yesterday (26th January), chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge described the …

ANNA shares new single, ‘Future Hearts’, via Tomorrowland label: Listen

ANNA has released a new single through Tomorrowland’s record label. Titled ‘Future Hearts’, the club-ready track makes heavy use of the handpan and calls back to her Afterlife-released cut ‘Cosmovisión’. It appears on the single release alongside two alternate versions of the song: an ambient version and a ‘Guided Meditation’ …

SSL launches new audio interface, SSL 18

SSL has announced a new audio interface designed to be the centrepiece of your setup, the SSL 18. The new unit is a rack-mounted interface with 26 inputs and 28 outputs in total, including eight dedicated SSL preamps, two high-current headphone outs, and a built-in Listen Mic Compressor, the famous …

FKA twigs releases new album, ‘EUSEXUA’: Listen

FKA twigs has released her third studio album, ‘EUSEXUA’. The long-awaited follow-up to 2019 LP ‘MAGDALENE’, and 2023 mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’, is out today (Friday, 24th January) following months of teaser singles, including the title cut, ‘Perfect Stranger’ and ‘Drums Of Death’. Released via twigs’ long-time label home of Young Recordings, the album …

FKA twigs releases new album, ‘EUSEXUA’: Listen

FKA twigs has released her third studio album, ‘EUSEXUA’. The long-awaited follow-up to 2019 LP ‘MAGDALENE’, and 2023 mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’, is out today (Friday, 24th January) following months of teaser singles, including the title cut, ‘Perfect Stranger’ and ‘Drums Of Death’. Released via twigs’ long-time label home of Young Recordings, the album …

New York club Paragon closing down: “We simply cannot afford the financial reality of this industry”

New York nightclub Paragon is closing down. The announcement was made yesterday, Wednesday 22nd January.  A post on social media explained that the venue’s operators “simply cannot afford the financial reality of this industry in 2025.” The 5,000 square-foot, multi-tiered space is expected to shut in April “It is with deep …

Selections: NAINA

There are few artists spinning as many plates as London luminary NAINA. From helming Hooversound Recordings alongside SHERELLE and co-hosting the label’s hit show on NTS, to spotlighting underground club sounds with Apple Music and tearing up dancefloors in Canada, Croatia, Ibiza and beyond. Now, the multi-hyphenate is entering her …

Suzi Analogue explores Black women’s influence on electronic music in new audiovisual live score

Suzi Analogue will debut a new audiovisual piece and live electronic score at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this week.  ‘BY ANY MEANZ SONICALLY’ is a new performance that “shines a spotlight on the profound contributions of Black women to the evolution of electronic dance music”, according to BAM, intersecting …

TSHA announces ‘Sad Girl’ remixes EP

TSHA has announced a new remix EP, ‘Sad Girl Remixes’. Listen to the first two tracks below. Arriving next month via Ninja Tune, the seven-track project will feature remixes of music from her latest album, ‘Sad Girl’, by Alan Dixon, St. David, Paul Sirrell and icykof. TSHA shared the announcement on Instagram …

Premiere: Nuage ‘Mystery’

Nuage is gearing up to release his new ‘Mystery’ EP later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Following releases on coveted imprints including Anjunadeep, 20/20 Vision and This Never Happened, the Armenia-based DJ and producer debuts on Sasha’s Last Night On Earth label with his latest intrepid electronic …

Premiere: Avalon Child ‘My Beat’

Jay Lumen is readying a new two-tracker under his Avalon Child alias, ‘My Beat’. Listen to the title track below. Launched last summer with a debut EP on MOXY MUSIK, the project signals a return to the Hungarian DJ and producer’s house roots, prioritising big-room beats, stomping percussion and terse, techy grooves. …

Nyege Nyege Tapes releases mixtape from Nigerian “freebeat” pioneer DJ Tobzy Imole Giwa

Kampala’s Nyege Nyege Tapes have released a new mixtape from Nigerian “freebeat” pioneer DJ Tobzy Imole Giwa. ‘Lagos City Unloaded’ comprises two hyperactive side-long mixes that bring together Eurodance, R&B and local street rap while showcasing the Nigerian freebeat movement. Boosted by dances on TikTok, the music — which blends …

Blossom Hill releases remix EP featuring Facta, Pépe, more: Listen

Blossom Hill has released a new remix EP on Loose Fit Records. Listen to ‘Home Colours Remixed’ below. Following the release of his emotionally-charged debut EP, ‘Home Colours’, in July, the Berlin-based DJ and producer returns with four club-centric remixes that “reimagine the tracks for the dancefloor.” The project – released on …

TOKiMONSTA releases new single, ‘Feel It’, featuring grouptherapy.: Listen

TOKiMONSTA has shared the third single from her forthcoming new album, ‘Eternal Reverie’. Listen to ‘Feel It (ft. grouptherapy.)’ below. The track – out today (10th January) – follows previous singles ‘For You’, featuring Kaelin Ellis, and ‘Switch It’ featuring Cakes Da Killa and R&B duo GAWD. TOKiMONSTA pairs her ethereal production with the avant-garde …

Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza announce 2025 opening parties

Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa have announced details of their 2025 opening parties. The award-winning Ibiza clubs will usher in the summer season on Saturday 26th April with two day-to-night events. Speaking about the event, the team behind the World’s No.1 club, Hï Ibiza, said: “It’s happening. Spread the word and mark your calendar… …

Dortmund’s Tresor.West launches free “Community Nights” to refocus on underground, calls for support

Tresor.West is offering free entry to its parties on Saturdays throughout January as part of the Dortmund venue’s efforts to get back to its roots in the underground.  Sister to the legendary Berlin institution, the German venue opened in 2019 inside a historic factory building. Despite initial success, on Friday …

Splice Adds Country Music To Splice Create

Country techno might just be on the horizon… Splice is launching the country music genre in its Create AI tool, which allows producers, songwriters, and instrumentalists to build song starters and create stacks within a browser, using sounds from the vast Splice catalogue. The Splice team spent months in Nashville, …

Man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder files for case dismissal on constitutional grounds

The lawyer of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, the man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder, has filed a motion for case dismissal on constitutional grounds. Carl Arnold, Davis’ lawyer, argues that the 27-year delay in prosecution and a “failure to honour immunity agreements” violates his client’s constitutional rights. Writing in a …

Man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder files for case dismissal on constitutional grounds

The lawyer of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, the man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder, has filed a motion for case dismissal on constitutional grounds. Carl Arnold, Davis’ lawyer, argues that the 27-year delay in prosecution and a “failure to honour immunity agreements” violates his client’s constitutional rights. Writing in a …

FEMME HOUSE announces free DJ, production and discussion workshops for 2025

FEMME HOUSE has revealed its free production, DJ, activism and discussion workshop programming for the first half of 2025. Founded by LP Giobbi and HERMIXALOT in 2019, the New York-based non-profit organisation dedicated to creating equitable opportunity and amplifying women, gender-expansive, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creatives is offering a number of …

Awakenings’ Upclose 2025 full line-up announced

Awakenings’ Upclose festival has revealed the complete lineup for 2025. The second edition of the Dutch festival promoter’s smaller-scale event will return on the weekend of 17th and 18th May at Houtrak (Spaarnwoude-park) in Halfweg. The line-up features DJ EZ, Jeff Mills, SPFDJ, Fumi, Benny Rodrigues, KI/KI, Bae Blade, 999999999, …

Chromeo release chrome cassette player and limited edition album tape with We Are Rewind

Chromeo are putting out a limited-edition tape of their new album, ‘Album Contemporary’ alongside a chrome cassette player. The tape player, which boasts updated features such as rechargeable batteries, is available via French cassette company We Are Rewind while the LP comes equipped with two exclusive bonus tracks. It is …

Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting

Manifest Audio, one of our Max for Live shop bestsellers, has released Trifecta—a new and exciting multitimbral polyrhythmic arpeggiator featuring auto-hocketting. If you’re seeking an escape from the same old repetitive patterns and want to create a sense of dynamic intricacy in your work, Manifest Audio’s latest release, Trifecta, could be …

DJ Mag’s top mixes of 2024

This year, DJ Mag has had the pleasure of hosting mixes, HQ sessions and live streams from around the world on our various channels. On Soundcloud, our Recognise series welcomed 16 mixes from the likes of Karen Nyame KG, IMANU, Regal86, DJ Danifox and re:ni, while the On Cue series …

Spotify populating playlists with “ghost artists” to minimise royalty costs, report alleges 

A new report published by Harper’s Magazine has alleged that Spotify is filling some of its biggest music playlists with work by “ghost artists”, a group of musicians who create large amounts of music to be distributed specifically across the streaming platform. According to journalist Liz Pelly – who will next year …