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WORLD’S LONGEST WORKING DJ RETIRES AGED 96
Hong Kong radio veteran Ray Cordeiro is hanging up his headphones after a 70 year career The world’s longest working DJ has retired after a career that spanned 70 years, saying given the chance he would do it all over again. Hong Kong radio veteran Ray...
THE BEST DJ CONTROLLERS U CAN BUY IN 2021
DJ controllers have quickly become a genuine counterpart to CDJs and vinyl turntables and should definitely be on your radar if you’re looking to get into DJing or want to freshen up your current set-up in 2021. You might be asking yourself whether DJ controllers are...
SOLOMUN AND JAMIE FOXX COLLABORATE ON NEW SINGLE, ‘OCEAN’: LISTEN
Moodymann and Amp Fiddler have also remixed the track Solomun and Jamie Foxx have collaborated on a new single, ‘Ocean’. This unlikely pairing sees the renowned deep house and tech DJ and A-list Hollywood movie star team up on both studio production and accompanying...
KARL LARGERFELD – Iconic Designer passes at 85
Iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld has passed away, aged 85. Lagerfeld is widely regarded as one of the most important and prolific designers of his generation and had held creative director roles at Fendi (since 1965), his namesake label (since 1974) and Chanel (since...
NO SLEEP ‘TILL GHENT: SOULWAX’S RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF THE UNKNOWN
Stephen and David Dewaele are more relaxed in person than their sound suggests. As the architects behind Soulwax and 2manydjs, the Belgian brothers have become known for assembling hard-hitting songs and mayhem-ridden mixes prone to leaving minds spun and jaws dropped...
TIGA: STILL ON TOP
Tiga is one of dance music’s most recognizable names thanks to over two decades of chart-topping productions, sell-out tours and high profile festival slots. We caught up with the Canadian native over the phone to talk Turbo Recordings, the future of techno and what’s...
SETH ROGAN IN NEW SPOOF FYRE FESTIVAL MOVIE
Seth Rogan is working with Lonely Island (Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg) on a spoof film about “a music festival that goes HORRIBLY WRONG”. One can only assume their inspiration is Fyre Festival, 2017's failed ‘luxury’ event that promised an island...
ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA 2019 – Cape Town & JHB
CAPE TOWN – FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST THE OSTRICH FARM JOHANNESBURG – SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND EXPO CENTRE, NASREC ULTRA South Africa lands in just one month, with six stages and an incredible showcase of (100) artists, featuring some of the hottest acts in the world on the most...
FANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR RARE NEW MUSIC FROM ABBA
ABBA releasing new music is a rare occasion, but fans will have to wait for it to arrive. New ABBA songs were promised by the Swedish band back in April, followed by news that a new album was "possible". An ABBA reunion obviously garnered excitement, but a...
THE ICONIC ROLAND TR-909: THE HISTORY OF THE INFLUENTIAL DRUM MACHINE
Roland’s 909 drum machine is responsible for the rhythm of house and techno, and countless classics of dance and pop. Exactly 35 years after its launch, we delve deep into the device, learning how it laid the foundations of modern club music, and how it still exerts a...
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS DROP NEW TRACK, ‘GOT TO KEEP ON’: LISTEN
The Chemical Brothers have shared a new track from their forthcoming album. The new cut is titled ‘Got To Keep On’ and you can listen to it below. The duo have also shared the artwork, tracklist and release date for the new album, titled 'No Geography'. It lands on...
HOW THE TOP DJS COPE WITH PRE-SET NERVES
DJs ooze confidence behind the decks, effortlessly mixing tracks for hours on end, the masses pulsing below. Calm, cool and collected, they display seemingly flawless performances night in, night out. These artists work tirelessly, playing shows practically every...
A LIVE RECORDING OF AN EARLY ’90S DJ SET FROM APHEX TWIN HAS SURFACED: LISTEN
A live recording of an early 1990s DJ set from Aphex Twin has surfaced. Recorded at New York's Limelight nightclub on a portable DAT, New Jersey record store Lofidelic Records uploaded the rare selection to Soundcloud. “Back in the early 1990s when techno was just...
WOW, THE WORLD’S FIRST SYNTH WATCH IS HERE
First we had Korg’s Volca range of mini-synths; then Teenage Engineering upped the ante with their range of Pocket Operator compact devices. And now, the rush to create itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny music-making machines has reached a whole new level of absurdity with the...
JEFF MILLS’ NEW DANCE PARTY FOCUSES ON THE “PARANORMAL AND UFOLOGY”
Techno whiz and cosmos enthusiast Jeff Mills has announced the debut of The Edgar Mitchell Affair - a new party created by that honors NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s six-day mission to space on the Apollo 14. The party will be held at the music venue Ampere in...
