BYJAMES KEITH FOR COMPLEX UK Contributing Editor | Twitter: @JamesMBKeith The Black Music Summit Creative Council has just announced that next year they will be bringing the inaugural edition of the Black Music Summit to Ibiza. The news was first teased at a two-day event at Ibiza’s famous Pikes and Hï Ibiza last month that included performances from the likes of Seth [...]
MY FAVORITE BLACK HOUSE & TECHNO ARTISTS Author: Ade / Vibe with Ade With the hopes of amplifying Black voices in the EDM space, I’m sharing with you my favorite Black house and techno artists. I hope you learn a little more about these artists that I know and love. MK Born in Detroit, [...]
The identical twin brothers and DJ partners Banele and Bandile Mbere speak on the origins of their sound, ‘New Beginnings’ EP and recent set at Tulum’s Day Zero festival. Low-tempo bass, scattered piano melodies, pounding percussion dotted with synth – there’s a chance, if you’re into house music, that you’ve heard of an emerging [...]
MITCH DODGE. FEBRUARY 12, 2023 Jesse Saunders · Jesse Saunders – MLK I Have A Dream Mix With Black history month upon us, it was a must we reflected and educated ourselves on a very important subject in particular, Black history in House Music. House music was created by various DJ’s and producers in the mid-80’s from [...]
Author : 6AM February 10, 2023 Celebrating Black History Month With House & Techno The contribution of Black artists in house and techno are undeniable and pervasive. In fact, the bedrock of electronic music owes much of its legacy to Black artists. From Chicago and Detroit, the cities that started it all, its local pioneers wove dance music culture’s fabric that now stretches [...]
Fashion’s Favorite DJ on Crossing Cultural Borders Interview: Adam Wray Photography: Benjamin Huseby “You could drop this in London and it would be the same,” says Honey Dijon, gesturing around the interior of The Apparatus Room. Nestled in the lobby of the Foundation Hotel in downtown Detroit, the lounge projects a specific sort of made-for-Instagram bougieness, [...]
Moodymann is famed as one of the greatest house music artists of all time, but his roots as a hip hop producer are less well known. Patrick Hinton speaks to Kenny Dixon Jr. and his former rap collaborator K-Stone to find out more WORDS: PATRICK HINTON | K-STONEY JAMM PHOTO: PHYLLIS PLUMBER | IN ASSOCIATION [...]
Ten City are celebrating Black History Month with a brand-new album, dropping on February 17 on Helix Records. Every year in February, Black History Month is celebrated in America. It is a month of reflection, remembrance and tribute to the achievements of African-Americans and recognition of their pivotal role in shaping the history of the United States as we [...]
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 Words: Ralph Moore Undoubtedly one of the hottest names to emerge in house for a minute, we catch up with Beatport Next artist HoneyLuv to learn more about her plans for 2023. “Everything that has happened to me in the last year has been so unexpected!” In a nutshell, that’s how LA-based [...]
Words: Kristan J Caryl Photos: Francois De La Pampa Beatportal’s Kristan J Caryl enjoys a rare one-on-one audience with a true house master, Chez Damier, whose new label House of Chez is open for business. So many people have great stories about Chez Damier. But they’re never typical DJ antics about messy afterparties or too many [...]
