A high-energy b2b from two stars of house music's next generation, HoneyLuv & TSHA, recorded live at Ushuaïa Ibiza's fabled Saturday soirée, ANTS. https://youtu.be/LZ2nM5yj2Q4?si=LHC2mSlMV1RJOKX3
What is a DJ download pool? Should you join one? Are they only for professional DJs? Are they even legal, and how can you tell? Is this how DJs find easy-to-mix versions of songs? We answer those questions (and more) in this guide, followed by our recommendations for the best DJ download pools you [...]
This article is the second in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed how 3-Step's emergence helped change the narrative of music on the continent against a backdrop of toxic nationalism — read it here Since 2024’s reckoning with Africanness — explored in Part One of [...]
The Wizard serves up two hours of techno, '95 style. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his seminal Live at Liquid Room mix, Jeff Mills returned to the Tokyo venue earlier this month for a special one-off performance. Channeling the energy of that influential show, Mills delivers a propulsive set of loopy techno [...]
Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is spearheading, Shiba Melissa Mazaza analyses the climate of fear and toxic nationalism that was pervasive during its emergence, and speaks to the [...]
Launched in 1994 by Chicago’s Derrick Carter and British DJ Luke Solomon, few labels have celebrated the outsiders' take on house music like Classic Music Company. The imprint's back catalogue boasts serious pedigree, releasing classics from the likes of Gemini, Brett Johnson, Blaze, Rob Mello and Roy Davis Jr., to Isolée, Herbert, Honey [...]
Flying the flag for Brazil's varied femme underground, Carola has compiled a list of kaleidoscopic rollers spanning house, melodic techno and more Brazil's electronic music scene is known for producing a range of unique, boundary-pushing sonic movements. So its less than surprising that Brazil is also home to incredible women carving a path as [...]
AlphaTheta suspends CDJ-3000 firmware update after major playlist issues reported by DJs AlphaTheta, the parent company of Pioneer DJ, has temporarily suspended distribution of the latest CDJ-3000 firmware update (Ver.3.30) after multiple DJs reported critical issues with missing playlists and corrupted data. Released on October 21, the update introduced OneLibrary, a new feature designed to streamline track management across compatible [...]
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The new track is taken from Honey Dijon’s newly-released entry in the DJ-Kicks series. Honey Dijon has shared a new a track, ‘Finding My Way’, which features Ben Westbeech. The new track appears exclusively on the new edition of !K7’s DJ-Kicks mix series, which Honey Dijon has curated. Also featured on the tracklist [...]