In the 1980s in Detroit, Kevin Saunderson started tweaking with the settings on a Casio CZ synthesiser, producing a sound that would change the face of UK dance music forever — influencing developments in genres such as jungle, speed garage, techstep, bassline and more. Marcus Barnes explores the rich history of the Reese bassline

Kevin Saunderson is guest editing our new series of Blackout Mixmag features, alongside Kwame Safo. In his introductory editor's letter, the Detroit techno architect shares his views on the importance of documenting dance music's Black origins and his hopes for the industry

Kwame Safo is guest editing our new series of Blackout Mixmag features, alongside Kevin Saunderson. In his introductory editor's letter, he reflects on five years of Blackout Mixmag and his aims for the features

As the country is gripped by the biggest protests in decades, Kelly Projects speaks to key figures in the Serbian underground scene to find out how the club world is mobilising against the authoritarian government of President Aleksandar Vučić

Traxman started to make music with the simple aim of making people dance and have a good time. That hasn’t changed, but since he started out in the '80s, Corky Strong’s masterful productions and DJ sets have marked him out as a house music great. He has been at the forefront of three different generations of dance music in Chicago, pushing the sounds of ghetto house, juke and footwork in the city and to the world. Martyn Pepperell tells his story

With more than three decades experience running the world class Tresor club in Berlin, Dimitri Hegemann is now finding success with an alternative strategy at the struggling sister venue in western Germany, and is dedicated to sharing the knowledge of successful club management across Europe and beyond. Patrick Hinton reports