Features - Mixmag

Uncontrollable energy: 25 years on, 'The Fat Of The Land' is still a life-changing album

The record-breaking album summed up the spirit of 90s rebellion

10 startling photos from the Arcadia spider's incendiary Glastonbury return

The industrial arachnid made its long-awaited return to the festival over the weekend — check out the best snaps

Irish jewel: AVA is one of the world's most exciting electronic festivals

Returning to the heart of Belfast, AVA showcases both its industrial might and the warmth of its home crowd

Prodigious techniques and self-work: Lil Silva has been on a creative, spiritual journey

On Lil Silva's debut album, he takes a conscious, confident step into new territory. He speaks to Marcus Barnes about the process of vulnerability, faith and self-improvement that paved the way

The 7 best parties to watch out for at Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza this summer

We have selected the go-to parties at two of Ibiza's most infamous clubbing institutions

Paco Osuna's NOW HERE debut was a technicoloured celebration of the dancefloor

The Spanish DJ kicked off his new Tuesday residency in Hï's Club Room in typical White Isle style

14 photos capturing the riotous delight of Strawberries & Creem

We’ve collated the best snaps from this year’s spectacular edition

How to build your own soundsystem on a budget

We teamed up with pro bartending app Freepour to find out how some of the best bars in the business built their reputation

Unshakeable truth-seeker: Dom Phillips’ burning love for humanity fuelled his brave journalism

Frank Broughton pays tribute to his close friend and former Mixmag editor Dom Phillips, a curious and courageous journalist who was working to protect the world

RIP Dom Phillips: The devoted Editor who documented '90s dance music in fine detail

David Davies, a fellow former editor of Mixmag, pays tribute to the influence of legendary journalist Dom Phillips

Gabber Resistance is keeping early hardcore alive in Spain

Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo journeys into the depths of Madrid's underground to dance at 200 BPM with Spain's only gabber collective

How cartoon crate digger Gene On Earth embraced musical storytelling

Gene On Earth's new album 'Time On The Vine' is darker than his debut with a clear narrative arc. Grant Albert meets the man behind the caricature to talk backstory, old skool sounds, and why a series of setbacks won't stop his momentum

Patrice Rushen: “People are leaning into sampling in a way that is not creative”

Sope Soetan speaks to Patrice Rushen about her underappreciated influence on popular music, making music for love not record sales, and an upcoming new album on the horizon

Scorpion Kings: "Amapiano hasn't even reached its full potential"

Ahead of their highly anticipated 6-hour set at Sónar Festival next week, we spoke to Maphorisa and Kabza De Small about amapiano's world domination

Just like we remember: Amnesia’s bombastic return set the pace for Ibiza’s longest ever season

The White Isle institution maintains its reputation as Ibiza’s original all-night clubbing destination — with a few new surprises in-store for its party-starved regulars

William Orbit: “Anything can happen at the drop of a hat in my life — it's exciting”

William Orbit chats to Ralph Moore about remixing for Madonna, preparing to move to Venice and his new solo album ‘The Painter’

Healing through euphoria: How Courtesy's uplifting music helps people connect

Agathe Blume speaks to Courtesy about her debut EP and live show, motherhood, and creating meaningful experiences through music

How Ukrainian clubs and collectives are aiding the war effort

Dancefloors are shuttered across the country, and clubbing communities have transformed into volunteer networks to assist the fight to defend Ukraine

Carl Cox’s first album in a decade: “There are no apologies if it's too hard”

10 years on from the release of ‘All Roads Lead To The Dancefloor’, Carl Cox is back with a new album. We caught up with the legendary DJ to talk new music and his upcoming DC-10 residency

Rony Seikaly: “My NBA teammates weren't always on board with my love of house music”

Since his breakout into the music world near two decades ago, Rony Seikaly has been on an upward trajectory. He chats to Gemma Ross ahead of the launch of his debut album

“It’s fun when people get pissed off at my music”: DJ Fuckoff won't change for you

In an extract from his new book Coming To Berlin, Paul Hanford talks to DJ Fuckoff about making sexually liberated music, loving afterparties, and why the unsolicited opinions of men won't stop her expressing herself