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Meet the winners of Mixmag and Edmwarrior’s Make It: Melodic House/Techno competition

We get to know Temazkal and In Another Galaxy, the winners of Make It: Melodic House/Techno, the final round of our production competition challenging emerging artists to showcase their prowess in the studio

"Pure energy and intensity": The history of Time Warp in 20 photos

Ahead of Time Warp USA’s next edition this weekend – and following the 30th anniversary of the festival’s debut in Mannheim, Germany – we look back at the trailblazing techno event through the ages

Childlike wonder: Inside the cinematic, reality-blurring world of Iglooghost

Following the release of his third studio album ‘Tidal Memory Exo’, we sat down with the elusive producer to talk through the mysterious lore around his projects and creating an alternate world through music and visuals

Spotlight: Five artists to check out in November 2024

We journey through the genres this month - from ambient sonics inspired by mother nature to ferocious dembow fused with old Spanish ballads

Chloé Caillet is the electronic-punk powerhouse lifting dancefloors to euphoria

Chloé Caillet is a DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist, label boss and club lifer crafting euphoric house with a punk rock attitude and electrifying dancefloors from seminal stages to underground queer raves. For her debut cover interview, Caillet dives into the defining moments behind her meteoric ascent and mission to unite dancers across the globe in collective joy

Nia Archives: “I've got a lot of respect for what Honey Dijon is doing”

Ahead of her headline performance in Barcelona on the Burn Energy Tour 2024 alongside Honey Dijon, we sat down with Nia Archives to chat about building communities through music, and the energy of Barcelona’s club crowds

Inside ‘HYPER: The Stevie Hyper D Story’ — could this be the greatest jungle film ever made?

The tragic, triumphant jungle documentary is currently selling out cinemas in the UK. From the world premiere to the directors’ 25-year struggle to honour an underground legend, Ewen Cook goes behind the scenes of an instant classic that has the drum 'n' bass world in a spiritual frenzy

Cash Cobain on sexy drill: "Instead of rapping about killing each other, it's about having a good time"

Cash Cobain talks to Adam Davidson about shifting the needle in New York drill, reassurance from Drake, and his ambitions outside of rap

Honey Dijon: “I believe great music has no expiration date”

The final stop of the Burn Energy Tour 2024 lands in Barcelona on December 7, celebrating the inclusive power of dance music. Ahead of the party, we spoke to Honey Dijon about the early days of house culture, the dancefloor as a sacred space, and her love of the Spanish city

10 photos from Shimza and Black Coffee’s surprise B2B at Kunye Johannesburg

The pair came together to perform a historic – and rare – back-to-back in Johannesburg last weekend

Meakusma Festival doesn’t stick to a conventional sonic blueprint

Now in its sixth edition, Belgian experimental festival Meakusma has come into its own as an intimate four-dayer, with a focus on emerging and undiscovered artists

"Transitioning together": Ponyboy is Glasgow's hair salon-cum-club night combining music, art, and performance

Named after a song by SOPHIE, Ponyboy creates a world where trans beauty is celebrated and archived. Meena Sears speaks to co-founder Dill about creating safer spaces for Glasgow's trans club community

30 years of Bugged Out! in rave flyers

Ahead of Bugged Out!'s big 30th birthday bash, we spoke to co-founder John Burgess about the party's history and look back upon some of its iconic rave flyer designs

How underground techno has taken hold in La Serenìssima, ‘the most serene’ city of Venice

Despite challenges from government crackdowns to difficulties running events across the city’s fragile spaces, an exciting techno scene is building momentum in Italy’s most peaceful city. We chat with local scene stalwarts ahead of the next stop on the Burn Energy Tour in Venice

Mura Masa: “I felt done with being a set of tools for an artist to use”

Mura Masa speaks to Ben Jolley about collaborating with megastars, going independent, his latest album and building an arts space in London

How Juls’ globally-inspired music expresses the warmth of joy and community

Juls' new album is fuelled by musical curiosity, diasporic exploration, and the bridges between shared history and sonic worlds. He speaks to Jesse Bernard about the journey to 'Peace & Love' and manifesting the sound of summer

Inside Captain Morgan and Pepsi Max's The Mixer pop-up in East London

Convenience store by day, raucous house party by night — find out what went down at Captain Morgan and Pepsi Max's perfectly blended Shoreditch pop-up

Abrupt festival is an intriguing, unpredictable showcase of global sounds and subcultures

The first edition of the Brussels-based festival championed unconventional music in unconventional spaces

999999999: “There’s a unique energy in Venice — the music community is pushing boundaries”

The third stop of the Burn Energy Tour 2024 takes us to the ancient city of Venice. Ahead of the one-of-a-kind party, we spoke to hometown headliners 999999999 about building a scene, pushing past challenges, and their attraction to raw, chaotic techno

Could the Netherlands become the first country to legalise MDMA?

Prohibition of the party drug has been standard across Europe since the late-'80s, but scientific studies on medical use, an interest in a harm reduction-led approach, and a push to counter gang violence is seeing a movement for legalisation and regulation gather momentum in the Netherlands

“Dedicated to the music”: Halfmoon Festival is the underground gem of Thailand's island party scene

Founded as an alternative to the commercial parties dominating Koh Pha-ngan, Halfmoon Festival has been building its reputation as a go-to event for dance music lovers for more than 20 years