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A guide to Marseille's dance underground in 10 tracks, curated by Abstraxion

Abstraxion curates a playlist showcasing the "diverse, hybrid, emotional" electronic music emerging from the French city

The Mix 059: Rainy Miller

Rainy Miller speaks to Megan Townsend about his artistic vision of Northern Gothic - sharing perspectives from "underdog" towns and villages with inspiration from the folklore of the American South - and crafts a mix that represents it through diverse sonic landscapes

The best DJ mixes of the year 2025 so far

Mixmag's guide to the best DJ mixes of 2025 so far

The best albums and EPs of the year 2025 so far

Mixmag's guide to the best albums and EPs of 2025 so far

The best tracks of the year 2025 so far

Mixmag's guide to the best tracks of the year 2025 so far

The Cover Mix: Chaos In The CBD

Chaos In The CBD brought sumptuous house to the Mixmag Lab for a Cover Mix recorded live in our office

The Mix 058: Steffi x Virginia

Steffi & Virginia have shared a musical and personal relationship for more than 15 years. Upon the release of their new album 'Patterns Of Vibration', they share a house-focused mix and talk to Marcus Barnes about their love of funky rhythms, inspiring each other, and the keys to longeviity

The Mix 057: Tigerhead

Tigerhead showcases a fresh approach in a mix that focuses on rhythm and precision, and speaks to Niamh Ingram about growing up in an artistic household, dropping painting for music, and diving into the ‘techno trap’ of Berlin

10 tracks Marie Davidson loves to play right now

The Montreal electronic innovator curates a list of club cuts you might hear in one of her DJ sets

The Cover Mix: Davido

Davido curates a playlist of tracks that kept him inspired in the studio while working on his new album ‘5ive’

The Mix 056: Moving Still

The Jeddah-born, Dublin-raised DJ seamlessly melds his dual heritage in an hour-long mix, and speaks to Gemma Ross about hunting long-lost Arabic music, reconnecting with his roots, and how the birth of his daughter influenced his latest EP 'Close to the Shams'

Spotlight: Five artists to check out in April 2025

We journey through sounds this month - from experimental avant-pop coming out of New York to a new footwork fusion bubbling out of Tokyo

The Mix 055: DESIREE

Living half of the year in Johannesburg and the other half based in Berlin while touring the world, DESIREE is a DJ and producer who is diversifying dance music globally with her eclectic sound and advocacy for those who subvert ingrained societal expectations

The Mix 054: Bimini

Bimini was shaped in the queer club scene but after becoming a TV sensation in 2019 they were discouraged from pursuing their passion for dance music. Now firmly back in that world, the East London drag icon and DJ speaks to Zoya Raza-Sheikh about finding their calling behind the decks, the closure of queer venues, and the inspiration behind their banging mix

The Cover Mix: PinkPantheress

PinkPantheress shares a playlist of inspirations that informed her upcoming project

The Mix 053: Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie deliver a mix that gives a "slight alternative to the YouTube football compilation watching experience” crammed with ‘90s dance music corkers, celebrating the release of their new themed football jerseys

The Mix 052: Yetsuby

The Seoul-based glitch specialist delivers a hard-hitting mix brimming with fragmented rhythms and speaks to Megan Townsend about her fascination with textures, wielding the Master Sword behind the decks and the "Yetsuby" genre

Spotlight: Five artists to check out in March 2025

From cumbia rhythms born out of Bolivia to leftfield techno direct from Kuala Lumpur, here's this month's Spotlight instalment

The Mix 051: Kassian

London-hailing duo Kassian spin a "curveball" mix made for at-home listening, and talk us through their gradual but assured shift from UK bass and techno to more low-slung stylings ahead of their debut album, 'Channels'

The Cover Mix: Paula Tape

Paula Tape shares her first-ever 100% production mix for her exclusive Cover Mix

An exploration of West Bengal soundsystem culture in 10 tracks, curated by Baalti

To celebrate the release of their new EP 'Mela', a record inspired by the frenetic soundsystem culture of West Bengal, the duo put together a playlist offering "a glimpse through our lens into a scene that keeps growing and resonating far beyond its roots"