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Uncontainable joy: Kilopatrah Jones’ authentic expression is exhilarating dancefloors

New York native Kilopatrah Jones dances behind the decks like nobody's watching — but the animated response from crowds shows how strongly that energy translates to dancefloors

Storytelling through art: Rohan Rakhit is the multi-talented creative uplifting dancefloors and communities

Rohan Rakhit shares a first-class mix and speaks to Fizzy Noor about juggling creative disciplines, growing in confidence, and reframing his artistic career

Obsessed with precision: MJK's three-deck mixing connects dubstep, grime and techno

MJK shares a 90 minute mix threading the lines between dubstep, grime and techno, inspired by Skee Mask and DJ Bone, and speaks to Tibor Heskett about his journey and process

“Telling my story”: Gabriella Vergilov is the Bulgarian techno DJ pouring herself into music

Gabriella Vergilov shares a thrilling mix and speaks to Annabel Ross about turning down dream gigs, trusting intution, and sharing her life through music

Unguilty pleasures: Bored Lord's ecstatic broken beats will have you grinning through your bass face

The Memphis-raised, Oakland-based DJ and producer has built a reputation for her fun and infectious do-it-yourself attitude towards dance music since her break out

"A different style of dancing": Papaoul's offbeat sets blend Latin, UK and leftfield sounds

Fraser Dahdouh speaks to London-based DJ and broadcaster Papaoul about the Epoka club night he helms with Bushbby, educating UK dancefloors, and flipping the dembow riddim

“Appreciate the entire culture”: Dr Dubplate is the hard-working, dance music obsessive building the underground for everyone

Tiffanie Ibe speaks to Dr Dubplate about his journey from Plastic People's cloakroom to DJ and label owner, the importance of gratitude and approachability, and why pretentiousness needs to die

“Songs that guarantee wheels!”: yourboykiran’s rowdy tracks and sets tear up raves

Fizzy Noor speaks to yourboykiran about his path into DJing, shitposting, swerving the white gaze and whipping up a frenzy on the dancefloor

Warmth at the centre: Mogwaa's genre agnosticism will ignite your curiosity

A synth whizz with a fondness for funk, Megan Townsend talks to Mogwaa about wanting to preserve 짝(Jjak) music, putting himself in the shoes of a dancer and still being at a "sketching stage" with his art

Play weirder: livwutang is the DIY-inspired DJ playing at her own speed

NYC-based livwutang shares a brooding mix and speaks to Sophie McNulty about clubbing alone, signature tracks, and why she wants to play weirder not harder

Interest in the off-beat: DJ Polo's globally-inspired club music pays tribute to percussive pioneers

Bristol party-starter and producer DJ Polo talks about the people behind the music, love of syncopated percussion and why UK funky will never die

The pleasure of sharing: Coffintexts' off-kilter productions explore the sensual depths of bass and techno

US DJ and producer Coffintexts delivers an electrifying bass-heavy mix, and talks to Megan Townsend about her production ethos, love of Miami and celebrating life

Mindful connection: Baalti are the Californian duo shifting perceptions on South Asian sounds

We talked sampling, Bollywood flips, and San Francisco's music scene with bass experimenters Baalti ahead of the release of their next EP ‘Better Together’

Do whatever you want: Aletha is infusing acid and breaks into genre-melting DJ sets

Aletha shares a high-energy mix to kickstart summer and speaks to Niamh Ingram about open-minded curation and platforming women, transgender and non-binary people of colour headliners at her CITRIC party

Sensitivity, kindness and respect: KYRUH is healing trauma through techno

The bubbly Brooklyn DJ shares a driving mix and speaks to Annabel Ross about breaking with techno’s austere norms to facilitate safety and joy on the dancefloor and beyond

Kasra V’s retro-injected club cuts are propelling dancers into the future

Having nailed his club sound in the past two years, the Tehran-born DJ and producer chats about radio, his unconventional entry to music and drops an hour of heat inspired by old and new skool frequencies

Paurro's pumping DJ sets take dancers through the spectrum of house music

Paurro shares an adrenaline-charged mix and speaks to Annabel Ross about her musical journey, debut EP and the wealth of dance music talent in Mexico

Playing feelings: Lolsnake’s mood-inspired DJ sets speak directly to dancefloors

Niamh Ingram speaks to Iraqi-American artist Lolsnake about communicating to crowds through music, Berlin's club scene and throwing events for weeeirdos

Mystery to one: WTCHCRFT's vocal-driven techno will put you under a spell

A techno producer with a hip hop foundation, Arielle Lana LeJarde chats to Brooklyn mainstay WTCHCRFT about true crime, going to the toilet at HÖR and navigating hijacked Black spaces

Make the music come alive: Saachi’s genre-bending sets are filled with personality

Saachi shares a high-energy mix and speaks to Fizzy Noor about how recovering from a terrible accident led her to DJing, learning on the job in Tokyo, and representing her authentic self in music

"Nothing matters, let's party": Izzy Camina is soundtracking the End Times with unstoppable techno-pop

The LA-born cross-disciplinary producer shares a rapid-fire mix and chats with Gemma Ross about nomadic life, sarcasm and being overlooked