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571 DJMAG.COM THE IBIZA SEASON OPENS! PICS FROM THE BEST THE BESTNEW OUTDOOR UK PARTIES CLUBS BLACK ANDY C COFFEE, MARK KNIGHTEMBEDS & MORE ON ONTHE ALL ISLAND NIGHT LONG SETS HOT SINCE 82’S MEMORABLENEW PACHA EXITRESIDENCY FESTIVAL LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! MOMENTS DJMAG.COM OH MY GOSH, IT’S VOTE NOW! HOSH! TOP 100 DJs LAUNCH EDITION GLOBAL WARNING DJING, CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABLE FUTURES WHAT’S GOING ON IN CROATIA THIS SUMMER? JUMP-UP DRUM & BASS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE * MUSIC SASHA AT THE * BARBICAN CLUBS & APHEX AT FIELD DAY * REVIEWED TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY * No. 571 HANGING WITH THE GODS OF July 2017 chic house grooves £4.95 No.571 July 2017 £4.95 CHARLOTTE DE WITTE, DJ HELL, STEFFI, TIEFSCHWARZ, SESSION VICTIM, DJEBALI, PLUS: CHLOÉ, RICH NXT, BLADE & BEARD, THE CHAINSMOKERS, DIMENSION & LOTS MORE… cover_1.indd 1 16/06/2017 13:36 THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT WWW.AFROJACK.COM Untitled-1 1 16/06/2017 12:40 DJMag2017_UK-1_v1.indd 1 16-06-17 10:17 CONTENTS 030 KINGS OF THE WHITE ISLE DJ Mag heads to Ibiza for an extended stay with Apollonia — aka Shonky, Dyed Soundorom & Dan Ghenacia — the champions of stripped-back grooves... Cover shot: DAN RIED FEATURES 038 BLACK COFFEE EMBEDS We take the South African superstar and Hï Ibiza resident on a trip to Es Vedra... 042 OH MY HOSH! Diynamic favourite, HOSH, chats about his new album, new label and newborn daughter... 020 CHEEKY BUBBLERS 046 AS THE CROATIA FLIES DJ Mag investigates the rise of Europe’s summer festival capital... 088 LOVE SAVES THE DAY 049 GLOBAL WARNING Meet the DJs cutting down on carbon and taking on climate change... 038 BLACK COFFEE 053 FEELIN’ HOT, HOT, HOT! Knee Deep In Sound boss, Hot Since 82, talks new Pacha Ibiza night, Labyrinth... 046 CROATIA 057 JUMP-UP & GET DOWN Jump-up drum & bass is back with a vengeance, so we hit up the key playaz... 162 DJ HELL 066 DISCOTHEQUE ARCHIVES As his International Deejay Gigolo Records label turns 20, DJ Hell reveals the tracks and albums that make him tick... 010 COMIN’ UP Sub Focus, Chloé, Rich NxT, Session Victim, Tiefschwarz, Blade & Beard, Rebirth, Hodge, Jeffrey Boakye... 072 ON THE FLOOR Aphex Twin owns Field Day, exploring Salvador’s unique scene, choosing hope at Love Saves The Day... 109 MUSIC REVIEWS Marcel Dettmann, Bjørn Torske & Prins Thomas, Terrence Parker, Steffi, Rodriguez Jr., Point G, Lapalux... 142 TECH Pioneer XPRS, Stanton turntables, 053 HOT SINCE 82 152 STANTON DECKS Djebali, Matthias Tanzmann... djmag.com 003 DJ Magazine Ltd PO Box 71897 London N1P 1HH LARRY ROSTANT 020 7686 6545 Pic: NEXT ISSUE OUT LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! 27.07.17 . 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