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573 DJMAG.COM LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! DJMAG.COM EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE! HOLD TIGHT WITH THE OLD SKOOL ORIGINALS CREDIT TO THE EDIT 50 YEARS OF CUT & PASTE RUNNING * MUSIC BACK WITH TONY HUMPHRIES * CLUBS MIDLAND’S PERFECT MIX * TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY tINI & HER GANG TAKE IBIZA * SHARAM BACK TO THE UNDERGROUND BATTLE OF THE DECKS! INDUSTRY-STANDARD PLAYERS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD Charlotte ALL THE NOMINEES PROFILED! No. 573 de Witte September 2017 techno’s next-gen superstar VOTE NOW! No.573 September 2017 £4.95 £4.95 JULIA GOVOR, MARTIN SOLVEIG, JAY CLARKE, WALKER & ROYCE, DOC DANEEKA, BLONDES PLUS: HOUSEKEEPING, ART OF NOISE, GERD JANSON, HAUSCHKA, NOSAJ THING & MORE cover_1.indd 1 18/08/2017 14:02 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 026 BORN IDENTITY Since adopting her real name, Charlotte de Witte has become the new face of techno. We head to Brussels to fi nd out what makes her tick... Cover shot: MARIE WYNANTS FEATURES 120 ELECTRIC CASTLE 119 FARR FESTIVAL 032 PART OF THE GANG! We catch up with tINI to get the low- down on all things Ibiza... 036 COOL RUNNINGS Legendary DJ, Tony Humphries, chats about his new Running Back comp... 042 CLOSE TO THE EDIT 50 years deep and the edit scene is bigger than ever, DJ Mag investigates... 049 PITCH PERFECT 036 TONY HUMPHRIES Graded boss Midland chats self- acceptance and living up to the hype... 055 BACK TO THE ROOTS Sharam discusses the ever-changing industry and his own career moves... 062 EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE! We catch up with a host of hardcore legends to examine why the genre is still going strong... 071 ATYPICAL BLONDES DJ Mag discovers why Brooklyn duo Blondes aren’t your usual techno act... 062 ALTERN-8 081 TECH AWARDS The DJ Mag Tech Awards are back for another year, and the nominees are... 006 COMIN’ UP Jay Clarke, Housekeeping, Mark Reeder, Walker & Royce, Skeleton Recordings... 110 ON THE FLOOR Let It Roll revisited, Houghton raises the bar, Romania’s Electric Castle is buzzing... 141 MUSIC REVIEWS S t e f fi ,Bicep , LCD Soundstystem, Zed Bias, Lee Gamble, DJ Stingray... 166 TECH Julia Govor, Hauschka, Denon SC5000, 032 TINI 081 TECH AWARDS Radius 4 Rotary, Apogee Element... djmag.com 003 DJ573.Intro-Contents.indd 3 21/08/2017 17:29 DJ Magazine Ltd PO Box 71897 London N1P 1HH MARIE WYNANTS 020 7686 6545 Pic: NEXT ISSUE OUT LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! 28.09.17. Editorial Editor Carl Loben [email protected] Deputy Editor Adam Saville [email protected] Art Editor Martin Brown [email protected] Design Chris Royle [email protected] Clubs Editor Ben Hindle [email protected] Tech Editor Mick Wilson [email protected] Fashion Editor Helene Stokes [email protected] Albums Editor Felicity Martin [email protected] USA Editor Sarah Polonsky [email protected] Listings Editor Martin Guttridge-Hewitt [email protected] Digital Digital / Ibiza Editor Charlotte Lucy Cijffers [email protected] Deputy Digital Editor Rob McCallum [email protected] Head Of Digital Media Simon Kelly [email protected] Digital Media Exec Euan McGraw [email protected] Digital Media Asst Jon Dommett [email protected] Contributors Paul Clarke, Ben Murphy, Claire Hughes, Neil Kulkarni, Sherman, Ian McQuaid, Joe Roberts, Richard Brophy, Found Sounds, Dan Reid, Zara Wladawsky, Larry Rostant, Oli Marlow, Ben Arnold, Kristan J Caryl, Luke Pepper, Ben Osborne, Tim Stark, Kutski, Jonathan Burnip, Reiss A STAR IS BORN De Bruin, Marc Rowlands, Sunil Chauhan, Leon Clarkson, Whisky Kicks, Ashley Zlatopolsky, Our fascination with Charlotte de Witte began when she Chris Davison, Stephen Flynn, Erin Sharoni, Dani Deahl, Anna Wall, Angus Thomas Paterson, showed up to our London offices to launch our DJ Mag Kirsty Allison, Morgan Jones, Chandler Shortlidge, Emma Gillett, Sirin Kale... HQ live stream project. Shy, mild-mannered and affable — dressed in a grey t-shirt, lip-ring and tousled hair — she Advertising hypnotically laid down layer upon layer of steely metallic Sales & Marketing Director Heath Holmes [email protected] textures moodily before building into more driving, Sales Manager Chris Blackhall [email protected] slamming techno — as if lost in a trance behind the decks. Advertising Manager Iain McGoldrick [email protected] We weren’t the only ones who noticed. Engagement on our Facebook feed snowballed into the hundreds of Managerial thousands as people at home were transfixed by her Publisher James Robertson exceptional ability to dovetail muscular beats with Managing Director Martin Carvell pulsating rhythms seamlessly. Accounts Patricia Jordan [email protected] What happened next saw this correspondent hop on a Eurostar to Brussels one Wednesday to witness this local Events heroine take over Fuse, the city’s most famous club, all Head of Events Adam Saville [email protected] night long for her first ever time. Not only did she pack Events Booker Alex Donald [email protected] out the 1200-capacity club — one of Europe’s most Events Manager Alex Anderson [email protected] discerning — she gave us all an education. Joey Beltram, Perc, Dubspeeka, Recondite, Regal... this is proper, I Subscriptions thought. Dark, sinister, absorbing: a far cry from a bunch Email [email protected] of beefed-up blokes in Hawaiian shirts calling meat-and- Telephone +44 20 7684 4881 potatoes tech-house “techno”. Online subscribe.djmag.com Off the back of her biggest summer yet, which saw her hit an impressive 20 festivals already (including London’s DJ COMPETITION RULES: To enter a competition you can send your answer by post to [name of competition], DJ Magazine Ltd, PO Box 71897, London, N1P 1HH or email [email protected] to be received on or before the closing date. By sending your entry you agree to these competition rules and you confirm you are happy to receive details of future offers and promotions from DJmag. Junction 2), now is the time for Charlotte de Witte to really com ltd.The winner will be notified within 28 days of the closing date. Competitions are only open to UK residents. No employees of DJmag.com ltd. or any of its group companies or the employees of any entity which has been involved with the administration of this shine. After changing from the male-sounding Raving competition or any member of their households may enter this competition. 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If you are a and as a result embrace her true musical identity — she’s winner of the competition you accept that Thrust Publishing Ltd. has the right (without additional payment or seeking permission) to use your name, address and likeness for the purpose of announcing the winner of the competition and for related promotional techno’s newest, purest star: a true icon. And our latest purposes. All entries must be received by the closing date. No purchase necessary. Details of the winning entry will be available at any time on or after the closing date by written request from DJ Magazine Ltd, PO Box 71897, London, N1P 1HH. SEND POSTAL ENTRIES TO: cover star too. (Name of Competition), DJ Magazine Ltd, PO Box 71897, London, N1P 1HH SEND EMAIL ENTRIES TO: ADAM SAVILLE [email protected] Deputy Editor THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE THOSE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY SHARED BY DJ MAGAZINE. 004 djmag.com DJ573.Intro-Intro.indd 4 21/08/2017 15:03 ADE_2017_AD_303030100.pdf 1 21-08-17 17:21 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Untitled-1 1 21/08/2017 16:30 Comin’ Up Upbeat updates - all the stuff you need to know! NEW LAW LOOKS TO CAP IBIZA TOURISM Less beds mean higher rates… A NEW Ibiza tourism law seeks to cap the number of be payable if rules are broken. to ban drinking on planes into Ibiza, and recently beds available for international visitors to the White International authorities are perplexed on the enforced new local licensing laws on beachfront Isle. The legislation is in response to locals’ claims ruling. “It’s very strange for islands like Ibiza and venues in San José. that tourism numbers have impacted rental rates. Majorca to come up with anti-tourism laws when The proposed cap on Ibiza tourism is perhaps As tourism to the island continues to rise, partially it is vital to their economy,” said Tom Jenkins, unlikely to be upheld, however. When clubs due to terrorist fears in Egypt and Tunisia, the local chief executive of the European Tour Operators and businesses make representations to the authorities have placed a cap on tourist beds at Association. “Political parties appear to be using authorities detailing the harm this could bring to 623,624. The Times newspaper reported that this tourism to further their political agenda.” their companies, the proposed cap will surely be number will be reduced by an additional 120,000 in rescinded.

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