Re-Wiring the Future of Electro
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566 DJMAG.COM ACID EVANGELIST MR C ON LIFE & THE UNIVERSE SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSE IS LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! DJMAG.COM SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE! SCENE & HEARD: SASHA SET TO STORM THE RONI SIZE BARBICAN ON ‘BROWN PAPER BAG’ HOW HAVE DJ MIX COMPS LAYING IT * MUSIC STAYED DOWN: MCs RELEVANT? RECORDING * CLUBS THEIR OWN ART * TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL DREAMS: CALIBRE & * CRAIG RICHARDS No. 566 February 2017 February Helena Hauff Re-Wiring The Future Of Electro No.566 February 2017 £4.95 £4.95 WAZE & ODYSSEY, BISHI, JOSH WINK, KIM ANN FOXMAN, THE ADVENT, OVERLOOK, PLUS: JUSTIN ROBERTSON, FRANCIS INFERNO ORCHESTRA, BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS… Untitled-1 1 13/12/2016 14:20 CONTENTS Cover shot: TANYA CHALKIN 027 HAUFF MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG! Already renowned for her eclecticism and slamming sets, Helena Hauff is without a doubt the most exciting new talent in dance music. DJ Mag flys out to Germany to meet the analogue aficionado in the flesh... FEATURES 032 CHASING RAINBOWS 032 CHASING RAINBOWS DJ Mag heads to South Africa to explore the rapidly expanding electronic scene... 041 THE ACID EVANGELIST Musician, actor and activist, after 30 years at the core of dance music, Mr C has quite the story to tell... 055 LAYING IT DOWN 047 ESSENTIAL MIXES In a world of podcasts and free content, how do mix compilations stay relevant? 055 LAYING IT DOWN We catch up with d&b’s top vocalists to find out how they’re changing the game... 060 FUTURE SOUND OF SASHA The legendary Sasha is back with a vengeance, so we sat down for a chat... 085 FABRIC RE-OPENS 069 SPECIAL DREAMS Calibre steps away from drum & bass on his new LP for Craig Richards’ label. 041 MR C 154 LUCKY SEVEN Kim Ann Foxman reveals the tracks and albums closest to her heart... 006 COMIN’ UP Roni Size, Josh Wink, Bradley Zero, Overlook, Francis Inferno Orchestra, Justin Robertson, Ghost Culture... 080 BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS 075 ON THE FLOOR Awards aplenty at our Best Of British party, exploring Japan’s club scene at TDME, Fabric’s grand reopening... 147 XONE: PX5 106 MUSIC REVIEWS Bonobo, Yuksek, Young Marco, Tycho, The xx, Sherwood & Pinch, Brian Eno, FJA AK, Matthew Dear, Clap! Clap!... 134 TECH Vitalic, Roland DJ-808, Xone PX5, 060 SASHA Pioneer HDJ-700s, Manu Gonzalez... djmag.com 003 DJ Magazine Ltd PO Box 71897 London N1P 1HH 020 7686 6545 NEXT ISSUE OUT LIVING & BREATHING DANCE MUSIC! 23.02.17 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 PEACE, LOVE & UNITY Paul Clarke, Ben Murphy, Claire Hughes, Louise Brailey, Neil Kulkarni, Sherman, Ian McQuaid, Just as DJ Mag was going to press for this issue, we started Joe Roberts, Richard Brophy, Found Sounds, Dan Reid, Zara Wladawsky, Larry Rostant, Oli hearing reports from BPM Festival in Mexico about shootings Marlow, Ben Arnold, Kristan J Caryl, Luke Pepper, Kris Needs, Ben Osborne, Tim Stark, Kutski, at one of the closing parties — at the Blue Parrot in Playa Del Jonathan Burnip, Manu Ekanayake, Katie Palmer, Sunil Chauhan, Leon Clarkson, Whisky Kicks, Ashley Zlatopolsky, Chris Davison, Stephen Flynn, Erin Sharoni, Dani Deahl, Anna Wall, Angus Carmen. Shocking incidents like this are happening all too Thomas Paterson, Kirsty Allison, Morgan Jones... often at the moment — what the fuck is going on in the world? Advertising Warm, friendly and seemingly safe, BPM has traditionally Sales & Marketing Director Heath Holmes [email protected] been the place over the past few years where much of the Sales Manager Chris Blackhall [email protected] dance music industry has headed following new year’s eve. Advertising Manager Iain McGoldrick [email protected] The night at the Blue Parrot was an Elrow night, the Spanish promoters who’ve specialised in high-production-value, Managerial gloriously celebratory parties over the past few years. Where Publisher James Robertson love and happiness rule. Managing Director Martin Carvell It should go without saying that murderous violence has no Accounts Patricia Jordan [email protected] part to play anywhere in our beloved scene — a movement founded on ideals of peace, love and unity. The thoughts of Events all at DJ Mag are with those affected by what BPM organisers Head of Events Adam Saville [email protected] called “this senseless act”. Events Booker Alex Donald [email protected] Events Manager [email protected] This issue we’re mixing up big hitters like Sasha and Mr C Alex Anderson (pages 60 and 41 respectively) with more emerging artists like Helena Hauff (cover story, page 27). There’s a piece on Subscriptions Email the South African dance scene (p32), how compilation mix [email protected] Telephone CDs are still thriving in this ever-changing market (p47), and +44 20 7684 4881 Online tons more great content in the coming pages. subscribe.djmag.com For the Helena cover, we’d just taken on a new photographer — Tanya Chalkin. 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