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BEATS EVOLUTION AND LET IT ROLL RETURN Drum & bass conference and festival boast huge line-ups for 2017 editions…

THE WORLD’S biggest d&b festival, Let It Roll, and Rise Music, along with a plethora of other Camo & Krooked, , Bad Company UK, only d&b conference, Beats Evolution, return to big-name DJs and heads working behind the Calyx & Teebee, LTJ Bukem, Hype b2b Hazard, the Czech Republic this summer. scenes. There’ll also be a chance to meet the Total Science, Randall, Current Value and many, From Wednesday 2nd to Thursday 3rd August, BEC Shogun Audio team, attend workshops hosted by many more (seriously, just look up the line-up, it welcomes faces from across the scene to discuss Shimon and Titan Records honcho A.M.C, and would take us all day to explain). Plus, following a the important issues and give advice to aspiring show off your demos to top labels. successful debut in the UK last year, Hospital DJ/producers. Covering hot topics such as how to Then, kicking off on the Thursday evening and Records co-founder Elektricity brings his break the international market, ghostwriting, running through Friday and Saturday, Let It Roll live Big Band show. All this takes place across a touring and digital promotion, the wide range of heads just outside the city to Milovice Airfi eld, range of tents and stages offering tip-top panels will feature the likes of Critical Music boss bringing over 330 DJs and 30,000 eager drum & production, including a new arena inside a bunker. Kasra, MethLab co-founder Jef Lab, and Jay bass fans with it. •For info and tickets head to beatsevolution.cz Cunningham, director of promo company On The This year, acts include d&b royalty such as , and letitroll.eu

TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR CLUB TO OPEN IN HOLLAND The intimate venue will feature a Funktion-One system...

A NEW 24-hour techno club called Het Magazijn is to its press release. Located in the basement of an old wallpaper store, set to open this month in The Hague in Holland. The Initially, Het Magazijn will be open two days a week, the Kwantum building will also contain a 150-capacity club will have a 24-hour license and with local promoters District25 taking the helm on restaurant, café, rooftop bar and cocktail bar. feature a Funktion-One system. Fridays, before the venue’s own bookings on Het Magazijn will open Thursday 6th July, with The intimate venue will promote “high quality Saturdays. The club plans to start running on District25 taking over the following night, and the music, freedom, equality and anonymity”, according Thursdays after opening too. fi rst Saturday hosting Eluize and Hubert Kirchner.

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FOLLOWING a killer session from the BBS crew in June, DJ Mag Bunker returns with more delights from DJ Stretch’s AKO Beatz imprint. Set up in 2014, AKO Beatz quickly established itself as a home for cutting-edge jungle, with releases from the likes of Ricky Force, Skitty and, of course, Stretch himself. Taking over Work Bar in Angel on Wednesday UK FESTIVALS TO OFFER DRUG 12th July, AKO lines up the legendary DJ Storm, breaksmith Equinox, Stretch TESTING THIS SUMMER back-to-back with Double 0, Threshold Events teaming up with The Loop have support from police to help back-to-back with Due Diligence and rising protect users... star Tim Reaper. Get your skankin’ shoes DAN MEDHURSTPic: DAN on… •Guestlist & live stream: djmag.com/bunker A NUMBER of UK festivals, including giant welfare support organisation The Loop will set up double-event Reading and Leeds, have announced protected testing tents within partaking festivals, plans to introduce safe drug-testing spaces for where revellers can test their illegal substances. The THURS 13TH JULY punters this summer. Loop headed up the project at Cambridgeshire Head of Live Nation subsidiary , festival Secret Garden Party last year, testing drugs Melvin Benn, who also organises Latitude, for around 200 people. and Wireless, told the Press Association he is being Founder Fiona Measham said: “It’s really exciting “very proactive” and expects “between six and 10 that police are prioritising health and safety over festivals” to take part this year if he gets the criminal justice at festivals.” She hopes the go-ahead from West Yorkshire Police and the initiative will eventually be rolled out in National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). and venues across the country to help educate and If the initiative is launched, drug testing and protect drug users rather than just penalise them.

VETERAN NYC selector Roger Sanchez holds court on our HQ stream this month. Nothing short of legendary on the house scene, Sanchez was a regular on Strictly Rhythm during the ‘90s, and has strong affi liations with the likes of Defected. Recent years have seen him focus on his own label, Stealth Records, along with his continuing role as an regular. Tune in for enough party vibes to turn your stuffy old offi ce into a little slice of the White Isle… •Watch live from 4pm via DJ Mag’s Facebook

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LENZMAN will be taking over our HQ stream FOR FRIDAY RESIDENCY at the end of July, proving why he’s one of Phantasy boss locks in for 13-week run… the most respected d&b producers to emerge from the thriving Dutch scene. Making his name through releases for Spearhead, C.I.A. LONDON HOTSPOT XOYO has announced Erol Alkan “The whole point of being given a platform like this and Deep Kut, Lenzman soon became a will take over as the club’s third Friday resident of is to entertain and infl uence, in equal measures,” staple of the roster, releasing his 2017. The Phantasy label owner will be joined by a says Alkan via the press release. “‘To The Rhythm’ is debut ‘Looking At The Stars’ via the wide range of talent throughout the run, including a hymn to club culture, bringing people together, label in 2014. At the tail-end of 2016, Daniel Avery, Boys Noize, Gerd Janson, Justice, and the joy of synchronicity.” Lenzman launched his own imprint, The Factory Floor and 2ManyDJs. Dubbed ‘To The Alkan, who has previously held residences with North Quarter, as an outlet for his soulful, Rhythm’, Alkan’s series kicks off 7th July with Dan renowned promotions such as Trash and Bugged liquid d&b sounds and hip-hop excursions. Beaumont and Peaches (live), and lands every Out!, will become XOYO’s 15th resident DJ, •Watch live from 4pm via DJ Mag’s Facebook Friday for 13 weeks, fi nishing up on 29th September following on from The Black Madonna and Andy C, with an all-night-long solo show from Erol himself. who claimed the two previous spots this year.

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Untitled-1 1 19/06/2017 14:21 ON THE FLOOR The venues pulling the BEHIND THE SCENE strings of clubland

ALL ABOARD! Newly refurbished venue, Shoreditch Platform, aims to take East London by storm with its unique design and quality new Presents series…

ormerly known as Studio Spaces E2, Shoreditch Platform fi rst came into life at the end of last year as a venue and F trendy pay-as-you-go workspace defi ned by its unique fl oor-to-ceiling artwork. Having now ditched the latter function to focus on nailing the club game, the space has been loaded up with a Funktion-One soundsystem, custom- built DJ booth — housing a snazzy Formula Sound rotary mixer — and will soon see a new lighting rig fi tted too. But what about the music? Well, to make the most of the shiny new set-up, the venue is launching a new series called Platform Presents. “We wanted to showcase artists which were more forward- thinking,” explains Events Manager, Tom Lilly. “We can afford to be a little more creative bringing artists who haven’t played in London yet, or artists who would love to play all-night sets. We’ve got some amazing guys coming in over the summer, who cater for all different tastes.” In July alone this means the likes of Addison Groove (22nd), Hivern Discs’ JMII (21st), Mak & Pasteman (7th), and Jacques Renault (28th), and many more, plus a team-up with big-shot London promoters, Avant Garde. “We really want to put [Shoreditch Platform] on the map as a credible music venue, so key bookings is what we will be concentrating on,” continues Lilly. “We’ve actually got some big THE BIG GIG hitters coming into the venue to play all-night If you only book tickets for one sets, from the likes of Dekmantel, Innervisions live gig this month, make it this… and Running Back, but our lips are tightly sealed at this present moment…” Way to leave us ALFA MIST & NUBYA hanging, Tom! GARCIA Lilly does reveal how the Platform will still offer TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST other events too, such as a talk on Amsterdam RONNIE SCOTT’S nightlife by Trouw and De School founder, Olaf Boswijk. But primarily the new music venue’s LEGENDARY London club, stunning album ‘Antiphon’ A saxophonist and composer, focus is on being just that, a music venue, and Ronnie Scott’s, lines up a (which dropped back in March), Garcia has worked with bringing the best talent it can muster to East cracking double-bill of a collection of jazz/hip-hop everyone from jungle star London. “Shoreditch Platform is a combination of up-and-coming talent — and on crossovers based around a Congo Natty to drummer Moses your dream house party, with a state-of-the-art a school night no less! A conversation about mental Boyd, and is acknowledged to soundsystem and an events programme with the self-taught pianist originally health. Nubya Garcia, be one of jazz’s breakthrough world’s most forward-thinking artists, DJs and working in the scene, meanwhile, presents her new artists in recent years. Two for musicians.” It’s pretty to argue with that Alfa Mist and his band will ‘Nubya 5ive’ project, released the price of one at Ronnie — best make sure we have our tickets ready for perform tracks from his via Jazz Re:freshed in May. Scott’s? Count us in! checking… BEN HINDLE

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LIVERPOOL Building on its decade-spanning nocturnal heritage — from and Garlands, to Chibuku and Circus — ’s most famous port city has also become its afternoon session capital… CLUBBERS hat weather island from ITV the list alongside mUmU’s own ends. Our image of Liverpool’s rude electronic GUIDE TO aside, Merseyside is hardly Andrew Hill has been behind Abandon health is backed up by the level of young known for its climate. Silence for the last seven years, a soiree talent the city is home to. Or:la, who LIVERPOOL T Gateway to the Irish Sea, drafting in the likes of Leon Vynehall, runs the word-of-mouth BYOB party, given the elements, you’d think outdoor Four Tet, Pariah and Midland. He’s also Meine Nacht, has blown up with releases WHERE daytime parties would be off the menu. top boy at Buyers Club, another space in on Hotflush and headline sets from Merseyside, UK But assumption is the mother of all the area, and in May launched the London to Barcelona. Lauren Lo Sung is fuck-ups. district’s own multi-venue festival, The another DJ firmly on the national radar, GETTING THERE “In all the time I’ve lived here, I’ve Baltic Weekender, alongside the crew and Edible/DFTD-affiliate Melé has a M62, M56 and M53 all never seen it so buoyant,” Trevor from nearby 24 Kitchen Street, well-established reputation to put it feed the city; direct trains O’Loughlin explains. One of the celebrating the diversity and unity of mildly. from London Euston, masterminds behind the mUmU parties, this largely independent hedonist’s “On the upcoming side of things, there’s Manchester Piccadilly and and interconnected New Bird Street and playground. a lad called Lukas Welle, who’s making Birmingham New Street; Great Baltic warehouses, he’s more than “It’s an upcoming area of Liverpool and really good house/disco sample-based John Lennon Airport a little positive about Liverpool’s current could easily become a battleground for sounds. Suede Brown is doing great serves major European scene. gentrification, with a lot of flats trap-y stuff, and grime. Ay Star is quite cities. Running soirees with revered resident compromising venues. So it seemed like similar too,” Hill says when we ask for a Lee Rands, Marcel Dettmann and Answer the perfect time to show that the culture namecheck on ones to watch. “Melodic FIVE VENUES Code Request are up next in August, does mean something and these venues Distraction is a radio station focused on 24 Kitchen Street, Buyers while Romanian don Rodhad has played are worth something to Liverpool,” Hill promoting local talent, it’s on every Club, Invisible Wind in the past. But what’s most important says, explaining the idea behind the night and is working to build a Factory, New Bird Street is how the party kicked off a local festival. “I’ve always been on the house community, bringing in residents for Warehouse, Underground. penchant for outdoor-indoor bashes, and techno and disco side, and 24 shows, which is great for the city. It inspired by Ibiza’s staple diet. Moving Kitchen Street is more grime and bass, feels like everyone is swimming in the FIVE PARTIES from throwing events to managing so it was the perfect marriage of ideas same direction now.” 303, Abandon Silence, venues, he’s one of several veterans now — the three headliners were Crazy P, MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT Meine Nacht, Modular, making a mark on the city’s physical Hunee, and .” mUmU. landscape. “As we have a few venues plus the Rødhåd FIVE NAMES parties, our format has switched to Andrew Hill, Lauren Lo focus on nights again,” O’Loughlin Sung, Lee Rands, Melé, continues. “But the benefit of us taking Or:la. a step back is that it has allowed one or two parties to step up and fill that gap. HOTELS Modular had a really successful open-air Functional: Ibis Albert launch this year in May, with DeWalta, Dock (central location, Cristi Cons and a few others playing.” rooms from £45 per night, 11am -out). Places like The Invisible Wind Factory, near Vauxhall, and subterranean Party: L3 Living, heritage site Williamson Tunnels — Merchant Quarter irregular home to 303’s blistering (waterfront location, techno bashes — show how spread and four-bed apartment from varied Liverpool’s club offering £200 per night, 11am currently is; not forgetting city centre check-out). spot, Underground, where Percolate launches in town this month. But much Luxury: The Titanic, of the activity centres on the Baltic Stanley Dock (waterfront Triangle: once an inaccessible mass of location, rooms from £77 dereliction, it’s now a cluster of bars and per night, 11am clubs, with Camp & Furnace and mUmU resident Lee Rands check-out). Constellations just two we can add to

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DJ571.OTF-InnerCityLife.indd 77 19/06/2017 12:30 ON THE FLOOR IN PICTURES: AL FRESCO DISCO With the new Ibiza season now in full swing, DJ Mag checks out some of the island’s best sun-drenched -ups…

Words: CHARLOTTE LUCY CIJFFERS Pics: GEMMA PARKER & DAVID HOLDERBACH

ong sunny days, top-shelf tunes and a whole ‘lotta beautiful people; these are three things that define Ibiza’s summer months. With this in mind, DJ Mag tripped out to some of the island’s Lcoolest daytime throughout May and June (tough gig!) to snap some exclusive pics. From Guy Gerber’s star-studded Rumors party at the luxurious Destino Resort, to the famous Seal Pit at outdoor techno and house haven Benimussa Park, there was enough photogenic ravers and super-cool DJs to sink a battleship. Alongside Destino and Benimussa, we also picked up a few choice snaps from IMS’s famous Friday night party at Dalt Vila atop the historic Ibiza Town — here’s what happened when DJ Mag hit the hottest al fresco parties on the island...

Superfreq takeover at Zoo Project Guy Gerber at Rumors

IMS at Dalt Vila

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KNTXT WITH CHARLOTTE DE WITTE @ FUSE, BRUSSELS ALL NITTE LONG! Techno’s next superstar goes start-to-finish at SHINDIG Fuse... CHARLOTTE DE WITTE is already a star in her WEEKENDER @ hometown of Brussels, however it won’t be long until the rest of the world catches the bug. A GILCOMBE FARM, quick glance at her gig schedule (Sónar, Awakenings, etc) hints at her rapid global SOMERSET rise, but it’s not until we her CAN YOU DIG IT? single-handedly take on an eight-hour A fun, if emotional, Sunday in the marathon at Brussels’ most famous club, Fuse South-West… — where she started as resident just two years ago — that we recognise the extent of the power THE DJ MAG crew arrives on Sunday lunchtime at her techno-DJ fingertips. and immediately catch a bit of ace political Starting out at around 120bpm, as the club singer-songwriter Beans On Toast at the Dig Inn gradually fills she carefully layers deep before zooming over to see Todd Terry throwing sub-aquatic textures, before slowly working down in the Stardust tent. The joint jumps to through the gears into more solid warehouse Todd The God’s house classics before your hack territory. MUMDANCE ALL takes over on the decks. No pressure then! By the time the club is packed out with her This boutique festival is super-friendly and adoring local following, she’s slamming out NIGHT LONG @ well-organised, but as we head over to the Tutti pitch-black bangers from Recondite (‘Osa’) and Frutti tent for the drum & bass takeover we Dubspeeka (‘Pretty Liar’) before dropping every HIDDEN, receive the tragic news about Marcus Intalex’s jaw in the house with the arrival of ‘Energy untimely passing. DJ Marky is in bits. “He was Flash’. MANCHESTER one of my best friends,” he tells DJ Mag, and Subtly nudging up the tempo with each record, energy levels rise and rise; eventually she’s EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED proceeds to play tons of the Manchester DJ/ Eclectic bass madness proves a little tough to producer’s productions in an emotional yet beyond 130bpm, into pure trance territory, and swallow… firing set. Fabio is also cut up, again dropping the place is literally going ballistic. lots of Marcus’ tracks until his buddy After closing with Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’ SOMETIMES things don’t quite work out. Take takes over. (for obvious reasons!), appearing exhilarated tonight, for . Mumdance on The heavens open, but Greg Wilson excels in rather than exhausted, she’s made it look easy. open-to-close duty is risky. The hardcore breaks Stardust with choice disco edits, and the A global superstar in the making. ADAM SAVILLE lover, mutant techno creator and partner to Stanton Warriors finish us off in the Ghetto innovative grime MC Novelist commands with some sexy, stripped-down disco deserving respect, but he’s not a guaranteed bass. Splendid. CARL LOBEN sell-out in a city overflowing with options. And it shows. At times the smoking area is busier than the dancefloor, albeit when all’s stubbed the single room in use is comfortably populated. Musically, the man is as expected — unexpected. Five hours straddling techy drum & bass, footwork, bassline house and jungle; there are moments of brilliance, but perhaps a progressive arc would have more impact. Starting as you mean to go on can work, just not when the biggest battle is keeping enough people locked in. All that said though, respect to one of the country’s major clubs for sidestepping the obvious, and Mumdance for delivering left of the typical field. MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT

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ROGUE ELEMENTS JEFF MILLS’ @ BRIXTON JAMM, PLANETS @ LONDON BARBICAN HALL, @ STELLA MARIS ONE WITH THE FORCE LONDON New London drum & bass night shows TRAVERSING TIME AND SPACE RESORT, UMAG, promise… Techno legend joins forces with the Britten Sinfonia orchestra… IT’S THE FIRST balmy night of the year, the air is OFF TO A FLYING START humid and the lure of the cooling night sky JEFF MILLS WILL go down in history as one of Exit Festival’s latest off-shoot gets a tricks us into thinking we could be enjoying the techno’s all-time greats, but his latest project, thumbs- up… Med. As we enter the vast seated area at the ‘Planets’, may solidify his place in the annals of front of Brixton Jamm we see the benches full of classical music too. Inspired by British composer COOLER, DARKENED evenings offer respite from would-be skankers, dressed in shorts and Gustav Holst’s 1918 suite ‘The Planets’, Mills’ the early season sun at Sea Star Festival, but on summer dresses — groups of friends chat and own piece forms a journey across our solar Saturday night the skies are once again ablaze smoke. Walking through room two and into the system via a carefully calculated electro-acoustic as a vast fi rework display explodes above the main room, it’s noticeable that the size of the arrangement. For the live UK debut, the main stage announcing the entrance of Fatboy venue is ambitious for the fi rst party, even with pioneering Britten Sinfonia take on Slim. He pogos through a brash, enjoyable set, the killer line-up. As people slowly wander in instrumental duties, while Mills operates synths littered with breakdowns and familiar acapellas, they immediately start bouncing their knees and and effects. Most noticeably, each of the ‘Loop with an energy and enthusiasm to shame most nodding their heads to the nostalgic sounds of Transits’ (the music between the planets) is DJs half his age. The bulk of the 10,000 Croats, ’s ‘History of Virus’ set; and, as the night more prominent than on the recorded edition, Serbs, Italians and Slovenes in attendance progresses, the music continues deep, dark and as weird and wonderful as they are sparse and gather round this spectacular stage, as they do techy, with Fierce, Hyroglifi cs, Stealth, Gerra & ominous. ‘Saturn’ forms the highlight, with the night before for an aggressive, unifying and Stone and Visionobi. The selection is on-point members of the brass and woodwind sections classics-laden set by , the and the crowd are feeling it. The night may be dispersing throughout the audience to create a well-judged line-up being presented by young but the force is strong with this one. surround-sound effect, representing the rings organisers of ’s 17-year-old Exit Festival. WHISKY KICKS of the great celestial body. But what is most Regional heroes S.A.R.S., , impressive is knowing that the project has Umek and Petar Dundov join Paul Kalkbrenner, changed since it was last performed, and will Modestep and Pendulum across four days, laying change again. Regularly adapted to refl ect new fi rm foundations for this future mainstay in its scientifi c discoveries, the project is designed to inaugural edition on the Croatian coast. MARC go on indefi nitely, not only making this ROWLANDS experience completely unique, but Mills’ vision one that could continue to a future beyond even his imagination. BEN HINDLE SARAH KOURY, STYN.BEPics: SARAH KOURY,

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SAMBA STATE DJ Mag discovers how the African heritage and DIY attitude of North Brazil’s Salvador is attracting an international crowd looking for a scene all of its own…

t’s no secret that we love Brazil here at DJ heritage into a fresh soup of music, culture and “Actually that [the lack of pre-existing clubbing Mag. From raves in Rio to sundown sets in Sao dance within its own borders.” infrastructure] is one of the things that excited me Paulo, there are few places we’d rather be most about this project,” says a two-stepping Seth Iwhen we think of the world’s best locations to What’s noticeably lacking, though, is a nightclub of Troxler at a pre-event salsa class, in which we’re party. Thus when our friends over at Boiler Room renown. Whilst Brazil’s various other creative reminded of our distinct lack of rhythm compared told us they were hooking up with Ballantine’s hotspots all boast a number of ’s to our snake-hipped Latin colleagues. “It really whisky and Seth Troxler to shine a light on what most celebrated clubs, Salvador does things its feels like we’re getting to break new ground here, was going on in the relatively unheralded — own way, with a DIY attitude permeating its scene to have an opportunity to introduce something a electronic music-wise at least — city of Salvador for from root to stem. Placing its focus on a sense of little different to the local landscape, while staying their True Music series, we jumped at the chance to community and live instrumentation, Salvador, true to its cultural identity and hopefully taking tag along and see what the coastal Bahian capital with its famed open-air favela parties, is more away a bit of that vibrancy and incorporating it had to offer. Leipzig than Berlin, and it’s proud of it. into my own sound.”

For the fi rst of three shows designed to place three very distinct local scenes under an international lens, Señor Troxler (as he liked to be called for the duration of the trip) assembled an all-star cast to mix the sounds of Brazil — Renato Ratier, Fatnotronic — with a couple of his favourite acts from outside of the Samba State — scene legend, Little Louie Vega, and fast rising Londoner, John Gomez — for a multi-faceted evening of dubby house excellence in the city’s picturesque marina.

“The soul of Brazil is said to be here in the north in the state of Bahia,” Renato tells us excitedly ahead of his performance, and when stood in the city’s colonial centre listening to the rhythmic beat of African drums, it’s certainly hard to disagree. The birthplace of samba and capoeira, Bahia certainly feels every bit the pulsing epicentre of Afro- Brazilian culture it’s so often described as.

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This desire to beat a new path is reflected in the diverse programming of the night ahead. Beginning with the disco-laden sounds of São Paulo funsters Fatnotronic, it’s clear from the outset that this is to be a session in which normal rules don’t apply and the artists on display exchange ideas with not only each other, but Salvador itself. Opening with a series of Afro-Portuguese enthused edits, it’s not long before the duo — dressed in particularly eye-catching, matching short/Hawaiian shirt combos — get the party started, with the receptive crowd shimmying to each and every retro-fitted beat the pair serve up. Followed by one of London’s best kept secrets in John Gomez, who, having forged a fierce reputation in the UK via his acclaimed Rush Hour show on NTS, demonstrated just why he’s started to become such a sought-after selector in recent times. Continuing with the appropriately warm sounds of yesteryear, his set’s carefully curated mix of soul, disco and boogie serves as the perfect precursor to the arrival of the original master at work, Louie Vega.

Bringing a taste of the Big Apple to Brazil, the New York legend shows why he continues to still be in such high-demand after all these years, with an eclectic set of selections that subtly moves through the gears, pairing tribal influences with more contemporary tones to move souls as much as soles.

Proceedings then get considerably harder as D-Edge and Warung Beach Club founder and resident Renato Ratier steps up to make his long-awaited Boiler Room debut. One of Brazil’s proudest techno exports, his set gets the blood pumping and synapses firing as he steadily ups the ante in the bay of Todos os Santos, bringing the heat with a number of cerebral cuts that both challenge the orthodoxies of what a modern techno record sounds like and move the floor. Closing his set with a classy tribute to the sadly recently-departed Robert Miles, the use of the Italian producer’s classic track ‘Children’ makes for a particularly poignant moment dancing under the stars, which those in attendance are unlikely to forget any time soon.

Then comes the moment the crowd have been waiting for: Señor Troxler enters the fray. Having promised to draw from a diverse set of influences pre-performance, the Play It, Say It boss is as good as his word, taking us on a globetrotting journey that weaves sounds from across the world into one dub-laced house narrative. It’s a riotous example of just what Troxler can do on the decks, underpinning a varied set of vocals with an array of mish-mashed beats to stunning effect. It’s the perfect end to a well-thought-out event, which, with the ingredients on offer — Brazil, Boiler Room, Seth Troxler and plenty of Ballantine’s whisky — was always guaranteed to be a success. Our only complaint? It was all over too soon! I guess we can always re-live it online… or find a reason to justify going back to Salvador for some more fun in the sun… Actually we think we might have left half a bottle of sunblock in our hotel room, better book a flight out to go and get it, right? Right? REISS DE BRUIN

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CHOOSE LOVE Bristol fest Love Saves The Day offers underground and mainstream stars, while emphasising the importance of politics…

etween the constant stream of musical like it when artists speak out — but as Uncle Ben ever, her astute lyricism showing why she’s one of talent, ongoing history of political graff, (the Spiderman one, not the guy on the packets the most exciting contemporary poets around (in and reputation for loving a good of rice) famously said, with great power comes fact, we’ll admit we actually prefer when she goes knees-up, Bristol’s place as a hub of UK great responsibility, and we’re all for those in the acapella, allowing her social and political Bcounter-culture has been set in stone for a long public eye speaking out. commentary to land with full impact). And time. Yet for all their youthful exuberance and Still, the main focus is of course the music, and Toronto’s BADBADNOTGOOD close out our willingness to get hyped on social media, there’s a whole heap of that we can’t wait to get weekend on a high with their upbeat, dance- students and young people in general are stuck into. Love Saves The Day succeeds in friendly jazz. notorious for being all talk, no action. Which is striking a balance between standard festival Sat finishing off this review on the other side of why, as we queue up in Eastville Park for Love fodder, and a mix of local favourites and the general election, we’re pleased to say the old Saves The Day, cooking slightly in the afternoon big-hitters for the more discerning punter. days of politically disengaged youth are well and sun, we’re overjoyed to hear fellow festival-goers Saturday’s highlight comes from Swedish truly over. Early stats estimate around 72 percent rambling on about “Jezza”, eager to get to the electro-pop outfit, , whose of 18-24-year-olds who registered actually went polls for the (then upcoming) UK general tripped-out, colour-drenched performance is out and voted (compared to 43 percent in 2015). election. beaten only in production by the fire-spouting, Now, of course we’re not suggesting that Love The organisers are doing their bit too — the fest’s post-apocalyptic temple built by Glasto Saves The Day was the reason for this, but by outer walls, and some food stalls, are plastered showstoppers, Arcadia. making a stand, understanding the festival with reminders to vote, while large signs Sunday is our top pick overall, however; DJ Mag audience and, in turn, reminding them of the backstage politely ask any artist with a spends much of the afternoon absorbing the power they hold, LSTD clearly took responsibility microphone to encourage their audiences to get rumbling soundsystem bass of Roots Factory, the and did its bit. Here’s to hoping more events and out on 8th June too. Numa Crew and, later, local heroes Sherwood and artists follow this path, and most importantly, It’s risky for sure — there are those that believe Pinch — our verdict? Best back-massage ever. On that the audience stays engaged. BEN HINDLE music and politics should be separate, that don’t the main stage, Kate Tempest is as impressive as

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MODERN CLASSICAL Legendary British DJ, Sasha, gives his 2016 album ‘Scene Delete’ an instrumental revamp for his new re-Fracted live show...

t was in the last few days when all Opening the night with ‘Channel Deq’, a solo the musicians and the string piece that has Sasha demonstrating his newly players and the vocalists started acquired piano skills (he’s been having daily 6am coming to rehearsals and everyone classes over Skype with a tutor from Australia), “Istarted playing like a band that it just clicked,” an the tone is set, preparing everyone, both onstage exhausted Sasha tells us a few days after and in the audience, for something extra special performing his stunning re-Fracted show live at — and quite brave really when you think about it. London’s iconic Barbican Centre. And come “Yeah brave, slightly nuts. But I am a bit nuts,” he together it does, in a truly magnificent way; over jokes. six months-worth of work, based on an idea that The show presents a reworked version of last to many would seem fanciful and near impossible. year’s ‘Scene Delete’ with new renditions of his older material, performed by an eight-piece The Barbican centre is just about the finest venue string ensemble, three more on keyboards, you could choose to put on such an event and the including Charlie May, a stack of vocalists, and a home crowd that come to encourage and support lucky Joby Burgess on a cornucopia of percussion. their hero for both Saturday and Sunday’s “That’s a whole lot of kit,” someone whispers performances make for a slightly surreal behind us. experience. “Definitely surreal for that kind of venue,” says Sasha. “I think the Barbican were The first half of the show (yes, there’s an interval pretty taken aback by the response. I think we and everything) is ambient and beautiful, with broke all bar records at the Barbican this swathes of Ibizan sunset sounds and deep, slow weekend. They ran out of everything.” build-ups. Gently Sasha welcomes guest singers to the stage; first up Julie Daske, whose vocals The atmosphere is one of pure anticipation and dip and weave like a musical instrument in their excitement — both dates sold out within own right. It’s clear the crowd want to dance nano-seconds of their release last year. Building though, and in part two there’s no stopping us. up to lights-down awith all eyes on the stage, Seconds in and we’re off, and it’s an arms-in-the- there are fans rushing to their seats holding two air session for the rest of the night. There’s a pints each. ‘Go on Sasha!’ someone yells. Whoops, pleasing simplicity to the lighting, and that’s whistles and cheers ripple across the wood- because the music speaks for itself. And cheekily panelled auditorium. We are about to witness a performing ‘Xpander’ for the encore is the icing game changer, a magical music experience and we on the cake. “You didn’t think we wouldn’t do that are here to let him know that we are behind him one, did you?” Sasha beams to his people. all the way. HELENE STOKES

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STRICHKA RHYTHM Now onto its fourth edition, Ukrainian fest Strichka has perfected its mix of European, US and homegrown stars...

ith Strichka co-founder Nastia, now a in. Layering atmospheric haze over skittish beats, media celebrity in her home country, Electric Indigo’s hypnotic live set is part of the celebrating her 30th birthday on the traditional experimental opening, a huge weekend of the Ukrainian festival’s wrap-around wall of visuals keeping everyone’s Wfourth edition at the end of May, there’s a sense of eyes locked. duo and accompanying guitarist, occasion even before the 24-plus-hour, non-stop Plaid & The Bee, follow and set controls for party has begun. take-off, their epic blend of non-linear rhythms Held at Closer, a sprawling old factory in Kiev, the and grand melody encapsulated in set-closer night before the main event a select audience is ‘Clock’. invited to hear Lil’ Louis, one of 2017’s main draws, road-test his forthcoming album. With strict With this climax, the rest of the club opens across confidentiality ensured by the removal of any its four indoor rooms. Most impressive all night is phones, the Chicago DJ is taking no prisoners, 3rd Floor, a huge space at the top of the club where thundering drum machine-tooled tracks from his wire fences have been installed to add to its concept album — a sci-fi fantasy about the battle industrial aesthetic. Monolake’s live performance between analogue house and EDM — played at such fits like a protective glove, while Abelle, co-founder intensity that most of the crowd simply lose their of Moscow’s Arma17, follows with a set of grinding, shit dancing. metallic grooves. Detroit electro duo Aux 88 keep the energy bumping with classic workouts such as It’s a stark contrast the following night in the ‘Break It Down’, before Nastia closes proceedings. club’s high walled outdoor courtyard, where a Opening with the unmistakable wail of Egyptian crowd of mixed age, black-clad ravers are crammed Empire’s ‘The Horn Track’, before dropping into rough techno, it’s her knowing nod to the next phase of the festival.

Bathed in glorious sunshine, Closer’s huge wooden terrace, complete with overhead walkways and the prow of a giant ship with a bar set in the front, takes Strichka all the way from Sunday morning to its hazy end sometime on Monday morning. Before club residents Noizar & Borys lock us into an after-party groove, however, Special Request keeps the rave spirit alive. Switching between shades of light and dark, tracks such as DJ Edge’s ‘Compnded’ and his own recent ‘Redrum’ revel in his bleep and hardcore past, their primal energy stoking a crowd of whom many probably weren’t even born in ‘92.

Maayan Nidam’s entrancing live set with Julia Konig on vocals takes us from the afternoon ‘til the early evening, setting the tone for a minimalistic final night featuring Thomas Melchior live and Yone-Ko closing. There are still dancers everywhere when we leave, the prospect of an early flight suddenly weighing heavy. Many having been off to sleep for a few hours before returning, others seem to have arrived fresh. It’s Berlin-paced clubbing, Ukrainian style, and with a breadth of acts to rival any line-up at Berghain — essential for those wanting to step off the beaten track. JOE ROBERTS

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IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME Field Day aims to take this year’s festival crown with a mind-blowing line-up and a ma-hoo-sive new stage, but can it live up to expectations?

t’s probably fair to say that Field Day has — month) in the past. This year, however, Field Day half of Nina Kraviz’s set (Jeez this place is big!), we thus far — been the most anticipated event has a solution — a colossal, metallic, decide it’s probably best to stay in The Barn from of this summer’s London festival calendar. 15,000-capacity solution. Somehow hidden behind now on. While the lighting show seems strangely Where else, after all, has bagged the likes of the tree-line at the southern end of the park, The subdued throughout the part of her performance IFlying Lotus, ABRA, Moderat, Fatima Yamaha, Run Barn — the festival’s not-so-secret weapon in the we do catch, the Russian techno-cum-cross- The Jewels, and Lena Willikens — not war on noise restrictions — is an impressive sight pollinated-rave queen delivers musically as per. to mention the reclusive , suddenly to say the least, looking more like an aircraft And it’s not long before we realise why production back for a handful of dates throughout the season? hangar than your typical farmer’s haystore. has been kept to a minimum — the grand finale, Hence, when DJ Mag finally arrives at East DJ Mag heads to the new megastructure to catch Aphex Twin. The elusive man otherwise known as London’s Victoria Park on a sunny Saturday, we’re Chilean-American experimentalist Richard D. James puts on a mind-boggling nothing short of amped. And, after one of our deliver an enrapturing live performance. Alone, audio-visual display, combining mangled live number disappears into the crazed throng surrounded by keyboards and minimally lit by footage of the audience with other twisted worshipping punk hip-hop outfit Death Grips, only glowing poles, Jaar resembles some kind of graphics (played via an array of screens suspended to emerge moments later already drenched in alchemist toiling away in his lab — although more above the stage), enough lasers to reenact a Star sweat, we know the legions of festival-goers in suave genius than nutty professor. Offering a Wars space battle, and a mash-up of just about attendance are too. range of tougher , soundscapes and every electronic genre going — not a bad reflection As the charismatic MC Ride thrashes about on Krautrock-esque sounds, the generative designs of of Field Day as a whole. From the beefy bass of stage, roaring lyrics into his mic as if he has a his more recent work help build a set which Eprom’s ‘Brixton’ to the noisy, deconstructed grudge against it, the energy in the tent becomes constantly twists and turns, keeping us on our techno of Shapednoise’s ‘Witness Of A Heart Attack almost tangible. The only let-down comes from the toes. It feels almost like an anything-goes Death’, and a healthy dose of gabba (which goes diminished sound quality towards the outer edge approach — a rewarding tactic when used correctly, down surprisingly well), the set is eclectic, of the arena, yet we put this down to attempting to but a highly risky one too. This is unfortunately energising and — perhaps most importantly from avoid bleed under strict London noise regulations proved by Moodymann elsewhere on the day — The Barn designers’ view — loud. James’ show will — and who the hell wants to stand at the back stories of him dropping Kings Of Leon’s ‘Sex Is On be hard to top this year, reaffirming his place as a anyway? Fire’ still have us amused, if not mildly questioning master of methodical madness. Or as it says in his Events at Victoria Park have a history of sound his sanity... self-written bio: “Phex Twinnipicks material is still problems, with criticisms levelled at both Field Day After “quickly popping” back down to the other unquenched thirst.” [Thumbs-up emoji]. and Lovebox (which lands in the same space this end of the festival results in us missing the first BEN HINDLE

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King of immersive electronic experimentations, BULLION LONDON 1. PERCOLATE OPEN AIR invites 10 musicians to join SATURDAY 29TH JULY him at Jazz Cafe for a night THREE MILLS ISLAND, inspired by his ‘The Beach STRATFORD Boys Vs ’ mixtape, although you might also want WITH a strong track record to check SPACE DIMENSION of throwing parties in the CONTROLLER and Canadian nation’s capital, along with techno-electro-party queens Manchester (and, for the fi rst MINIMAL VIOLENCE at Mick’s time this month, Liverpool), Garage instead (both 1st July). Team Percolate seem One week on, Prince of Wales caught in perpetual upward goes Ibiza, allowing the likes trajectory. The logical next of ALFREDO, TERRY FARLEY step? An all-day outdoor and DANNY RAMPLING to sesh inspired by Berlin’s uncover Balearic beauties ‘stripped back, music-fi rst’ spanning the last 30 years ethos. DJ Koze, Vynehall b2b (8th). Ryan Elliott b2b Evan Baggs, BICEP, GERD JANSON, and Scuba, Paranoid London FORT ROMEAU are at Oval (live), Sonja Moonear and Space, but for something far Objekt all play. less four-four focused head 12PM - 11PM £30.50 - £45.50 to Camden Assembly where Rinse have SIR SPYRO and MARKUS NASTY (both 14th). 2. LOVEBOX 3. OVAL SPACE MUSIC X 4. FABRICLIVE 5. REGRESSION SESSIONS Egg then has its Berlin Berlin FRI 14TH - SAT 15TH JULY AFTER DARK FRIDAY 28TH JULY SATURDAY 8TH JULY party, only this time it’s a VICTORIA PARK SATURDAY 15TH JULY MINISTRY OF SOUND birthday celebration and DJ OVAL SPACE SPRINKLES does open-to- BACK for round 15... Annie OLDSCHOOL heads unite: Bad KNOWN for its air of lunacy, close at Phonox (16th). Not Mac, Andy C, Seth Troxler, THERE’S no denying this one is Company, TC, and Ed Rush bright décor, and focus on forgetting the Genesis seventh Ricardo Villalobos, Dixon going to be special. NY Bunker bring the rollers, while room fun rather than serious tunes birthday with DILLINJA, and DJ EZ’s only London resident Mike Servito always two looks towards alone, Regression touches LENZMAN, TOTAL SCIENCE, appearance this summer, and brings the thinking man’s sounds from Vivek, Commodo, down at MoS with Dennis Cruz, ROCKWELL at Fire, or Wigfl ex Villalobos playing Fabric for house bangers, plus Late Nite Chimpo and more. Bass in the Sirus Hood, and The Menendez leaving its Nottingham home Saturday night’s afters. Tuff Guy and Horse Meat Disco. place London! Brothers. behind to host LUKE ABBOT 12PM - 12PM £49.50 10PM - 6AM £10 - £15 11PM - 7AM £20 - £26 11PM - 6AM £12 - £26 at The Colombian (both 28th).

Local heads will probably already know that Manchester THE NORTH 1. BEAT-HERDER FESTIVAL International Festival closes FRI 14TH - SUN 16TH JULY this month, but you still have RIBBLE VALLEY, BONOBO at the Cathedral, LANCASHIRE SAMPHA at Albert Hall, PALEMAN and WALTON, relatively humble FROM and THE HAXAN CLOAK and beginnings as a hush-hush HERRON — both at Gorilla — outdoor gathering for those and CLARK with AKKORD at with a passion for hedonism, O2 Ritz (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Beat-Herder has grown and 8th July respectively). to become a UK festival Also check Bluedot Festival at staple known for incredible with production, stunning location ORBITAL, , and top bookings. This time MAX COOPER and more (7th that means Trentemøller, - 9th); Tangled Breaks’ 20th David Rodigan, High Contrast, Birthday with BUSHWACKA! , Jon Hopkins, at SOUND CONTROL (8th); Skream, Solardo, Denis Sulta, JOSH WINK playing Micron and Theo Kottis. at Versions (21st); and High 9AM - 12AM £144 Hoops with techno legend I-F at Mantra Warehouse (22nd). Elsewhere, Leeds welcomes the Dimensions Festival crew to Wire, where HELENA 2. COCOON IN THE PARK 3. HOPE WORKS OFF 4. KEEP IT UNREAL 18TH 5. M:OPENAIR HAUFF will be playing dark SATURDAY 8TH JULY TRAMLINES WEEKEND BIRTHDAY SATURDAY 15TH JULY rhythms (15th), and PETRE TEMPLE NEWSAM, LEEDS FRI 21ST JULY - SUN 23RD JULY SATURDAY 1ST JULY KAZIMIER GARDEN & ARTS INSPIRESCU hits one of HOPE WORKS, SHEFFIELD BAND ON THE WALL, CLUB, LIVERPOOL the free day-night parties PAPA Sven (Väth) touches MANCHESTER at Distrikt (29th). Finally, down in Leeds for another WITH half the country already THE second date in Modular’s Liverpool can look forward to edition of his annual one-day, in Sheffi eld for Tramlines, MR. SCRUFF returns to mark outdoor summer series with Lolife featuring local dame du one-stage party, with Adam we’re more excited about 18 years of his Keep It Unreal ’s fi nest; there’s jour LAUREN LO SUNG and Beyer, Joseph Capriati, Richy Hope Works’ stand-alone party, choosing the legendary Raresh, but fellow countryman, SUBB-AN (14th), and the Ahmed, Alex & Digby, Annie programme: Special Request, Jamie 3:26 to join him — the emergent Cap, is the real launch of Percolate in the city Errez and Bobby O’Donnell too. Altern8 (live) and much more. expect soul, jazz, funk, house... talking point. at Underground, with DJ KOZE 10AM - 11PM £75 11PM - 8AM £18 9PM - 3AM £12 2PM - 4AM £10 - £12 in charge (28th).

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Kicking off with Brighton, Concorde 2 hosts the Boomtown Gatherings SOUTH 1. FARR FESTIVAL Carnival, bringing that THURSDAY 13TH - SUNDAY notoriously starry-eyed 16TH JULY festival vibe to the south BYGRAVE WOODS, coast venue with old HERTFORDSHIRE schoolers DEEKLINE in charge (1st July). INTO the woods we go BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS for another batch of well- then offer sublime house to programmed intimacy. the Patterns crowd (8th), Farr’s offering this year before BLACK LOOPS stop raises the bar once more, by for housey flavours at and our essentials would Missing People (14th), and include Todd Terje, Floating then Nightshift Records’ Points, Mr. G (live), Omar-S, SAMI KUBU arrives in town DJ Tennis, Young Marco, (15th) — both at Mono Willow, Or:la, Orpheu The — before we finish on the Wizard, Moscoman, Ivan mighty techno hero JOEY Smagghe, and Tama Sumo. BELTRAM, back at Patterns Serious stuff you can still (22nd). Elsewhere in this have fun to. part of the land, Party At The 2PM - 4PM £110 - £125 Pier takes over Bognor Pier with PETE DORLING plus others (1st), trance and prog dons HYBRID play Buddha 2. PIER JAM 3. PATTERNS 4. PURE KLASS & E-BEAMZ 5. HIFIELDS 2017 Belly in Maidstone (8th), SATURDAY 1ST JULY SATURDAY 1ST JULY SATURDAY 15TH JULY SATURDAY 8TH JULY Ministry of Sound returns to HASTINGS PIER, HASTINGS PATTERNS, BRIGHTON TRUTH NIGHTCLUB, DULLINGHAM POLO CLUB, Thorpe Park to combine the BOURNEMOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE thrill of rollercoasters with GORGON CITY headline the NTS and Rhythm Section don , line-up TBC next instalment of Pier Jam, Bradley Zero brings his wildly DJ BORING debuts in DEFECTED’S Josh Butler, (22nd), and No Man’s Land which does exactly what it says varied taste to Brighton’s top Bournemouth, setting out to staple Festival opens up Eridge on the tin by offering jams on a electronic institution, with the prove the irony of that name Nu:Tone, and UK techno chap Park in Tunbridge Wells for pier. Amine Edge & DANCE, and Chaos In The CBD boys joining with lo-fi house of the highest Atlas 808 are set for this small, a weekend of sweaty rave, are also involved. for further curveballs. order. Whether Winona Ryder single-day festival focused on from d&b to acid trance 3PM - 11PM £10 - £15 11PM - 4AM £8 will be there or not is unclear. homegrown talent. (29th - 30th). 11PM - 6AM £5 12PM - 11PM £20

Chicago legend LARRY HEARD plays live at The Barrowland Ballroom as SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND 1. PLATFORM 18 THE part of Sub Club’s 30th DEPOT SUMMER RAVE SATURDAY 29TH JULY anniversary XXX tour (15th), and iNCEPT’s Summer PLATFORM 18 DEPOT, Special 10-hour party brings JOHANNES HEIL, better to soundtrack KIM ANN FOXMAN, HANS WHO a 13-hour techno bash BOUFFMYHRE, and more to than Jeff ‘The Man’ Mills, SWG3 (22nd), before the Sensu Boat Party offers up Scottish hero Gary Beck, the live skills of Mathew &ME and RAMPA, setting sail from the Riverside Jonson, Ivan Kutz, Museum at 7pm sharp and Milton Jackson? — don’t be late (28th). Probably nobody, hence Edinburgh is looking a little The Depot putting those quieter, although local names together for heads can still look forward their first session since to Fractal Club at Sneaky a triumphant New Year’s Pete’s with Slow Life chap Day 2017. More of the same, please. DJ TREE making a very rare appearance outside Berlin 3PM - 3AM £35 (14th), and PURPLE DISCO MACHINE — of Defected and OFF Recordings — heads to The Mash House for Queens 2. SHINE 3. NIGHTVISION MUSIKA 4. BIGFOOT’S TEA PARTY 5. OUTDORES — THE LOCH (15th). SATURDAY 29TH JULY SATURDAY 15TH JULY FRIDAY 21ST JULY NESS GARDEN PARTY Further north, on the other SHINE, BELFAST THE LIQUID ROOM SUB CLUB, GLASGOW SATURDAY 1ST JULY hand, All Night Passion WAREHOUSE, EDINBURGH DORES INN, INVERNESS- returns to Aberdeen’s The , Jasper James, PETER VAN HOESEN is one of SHIRE Tunnels (8th), before TLF Jay Clarke, Schmutz, and JC THE man like Sasha rocks up to techno’s true innovators, and Rewind rewinds the same Williams are locked in for the do what he does best, melding the Sub Club is one of the finest DENIS SULTA, Mark Mackenzie, venue back to 2000-2009 next instalment of Shine, next level tunes that build intimate rooms you can get Debukas b2b Ally Ridgers, after previously focusing on arguably Belfast’s most in intensity. Or something your stomp on inside. Simply Alottarhythmman and ‘90s sounds (22nd). notorious (not to mention like that, anyway. Incredible put — it’s a match made in Subalpine provide the tunes. longstanding) soiree. atmosphere guaranteed, obvs. heaven. Look out for the monster! 9.30PM - 3AM £25 9PM - 3AM £18.50 - £20 11PM - 3AM £8 - £10 2PM - 10PM £25 - £30 djmag.com djmag.com 097

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Bristol’s summer is in full swing, so what better WEST & WALES 1. FARMFEST 2017 soundtrack than Defected’s FRI 28TH - SUN 30TH house tones? Probably none, GILCOMBE FARM, hence the label’s Day & Night SOMERSET party at Motion being a priority — ROGER SANCHEZ, FAST becoming a perennial AMINE EDGE & DANCE, SAM favourite of ours, Farmfest DIVINE, JOSH BUTLER, LUKE has 11 solid years behind SOLOMON and SEVERINO it and appears to be are in charge (1st July). The going from strength to Marble Factory hosts its Edible strength. Roots Manuva, Summer BBQ this month, too Shobaleader One — WAZE & ODYSSEY, MELÉ, (Squarepusher and his and ELLIOT ADAMSON in the live band), Nightmares On house (15th), and Shall Not Wax, Actress, Pinch, Max Fade is next door in Motion a Graef, Session Victim, and week later, with MALL GRAB, Bill Brewster should give FRITS WENTINK, BALTRA, some idea as to the calibre and DJ BORING, so think lo-fi here. house stuff (22nd). 10AM - 4AM £89 Away from that city, plays Strictly Techno at The Garage in Swansea (1st), and the eclectic Samphire Festival has CRAZY 2. KALLIDA FESTIVAL 3. SEQUENCES 4. DELETE 5. CHAPTERS PRESENTS P, KAHN, NEEK, OSSIA, and FRI 28TH - SUN 30TH JULY SATURDAY 29TH JULY SUNDAY 30TH JULY SATURDAY 8TH JULY FELIX DICKINSON amongst BASKERVILLE HALL, HAY-ON- MOTION, BRISTOL GWDIHW CAR PARK, THE BLUE MOUNTAIN, its small dance offering at WYE BRISTOL Exmoor National Park (7th - FLAVA D, Elijah & Skilliam, THE one and only Sonja 9th). Freerotation returns to A new event in the same Mefjus, Chimpo & Trigga, Sir Moonear playing in the car CHAPTERS takes over The Blue Baskerville Hall this month location as Freerotation Spyro, Amy Becker, Madam X park of a café/bar sounds like Mountain with the legendary too, although membership promises Mella Dee’s techno, and countless other bass faces exactly the kind of event that Mr. Virgo, Bristol bassline requirements mean tickets are DJ Storm’s d&b, Manchester’s play in and around Bristol’s doesn’t really happen every don Notion, garage veteran all sold out unfortunately (7th eclectic Swing Ting crew, and Motion nightclub at this solid day. Props to the Cardiff crew Sunship, and the excellently- - 10th). Deadbeat’s alt-house. daytime soiree. once again. named Buckfast Boys Club. 12PM - 5AM £85 12PM - 10.30PM £25 - £35 1PM - 10PM £14 - £16 10PM - 5AM £5 - £9

We can only assume the region’s revellers are still THE MIDLANDS 1. NOISILY FESTIVAL trying to fi nd their way out of THURS 6TH – SUN 9TH JULY whatever fi eld they ended up NOSELEY HALL, in last month given many clubs LEICESTERSHIRE have gone quiet, although that doesn’t mean there’s PARTY people prepare nothing on the cards. In to make some noise as Stoke, for example, The Move Noisily Festival returns celebrates its sixth birthday at with yet another line-up of spiritual home The Sugarmill, eclectic acts, backed by a and whilst the guest is still healthy helping of art and to be announced previous spiritualism to keep your faces prove why we’re excited; mind, body and soul in tip DERRICK CARTER, DJ SNEAK, top condition. This year STEVE LAWLER, and HEIDI are the likes of Michael Mayer, amongst those to grace the Acid Pauli, Congo Natty, booth already (1st July). The Beardyman, LTJ Bukem, The same crew also throw another Prototypes and many more of their Blue Collar Disco provide the soundtrack. sessions in town two weeks 3PM - 11PM £155 - £165 on, at The Exchange (15th). Elsewhere, The Simply Bass BBQ joins a growing number of burger-peddling mash-ups in the country this year, DJ 2. NOZSTOCK 3. MADE FESTIVAL 4. 1985 MUSIC 5. HERITAGE BREAKS BARELY LEGAL headlines with SAT 21ST - SUN 23RD JULY SATURDAY 29TH JULY FRIDAY 7TH JULY FRIDAY 7TH JULY BUCKFAST BOYS CLUB (gets THE HIDDEN VALLEY, THE DIGBETH TRIANGLE, THE BUTTERMARKET, HARE & HOUNDS, us every time!), DJ SPILLER HEREFORDSHIRE BIRMINGHAM SHREWSBURY BIRMINGHAM and plenty more besides (also 15th). Oh, and the Rotation RENOWNED for atmosphere CHASE & STATUS, Gorgon ALIX PEREZ and his esteemed WILL Letterese and Alex Garden Party returns, too, and design, Nozstock is City, , My Nu Leng, 1985 label arrive at one of our Hammond, together as 2 Bad again heading to Bishton Britain’s best-kept secret. Chris Lorenzo, Goldie, Camo favourite small venues in the Mice, span everything from Hall, a stunning Grade 2 listed This year DJ Mag Bunker will & Krooked, Deetron, Joker, country, ensuring the good bashment to garage, house to property, for New York selector present Levelz, Uncle Dugs and and Shadow Child descend on ravers of Shrewsbury get some proto-acid. Catch them in a pub extraordinaire, COLLEEN Billy Bunter, and more. central Brum for a big ‘un. from him and Skeptical. tonight, or regret it. ‘COSMO‘ MURPHY, MIND FAIR 12PM - 12AM £115 - £135 12PM - 12AM £50 11PM - 2.30AM £11 9PM - 3AM £8 and ANDY TAYLOR (22nd).

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GOLDIEROCKS: THE GLOBE! THE SELECTOR DJ BRINGS IT TO

BARBADOS — a tropical island famed for Mount Gay rum, cricket, fl awless white sand beaches and, of SOME LIKE IT HARD course, party girl Rihanna. Destructo’s HARD Summer returns with a A country so small you can drive hip-hop-heavy line-up to celebrate 10 years of events... from one side to the other in about an hour and a half, but that is home to over 12,000 rum shops that open isitors to the Auto Club features trap and EDM stars like DJ experiences some have had to endure at 6am and don’t close until the Speedway in Fontana, Snake, Bassnectar, What So Not and backfi red and caused controversy early hours. That equates to about V usually like to live , and & Boys Noize’s online. “I think more than anything I one rum shop for every 20 people. fast, but for two days this summer, groovier, sampladelic version, Dog just realised there’s so many different No wonder everyone is so relaxed. they like to live hard! Founded a Blood; plus plenty of underground shades to how people can view decade ago by Gary Richards — aka stars such as Ellen Allien, Justice, things,” he says. I thought I was The entire island’s inhabitants seem Destructo — HARD Summer Music Claude VonStroke, Jackmaster, doing a good thing ‘cause I was to congregate at Oistin’s Fish Fry on Festival has been bringing together Floating Points, Egyptian Lover and giving Agata [Alexander — the a Friday night. As the name would the biggest names in hip-hop and Soul Clap. director] creative freedom to do her suggest, it’s a huge ocean-catch dance music for the lucky kids of Cali. This year, the hip-hop bookings are thing, and I just realised that lots of beach barbecue, with arts and crafts Having moved to the Speedway last the true highlight, though. “Coming different females have lots of stalls, mammoth carnival-style year, Richards says this year is all from the West Coast, going to high different views and she doesn’t speak stacked soundsystems and vats of about refi ning the experience. “We school out here, booking for all of them. I just wanted to rum punch with a kick like a call it mobility,” he tells us on the to do ‘Doggystyle’ from front to back, promote the event and promote more donkey’s. On one side there is a blower from the States. “People for me, is probably the most females in our music community, and heart-warming old-time , getting around, getting in, shade, exciting,” explains Richards. “We’ve I think from now on I’m just gonna where elderly couples, eyes-a- how far they have to walk… We’re got Raekwon, Mobb Deep — and I’m a keep my mouth shut and promote twinkling, slow-dance around the constantly learning how to utilise the little bit older so that’s like hip-hop their music.” fl oor, while on the other there’s space, taking what we’ve got and royalty to me — and then for the For now, Richards is fully focused on heaving . I hate to think making it better.” newer kids I’ve got all the UK hip-hop making sure this year’s HARD will be about the amount of bodily fl uid on But that doesn’t mean Richards is dudes like Skepta, JME, AJ Tracey.” the best yet — but why should you get that fl oor. DJs from all over the slacking on the talent. To celebrate It’s not all been plain sailing for down to the Speedway this summer? Caribbean come to play a heavy mix the festival’s 10th anniversary, he’s Richards this year, though, after a Simply, as Richards puts it: “‘Cause of reggaeton, dancehall and bass- going in... well... hard (obviously)! trailer attempting to promote women the music will be fucking awesome!” heavy ‘’ ( with calypso). Split across six stages, the line-up DJs by satirising the sexist BEN HINDLE Twerking, daggering, whinning, grinding... no bottom is safe.

St Lawrence Gap is where you want to be on a Thursday — a vast strip of bars and nightclubs along the south coast. Watch the sunset at Café Sol, grab some macaroni pie and the most delicious ‘broasted’ chicken from a street vendor before ending up at the Lounge or Old Jamm Inn till dawn. Harbour Lights, an open-air beach club near Bridgetown, is your Wednesday dance party, while Red Door Lounge in Holeton on the oh-so-fancy west coast is a more sophisticated affair, all bottle service and breathtaking ocean views. Although Barbados may never fully compete musically with the likes of Trinidad or , it’s clear their lust for partying is just as unquenchable. @Goldierocks Skrillex

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Walking the line between underground and mainstream can be tough, particularly in a genre such as drum & bass, yet UK producer Dimension has aced this balancing act, becoming one of the most sought-after DJ/producers on the circuit in the process. Since signing to Chase & Status’ MTA Records in JOCKEY JOURNAL 2014, the man otherwise known as Rob Etheridge has The on-the-road diary of the world’s rocketed up billings and Beatport charts alike, playing the top DJs treading the globe likes of Glasto and Tomorrowland, holding a residency at Ibiza night Together — which he’ll return to this summer — and remixing the classic ‘Strobe’, alongside dropping a host of other big-name reworks and DIMENSION original productions (keep an eye out for his forthcoming debut album). Also a keen photographer, Dimension documented his recent tour of Australia and New Zealand for DJ Mag; here’s a collection of his favourite snaps…

“I fi nd religious architecture very inspiring. This is what remains of the Anglican Cathedral in Christchurch, Byron Bay built in 1864. If you look at “Over the last couple of years I’ve pursued my passion images of how for fi lm photography — this is shot using a 1980s it once stood Christchurch Nikon F3 using Ektar 100 fi lm. Here is my manager Seb tall before the looking over Byron Bay.” earthquake struck, it’s quite shocking. We had an incredible show in Christchurch, the people have such spirit.”

“I can tell you this Sumatran Tiger is called ‘Reggie’. I’m not normally a huge fan of zoos but we visited Australia Zoo in Brisbane — it was where Steve Irwin used to work. They do a lot of conservation projects Sydney Harbour and the animals have a huge amount of space.” “This is me in Sydney Harbour, truly one of the Reggie most recognisable places on the planet. It has an incredible buzz and energy.”

“Perth is the most isolated city in the world — a lot of people don’t know how incredible the dance music scene is there. The majority of The Compound, Perth people skip Surfers Paradise Perth when they visit Australia but I can’t stress how much I enjoy “We’re standing on the east coast of Australia, in myself every time I pass through.” Currumbin, overlooking Gold Coast, which is also known as surfers’ paradise.”

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COUVERTUREAND GARBSTORE.COM West London is a bit of a mission for many of us, so we’re pleased to see that Couverture and Garbstore have some online action going on. On display is a very Skandi-infl uenced selection of clothes for men and What you wearing? women, and homeware for 08. everyone. It’s not exactly as cheap Charlotte de Witte as chips but we’ve come to accept that if you want a certain look EXCLUSIVE WARDROBE ACCESS… you’re going to have to pay a certain price. Soz! What are you wearing right now? wearing Belgian designers like Ann “Right now I’m wearing a pair of Demeulemeester and AF Vandevorst. dark-grey high-waist jeans, a simple It was a great way to show the many light-grey tank-top with low-cut back, talented Belgian designers we have. A an over-sized grey hoodie with a zip, couple of months later, AF Vandevorst black espadrilles and a Marc Jacobs actually asked me to produce the watch. I usually buy my clothes music for their fashion show in online. I prefer shopping online. It’s Shanghai, which was a great honour.” 09. easier, doesn’t take as much time if you know what you’re looking for, and What is your favourite boutique? you can try everything at home “I would say ASOS — for the simple wearing all of the different reason that you can buy anything combinations you want.” there. From clothes to shoes to SIXEIGHTSEVENSIX.COM accessories to beauty products, from Just a handful of t-shirts and sweat- How would you describe your style? basic house brand pieces to designer tops on this minimalistic site. “My style is very basic. I almost never pieces. They also follow up on what’s Initially it was the Roxy Music tour wear prints and the colours I wear are up and coming in the fashion world.” tee that caught our eye — designed black, grey, and sometimes white and by artist contributor Scott King. But blue for jeans. I’d say my style is What is your most treasured item? since then we’ve been pretty much urban with a touch of sport. Street “My grandfather’s wallet I got after smitten with the rest of their and vintage-style brands such as he passed away 13 years ago. It’s still collection. Especially the Anagram Monki, Warehouse, Fila, Ellesse, in pretty good shape and even though 10. Modern studies t-shirt. And of Champion, Nike, Adidas… the ASOS I don’t always use it out of fear it course it’s all about the 100 percent house brand is also something I won’t survive travelling, I’ll treasure it combed organic cotton. Nice one, frequently wear.” for the rest of my life.” 6876. Describe an outfi t you remember What are you currently working on? from as far back into your childhood “I’m proud to announce I’ll be making as possible, please… my Ibiza debut this summer, at DC10 “It doesn’t go back so far, but I in July! It’s actually quite cool that remember that when I was about 14 I’m playing in the club I went to when years old, I had to do my fi rst I was in Ibiza for the fi rst time about examination in school. Students fi ve years ago. I remember being weren’t allowed to wear jeans. They absolutely overwhelmed, so I’m needed to wear something more extremely excited to play there. In fancy like a skirt or decent trousers. I general, festival season is looking 01. REEF £45 reef.eu didn’t have anything like that at great with confi rmed gigs at Dour 02. BJORN BORG £40 bjornborg.com home, so I just turned up the day Festival, , 03. HERSCHEL SUPPLY CO JUNGLISTNETWORK.COM after wearing a long black skirt I Tomorrowland, Montreux Jazz, Oasis £25 herschelsupplyco.co.uk It’s been a while since we last gave found in my dress up box. It was a Festival, Les Nuits Secrètes, Zurich 04. SUPRA £55 suprafootwear.com Junglist Network some props. And witch’s skirt. Awful.” Open Air, Voltt Festival, Kolorz 05. KEEN £69.99 keenfootwear.com seeing as we’ve got the hots for Festival… After summer, when 06. ELLESSE (TSHIRT) £25 their bamboo sunglasses, they’re Who is your favourite designer/ clubbing season starts again, I’ll ELLESSE (SHORTS) £28 ellesse.co.uk due for some more big ups. Coming label? travel the world with gigs in North, 07. WAVEN £45 waven.co.uk with a choice of lens colour-ways, “I like wearing brands such as Adidas, Central and South America, Australia 08. MAISON KITSUNE £65 kitsune.fr and including an engraved case with but I also like Scandinavian brands and New Zealand, Asia and Europe, 09. HERSCHEL SUPPLY CO £45 herschelsupplyco.co.uk lens cloth and drawstring bag — all like Acne and Selected. For my most where I’m based. Two releases are 10. BRIXTON £30 brixton.com for a bargain £39.99. Some decent recent photoshoot with Belgian confi rmed for after summer as well. t-shirts too, and by the looks of photographer Marie Wynants, I was These are very exciting times!” things nothing is over £20. Boom! djmag.com djmag.com 105

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The award-winning nightspot - Zouk Club KL, the capital of the city’s scene is lavishly outfitted with state of the art lighting and sound equipment. Zouk Club KL is the only standalone nightspot in Malaysia endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture as a venue under the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA). The superclub is ranked No.21 in the world on DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs list, and its most exclusive venue Imperial was the first in Malaysia to be inducted into The World’s Finest Clubs, adding yet another trophy to its glittering shelf of awards. This augurs superbly for the bigger, bolder Zouk Club KL that would yet again usher-in a game-changing era. WELCOMEWE TO CLUBLAND - ZOUK CLUB KL

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