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030 AUDIO INTERFACE We delve deep with Hessle Audio heads Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound as their ground-breaking, scene-shaping label turns 10 years old...

FEATURES 037 FESTIVAL GUIDE 075 I.M.S 037 FESTIVAL GUIDE 2017 Everything you need: Listings, the world’s number one fest, and Southport Weekender’s 30th anniversary...

055 MIAMI MUSIC MARATHON Rounding up all the action from this year’s Miami Music Week...

060 ORCHESTRA IN THE ZONE Carl Craig reveals the details behind his new electro-classical album, ‘Versus’...

065 CATASTROPHE ANTHEMS We catch up with Warp stalwart Clark to chat mild-bending rave music...

068 SAFE AS HOUSE IS DJ Mag talks gender identity with Honey Dijon, DJ Sprinkles, Octo Octa and more...

072 JUNIOR SENIOR 055 MIAMI Rodriguez Jr talks moving to Mobilee and his sophomore LP, ‘Baobab’...

075 REACHING THE SUMMIT Now a decade old, we look at the history and future of Ibiza’s International Music Summit... 060 CARL CRAIG 010 COMIN’ UP D’Julz, HAAi, Franky Rizardo, Lil’ Louis, TRANS DJS Redlight, Busy P, Leftfield, Futureboogie, 068 Daniel Lismore, Mauro Picotto... 094 TIME WARP 088 ON THE FLOOR Losing reality at Time Warp, Underworld get epic, partying in paradise at SXM, Nina Kraviz changes perceptions... 115 MUSIC REVIEWS Jlin, Clark, Shed, Arca, Red Axes, InsideInfo, Actress, Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC, Forest Swords... 142 TECH DJ Rap, DDJ-SZ2, Roland Boutique, 155 ROLAND BOUTIQUE Sharooz Raoofi, Basslet, Go Pro Hero 5...

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING Chicago house originator Lil’ Louis set to do special show with DJ Mag…

Lil’ Louis, the Chicago house music pioneer best known for his sensual late ‘80s hit ‘French Kiss’, is back. And DJ Mag is staging an exclusive event with him! Louis will be showcasing the results of a decade in the studio at a special show at Ministry Of Sound in London on the night of Thursday 15th June. Billed as ‘Lil’ Louis: Exclusive Worldwide Album Review — presented by DJ Mag’, the night promises to be something special.

An ‘album review’ in the US has a different meaning to what’s thought by the term in the UK. Rather than a critical write-up in a magazine, an ‘album review’ means the exclusive first play of an album. Although this is set to be something a lot more energetic than a regular album playback. Louis himself will introduce each track, and the invited guests and competition winners will be welcome to dance — rather than just consume the tracks passively. The whole thing will be filmed by DJ Mag, edited using innovative new technology, and broadcast a fortnight later on Thursday 29th June via facebook.com/djmagazine

“History in the making… is finally made,” Louis told DJ Mag. “After nearly 10 years in the studio, I am beyond excited to present to you my new music. This is by far my greatest body of work ever. On Thursday 15th June 2017, you are invited to the worldwide exclusive album review at Ministry Of Sound, London — presented by DJ Mag.”

The event has been teased on DJ Mag’s socials over the past couple of weeks, and details how you can win tickets to this very special show will be announced very soon. Keep an eye on Lil’ Louis’s Facebook page too for more info. @lillouisofficial

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