From: Johannesburg, South Africa
For Fans Of: Black Coffee, Andhim, Re.You
Three Tunes: ‘Masala’, ‘Sondela’, 'Humanity' 

Japan’s club scene boasts a vibrant mixture of commercial and underground music genres and no shortage of first-rate venues. Despite post-WW2 legislation that banned dancing in almost all clubs, the scene thrived for almost 20 years. The widely unenforced law, which was eventually relaxed in 2015, did little to prevent Japanese clubbers moving their feet. Consequently the country now has an established, diverse and exciting club scene. Here, with the support of DJ Mag Japan, we explore some of the country’s best clubs...

Brooklyn via São Paulo DJ Elle Dee delivers an hour of rugged, kinetic techno as part of our Fresh Kicks series...

Coachella celebrated its 20^th anniversary this year with back-to-back weekends of sounds from the world’s best musicians and DJs. The 2019 roster of talent offered dance fans perhaps the festival's most comprehensive electronic music lineup to date, from mainstream bops to dubstep drops and indie-leaning grooves to techno thrashers. We've compiled a list of just some of the biggest tracks we heard at the festival...

Words: Jaime Sloane