What should you do if someone rips off your track? Going straight to Facebook might not be the wisest solution. The eye of the storm from the Mihalis Safras episode seems to have passed over now. But the repercussions it promises and the questions it asks are still…

We shook down Metalheadz label manager and Dispatch label owner, Ant TC1, to give us the most promising drum ’n’ bass artists to watch out for, in 2018. Sustance Oscar (aka Sustance) has been sending me demos non-stop at an alarming rate and I’m snapping up probably 95% of what he sends! He…

What’s the quickest route to depression in dance music? For an anytime, anywhere solution, head straight to a dance music comments section debating the term 'underground.' The latest story to attract the negativity and ire of dance music’s bitterest commentators is news of Underground…

Set your dials for 2008 and a much loved contribution from Circoloco favourite Matthias Tanzmann. Matthias Tanzmann is one of house music's most resolute DJs. He's been plugging away at the scene since the mid 1990s, releasing his first track as Mathias Tanzmann in 2000 and piloting his label,…

We turn the page back to 2011 to find Enzo Siragusa in the mix and intent on taking London clubbing up a gear. London club brand and label Fuse enters 2018 as one of the strongest players in the vinyl house scene. Its spearhead Enzo Siragusa has in turn become one of the most in demand DJs operating…

A stalker has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence of 120 days for harassing John Digweed. 49 year-old Sharron Rennie of Dundee was also ordered to pay £100 in compensation to the DJ after sending a string of abusive emails , which ranged from sexually explicit to offensive and…

Why Ibiza needs to get real about clubs and lead from the front in integrating nightlife with its local communities. Ibiza is yet again making headline news around the world. The current story burning through worldwide status updates concerns plans to close clubs and bars in San Antonio’s West…

EDM fans have grown up. Their next logical progression? Tech house. Whether you love it or loathe it, big things are afoot with tech house. Earlier this week, Las Vegas casino/hotel Wynn Las Vegas announced Jamie Jones, Solomun and Black Coffee as the new residents for their XS nightclub under the banner: We Are…

Track ID culture is hotly dividing dance music but we ask the question, what's wrong with being so excited by a track that you need to know the name? Slating people for asking for Track IDs seems to have become a popular pastime for DJs and the dance media alike. Jackmaster, Midland and Mixmag have all…

Belgrade is one of Eastern Europe's clubbing meccas, an early adopter to acid house and as any who have passed through it recently can attest, is fizzing with energy. For the next in our series of features where local experts tell us about their scenes, three of the city’s main players, promoter Igor…