When listening now, one hears no shortage of foreshadowing from legendary Paul van Dyk tracks such as “We Are Alive” and “For an Angel” because, well, he kinda should be dead. People don’t often fall 20-plus feet, collide with concrete, and survive. Saturday, February 27, 2016, in Utrecht, Netherlands, was supposed…

The Soul Clap twosome — Boston natives Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine — were en route to the airport in Chicago the morning after a six-hour set when we connected. Chi-town was the first stop on their 14-show North America tour. The duo’s self-titled second album dropped on October 14, and now…

It was a Sunday in January. Erick Morillo had just finished a marathon set on the Terrace at Club Space. He and former Space owner Louis Puig were heading out with ladies packed in their car like clowns in a Volkswagen Beetle. But their afterparty was delayed slightly when warning…

We sat down with Paul Rose, AKA Scuba, last Sunday night following his set at Beta Nightclub in Denver, where he dropped four hours of techno tracks for the glossy-eyed club goers that gathered on the dance floor. While the Colorado crowd was either taking it easy or super blazed;…

Typically, the Germans are known for their punctuality and affection for rules. So when West Berlin native Ellen Allien called in slightly late for our phone interview, she wasted no time apologizing.  “Hi Elvis, sorry I’m late for the interview. I’m very slow today and running behind,” Allien told us from somewhere in…

Local trance DJ and producer, Denzo, will open up for a stacked lineup this Friday at Space. So, naturally, we wanted to talk to him about it, but the conversation inevitably veered toward a grander look at dance music as a whole. “We should burn the industry to the ground…

“Okay, start asking so I can start answering.” El Chino DreadLion didn’t want to waste time when sat down earlier this week. Born Eduardo Rodriguez in Cuba, his artistic grooming is DJ booth to dance floor — and dressing room too. At the Escuelas Nacionales de Arte in Havana, Rodriguez studied…

Gregory Paulus and Nicholas DeBruyn, a duo better known as No Regular Play, first visited Cuba when they were high school students at Saint Paul Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their Spanish teacher, Rolando Castellano, took some students every year as part of a cultural exchange program. Paulus, a classically…

Recently, in an interview with the Guardian, Moby said he experienced anxiety, depression and insomnia while touring. The traveling lifestyle was so hard on Avicii, he’s hanging up his headphones at age 26. But not Clyde Sergio Narain, a DJ who you probably know better as Chuckie. “So many artists…

If Max Cooper stops landing club gigs — no problem. He has his genetics research career to fall back on. Before transitioning to a full time global DJ/producer, Cooper worked in a lab and studied the evolution of genetic networks. His approach to music is scientific and academic too, but…

While the musical gap between west and east coast has always been wide, certain songs and artists manage to jump it like Evel Knievel, finding common ground and turning it into sweet sounds.  Deorro’s recent single, “Bailar” with Elvis Crespo has done just that. It was a dream come true for…

If you have recently seen Markus Schulz chasing seagulls on South Beach with a microphone, fear not. The world famous DJ is not losing his mind. He was simply recording sound samples for his latest album. Schulz’s sixth album, Watch the World, dropped on April 29, and the album release party…

Many like to segment dance music and compartmentalize artists, but often times that’s the difference between producers and fans. “I don’t know what the fuck deep house is,” Danish artist Kölsch told us from his home in Copenhagen. “I guess I know what the definitions of the of the different…

Every year in March, over 70,000 fans, musical acts, 50-plus food vendors and dozens of merchandise exhibitors converge on Sun Life Stadium in the City of Miami Gardens for Jazz in the Gardens. This year marks the eleventh edition of the show, and boasts a lineup including Usher, Charlie Wilson,…

At the age of 15, Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman listened to garage music on pirate radio and got around London with the help of a couple fake IDs. They went to a lot of raves — the old school, hardcore kinds — and listened to early Orbital and Prodigy…

Paul van Dyk’s annual visit to Miami will not happen this year. The German trance legend fell 20-feet off the main stage during his February 27 set at A State of Trance 750 in Utrecht, Holland. He was airlifted to an Amsterdam hospital where he was treated for a concussion…

The term “underrated” is relative. One could argue that the Beatles are underrated considering Parliament hasn’t renamed Liverpool after them. But, for our purposes here, let’s boil it down to this: an artist who is not getting the attention he or she deserves. These days DJ rankings tend to be…

The first time we tried to track down Martin Garrix — born Martijn Garritsen — for a phone interview, he was on a skiing holiday, cruising through the mountains. Reception was spotty. It’s an easy image to conjure: The EDM prodigy sliding down a pristine mountainside in a designer jumpsuit,…