Chris Stussy: The Real Name Behind House Music's No-Phones Year
Chris Stussy's real name is Niels Christian Steenbergen. How a Leiden teenager built the PIV sound, the no-phones USS series and a career-defining 2026.
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Why Are London Clubs Closing? The Real Reasons in 2026
Why are London clubs closing? The 2026 numbers, the cost, licensing and property pressures behind the losses, and the fixes now on the table.
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Notting Hill Carnival 2026 Sound Systems: A DJ's Guide to the 60th Anniversary Corners
All 36 Notting Hill Carnival 2026 sound systems: where Channel One, Aba Shanti-I and Rampage play, 12pm to 7pm hours, and a DJ's route for the 60th year.
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Reading and Leeds 2026 Dance Stage: The Warehouse, Explained by DJs
The Warehouse is Reading and Leeds 2026's new dance stage. Full lineup, day splits for both sites, two Skepta b2bs and ticket status, explained by DJs.
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The Best Manchester Clubs in 2026
The best Manchester clubs in 2026, from the 10,000-capacity Warehouse Project to intimate rooms like Hidden, Soup and XLR, sorted by what each does best.
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Why Minimal House Became the Sound of Expensive Clubbing in 2026
Why minimal house became the sound of expensive clubbing in 2026: no drops, long sets, no phones, and the artists, from Chris Stussy to Rossi., behind it.
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The Warehouse Project 2026: 20 Years, and the Season to Match
The Warehouse Project 2026 guide: the Manchester institution's 20th-anniversary season at Depot Mayfield, with lineup highlights, dates, tickets and history.
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Sammy Virji: Real Name, Age and How He Became UK Garage's Biggest Star
Sammy Virji's real name is Samuel Bashir Virji. His age, Witney roots, the Skepta and Fred again.. records, and the road to Finsbury Park 2026.
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The Best UK Garage Tracks of 2026 So Far
The best UK garage tracks of 2026, checked for label and release date, plus where the sound moved and the labels and radio shows breaking these records.
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Casey Club: How a Bristol Bass Act Became 2026's Breakout
Who is Casey Club? The Bristol bass act behind Papi Riddim and the Borehole EP whose DJ co-signs and Beatport number ones made them 2026's breakout.
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Oscar Farrell: The Musician Making UK Garage for the Comedown
Who is Oscar Farrell? The London future-garage producer and Sampha's bassist, signed to George Daniel's dh2, behind So Far South and Birds Fly In.
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KILIMANJARO: Bringing the Sounds of the Motherland to the UK Rave
Who is KILIMANJARO? The Zambian-heritage, Glasgow-raised London afro house DJ behind a Fred again..-invited Boiler Room set and the Sounds of the Motherland.
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Mall Grab: The Producer Who Beat the Lo-Fi House Joke
Who is Mall Grab? Real name Jordon Alexander, the Australian who beat the lo-fi house joke, built Steel City Dance Discs and became a festival headliner.
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TSHA: The Self-Taught Producer Who Made Feeling Festival-Sized
Who is TSHA? Real name Teisha Matthews, the self-taught London producer behind Capricorn Sun and Sad Girl making emotional, melodic dance music on Ninja Tune.
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salute: The Producer Who Made Feel-Good Dance Music a Mission
Who is salute? Real name Felix Nyajo, the Vienna-born, Manchester-made producer behind TRUE MAGIC who turned feel-good UK club music into a philosophy.
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Hamdi: How "Skanka" Carried UK Soundsystem Culture to the World
Who is Hamdi? Real name Alexander Hamdi, the producer behind Skanka who carried UK garage, grime and 140 soundsystem culture onto the world's festival stages.
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Main Phase: The Dane Who Mastered British Speed Garage
Who is Main Phase? Real name Adam Schierbeck, the Copenhagen producer who mastered UK speed garage via Rinse FM and now co-runs ATW with IPC.
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MPH: The Craftsman Bridging UK Garage and the Mainstream
Who is MPH? Real name Myles Fairbairn, the Canterbury producer with UK garage's sharpest 4x4 basslines, from 132.00FM to major-label and Bangalter co-signs.
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The London-to-Ibiza House Pipeline: How UK DJs Took Over Ibiza in 2026
How UK DJs took over Ibiza's 2026 house season: Skepta at Hï, Josh Baker's You&Me at Amnesia, East End Dubs, Michael Bibi's Solid Grooves and the pipeline.
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Nia Archives: The Artist Who Put Jungle Back at the Heart of British Music
Who is Nia Archives? Real name Dehaney Hunt, the Bradford jungle artist behind Silence Is Loud and the 2026 album Emotional Junglist, explained.
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Barry Can't Swim: How Edinburgh's Jazz-Trained Producer Became a Festival Headliner
Who is Barry Can't Swim? Real name Joshua Mainnie, the Edinburgh producer behind When Will We Land?, Loner and festival-headlining emotional house, explained.
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Why UK Garage Works Again in 2026
Why UK garage works again in 2026: a DJ on how speed garage, bassline and two-step fit the modern dancefloor, and why this run is more than nostalgia.
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Boiler Room 2026: How to Actually Get Tickets
Boiler Room 2026: how to get tickets via the DICE app and membership, why they sell out in seconds, the returns waiting list and the year's confirmed events.
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Best UK Garage DJs and Producers to Watch in 2026
The best UK garage DJs of 2026, from Sammy Virji and Interplanetary Criminal to MPH, Main Phase and the speed garage wave reshaping British dancefloors.
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