The halcyon days of loved up muddy fields, smiley faces, mixtapes and illegal underground spaces shaped and drove a young talisman on a path that would change his and many others lives. Sasha literally needs no introduction (but we will anyway). From the earliest days of the Dance Music scene in the Acid House era, he created a sound so unique that it marked him out instantly. In an era, when ‘real talent’, hard work, persistence, mixing ability, and a good ear got you your gigs, this shy kid from Wales (UK) pushed ahead and became the original Superstar DJ with Mixmag going as far as to chris ..read more

Re-branded new look Issue 16 of Iconic Underground Magazine will be dropping August 20th!!! Holding the front cover this issue is the diverse and incredibly talented Coyu filling us in on his passions for Techno, House, Suara and cats. In our features list we hit it up with some of the heavyweights in the scene past and present with Italian mystro Andres Campo Acid house King DJ Pierre, FAC 51 The Haciendas Jon Dasilva, IBIZA SONICA RADIOs Igor Marijuan, Blue Amazon, Danny Gould, SALADIN, Jonno Brien, Timmy Gibson, Paula Kasbaeh. Victoria Ball festival review DrumFest Malta with interviews wit ..read more

Iconic Underground Magazine Named As Lead Media Team For Brighton Music Conference (BMC) 2020 the UKs biggest Dance Music Conference. We are delighted to have signed up with this fantastic brand that’s showcases the very best in the dance music scene and industry. As part of our presence there we will be hosting our own discussion panel talking about music technology in the the scene. More  details to follow nearer the time….. DJ David Morales – Photo Credit Georgia Mallinder – BMC 2019 Photo Credit – Luke Curtis – BMC 2019 Photo Credit – Luke Curtis – BMC 2019 BMC 2019 BMC 2019 B ..read more

Blue Amazon – Lee Softley is a name that has been associated with quality for a number of years and considered a great contributor to electronic music. His production works have included the progressive club classic – No Other Love, The Javelin album – remixes for the likes of Sasha, Skunk Anansie, New Order through to artists such as Madonna. Underground club collaborations with Alex Flatner and Robert Owens on Kling Klong Records, tracks with Disscut from Germany, Louie Le Fink and of course Zak Gee with their interpretations series and more. As a DJ he has also been very proactive over ..read more

Dublin’s Big Dance Music Club Brands District 8 & Life Festival Talks With Iconic Underground Magazine about their events and brand new venue and whats coming up this year… Mike Mannix: Hey Fernando, great to catch up again. Can you fill us in on what happened in the aftermath of the closure of the home of iconic venue District 8? Fernando: Well, Dublin is taking a break on super club shows at the moment. We thought small clubs would have benefited from that but we are finding that  the smaller and mid-sized clubs also face their own issues and it is not always easy to get them busy ..read more

Photo credit: PicJumbo   It is human nature to dream of things we do not have. Most of us dream of things that are attainable if we have enough money. We all have our dreams. It costs nothing to entertain these dreams. Here are a few dreams that many people have in common: Win the lottery Lose weight before summer Get married Travel the world Start a rock band Go back to university Sale the sea with your best friends Surf the waves in Hawaii Of course, if you win the first one on this list, the rest is pretty much guaranteed with a bit of effort. But, will that make you happy? Maybe you would ..read more

We woke up to the tragic and sad news, that Philippe Zdar of ‘Cassius’ passed away last night. DJ producer, mix engineer Philippe Zdar, better known for his work as one half of French outfit ‘Cassius’ has died following an accidental fall from the19th floor of a Paris building, “He made an accidental fall, through the window of a high floor of a Parisian building,” confirmed his agent Sebastien Farran. He first formed the group Cassius back in the late ’80s alongside side kick Hubert Blanc-Francard (known as Boom Bass), and rose to prominence in the ’90s working alongside artists as varied as ..read more

Laynee’s Top 10 Techno Cuts   Ben Dust- Endo (N.O.B.A. Remix) http://www.beatport.com/track/endo-n-o-b-a-remix/11925214   Subliminal Source- Error (Original mix) http://www.beatport.com/track/error-original-mix/11938714   Skober- Keep the fires burning (DJ Dextro Remix) http://www.beatport.com/track/keep-the-fires-burning-dj-dextro-remix/11970692   Alignment- Interference (Luca Agnelli Remix) http://www.beatport.com/track/interference-luca-agnelli-remix/11937153   Exilles- Avant Garde (Original mix) http://www.beatport.com/track/avant-garde-original-mix/11884066   Niereich- We are legion (Orig ..read more

Shadow Child, Krystal Klear, Loods, Nick Reach Up and Rebuke all rework rave classic   Xpansions – ‘Move Your Body (Elevation) [Remixes]’ (Positiva / Food Music) Buy/Stream Move Your Body (Elevation) [Remixes] Here Seminal UK rave duo Xpansions have launched a five-track remix package to commemorate their 1991 classic ‘Move Your Body’, out now on Positiva / Food Music. Ahead of its release, the extensive remix package of the seminal hit had become firm favourites from BBC Radio 1 tastemakers across the board, seeing support from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Danny Howard, MistaJam and Monki. Perhaps ..read more

Big Fish Little Fish ‘Classic Family Rave with rave legend DJ Mark Archer (Altern 8) 9 June, 2pm – 4pm Get your glow sticks at the ready and prepare yourself for the legendary DJ Mark Archer who will spin the best of Altern 8 and rave classics from acid house to drum and bass at the award-winning Big Fish Little Fish’s ‘Classic Rave’ themed family rave on Sunday 9th June at Tramline, Dublin. Rave legend DJ Mark Archer celebrates over 30 years in the music business – he was there at the start of the acid house revolution and is delighted to be playing in Dublin for the launch gig. Bringing tog ..read more