Lilly Palmer hit a new milestone last year, crashing into DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll as one of the highest new entries. Her flavour of hard techno — punchy, full-throttle, big room — is blooming at the moment and she’s just getting ready to release her heavily anticipated debut album. DJ Mag’s Niamh O’Connor catches up with the former model and nutritionist to talk all things techno.Also this issue we have in-depth artist features with Cloonee and Girls Don’t Sync; a focus on the scene in Portugal capital Lisbon; a piece on motherhood and DJing; a discussion on how smaller labels are navigating an increasingly corporate landscape amidst shrinking margins; a feature on how a small record shop in Croydon, south of London, was instrumental in birthing the worldwide dubstep scene; our official artists to watch in 2026; the Game Changer is Dave Angel ‘Timeless (Remix)’; Tiga in the Hot Seat; Vital Label: Ghostly International; plus all the regular music reviews, new artist profiles and technology focuses.Carl Loben Editor
