It took decades and many mutations for dance music to develop into the genres we know today. Here's what happened before DJ Mag was born...

We count the ways in which the Purple One influenced electronic music over the years

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The Belleville Three

In an exclusive adaptation from his new book on the ever-so-slightly eccentric Godfather Of Funk, KRIS NEEDS looks at George Clinton's influence on the electronic dance music we know and love today...

The seminal tracks that changed dance forever

In Depth Conversation With the Electro Funk King

Electro classic remixed by two of dance music's hippest names...