What does DJ Mag's top 100 poll tell us about UK dance music? Not much

The annual rundown of global beatmakers is out, and dubstep is conspicuous by its absenceThere's no denying that DJ Mag's top 100 poll is dance music's most recognised indicator of public taste. That position has only advanced in the last year after the magazine took steps to assure voters that it was impossible to rig the poll. This follows the controversy over Chinese DJ Tiesmi's admission last year that he paid a software engineer to circumvent DJ Mag's system, handing over 4,000 Yuan (£260)...

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