Wes Baggaley

No one can quite get bodies moving, hearts thumping and synapses tingling like our Wes Baggaley. Typically found dispensing a nimble combination of rough-edged techno, intoxicatingly cavernous deep house cuts and propulsive EBM towards the dark recesses of the UK's nightclubs — the Wigan-hailing DJ has been honing his craft, and adding to his extensive vinyl collection, for the last three decades; a journey that has taken him from Manchester to London, bar resident to playing at some of the world's biggest underground parties. His master hand at plying sweaty dancefloors with mind-altering music is matched only by his unabashedly honest and downright hilarious online presence, chronicling everything from his thoughts on current club trends to reminiscing about being booked to play at John Lewis to his love of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Lemon, to - ahem - multitasking in Berghain. Despite his apparent lack of awareness of his own place as one of the UK scene's most beloved figures, Wes embodies the very notion of a "DJ's DJ."

- Megan Townsend (Mixmag, 2024)