JASSS' new album 'Eager Buyers' is a breath of fresh air that subverts modern malaise. She speaks to Patrick Hinton about the devaluing of art, homogenisation of clubs, and shares a ranging mix that ...

You could be forgiven for wondering if Two Shell’s alias is derived from the concept of the shell game—the classic huckster’s confidence trick meant for fleecing unsuspecting passersby out of tenner ...

Whether they were pioneering new sounds, connecting global scenes, doling out bangers, or blurring the lines of reality with their music, these are the producers who defined 2024 ...

Released at the peak of the Skint Records-led big beat explosion, at a time when 'You've Come A Long Way, Baby' was elevating Norman Cook to superstar DJ, it's now a universal anthem of strident ...

1980s KU; DJ Alfredo's Balearic Beat at Amnesia; the downtempo chill-out of Café del Mar and Café Mambo; the 90s superclub explosion; DC10 and the rise of the minimal era; the deep house explosion; ...

At the start of this year Joe Muggs penned a Mixmag column titled Forgetting about vocal house anthems is a betrayal of club music's roots, celebrating songs that raise spirits on the dancefloor with ...

Soulful vocals and melodies weave through generations, the songs our parents danced to become anthems in our childhood and follow us into adulthood. There are few sounds that garner viscerally ...

New book Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and Back) celebrates the impact of synths on music and culture by providing a comprehensive and meticulously researched directory of every ...

Back in 1969, a drum solo that would direct hip hop and electronic music for 30-plus years was recorded. Gregory C. Coleman of Washington funk and soul band The Winstons was the man responsible for ...

A recent study in the IMS Business Report found electronic music to be the third most popular music genre, with an estimated 1.5 billion listeners. A third of the 19,000 people asked said they ...

Born in Brick City, Ase Manual grew up all music: from the music classes that his school funded, to the block CDs that he’d buy on the walk home. 2016 brought the release of his debut full-length ...

Akai Professional has announced its beat-making software MPC Beats. Anyone looking to use MPC Beats can access Akai's new DAW for free here. MPC Beats has a content library able to store up to 2GB, ...