Don Lewis, the pioneering electronic music composer, musician and synth creator, has died aged 81. News of the artist's passing on Sunday (6th November) was...
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An icon of the pop art movement who collaborated with Andy Warhol and Grace Jones...
The first major UK exhibition of coveted pop and graffiti artist Keith Haring will open at Tate Liverpool in June 2019.
Renowned for working with...
THE Pop Group, specifically
Post-Punk legends The Pop Group have announced four small club dates – including back-to-back nights at The Garage in London – this September, in preparation...
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
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DJ Mag’s Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of inspiring electronic albums throughout history
Forthcoming on 1985 Music...
Fracture and Alix Perez have joined forces on 'Archetype', a brand new killer taken from the upcoming 'Edition 1' compilation on 1985 Music.
Launched by...
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The Rockin' House Records boss, and first producer to add guitars and live instruments to the studio mix, leaves a huge legacy behind
Chicago house music legend Rodney Bakerr has died.
Baker, who produced and DJ'd with an additional "r" on his surname, suffered a heart attack last...
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Tributes have come from house legends including Chip E, Joe Smooth and Marshall Jefferson for the influencial figure
Benji Espinoza, the co-founder of influential Chicago house label DJ International Records, has died, according to a report in 5Mag.
Founded in 1985 with...
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The legendary artist started making electronic music on homemade instruments in the 1960s
Simeon Coxe, co-founder of pioneering electronic music duo Silver Apples, has died.
The legendary musician passed away on 8th September in Fairhope, Alabama, according to...
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Ahead of his gig at London's Miranda at Ace Hotel Shoreditch (Friday 22nd March), we hit up author, DJ and all-round electronic music expert Bill...
PRINCE 'Let’s Work'
"Taken from his 1981 album Controversy, this is early Prince at his funkiest best, with a 12-inch version that rolls and grooves...
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The Godfather of Techno will debut the legendary project in London...
Juan Atkins will debut pioneering electro project, Cybotron, live in London's next year.
The Godfather of Techno will premiere the Detroit band's music live at the Barbican...
Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, PvD, Carl Cox and more in the German city’s prime...
Berlin in the 90s was a special place for a then-emergent electronic music culture, and specifically (although not exclusively) techno.
The city had been reunited in...
Scottish dance pioneers Finitribe reboot
Finitribe started off as an experimental guitar band in the mid-'80s but they soon embraced electronic music and sample culture and set up their own Finiflex label.
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Lewis was known best for his multi-synth custom rig, the LEO, as well as working on the iconic Yamaha DX7 and TR-808
Ian Pooley on his new album 'What I Do'
Somewhat of an unsung hero in house and techno circles, Ian Pooley has been producing and releasing tracks for over 20 years. The German DJ/producer, born Ian Pinnekamp and hailing from Mainz near Frankfurt, differs from many of his fellow contemporary countrymen, however, by leaning more towards the house music side of the 4/4 spectrum.
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...