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A pint-sized analogue monster...

When it comes to soft-synths, there are few names as highly esteemed in the world of production as Arturia’s. This is largely because of their incredibly faithful reproductions of classic synthesisers that are used daily by the biggest names in the game. In recent times, Arturia have taken the bold move of going beyond the virtual world by creating their range of hybrid Spark drum machines and the full-blown DSP monster Origin, which have proven to be extremely popular with the recording community — and for good reason too.

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R&S off-shoot Meda Fury continue their mission to uncover house music's most prodigious talents, this time shining their light on...

Dutch stadium conquering DJ/producer Dyro has stepped out of his mentor Hardwell's shadows to become a formidable force of his own.

Having twice placed inside the Top 30 of our annual DJ poll, it’s fair to say that Dyro is now a globally established...

ADAM Audio’s S2V monitors sound seriously good

We’ve tested out all types of monitors over the years from budget, entry-level options to money-is-no-limit offerings, but what’s most important from any of these systems is...

Without bluster or overblown hype, Black Coffee has doggedly worked himself into the position of being not just South Africa’s foremost electronic music artist, but...

Far from the crowds of Ibiza’s resorts and the kaleidoscopic whirl of its clubs, on a tranquil outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a man surveys...

Photo of Frank & Tony sitting at a table outside a red cafe

Out of club music’s modern-day practitioners, few go deeper than Francis Harris and Anthony Collins. Producing under the Frank & Tony banner, working in the grand tradition of the sound’s pioneers, the duo has just released ‘Ethos’, their first long-player since 2014’s ‘You Go Girl’. Here, they speak to Bruce Tantum about their creative partnership, the uniting power of the house groove, and melancholic beauty of everyday life

The music of Francis Harris and Anthony Collins seems, on one level, to exist in a world of their own making. Working together as Frank...

What is there to say about Carl Cox? The man who came to define the sound of Ibiza, effortlessly appealing to dance music fans across...

What are your Ibiza plans for the rest of 2018, Carl?

“The summer for me has changed a lot since Space closed, so this time...

Sound Devices’ MixPre 6 Audio Recorder is more than the average field recorder

Every now and again up pops a device, a piece of kit that can be used by different individuals for so many different applications. Sound...

Soichi Terada’s first new house music album in 25 years is a masterclass is mood-building, and a reminder of his power to move your soul...

Japanese producer Soichi Terada started making waves in 1989, producing pop singer Nami Shimada’s now-classic ‘Sun Shower’. His Far East Recordings label, meanwhile, launched with...

The UK's biggest dance music show is just around the corner with shedloads of confirmed attractions...

With only a week to go, news is still flooding in fast about DJ Live - the UK's top-class dance music industry exhibition.

DJ Live...

TYGAPAW: music for the revolution

TYGAPAW makes music with a message of liberation, and of working toward a world where everyone is free to be true to themselves. It also happens to be music that slams. Bruce Tantum meets the Brooklyn-based artist to learn about their long journey to get to where they are now, and the road ahead

There’s a documentary called Underplayed, released in 2020, that focuses on gender, ethnic, and sexual equality issues within the electronic music world as seen “through...

The new NS6 Itch controller from Numark is hard not to love, and with Serato’s Itch 2 software imminent, this is looking like a match...

The latest collaboration between industry giants Numark and Serato, the NS6 has landed, and this brand-new shiny controller for Serato’s Itch software is bound to...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Croatian production duo, Radiology, have been selected by Hardwell as the winners of his ‘Mad World’ Remix competition, with Miller Genuine Draft. We met the...

DJs strike back after “Underground music is amateur” comment

As Space Ibiza celebrated 25 years, we were once again at the Closing Fiesta

Rich, luscious, gorgeously multi-layered techno and house. Pumping and searing through the Balearic night. Gripping our senses and tugging us deeper onto the dancefloor. We're...