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Dance fans are a fickle bunch. There’s nothing more liable to herald accusations of ‘selling out’ than finding your records bothering the top 40. So when you’re as likely to hear a record being sung by heaving crowds on a Friday night in Oceana as you are in Fabric, you know you’ve got something pretty special on your hands.

Groove Armada

To the uninitiated, Groove Armada's return to making underground house music might appear something of a change in direction. It is, of course, nothing of the sort. Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have found themselves, thanks to a solid decade of commercial success, stuffed clumsily into all manner of pigeon holes; from dance-pop to pop-dance to chill-out to stadium-dance to ragga-dance and any number of other sub genres you might care to mention.

If 2012 was big for Dusky, 2013 was the year they really stepped up to the premier league.

In 2012 Dusky wowed you, us and everyone else with the ubiquitous floor killer that was 'Flo Jam'. Without letting up the pressure for a...

The victors of the momentous <a href=http://www.thirststudio.com>Heineken Thirst Studio Global Sessions</a> 2006 have been announced.

Romania's killer production trio, Livio and Roby featuring George G, a.k.a. Monochrome, won both awards at the prestigious contest for their minimal techno thumper...

House cat Huxley clinches the producer prize after a stellar debut album...

It is fitting that Huxley has been made to wait for our coveted Best Producer award until this year. You could argue that the Tring...

plugin subscriptions

As subscription models have begun to make their way into our DAWs, we look at the three different models for using plugins — outright ownership, continual rent, and rent-to-own. Here, Declan McGlynn asks: are subscription models better for producers? And are we heading towards an even heavier onslaught of abundance over efficiency? 

Subscriptions are everywhere, whether we like them or not. In fact, a report ominously titled The End of Ownership in 2020 said that 78% of...

An ultra-portable synth for when inspiration strikes...

Piino is currently being developed as a “sketchbook” for musicians. Designed by Jack Marple, the ultra-compact synthesizer merges a classic wooden exterior with a...

Learn to play your favourite dance tracks

Skoove have been busy beavering away behind the scenes in order to keep moving forward their intuitive online Piano teaching website.

Best of North America Awards 2017

For all its Hollywood glitz and glamour and bottle service bullshit, Los Angeles still lays claim to a thriving underground bass scene today. You can...

Win a year subscription to Cr2 Platinum Producer Membership Service

The guys behind Sample Tools, Cr2 are offering a handful of lucky DJs and Producers a cool way to kick off 2016 with £100 worth of sample tools as well as a couple of free memberships for the new Platinum Producer Membership Service

Cr2 are launching a new membership service for DJs and Producers

Record Label and Sample Pack providers CR2 have just launched a new membership service for DJs and Producers who want to jump on board the CR2 sample pack train

That house DJ/producer Josh Butler is going places fast — and it's clear you agree!

Despite citing Tiësto’s 'Delerium (In Search of Sunrise Remix)' as one of his most formative record purchases, Josh Butler’s own music couldn’t be further from...

Hardwell releases free sample pack

In collaboration with Apple, the free sample pack is available on GarageBand and Logic Pro

Hardwell has released a free sample pack for producers. As part of a collaboration with Apple, the free sample pack is now available to download...

The presets are said to "encapsulate the history of the genre"...

Roland Cloud, the manufacturer's suite of software instruments, has announced the Techno Suite, an extensive set of 220 presets and grooves which the company says...

Say goodbye to overused vocal sample packs

A vocal can make or break a track. Yet, all to often, we rely on over-used sample packs, poor quality recordings or audio rips. Vocalizr...