by Redmond Bacon | Dec 5, 2018
Drum and bass is one of the biggest music genres in the world. Born out of the rave and jungle scene coming out of UK in the early 90s, it now enjoys huge mainstream success. Known for its technical precision as well as its unique rhythm, drum and bass is a distinctly…
by Redmond Bacon | Dec 4, 2018
A quintessentially British genre, drum and bass is the sound of illegal raves, moshpits and really letting yourself go crazy. Beginning in the early 90s and inspired by jungle, Jamaican dub and reggae, breakbeats, big beat and hard house, drum and bass has achieved…
by InspirAspir | Dec 2, 2018
How do you manage to ally music production and studies? Is the balance possible? Definitely possible! It’s really all about managing your time and working on music whenever you get the chance. This is really the case with any hobby that involves practicing and gaining…
by Daniel Crawford | Nov 29, 2018
In recent years the line between the mixing and production processes have begun to blur with the rise of electronic music, where mixing effects can – and often are – utilized in the production process. I believe there is a lot to be gained by taking a step back and…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 27, 2018
Techno Music Definition Techno is the sound of warehouse raves, dimly-lit basements and weekend-long parties. From Germany (Kraftwerk) to Detroit to Germany again, techno is synonymous with post-industrial, post-mechanical landscapes, and a desire to break through the…
by JRL1981 | Nov 25, 2018
One of the recent trends I’ve encountered on various forums for electronic musicians is the discussion of making songs using as few channels as possible, usually 8. It seems to be some kind of forced minimalism that people are imposing on themselves, some naive…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 23, 2018
Despite some protestations the other way, techno music is still the sound of the underground. Eclipsed in recent years by the interstellar success of EDM, which blends elements of trance and progressive house, techno is the genre of choice for black-clad hipsters and…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 19, 2018
Trance music artists have advertised one of the biggest sounds in the world, conjuring up images of packed stadiums and blissed-out euphoria. Starting in Berlin in the 90s before becoming a truly worldwide genre, trance has been dominated by just a few names. The fame…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 17, 2018
The Prodigy, once the darling godfathers of the UK rave scene, have been around now for nearly 30 years. What to do after pioneering an entire sound? The answer for the group is more of the same, delivering a selection of songs that plays like a long-lost greatest…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 15, 2018
With its big addictive supersaw chords, booming basslines and trap-inspired beats, future bass artists have now become major stronghold in the pop charts. Started in 2006 in the UK, USA, Australia, Japan and Korea, it is known for its “wobbly” sound, often achieved…
by Jack Woodward | Nov 13, 2018
I was the one guy in high school constantly wearing headphones and going to live shows. I played guitar and ran an online radio station with a Winamp plugin, a £20 USB mic and random songs I’d download off Limewire for fun. I obsessively tracked albums I would check…
by Redmond Bacon | Nov 9, 2018
Its the sound of flared trousers, disco balls and quaaludes. Get to know more about disco music, the biggest genre of the 70s!
by Redmond Bacon | Oct 31, 2018
Beauty and brutality collide in Konoyo, Tim Hecker’s latest ambient effort that expertly balances crushing industrial sounds with brief moments of fleeting grace. Composed with the help of a traditional Japanese gaguku ensemble, it expertly bridges the gap between…
by Redmond Bacon | Oct 29, 2018
“Jack boldly declared “Let There Be House” and House music was born” – Chuck Roberts, 1985 House music is the best of both worlds. While it has undoubtably influenced and altered the pop landscape to a massive effect, it has never lost its edge, still managing to be…
by Anton Dechand | Oct 27, 2018
UK electronic musician Matt Cutler aka Lone has been relentlessly productive for the last decade. The Nottingham native is many things. A producer’s producer with a knack for percussion and arpeggiated melody, a gifted remixer, a cross-over artist, the heir of Boards…