Last updated 11 September, 2023 If you have all your music on Spotify and want to play a DJ set, either a one-off gig or often, this guide on DJing with Spotify is for you. In it we’ll look at four ways you can achieve this, from the very simple to the more complicated, and […]
Vienna’s Mirage cafe lends its name to Tosca remix LP number ten Tosca – the production team of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber – have announced a remix album of their last LP, 2022’s Oram. ‘MIRAGE, the OSAM Remixes’ is set for release on October 27 via !K7 and sees Brendon Moeller, Balalin Dobozi, D’al Senio, Oberst + […]
Lose yourself in Creep Show’s Yawning Abyss There’s a very specific laugh that, as an interviewer, signals, more often than not, the fact that you’ve just struck gold. When your interviewees do that slightly nervous “shall we tell them?” mutual giggle, you know you’re close to being let into a secret. In this case, it […]
Last updated 7 September, 2023 In this replay of our live Q&A lesson, we answered the biggest questions about the new Traktor X1 Mk3 modular controller. We also chatted with our community about building hybrid set-ups, accessible DJ gear, determining energy levels and more! Here’s what’s covered… 0:00 Intro 3:41 Does the Traktor X1 Mk3 […]
Lockdown and Eurorack combined to inspire Clarke’s first solo LP Vince Clarke, the legendary synth hero and onetime member of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure, is to release his first solo album. Songs of Silence is a ten-track lyric-less album, said to be “of uncategorisable ambient beauty”. The album will be available on vinyl, CD and […]
Now Berlin-based, he delivers some serious BITE Omon Breaker aka Maksym Nazarov is a DJ and musician who grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine and was originally from Dnipro. He drops his first ever full EP, ‘Compromat’ on the BITE label on September 29, traversing from cyberpunk dancefloor techno to trance-like work outs and wave inflected anthems across […]
Last updated 5 September, 2023 It’s the start of a new school year for the kids – but what are you doing for yourself to become a better DJ? In this live show replay, we share how the world’s leading online DJ school can help you out. Here’s what’s covered… 0:00 Intro 4:05 The blog: […]
The festival scene saves the best til last Aphex in full dazzling flow Can festivals be a force for a good? It’s a question that Team Love, the Bristol events organisation behind the Love Saves The Day and Waterworks festival, started asking themselves a couple of years ago. After diversifying their workforce and founding a […]
Debut full album from the French maverick is a fantasy tale about overcoming mental illness French electronic virtuoso Simo Cell’s debut album Cuspide des Sirènes drops next month – and we’ve persuaded the alt house maverick to chat us through it track by track. Described as “a fantasy tale of overcoming mental difficulties… a wondrous […]