Long Reads

Excite and Resonate: A History of Physical Modelling Synthesis

Once a niche form of synthesis, physical modelling is now growing in popularity, offering both highly realistic – and wildly novel – results.

Can Music Worx Challenge The Current Streaming Landscape?

With options for both pros and music fans alike, Music Worx is revolutionizing the DJ streaming game.

Has Techno Lost Its Groove?

Is reducing techno down to 15 or 30-second social media clips, changing the direction of techno production? Is it…

Podcasts

Pig Room Podcast EP 8 – David Castellani

Attack Editor Eric Brünjes sits with David Castellani to talk techno.…

Pig Room Podcast EP 7 – Rebekah

Attack Editor, Eric Brünjes, sits with Rebekah for 45 minutes on techno today, her studio processes, and to discuss…

Pig Room Podcast EP 6 – Brandon Tatum, Esq.

Join us for one hour of music legal talk with Brandon Tatum, Esq., a  Billboard Top Music Lawyer…

Interviews

Dan Gillespie: Newfangled Audio

After 11 years working with Eventide, Dan Gillespie started his own venture, Newfangled Audio, making a range of innovative plugins…

WARM: Making Sure Your Radio Plays Are Monitored Correctly

We speak with Jesper Skibsby, CEO & Founder of WARM, which monitors radio stations worldwide, tracking your songs in real…

Tips & Tricks From Five CRSSD Festival 2024 Artists

CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego waterfront next month. We caught up with five artists performing at the festival…

My Studio

Alinka – “Sorry For Not Trending”

Berlin based Alinka shows us her playful but well-stocked studio.…

David Castellani – “FM Synthesis Can Quickly Become A Mess’

David Castellani’s studio is so outrageous, we are ripping up the long-standing My Studio format to accommodate him…

Transparent Sound

With a new bumper album out – ‘Accidents’ – with music dating from 1994 to 2023, Transparent Sound shows us around where…

Track By Track

 Blomfelt – ‘i’m interested in apathy’

Blomfelt takes us through his album ‘i’m interested in apathy’.…

‘Hardproof’ On IMF: 5 Slices Of Moody Groove Techno

HARDPROOF is the first in a series of VA’s on Marcel Fengler’s IMF.  It’s…

Mike Nasty: “This EP Pays Homage To The Place I Love The Most”

We recently caught up with NYC-based Mike Nasty and asked him to talk us through the production of his…

Show & Tell

Raw Ideology: “Gaming Is The Ultimate Artform”

Raw Ideology might be well known already to fans of hardstyle techno but what makes him tick is more than…

Salvione: “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”

As 2023 draws to a close, we asked a few artists to summarise their year via their favourite YouTube videos…

A.ON – “Frank Zappa Helped Create The Label ‘Parental Advisory'”

As 2023 draws to a close, we asked a few artists to summarise their year via their favourite YouTube videos…

Top Tracks

Roland Clark – “Do Better Labels”

We’ve wanted to feature Roland Clark for a while. His guilty pleasure is German chocolate cake and he’s…

Azzecca

Chicago-based DJ and producer Azzecca creates dance-floor-ready tracks that effortlessly blend the boundaries of techno and house…

Franky Wah

What music makes up the Franky Wah musical back story? We decided to find out.…

Q&A

Machine Woman – “Research & Understanding Will Get You Far”

Machine Woman recently featured as Attack’s Track of The Week in our newsletter. She’s also a massive supporter…

Sattam

With influences including Daniel Avery, Bonobo, Bicep, Overmono, Kassian – Sattam is one to watch for the future. We put him…

Honey Luv – “My Last Day Job Was In The Military”

It might be an Attack first to welcome an artist who was destined to work in the CIA but has…

Columns

The Subtle Evolution of Selling Out

Selling out, patronage, sponsorship and endorsement – all equal the same thing – financial reward. But are artists getting paid to feature…

Your Music Doesn’t Suck, Your Friend’s Opinion Does

Chick Gerrard explains why listening to your friend’s “beatsplaining” opinion is probably a waste of time.…

Does Artwork Still Matter?

Pre-mp3, iPod and smartphone, the visual culture of recorded music were all important to delivering music. But in an…

Job Envy

Roxanne Oak: Relationship Manager For Dance Music Genres At PPL

For this month’s Job Envy, we speak to Roxanne Oak, whose role at PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) is specific…

Wez Saunders – Managing Director At Defected Records

For this month’s Job Envy feature, we sat down with Wez Saunders, the managing director at Defected Records.…

James Araujo – Mixed In Key

For this month’s Job Envy feature, we spoke to James Araujo, marketing director at Mixed In Key.…

Introducing...

Thomas Klaps “I was always driven by acid sounds’

Hailing from Belgium, Thomas Klaps has already built up a sizeable following for his brand of techno. We asked him…

Ones To Watch: 3 New Producers Using Pirate Studios

Having developed into far more than a forward-thinking rehearsal space business, Pirate is home to a wealth of exciting…

Kancho Club

The North East has a rich history of dance music. Hailing from Newcastle and Sunderland, the duo unite the two…

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