Columns
If Streaming Isn’t Going Away, Can We Make It Fairer?
We recently published a column about Spotify’s new pay-to-play initiative. This week we’re looking at what…
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Columns
Streaming Won’t Kill DJing, But It Might Just Create DJ Ghosts
Harold Heath makes the case that “streaming won’t kill the DJ star”.…
News
Engine DJ’s New Update Brings Soundcloud Go+ and Beatport Link Streaming to Denon DJ Products
Engine OS v1.5 also features a new Quick Source Menu, making it easier to switch between various sources including all supported streaming services.
News
Musicians Union Launch Campaign To Increase Artist Streaming Royalties
The Keep Music Alive campaign is calling for urgent change to the music industry to protect musicians and artists from…
Long Reads
Is Remote Mixing The Future Of Music Production?
Imagine remote-controlling analogue audio gear in a studio on the other side of the world. It may sound like the future but this future is now.
Long Reads
How To Clean & Rip Vinyl – A Guide
We look at the best methods to care for your vinyl and how best to convert vinyl records to digital…
Mixcloud Announce New Live Streaming Platform
Streaming service Mixcloud has released its new platform early due to the Corona pandemic. …
News
Another News Story About Streaming
The streaming race continues as Google beats Apple to the punch.…
Long Reads
How to Integrate Activism And Community Organizing Into Music Events
After publishing our article last month, “Is It Time For a DJ Union’ Attack Magazine was contacted by Peter Marks…
Long Reads
“I’d be disappointed if we went 100% back to normal”: How the Dutch Dance Music Scene Intends to Reform Upon Reopening
With the Dutch dance music industry, which has been closed for twelve months, still lacking cultural recognition from the government…
News
Wavezoo: Get Paid To DJ At Parties Worldwide
A new company has launched in beta, Wavezoo, that promises to provide a platform for DJs to take paid online…
News
Thavius Beck Releases Cosmic Noise LP
In anticipation of an upcoming Beat Dissected penned by the producer, Attack readers may wish to listen to Thavius Beck…
Interviews
Indira Paganotto
Over the last nine years, Spanish DJ and Producer Indira Paganotto has made the journey from creating deep tech-tinged…
News
PLAYdifferently Unveil the New MODEL 1.4 Co-Designed by Richie Hawtin
The new MODEL 1.4 was co-designed by Hawtin, who also used feedback from artists, clubs and engineers to build on the existing features from the MODEL 1.
News
Win An Investment of Up To $50,000 In Your Music Tech Startup
Music Tectonics is partnering with BandLab to host a startup pitch competition with winners receiving an investment of up to…
News
Virtual Artist, Ha Jiang, Signs Major Record Deal in China
According to a report from MBW, a virtual artist in China, Ha Jiang, has signed a major record deal, a…
Long Reads
Gear Predictions For 2021
We cast our gaze into the future and predict what hardware releases await us in the coming year.
Columns
2020 A Year In Dance Music. Pt. 2: Plague Raves – Watch Like Nobody’s Dancing
We continue our review of 2020 in dance music, with the second half of a year in which DJs tragically…
News
Warp Records Releases Special Anniversary Edition of Squarepusher’s debut album Feed Me Weird Things
Almost 25 years to the day from its original release in 1996, Warp Records is releasing a special anniversary edition…
News
SoundCloud Announces Fan-Powered Royalties
Soundcloud has announced they are introducing fan-powered royalties where money made from listeners goes directly to the artists they…
Long Reads
2020: A Year In Dance Music Part 1 – Through The Haunted Mirror
We look back at the year in dance music through the twisted prism of social media.…
Long Reads
2020: The Year In Gear
We look back at a year of music technology and pick our favourite pieces of hardware.
News
Black Friday: Evermix: 20% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter to…
Columns
Promised Land(fill)
With over 40,000 pieces of music released every day, Harold Heath wonders how many jokes he can make at the expense of tech house.
The Best...
The Best Holiday Gifts For Producers
In this holiday edition of Best Of, we round up the most drool-worthy gifts of the 2020 season.
Gear/Software
Waves CLA Epic
Waves’ latest effects plugin combines four delays with four reverbs. Is more necessarily better?
News
Algoriddim’s Neural Mix Pro Can Isolate Vocal, Instrument and Drum Stems
Neural Mix Pro’s ‘real-time music source separation’ could be the next technological stepping stone for extracting acapellas and other musical parts from audio for sampling.
Job Envy
Allan Siema
Allan Siema is an artist manager at Simple Complex Music, co-founder and publicist for music platform Fave Sounds and…
Columns
Swimming Against The Stream
Spotify announced their latest mad plan ‘Amplifying Artist Input in Your Personalized Recommendations’ this week. Harold Heath shares some fair…
Gear/Software
Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000
With the CDJ’s ubiquity in clubland, and at this price point, it was always going to create a stir…
News
Labelism is New App That Allows You To Discover Music Via Record Label Data
A new label-based music discovery app, Labelism, is available for download on August 6th.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
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Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What Makes A Great DJ?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…