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Snobbery Kills: Why Elitism in Music Can Stifle Creativity
If our scene is going to continue evolving, we need to be ready to look for great ideas everywhere. Not…
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Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: How to Hear Everything Differently, Instantly
Gregory Scott marvels at the moment of clarity that occurs when you play a track to someone for the first…
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Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: Saturation is the new black
Yes, saturation is a pleasing mix colouring tool, writes Gregory Scott, but its real genius is its ability to craft…
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Thomas Cox: Constructive Criticism
Has dance music coverage lost its critical voice? Thomas Cox argues that criticism is a much-needed constructive force.…
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Do Good Artists Copy? Plagiarism In Dance Music
“It’s the public who end up paying the price, putting money and faith behind artists who are liberally taking…
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Thomas Cox: The Gear Myth
Thomas Cox questions whether our obsession with expensive production tools is in danger of overshadowing the more important issues of…
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Thomas Cox: Pulling No Punches
Our new regular columnist Thomas Cox introduces himself and sets out his manifesto for this column: an honest, no-holds…
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Gregory Scott: Demolishing The Myths Of Compression
Kush Audio guru Gregory Scott addresses the most common misconceptions about compression.…
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Thomas Cox: Should We Be So Festive?
Thomas Cox explores the problems with the growing influence of festivals and argues that we should choose to attend events…
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Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: Inspiration is None of Your Business
As producers we have no control over when studio magic happens, writes Gregory Scott. All we can do is turn…
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Part-Time Punks: Are Amateurs Ruining Dance Music?
Thomas Cox argues that amateurism on multiple levels within the dance music industry traps us in a harmful cycle.…
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Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: Don’t Mix Ignorable
Mix brash, mix cheesy, mix bold or mix beautiful… mix however you like, but don’t mix ignorable, writes Gregory…
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Thomas Cox: Is House A Feeling? Influences In Dance Music
Can you own the feeling of a track? Thomas Cox argues that dance music needs to define its own understanding…
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Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: ‘For The Love Of Tape’
In the first of a new series, engineer, producer and Kush Audio owner Gregory Scott waxes lyrical over one of…
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Thomas Cox: Reflections On 2014
As the year draws to a close, Thomas Cox takes a look back at 2014 in dance music, reflecting on…
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Thomas Cox: The Art Of Rocking A Party
Thomas Cox argues that promoters need to be more critical when booking DJs to play at their parties.…
