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Who’s The Real Headliner: Venue Or DJ?
Drumsheds declares “The dancefloor is always bigger than the DJ”, but can any venue really outshine the artist?…
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The Best Things To Watch At Amsterdam Dance Event 2022
We take a closer look at some of the Conference and Lab sessions at this year’s ADE…
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Better Days, Better Nights
The effects of the pandemic and the corresponding inadequate government support have put UK nightclubs and dance music culture under…
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Aslice: The Inevitable End But Does It Have To Be This Way?
We spoke with DVS1 at IMS in 2022 about his new company Aslice. Two years later, it announced it’s…
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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…
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Yousef: “Logic and Brexit don’t go hand in hand”
Last week DJ and producer Yousef (Crosstown Rebels, Hot Creations etc.) spoke to a UK government cross-party round table…
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The Story of UK Bass in Seven Books
Bleep Techno, Jungle, Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Dubstep and Grime – some of the finest innovations in dance music over…
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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.…
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Does Artwork Still Matter?
Pre-mp3, iPod and smartphone, the visual culture of recorded music were all important to delivering music. But in an…
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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.
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Music Industry Suggests Sunak Retrains As A Decent Politician
Harold Heath examines multi-millionaire re-training advocate Rishi Sunak’s advice to the music industry to simply get another…
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Have Synthesizers Peaked?
It’s time to accept that synthesizers have peaked and stop pining for the next best thing.
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“Underground” Should Not Mean “Play For Free” PT 2
When an artist struggled to cover their transport costs to their gig, what message did that send to the wider…
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Summer In The Hamptons
Have we, with a little help from the Chainsmokers, a Goldman Sachs CEO and a plot to hawk hand sanitiser…
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How Come “Downloading for…” Is Even Still A Thing?
Yes DJs are very busy, and yes they get sent lots of promos – but that doesn’t excuse DJs leaving…
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“Underground” Should Not Mean “Play For Free”
When an artist struggled to cover their transport costs to their gig, what message did that send to the wider…
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Same As It Ever Was: Gen X’s Disappointing Anger Over Sped Up TikTok Songs
The latest music trend is speeding up songs and older generations are not here for it. Why their disapproval is tone deaf.
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Clubbing under Quarantine: Can Raving Go Digital?
What is dance culture without the clubs? To celebrate Pride Month, we take a look at a queer online dance…
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Florian Schneider – Music Revolutionary
As a co-founder and key member of German electronic music group Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider changed the sound and the…
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Are There Too Many Plugins?
The plugin market is massive. How can we be expected to buy everything?
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“Manufactured Moments” Is There A Loss Of Authenticity On Dance Floors?
Is it too easy to bemoan the loss of authenticity? Or does it exist lurking beneath the piles of cash…
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Bohannon: Disco Disciple & House Precursor
Drummer and bandleader Hamilton Bohannon passed away last month. We take a look at his work and contribution to the…
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Mike Huckaby: Ten Finest Musical Moments
Through the sadness of losing Mike Huckaby, we can take solace in the musical gifts he left for us. …
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Does Hardware Still Shape Genres?
We’re inundated with hardware releases all the time and yet how much of it is actually shaping new music? Attack writer Adam Douglas charts the decline of hardware as a driving force of change in music.
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Double Drop: The Symbiotic Interdependence of Dance Music Duos
Harold Heath looks into the science of dance music duos……
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Dancing: Schrödinger’s Cliche
Harold Heath takes another look at the ‘people-don’t-dance-anymore-they-just-stand-watching-the DJ’ discourse.…
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Book Smarts: We Pick Our Favourite Dance / Electronic Music Books
If you’ve got a bit of time at the moment there are some superb DJing and dance/electronic music…
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Attack’s Favourite Music Of 2022 (So Far!)
The Attack Mag team have come together to decide on our favourite electronic music of the year so far – we…
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Six Things I Learned During My Time Building Pulselocker
Pulselocker was a music subscription and storage service created for DJs and electronic music fans. In this op-ed, Pulselocker…
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When is a polyphonic synth not a polyphonic synth?
Here’s a question for you: when is a polyphonic synth not a polyphonic synth? Answer: when it’s a…
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