Are Plugin Prices Confusing? What Do Developers Think?
Plugin prices have gone wild, with endless sales, confusing price structures and high-pressure marketing. How do the developers feel about it?
Long Reads
“I Had Life-Saving Medication Confiscated By Security” – Type 1 Diabetics Shed Light on Club Security Policies
Given the complexity of their duties, is it high time for club security to reassess how they interact with individuals…
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.
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
How It Was Made: Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol 1
Not for the faint-hearted, Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol 1 is the first of four separate EPs, bringing…
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…
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
Lumi: “Music? It Truly Saved My Life”
Hailing from Finland, LUMI’s debut release, “Look The Other Way,” charted at #3 on Beatport’s Indie Dance charts…
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…
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...
Jesabel – “I’m Influenced By Everything”
Having arrived in Britain to pursue her music career, Jesabel’s latest single, ‘Control’, is out now. We asked her…
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…
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