Getting Started With Emulators: How To Run Real Hardware Synths In Your DAW
It may seem like some kind of crazy dream but you really can load actual hardware synthesizers into your DAW now. Here’s how to do it.
Long Reads
Is Private Equity Destroying Music Production?
Native Instruments was only the tip of the iceberg. Private equity is pervasive in the music production industry, tied up with hardware, software and music distribution companies. How is this affecting the music you make?
Who’s Buying All These Vibe-Coded Plugins?
Vibe-coded plugins are everywhere but does that mean that they’re actually taking over the market? We look at the trend and speak with two developers working with AI as part of their process.
Podcasts
Attack Mag Podcast EP 14: Juliet Fox
Attack Editor Eric Brünjes catches up with Juliet Fox for a conversation exploring the realities of building a long…
Brian D’Oliveira On Building An Innovative Plugin Company
Attack Editor, Eric Brünjes, caught up with Brian D’Oliveira, composer, sound designer, and founder of MNTRA Instruments, to…
Dune Is Turning Streaming Data Into A Tradable Asset. Can It Work?
The Manchester-based startup is building a platform where fans can buy stakes in artists tied to streaming performance, raising…
Interviews
Catz ‘n Dogz: “We Were Completely Overstimulated”
We talk to Grzegorz Demiańczuk of Catz ‘n Dogz about escaping the algorithms and making their most human album, Finally.
How I Play Live: Active Systems
Active Systems plays live with no laptop in sight: a Cirklon sequencer at the centre, four Intellijel Atlantix modules on…
Kyle Watson: “A Track Is Never Finished – You Just Have To Know When To Stop”
South African Producer Kyle Watson has spent years carving his own path within House Music, building an international career outside…
My Studio
Lars Huismann: “Instead Of Writing A Melody, I Use Filters”
Berlin techno producer Lars Huismann shows us around the attic room where his filter-driven dub techno takes shape, from a crackling Mackie desk to a cassette deck that glues it all together.
4000 Hz – “Being In The Heart Of Paris, I Get That Urban Energy”
“It’s a proven and undeniable fact: every respectable studio needs a cat.” We asked 4000 Hz to show us…
Long Island Sound
We go behind the scenes in Long Island Sound’s enviable studio.…
Track By Track
Learn The Techno Techniques Behind Spandau20 010
A pumping techno compilation — laced with breaks, IDM, and dub — is as good a place as any to start learning…
Regal (ACIDBOY) – ‘The Final Chapter’
Three years have passed since we last invited Regal to break down his record, Track by Track. During this time…
DESIREE Chooses Her Top Tracks
At CRSSD Festival in September we followed DESIREE into the Chapter One vinyl pop-up and asked her to select…
Show & Tell
Lady Tazz – “I Genuinely Believe In The Greater Collective”
Lady Tazz channels a cross-continental journey spanning Montreal, Bangladesh and Toronto into her uncompromising sound and Mind Medizin platform…
Caroline Lethô
For this edition of Attack’s Show & Tell series, we spotlight Caroline Lethô and the release of her debut…
Emma B: “Rarity — That’s What Has Always Drawn Me In”
A rising force in France’s underground dance scene, Emma B channels her love for 80s/90s counterculture into her…
Top Tracks
Molécule – “Sometimes The Best Soundtrack Is The Environment Itself”
What are the tracks that get Molécule moving? Look no further as we asked him.…
Fenrick “I’ll Never Hate Music”
You probably know the name already, but what are Fenrick’s Top Tracks? We find out.…
Istanbul Ghetto Club
Istanbul Ghetto Club run us through a few Top Tracks, from the first illegal CD bought in a rough part…
Q&A
Mike Taylor: “Too much Analysis Causes Paralysis”
Mike Taylor’s vocals and creative ideas have shaped some of dance music’s biggest records. With “LOVE.”, he puts…
KASHOVSKI “Great Music Alone Isn’t Always Enough To Build A Career”
Off the back of new single “Show Me”, Kashovski takes on our Q&A, covering everything from Zidane to…
Eli Brown – “Jeff Mills & Carl Cox At Space Was A Gamechanger”
With a new release alongside Pan-Pot landing on his own label Arcane, Eli Brown steps into our Q&…
Columns
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith With London Contemporary Orchestra, Barbican Review
With a new album on the horizon, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith brought the London Contemporary Orchestra to the Barbican for a…
What Happened At Boards of Canada’s “Inferno” Tokyo Listening Session
It’s been 13 years since Boards of Canada’s last album. Can Inferno compete with the best of the…
5 Ways Music Producers Can Stay Creative
Creativity isn’t something that you can turn on like a tap. Here are ways to stay creative even when…
Job Envy
Deron Delgado – Director of Operations & A&R At EMPIRE / Dirtybird
It’s been a while since we published a “Job Envy” feature, but we’re excited to bring the series…
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.…
Introducing...
NLI
NLI produces what she calls “Fractal techno”. What’s that? Well, we asked her to introduce herself to find out…
SVETTI: “Creativity Isn’t What You Own, it’s What You Do”
SVETTI has been rising fast in the techno–breakbeat scene with a distinctive blend of euphoric, broken drums and emotional…
Inside the Machines with qrauer and TapeShifter
Taking the Introducing spotlight, qrauer and Tapeshifter explore the interplay of live instruments, machines, and rhythm in their electronic sets…
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