Q&A
Frank & Tony: “Compression Won’t Make It Better”
Ten years since their last record, Frank & Tony return with ‘Ethos.’ We put them to task on our Q…
News
Bastian Bux To Bring All Night Long Home To Barcelona
The Barcelona native is bringing his All Night Long concept to his hometown of Barcelona.…
News
Space Invaders Winners Announced
As the Space Invaders competition draws to a close, it’s time to announce the winners. Read on to find…
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…
Gear/Software
Live 12’s MIDI Tools: MIDI Revolution?
Along with welcome GUI updates, scales awareness, micro-tunings, sound-similarity search, and all-new instruments, Ableton Live 12 introduced a groundbreaking feature set with MIDI Tools, offering musicians and producers access to a wealth of new possibilities directly within the MIDI editor.
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
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…
Long Reads
Has Techno Lost Its Groove?
Is reducing techno down to 15 or 30-second social media clips, changing the direction of techno production? Is it…
News
Minimal Audio Release Swarm Reverb
Minimal Audio has released a new reverb plugin, Swarm Reverb.…
My Studio
Alinka – “Sorry For Not Trending”
Berlin based Alinka shows us her playful but well-stocked studio.…
Podcasts
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…
Interviews
Fumio Mieda, The Father Of The Korg MS-20
Longtime Korg engineer Fumio Mieda has had a massive but largely unappreciated influence on dance music. We spoke to the 83-year-old about designing the MS-20 and Jimi Hendrix’s favorite effect, and more.
News
Tomi & Kesh Announce New EP on wAFF’s Nature Imprint
The German duo are also booked to make their BPM debut with a busy schedule for 2024 lined up.…
News
Skryption To Tour US
Hailing from Argentina but based in Madrid, Skryption has announced his new tour dates and upcoming release.…
News
Ableton Live 12: What’s New?
Ableton has announced the upcoming release of Live 12, a major update that should keep a wide range of musicians…
News
Audiotool & DreamHack Announce A Gaming And Music Collab Competition
Combining music production and gaming, the live music competition in Atlanta runs from 15th to 17th December. Find a musical…
News
5 Things We Learned: XP Music Futures 2023
XP Music Futures is now in its fourth year. We visited the conference to find out more.…
Q&A
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…
Introducing...
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…
News
Catch Quest On Tour This Month
On the back of an excellent fabric mix as part of the club’s 24th birthday celebrations, Quest is heading…
News
Francis Mercier Announces New Single ‘Voyage Voyage’
Francis Mercier has announced the upcoming release of ‘Voyage Voyage’: a reworked rendition of Desireless’ 1986 hit, dropping December 12th…
Long Reads
“Eric Whitacre Contrast”: Bringing Choir & Chaos Closer Together
We spoke to Eric Whitacre, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Clark, and Ryan Lott of Son Lux for an exclusive on the…
Technique
Recreate Radiohead ‘Everything In Its Right Place’
‘Everything In Its Right Place’ is the opening tune on Radiohead’s Kid A album released in 2000. We show…
News
Max Richter Announces SRM Sounds And New Piano Instrument
SRM Sounds has partnered with ex-Spitfire Audio CEO Will Evans to make a series of virtual instruments designed to…
Beat Dissected
Jamahook Launches Sound Assistant Offline Agent
Developed in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute, renowned for the invention of the mp3 format, Jamahook, has unveiled the Sound…
Long Reads
Do I Need Great Gear To Produce Music? No..
There’s a persistent mindset that you need great gear in order to make great music. These five artists say otherwise.
Show & Tell
X-Press 2
X-Press 2 returns with ‘Thee’ the duo’s fifth LP, shunning the ‘legacy act’ status while continuing to innovate…
News
BIIA Announces December Tour Dates
Fresh off a debut EP on Taapion, BIIA is closing 2023 with a European tour.…
News
Dexphase Announces Boiler Room Debut & Winter 2023 Dates
Dani Novoa, aka Dexphase, will make his Boiler Room debut in Madrid in January 2024.…
Beat Dissected
Building Machinedrum and Holly’s 天の川 (River of Heaven)
In this Beat Dissected we turn our attention to Machinedrum and Holly’s collaborative EP.…
Introducing...
Kancho Club
The North East has a rich history of dance music. Hailing from Newcastle and Sunderland, the duo unite the two…
News
SUMIA To Release ‘Childrens Techno’
Slovak-rooted Turkish DJ and producer, SUMIA, is set to release ‘Childrens Techno’ on Dec 22nd. You can pre-order…
News
Vochlea Black Friday Sale For Updated Dubler 2
Vochlea is running a huge sale of 30% off of their Voice-to-MIDI software Dubler 2. The sale also…
Long Reads
Is Music Hardware Environmentally Sustainable?
We all know about the environmental dangers of computers and phones but how bad are synthesizers and drum machines for…
Show & Tell
Field Of Dreams Show & Tell
Field of Dreams returns with new EP Keep Rollin’. We asked them to tell us about their interests outside the…
News
Gullfoss Is 40% Off Right Now
Gullfoss is on sale from November 13 through November 30 for 40% off (regular price $199)…
