Show & Tell
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…
News
Brighton Music Conference 2025 Unveils Expansive Programme Tackling Industry’s Future
With over 240 speakers, including two panels moderated by Attack Editor Eric Brünjes, BMC 2025 brings a broadened focus…
News
Carl Craig Marks Film Release with First-Ever Digital Drop of “No More Words”
To support the release of Desire: The Carl Craig Story, the techno legend has released “No More Words” digitally…
Beat Dissected
Dark Cinematic Hypnotic Techno
In this Beat Dissected, we’re creating a beat in the style of Paula Temple’s Raging Earth — a thrilling…
Tutorials
Scaler 3: Chart-Ready Chords And Compositions For Any Skill level
Scaler 3 helps you write music. Chords, scales, basslines… the works. And it, erm… scales that assistance to your level…
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.
Tutorials
When Is An Arp Not Just An Arp? 3 Modern Arpeggiators To Elevate Your Arp Game
Modern arpeggiators are complex and powerful. Here’s how to use three of them in techno productions.
Long Reads
10 Key Moments in Music Production History
Here are ten times that companies took chances on new tech and producers abused it in the name of fresh sounds.
News
Create Music Group Acquires deadmau5 and mau5trap Catalogues in $55 Million Deal
Looking for new ways to make music pay? Build a catalogue, and it might be worth something some day……
News
Manifest Audio Supercharges Sonification Tools With Data Synth
Manifest Audio unveil a significant update to their acclaimed Sonification Tools, a collection of Max for Live devices and their first-ever polysynth instrument that transform data, text, images, video, and more into real-time synthesis, sequences, and modulation signal.
Interviews
Roger Linn – “Asking My Permission Would Be Appreciated”
LinnDrum designer Roger Linn expands on the Behringer LM Drum, his dislike for litigiousness and the future of drum machines.
News
Experience The Secrets of Techno Production: Berlin Book Launch Next Week
Join us at Torte Bar on January 14th for an evening of workshops, networking and techno.…
News
Miguel Cullen’s Rave Poetry To Be Released In March
Featuring a sound chip playing a 1998 rave in Leceister, this multimedia homage to UK rave culture is a poetry…
News
Dreamtonics Announces The Release of Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro
The vocal synthesis software is gearing up for an official launch on 21 March.…
The Best...
The 10 Best Secret Sauce Plugins Of 2024
Here are our choices for the 10 best secret sauce plugins of 2024, apps that can turn a blah track into a banger – and four of them are free!
Gear/Software
Novation Launchkey 49 MK4
Up next on the test bench is the latest addition to Novation’s acclaimed Launchkey range – the Launchkey 49 MK4…
News
Detroit Label ISMOS Is Offering A Free Vocal Masterclass
To support their second release, ISMOS, has announced an exclusive Vocal Masterclass.…
News
Scaler 3 Continues Prerelease Reveals With VST/ AU Integration
Announced last month for a March release, Scaler 3 is shaping up to be something special, with exciting new reveals…
Deconstructed
Model 500 – ‘No UFO’s’
In our new book on techno production, we break down iconic techno arrangements to uncover what makes them timeless. Juan…
News
Attack Mag Releases The Secrets Of Techno Production Book
The Secrets of Techno Production, a comprehensive 218-page paperback, is now available! Covering techno from its roots to the…
News
Catch Part Time Killer On Tour
With a name as fierce as his sound, Part Time Killer (PTK) is hitting the road for a massive tour…
News
Get Featured On The Next bitbird Compilation
Audius and bitbird have teamed up once again to invite producers to collaborate and submit original music for a chance…
Top Tracks
Barbara Lago: “True Classics Never Die”
Having established herself as one of techno’s most exciting emerging selectors, we couldn’t help but wonder: What are…
The Best...
10 Of The Most Influential Pieces Of Gear & Software That Shaped Techno
From the 909 to samplers to Ableton Live, here is the hardware and software that helped shape the sound of techno – in all its many variations.
News
Catch Franck On Tour: Scotland’s Hard Bounce Maestro
Catch Franck on tour this year starting next month in Manchester.…
News
Get UVI Falcon & 19 Expansions For 80% Off
The massive, all-in-one hybrid instrument—an Attack favourite—is now on sale. And it’s the biggest discount…
Synth Secrets
How To Recreate The Iconic Synths From Daft Punk’s ‘Something About Us’
One of the standout tracks from Daft Punk’s iconic 2001 album, Discovery, ‘Something About Us’ features subtle yet unforgettable…
Interviews
Dave Clarke – “Dance Music Is In Disarray Right Now”
A true techno legend who needs no introduction, Dave Clarke remains an enduring force in electronic music. While his groundbreaking…
News
NenaHalena’s Afro-Brazilian Fusion Takes Center Stage in 2025
Get to know NenaHalena, a rising force in electronic music. See him live in London next month.…
News
Teenage Engineering Release OP-XY
A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
News
The Biggest And Best Black Friday Deals For Producers And DJs
Has it really been a year? No, it hasn’t! Everyone’s bringing their deals earlier into the calendar to…
News
Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting
Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
News
Juicy Romance Joins Boiler Room’s Hard Dance Tour
On the back of a new EP, Drink the Juice, Juicy Romance has joined Boiler Room’s Hard Dance Tour…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
Synth Secrets
The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
Track By Track
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…
