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6/4 In The Style Of Thavius Beck

In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…

Making An Electro Track With Nothing But A Snare Sample

Flex your sound design muscles by restricting yourself to one sample for every element in a song.

News Round-Up: 14/09/18

Real World Studios open the doors to aspiring producers. First artists announced for ADE Live 2018. SoundCloud gets an update…

News Round-Up: 6/4/18

Free Minimoog samples from Legowelt. New synths due at Superbooth. TED explores vinyl culture.…

Harold Heath ‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ To Smalltime DJ’

Harold Heath’s new book ‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ To Smalltime DJ’ is a funny, poignant…

Pacific State-Style Pads

The pads in 808 State’s genre-defining ‘Pacific State’ are no doubt at the top of the list of the most iconic sounds in dance music. In this Synth Secrets, we replicate the Mancunian quartet’s synthesis secrets.

Stormy Intros

Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…

News Round-Up: 15/9/17

Legowelt celebrates the Roland D-50. Modal introduce new DIY drum sampler. Could you make music at 10bpm?…

Prodigy – Out Of Space

In this Deconstructed we examine how the arrangement of The Prodigy’s ‘Out Of Space’ helped elevate it from warehouse slammer to chart-topper.

‘80s Electronic Soul

In this Beat Dissected, we use Oblivion Sound Lab’s Hex Drum to create a beat like Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking ‘Sexual Healing’.

Dirty Tech House

In this instalment of Beat Dissected, we will create a dirty tech house beat from drum machine samples.…

News Round-Up: 11/8/17

Should we cut down on pressing vinyl to help save the environment? Will artificial intelligence write all music in the…

How Japanese Technology Shaped Dance Music

There’s no denying that Japanese hardware – synthesizers, drum machines, and DJ gear – has exerted a huge influence on dance music. How did this island nation come to dominate music production and playback?

Jaymie Silk

Jaymie Silk has just dropped his ‘Young, Broke & Fabulous’ album, in which he effortlessly moves from techno to soul…

News Round-Up: 7/4/17

Tributes paid to Roland Corporation founder Ikutaro Kakehashi. Spitfire introduce new synth plugin. Mini synths and drum machines crowdfunded.…

Wave Alchemy Revolution

Wave Alchemy’s latest instrument replicates some of the most sought-after vintage drum machines. Jonny Strinati puts it to…

Drexciya – Black Sea

This time in Deconstructed, we dive deep into Drexciya’s ‘Black Sea’ to discover the intricacies of the arrangement in this classic slab of Detroit techno.

Syncing Drum Machines And Sequencers To Your DAW

Getting drum machines and hardware sequencers to play nice with your DAW isn’t hard but you have to know the proper settings. In this Hardware Focus, we find out what’s up with sync.

Archie Hamilton

“Part minimal, part techno, part acid, part house.” FUSE resident Archie Hamilton talks us through his music.…

News Round Up: 4/11/16

GEMA and YouTube agree licensing deal. Legowelt releases free 808 emulation. Musicians three times more likely to suffer from depression…

Mixing Microhouse

In the first-ever installment of our Mixing Demystified series, we mix a microhouse beat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.

Basic Channel-Style Dub Techno

In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a dub techno beat in the style of Basic Channel, the duo that pioneered the genre.

BeatSkillz Slam Pro

Slam Pro is the latest in a line of products from BeatSkillz aimed at electronic music producers. We investigate.…

News Round-Up: 2/9/16

London Mayor Sadiq Khan Responds to “Save Fabric” Petition, Nicolas Jaar Launches Online Radio Network, and Lightning Strikes Berghain.…

Catz ‘n Dogz & Gerd Janson – Modern Romance

Deconstructed is a series where we break down the arrangement of a song. This time, we’re laser focussed on Catz ’n Dogz and Gerd Janson’s melodic house track, ‘Modern Romance’.

Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital

The latest book in the Attack store is Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital by Oli Freke. Accompanied by lovely…

News Round-Up: 12/8/16

Fabric suspends operations following drug deaths, a new MIDI transposer AutoTonic, and London as you’ve never heard it before…

Mixes Of The Week: 8/8/16

This week’s top mixes include New & Unreleased with Joy O, Andrew Weatherall’s Love From Outer Space and…

Spastik-Style Percussive Techno

In this installment of Beat Dissected we emulate the beat of ‘Spastik’ – the signature track of Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman moniker.

Aphex Twin – Vordhosbn

In this instalment of Deconstructed, we attempt to get to grips with the arrangement of the Aphex Twin classic, ‘Vordhosbn’.

Mixes Of The Week: 13/6/16

This week’s top mixes include Prosumer’s Leisure Mix, Kemistry and Storm from 1997 and “Songs That Should’ve…

Mixes Of The Week: 30/5/16

This week’s top mixes include Prosumer’s Leisure Mix, The Trilogy Tapes via Soundart Radio, Matias Aguayo’s Night…

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