Gear/Software
Roland MC-101
With the exception of the SE-02 synth, a collaboration with Studio Electronics, Roland has stubbornly doubled down on the…
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Columns
Charity and Sabotage: Dance Music Twitter 2019
From business techno to rudeboy techno. From Aphex Twin to Midland. And from Beatport Link to rewinds, Harold Heath sums…
Introducing...
Fluida
“I hope we can offer people a momentary escape from the mess we’re in…” Up-and-coming Southern Fried…
News
News Round-Up: 12/2/16
How fashion appropriates rave culture, big price reductions from Elektron, Defected moves from Ibiza to Croatia, listen back to BBC…
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Ten of the Best Drum Machines Released Since 2010
To round-up the past decade, we recommend ten of the best hardware drum machines released since 2010.…
Q&A
Machine Woman
With her remix of “Radius” from “Veer Remixed”, the remix album from Tommy Four Seven released last Friday, we put…
News
News Round Up: 1/1/16
In the news this week: read a new issue of Legowelt’s cyberzine, learn how brands are trying to use…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 9/11/15
This week’s best mixes include a studio set from Scuba, Ron Morelli’s Thirteen Secrets, Simian Mobile Disco’s…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Analogue-Style Synth Plugins
A guide to ten of our favourite analogue-sounding soft synths, from light on the wallet to heavy on the…
Tutorials
How to make an Acid House bassline
We show you how to make an Acid House bassline squeal using AudioRealism’s ABL2 – a Roland TB-303 clone…
Beat Dissected
New Wave Drums
In the latest Beat Dissected, we create an 80s-inspired new wave beat.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 15/6/15
This weeks top mixes include ten hours of Teki Latex, Fabric residents b2b in Japan, Ralph Lawson’s Lost In…
Long Reads
Going Sober: How Seven Artists Transformed Their Lives
Partying hard is inextricable from our scene. And sometimes, DJs indulge more than anyone else. Chandler Shortlidge explores what happened…
Gear/Software
TTAP and WOV by K-Devices
A tremolo and a tape delay could provide new inspiration for sound designers, but may be less accessible to the…
Beat Dissected
Skippy Broken Techno
In the latest Beat Dissected, we construct a beat with hints of garage flavour coming from a broken kick…
Beat Dissected
Grinding Analogue Techno
In the latest Beat Dissected, we tackle a complex, glitchy techno beat based on analogue drum hits.…
Long Reads
Assessing Social Media’s Impact On Electronic Music
Social media has undergone big changes in the last few years, and some of those changes have left artists feeling…
News
NAMM 2019: Best new releases
Dodging the huddled masses, the slow walkers and the alarming amount of sunset strip rock and roll relics, we braved…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 16/2/15
This week’s top mixes include Selected Aphex Works, Ricardo Villalobos at the peak of his powers, Tiga’s Mixed…
News
News Round Up 9/1/15
25 questions for Aphex Twin, Chilly Gonzales reveals pop hit secrets, a flying drum machine, and the original Funky Drummers…
Reviews
The Joys of Screenless Synth Programming
We take a better look at Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z, a screenless groovebox that bucks trends and opens up…
Long Reads
Lifting the Lid on Opus1: Jamie Jones and Kate Simko’s Ambitious Orchestral Project
They’ve both blazed a trail in the electronic music world and now they’re teaming up to produce music…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 17/11/14
This week’s top mixes include Deadboy’s Fireworks Special, Ron Trent, Joy Orbison back to back with Ben UFO…
News
News Round Up: 14/11/14
New CD-less CDJs from Pioneer, Spotify’s passionate response to critics, free Aphex Twin downloads and an in-depth…
News
News Round-Up: 10/8/18
Where does the music industry revenue go? Is drill music really the cause of London’s wave of violent crime…
Gear/Software
Valves & Theories: Erica’s Modular Synth Philosophy
Is a valve modular system just a gimmick, or could it really offer something unique? Greg Scarth puts the Erica…
News
News Round Up: 7/11/14
Aphex Twin’s Noyzelab interview, a Warner-SoundCloud licensing deal and Floating Points creates rotary mixer with Isonoe.…
News
News Round Up: 9/10/14
The Spaceape passes away, Live at the Gallery 1976, a build-your-own Moog kit, and new wavetable synths from…
Long Reads
Gourmet Blends: Teki Latex’s DJ Manifesto
The king of blends talks to Attack editor Greg Scarth about his new Impressions mix, explaining why he thinks DJs…
Top Tracks
Maud Geffray
French electro-pop producer Maud Geffray talks us through her formative musical influences and all-time favourites.…
Q&A
Shadow Dancer
Beachball aliens, Rugrats and 808 snare rolls… The brothers in arps take on our quick-fire Q&A.…
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Marketing & Advertising With Attack Magazine
If you’re reading this, you might consider working with Attack Magazine. Read on to find out how we can…
Quizzes
Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
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Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What Makes A Great DJ?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
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Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…