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The 13 Best Electronic Music Tracks Of The Year
The annual thankless and impossible task is upon us. Here are 13 tracks we really got into this year.…
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Ten of the Best Abandoned Plugins
From an early NI emulation to trackers and more, some of the best soft synths and effects ever made are now lost to the inexorable march of technology.
Charts
Dam swindle June 22 Chart
Top ten for June from Dam Swindle featuring East Coast Love Affair, Orlando Voorn, Amy Dabbs, Space Ghost and more…
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Nikki Nair – “A Rub-A-Dub Soldier, Fighting To Keep The Rockers Alive”
DJ and producer Nikki Nair recently released his ‘The World Is Always Ending’ EP with Nala on Dirtybird records. We…
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.
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.…
News
8 Things You May Have Missed This March
With so many stories released every day, it’s easy to miss some. Here’s a round-up of some…
Track By Track
Defrag – ‘Float’
Jeff Dodson aka Defrag has recently released his 13-track album ‘Float’, on Hymen Records. We asked him to run…
Interviews
Crate Digging with HAAi
We spoke to HAAi at CRSSD Festival to ask the popular tastemaker, producer and DJ her favorite tracks.…
News
Attack Is Having A Mega Office Sale!
If you’re looking for a major bargain from our store products, read on to find out about our massive…
Track By Track
Tim Green – In New Light
Tim Green has just dropped his ‘In New Light’ remix album featuring Mathew Jonson, Lost Desert, Dave DK, Janus Rasmussen…
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Samples From Mars Announces Xmas Sale
Hardware sample company, Samples From Mars has announced a massive Xmas sale. Be good and perhaps Santa might drop this…
Tutorials
How To Use MPE With Chordjam 1.5
We use Chordjam alongside Live’s Wavetable to make a pitch-bending synth progression. Chordjam has recently been updated to…
Beat Dissected
Beat Dissected ‘Calling Out’ By Overmono
Inspired to make beats like Overmono? We show you how.…
Charts
Danny Goliger Dec 21 Chart
Top ten for December from producer & DJ Danny Goliger featuring Overmono, Kessler, Forest Drive West, Elkka and more.…
Track By Track
Vince Watson: ‘DnA [re]Sequenced’
Producer, DJ and live performer Vince Watson has just dropped his ‘DnA – (Re)Sequenced’ remix album, which features reworks…
Beat Dissected
How To Make An Electro Beat Inspired By Cybotron’s ‘Clear’
Today on Beat Dissected we’ll be showing you how to create an electro beat inspired by Cybotron’s timeless…
Synth Secrets
Learn How To Make Noisia-Inspired Synths With Ableton’s Operator
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll be showing you how to make an explosive FM lead sound inspired by Noisia…
Gear/Software
Dubler2: Your Voice to MIDI
Dubler2 now works with any microphone so “if it’s in your head, you can sing MIDI into your DAW…
Top Tracks
CICI: “‘Show Me Love’? It just irks me now…'”
We put Cici to task and asked her to run us through her Top Tracks. There’s not much love…
Beat Dissected
Make A Beat Inspired By Alexander Robotnick’s ‘Problèmes D’Amour’.
This time on Beat Dissected we’ll be showing you how to create groovy electro drums in the style of…
Beat Dissected
Underground Resistance ‘The Final Frontier’
In this instalment of Beat Dissected, we’re going to be building a hard-hitting techno beat inspired by Underground…
Q&A
Last Nubian
Last Nubian has just released his superb four-track ‘Ghetto Child’ deep house EP on Leicester’s Flat White Records…
Interviews
“Personality and celebrity have become more important in some areas of the industry” – Harold Heath
‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ’ is a new book written by former DJ…
Beat Dissected
Building A Tech House Beat Inspired By Classmatic’s ‘Catuca’
This time in Beat Dissected we’re writing a tech house beat inspired by Brazilian DJ and producer Classmatic’s…
Beat Dissected
Beat Dissected: ‘Mogeri’ By Dan Kye
This time on Beat Dissected we create a beat inspired by the gorgeous drums from Mogeri by Dan Kye.…
News
Prism – Elekton Digitone Preset Pack
Our latest product in our online store is “Prism” – a preset pack for the Elektron Digitone.…
News
Black Friday: Buy Anything and Get An Enamel Badge 50% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Today is our final Black Friday promo drop and…
Gear/Software
Toys In The Static: Why Semi-Modular Synthesizers Matter
Folllowing on from the proposition Minimoog is more influential than Les Paul, Darren Selement uses the Moog Mavis to highlight…
Beat Dissected
Breaking Down How To Make Beats Like Autechre’s ‘Bike’
There’s been a lot of 90s nostalgia lately. Its time Attack throws our hat into the ring and goes…
News
Novation Comes To Daddy With The Limited Edition AFX Station
Novation’s 2013 Bass Station 2 gets remixed by Richard D James with new graphics and AFX Mode pre-loaded.
Advertising
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…