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Snobbery Kills: Why Elitism in Music Can Stifle Creativity
If our scene is going to continue evolving, we need to be ready to look for great ideas everywhere. Not…
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Beat Dissected
Ethereal Techno
In this instalment of Beat Dissected we’re going to create an ethereal techno loop.…
News
News Round Up: 18/12/15
Fabric wins court appeal, VinylHub catalogues the world’s record stores, Michael Jackson’s Thriller breaks record for multi-platinum…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 14/12/15
This week’s top mixes include disco icon Nicky Siano live from The Gallery II, Patricia Live at MUTEK, and…
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…
Tutorials
Adding Reverb to a Techno Kick
In just a few steps, we show you how to create a booming techno kick with plenty of sidechain reverb…
News
News Round Up: 11/12/15
One nOb to fine-tune any parameter, the story of Thomas Bangalter’s Roulé Records, the Casiotone preset that revolutionised…
Q&A
Ben Pearce
“I was going away for weekends DJing, then coming back and giving team talks to 15 people about how to…
Synth Secrets
Wavetable Modulation
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Q&A
Cassian
“My motto? ‘KISS’ – Keep It Simple Stupid”. Australian artist Cassian, who keeps it simple by citing Attack as a ‘must…
News
News Round Up: 4/12/15
How LA and NY kept jazz alive, inside the world of obsessive audiophilia, and DJ Fett Burger on Daft Punk…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 30/11/15
This week’s top mixes include Bicep’s Synthol Hit, Jackmaster’s 2015 Mastermix, Floating Points’ Essential Mix, and Session…
Interviews
A Brief History of Acid House: Suddi Raval
The latest book in the Attack Magazine online store is ‘A Brief History of Acid House’. It’s a colourful…
Track By Track
Chris Liebing
Techno legend Chris Liebing recently released his second LP ‘Burn Slow’. It’s his debut on the British label Mute…
News
News Round Up: 27/11/15
3D Dolby audio coming to clubs, help DIY synth legend Ray Wilson fight cancer, the 25 greatest dance clubs of…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 23/11/15
This week’s top mixes include Lemmy Ashton’s Bugged Out Sampler, Paul Woolford’s Essential Mix, DJ EZ’s…
Interviews
Skream: Going the Extra Mile
After an impressive 15 years in the industry, Skream’s earned a reputation as a constant innovator. Oliver Payne called…
Track By Track
Ten years of Echocord Colour with Kenneth Christiansen
To celebrate ten years of Echocord Colour, we ask founder Kenneth Christiansen to choose his favourite release from each year…
Job Envy
Steven Lee, Co-Founder of FaderPro
Known for his music under the pseudonym Lee Cabrera, the co-founder of online learning platform FaderPro explains how he…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 16/11/15
This week’s top mixes include Carl Cox going Global, Romare’s Rough Autumn Mix, Motor City Drum Ensemble at…
Long Reads
Peggy Gou: Breaking Dated Mindsets
Attack’s Kristan Caryl calls Peggy Gou to chat about music, fashion and how she can relate to the final…
Interviews
Building For The Future With Mr C
After playing a big part in the UK dance music community over the past four decades, one might well imagine…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 2/11/15
This week’s top mixes include A-Trak’s bloghaus revival, Avalon Emerson’s Solid Steel selection, Perc’s club…
News
London’s Take Note Conference Adds Names
London-based music conference Take Note adds further names to line-up for first event, to be held in November…
Track By Track
Jori Hulkkonen
‘Simple Music For Complicated People’ is the latest album from Jori Hulkkonen. …
Tutorials
Mastering with Eventide’s Elevate
In this tutorial, we take you through how to improve your home masters with the help of Eventide’s Elevate…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 19/10/15
This week’s top mixes include Motor City Drum Ensemble at Dimensions, old and new sets from Ben UFO, Felix…
News
News Round Up: 16/10/15
The intersection of games and music, NI introduces third-party plugin support for the Komplete Kontrol, Ibiza’s water problem…
Q&A
Luca Morris
“Success is an important word. I don’t think there are any secrets’. Luca Morris takes on our quick-fire…
Long Reads
Ash Lauryn: Preserving The Culture
Ash Lauryn is concerned that the younger generation are unaware of dance music’s heritage. Kristan Caryl finds out more…
News
News Round Up: 9/10/15
Benga speaks on mental illness stigma, The Black Madonna writes about the plight of small labels, and is reel-to…
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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…
The Best...
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…
The Best...
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…