Charts
Attack’s Favourite Electronic Music of 2021
The Attack Magazine team round up their favourite electronic music of 2021.…
Article Results
Tutorials
Creating House Piano Chords with Toontrack’s EZKeys
Nothing screams classic house music more than house piano chords. In this tutorial, we show you how to make classic…
Columns
Promised Land(fill)
With over 40,000 pieces of music released every day, Harold Heath wonders how many jokes he can make at the expense of tech house.
News
Spitfire Audio Releases Spectrum, A Virtual Instrument Made In Collaboration With Afrodeutsche
Spectrum contains 50 presets of multi-textural synth sounds ranging from pads to tempo-synced loops and drums, all programmed by Afrodeutsche.
News
The Biggest & Best Black Friday Deals For Producers
It’s Black Friday again. Time to look behind the sofa for every spare penny as there are some massive…
Long Reads
Wrong-Speeding: A Brief History Of Records That Sound Good At The Wrong Speed (Part 2)
The second part of our investigation into records that sound good at the wrong speed, focusing on New Beat and…
News
August’s Best Music
Another month and another round-up of some of the best techno, house and electronic music released in August.…
News
Help Secretsundaze Survive The Covid-19 crisis
Over £40,000 has already been raised to support and save Secretsundaze.…
Tutorials
Using Bi-Polar Distortion On a Bassline With Rift by Minimal Audio
In this article, we are using a bass hit one shot in Ableton Live and applying modulating filters plus bi…
News
Output and Spitfire Audio Join Forces to Release ‘Overture’ Arcade Line
Overture is free for Output Arcade users and contains 30 kits, ranging from orchestral textures to modern film score elements.
News
£500 Million Culture Recovery Fund Includes Dance Music Events
New guidance confirms that dance music events will be eligible to receive grants from £500 million relief fund.…
Long Reads
The 2nd Most Sampled Track In History
We take a look at one of dance music’s most well loved samples, the ‘Think’ break, taken from Lyn…
Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin ‘Boavista’ Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin has just released ‘Boavista’ a 17 track synth odyssey. We asked him to run us through a handful…
Track By Track
Paul Cut
French DJ and producer Paul Cut released his ‘Le Bal des Douaniers’ album earlier this year, a feast of precisely…
News
Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson has died
Denise Johnson, who sung with Primal Scream and New Order, has died aged 56.…
Interviews
Kevin Saunderson: “Techno: it’s hard to explain, but you really just got to feel it”
Kevin Saunderson has just dropped a remixed version of his classic E-Dancer material, a project that directly links current…
Gear/Software
OneOdio Fusion A70 & A30 DJ Headphones
Next up on the test bench is two units from OneOdio: the A70 and A30. Both units are attractively priced…
News
David Lee drops ‘Joey Negro’ DJ alias
The artist formerly known as Joey Negro announced on Facebook yesterday that he will no longer be using the artist…
News
Inner City release first album in 28 years
Inner City return with their first album since 1992, We All Move Together.…
Tutorials
Balancing a Vocal House Mix With AI-Assisted Compression and EQ
Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.
Gear/Software
Plugin Boutique Scaler 2: Your New Composition Assistant?
Can Plugin Boutique’s Scaler 2 help bridge the composition gap between creativity and music theory?
News
Spotify Expands to Russia and Twelve Other Countries
Spotify’s expansion into Russia and twelve other countries brings the streaming platform to 92 markets worldwide.…
Show & Tell
Kassian
With a new four track EP out on Heist, we spoke with UK production duo Kassian about their life outside…
Long Reads
Thinking Outside The Box: The DAW-Less Revolution
More and more producers are ditching the computer. Is this a response to an increasingly digitised life?…
Columns
What’s Your Favourite Sade Re-edit, Remix or Bootleg?
Sade and her eponymous band are one of the most sampled artists in house music and there are countless edits…
News
NTS Radio Launches Listener Support Scheme
Hackney’s NTS Radio has revealed a new membership scheme, NTS Supporters.…
News
Grace Jones Exhibition Coming to the UK
A new exhibition featuring the legendary musician, Grace Jones, will be showing at Nottingham Contemporary from September.…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Plug-in Presets For Your Old Acoustic Guitar!
In this installment of Ten Of The Best, we look at some top presets in various plug-ins that will bring your old guitar back up-to-date!
Gear/Software
MusicGurus: Creative Sampling & Creative Composition
With a whole world of competition online, how does MusicGurus Creative Sampling & Creative Composition hold up? Jonny Strinati goes…
News
June’s Best Music
June 2020 was a great month for new, quality house and techno music. We’ve gathered together a few of…
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…
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…