Interviews
Behind The Pen: Alice Austin On Being A Music Journalist
Alice Austin is a music journalist focused on the intersection of politics and music, subculture, club culture and youth culture…
Article Results
Quizzes
’90s Drum And Bass And Jungle Listening Quiz
Think you know your ’90s drum and bass and jungle history? Take our quiz and find out.…
Long Reads
Waves Nx: Ocean Way Nashville – Listening In 3D
We look at the science behind Waves’ new 3D audio plugin, Nx: Ocean Way Nashville.
Columns
The Story of UK Bass in Seven Books
Bleep Techno, Jungle, Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Dubstep and Grime – some of the finest innovations in dance music over…
Columns
Six Things I Learned During My Time Building Pulselocker
Pulselocker was a music subscription and storage service created for DJs and electronic music fans. In this op-ed, Pulselocker…
Gear/Software
The Best Mastering Courses On Mix With The Masters
We were given AAA to really look around Mix With The Masters. Having only seen the live experience at NAMM…
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.
Tutorials
Spatial Sound Design with Baby Audio’s Crystalline
In this tutorial, we use Baby Audio’s new algorithmic reverb plugin to create drones, hi-hats, reversed melodies and tempo-synced room ambience!
Passing Notes
Levelling Up Your Chord Stabs
In this new Passing Notes, we look at four ways to make chord stabs more melodic and dynamic. …
News
Rebekah Launches #ForTheMusic Campaign To Combat Sexual Harassment and Assault In Dance Music
In an open letter to the industry on change.org the DJ and producer describes obstructions women have regularly faced and underlines that now is the time to choose to be on the right side of history
News
Rave Game Invites You To Dance And Die
The party soon turns deadly in Strobophagia: Rave Horror, a PC game that drops you into a deadly and psychedelic occult forest rave.
Long Reads
Is Dance Music About To Change Its Tune?
Artists and manufacturers are working to explode the piano roll as we know it. There are more than 12 notes…
Gear/Software
Is LALAL.AI The Best Stem Isolator On The Market?
LALAL.AI is an intuitive, free to try, next-generation pay-as-you-go stems isolator and vocal remover. The…
Track By Track
Setaoc Mass
Setaoc Mass has just dropped a new eight-track EP ‘Neo-Noir’ on Berlin’s SK_eleven label. ‘Neo-Noir’ is…
News
UDO Audio’s New Analogue-Hybrid Synthesizer, The Super 6, Hits The Market
The Super 6 is a 12-voice polyphonic binaural analog-hybrid synthesizer with replaceable wavetables.
Long Reads
“I Removed My Music From Spotify”- Why Artists Are Stepping Away Part 3
In the third part of our investigation into streaming, we speak with three more artists who are no longer putting…
Gear/Software
Reviewing The Semi-Modular Soma Pulsar-23 Drum Machine
With its brilliant design and variety of modules to choose from, the Soma Pulsar-23 introduces a refreshing take on…
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
Algoriddim’s Neural Mix Pro Can Isolate Vocal, Instrument and Drum Stems
Neural Mix Pro’s ‘real-time music source separation’ could be the next technological stepping stone for extracting acapellas and other musical parts from audio for sampling.
Track By Track
Crisis Of Man: Core Values Vol. 1
To mark their 10th release, Crisis of Man has recently released the 10 track VA album Core Values Vol. 1…
Tutorials
Layering Vinyl Drum Breaks With Oeksound Soothe2
In this article we apply soothe2 to vinyl drum breaks in order to reduce harsh resonant frequencies before layering the breaks with punchier drum samples. This makes the process of layering much easier and helps to achieve a better mix overall!
Track By Track
Mr Beatnick
Genre-straddling UK producer Mr Beatnick released his second album, ‘Honeycomb’ in June this year. It’s an enticing journey…
Interviews
Inder Phull: “NFTs And Smart Contracts Can Dramatically Improve Royalty Systems”
Having caught our attention with the recent Synth Heads NFT release, in partnership with Beatport, we caught up with Pixelynx…
Columns
What Happened To Progress In Dance Music?
Dance music used to be about pushing the envelope. Attack writer Adam Douglas wonders when that changed.
News
Dave Shelton, Founder of Legendary Chicago Club, Medusa’s, Has Died
Dave Shelton, founder of the all-ages Chicago nightclub, Medusa’s, has died aged 64.…
News
2021 Winter NAMM Show Cancelled
The biggest gear event of the year will be replaced by a virtual ‘Believe in Music’ week.
Synth Secrets
Creating A Massive And Multilayered Pad With Waves CR8
Waves’ new sampler CR8 supports multiple sample layers. Let’s use it to build up a gorgeous pad with plenty of movement and character.
Interviews
Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator – ‘Free The Night’
For February’s feature interview, we spoke to DJ Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator. The duo run ‘Free The Night…
News
Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson has died
Denise Johnson, who sung with Primal Scream and New Order, has died aged 56.…
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…