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In Conversation with Plastician

Image: Mark Surridge Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Electronic DJ and producer Plastician is one of the true pioneers of both the dubstep and grime genres. Not constrained by any one genre, Plastician, born Chris Reed, has been making music almost his whole life. Starting out as a UK garage DJ in

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The Chemical Brothers have just shared a new single, ‘Free Yourself’, which marks the electronic duo’s first original release since 2016’s ‘C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L’. You can buy the new track here. In June, The Chemical Brothers shared a previously unreleased cover of Tim Buckley’s ‘I Never Asked to

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The 100th and final instalment of the iconic FABRICLIVE mix CD series has just dropped, a 37-track masterpiece curated by UK electronic music pioneers Burial and Kode9. The full tracklist has also just been shared with the world; you can order your copy of the mix

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The Prodigy have just dropped the second single from their upcoming album, ‘No Tourists’, a track titled ‘Light Up The Sky’. The new album is the legendary electronic-rock-rave group’s seventh studio album and is slated for release on November 2. The UK rave-rockers shared the first

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Acclaimed music hardware company Akai has just made history by launching the Akai Fire, the first ever hardware interface designed specifically for the well-used and loved FL Studio. Akai has previously built controllers for Ableton, namely the APC40 and the original version of Push, but this

On Monday the 24th of September, a fatal accident occurred as legendary new-wave icon Gary Numan was travelling on tour in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately, Numan’s tour bus struck an elderly man which resulted in the man’s death. Numan released a statement cancelling the show he was scheduled to play that night

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Miss Kittin drops the ‘Miss’ from her moniker and announces her new album, which will be brought out under Kittin, her moniker from over 20 years ago. Kittin was the original name that the French artist performed and produced music under at the start of her

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Spotify have just joined forces with the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, Ancestry, to launch a unique service that will allow you to explore your family history through music. Users of the service will be able to listen to a unique playlist of

Manchester-based independent digital record label Ostereo has taken an innovative step towards addressing the class bias when it comes to job positions in the music industry. As of this month, the label has banned candidates from including where they went to school or university in their applications. The Ostereo label

Image: Julie Calbert David Poltrock, simply known as Poltrock, is a Belgian experimental electronic producer who is making waves with his intelligent merging of ambient, electronica, techno, house and IDM. Poltrock is no stranger to the music world, especially when it comes to writing and composing; this multi talented artist

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