With an anything-goes approach to sampling, and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour that's often branched into the bizarre, ambient house outfit The Orb have cultivated one of the largest, and most varied, catalogues in British electronic music. 35 years on from their debut single, and with the help of founder Dr Alex Peterson, Ben [...]
The tool also has a "Master Tempo" feature for users to change a track’s BPM without affecting its pitch A Seattle-based DJ who goes by the name of nohup has created two free web extensions that allow users of Discogs and Bandcamp to adjust track tempos. Available to install on Google Chrome and Firefox or [...]
Ahead of her performance at Miller & Beatport's 'Miller Mix' show in Johannesburg on December 7th, rising African dance music DJ Shamiso introduces us to some of her country's most innovative and soul-stirring tracks. I am extremely thrilled to share this playlist with you. I have created a mix that honours Afrocentric rhythms, which [...]
There are six new integrations, which will allow fans and artists to remix, edit and produce music without using studio equipment or production software Streaming platform SoundCloud has launched six new AI-powered tools that aim to allow artists and fans to remix, edit and produce music without using traditional software or equipment. Altogether there are six new [...]
Kirsty Hawkshaw, the voice behind Opus III’s 1992 hit ‘It’s A Fine Day’, shares the making of one of UK dance music’s most beloved hits. Kirsty Hawkshaw, the voice behind Opus III’s 1992 hit ‘It’s A Fine Day’, shares the making of one of UK dance music’s most beloved hits. Hawkshaw gives DJ [...]
Out now, the 35-minute film comes as the imprint relaunches under the leadership of Armada Music A new documentary exploring the history and influence of New York’s King Street Sounds is out now. House Music Royalty: The Story of King Street Sounds tracks the influential house label’s journey from New York’s underground dance music scene to its [...]
By Kate-Yeonjae Jeong November 20, 2024 | 8:00am EST It’s that time of the year: the temperature has dropped 30 degrees to now an unpredictable back-and-forth of somewhere between 50 and 60, the sun goes down by the time it’s 6 p.m. (and I haven’t even had dinner yet) and everything just feels so … dark. [...]
“Four turntables, boxes and boxes of vinyl, a huge light and sound rig and thousands going crazy in Rotterdam...” Kevin Saunderson has shared some footage of a b2b set he played alongside Carl Cox 20 years ago in Rotterdam. Split into five parts and posted to Saunderson’s Instagram, the footage shows the two old [...]
Quincy Jones lived a life almost too impossible to believe. His successes, struggles, and profound creativity, can teach us a lot about the true power of music Quincy Jones, one of the great musical geniuses of the 20th century has passed away at the age of 91. A polymath, hitmaker, entrepreneur, industry mogul, [...]
Quite a few products come with lofty claims of being ‘the future of DJing’ and so on. But the new djay app for Meta Quest feels like it might be a taste of where things are headed in the world of DJing. https://youtu.be/uo7oINnmtxc There have been a handful of attempts at [...]
