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Jul 1, 2007
The move from hardware to software instruments as the predominant production and performance palette for most musicians hasn't been as seamless as many...
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Jul 1, 2007
Roland's Juno and Jupiter series are two of the most honored and respected in synthesizer history. Launched in 1981, the flagship Jupiter-8 fell smack...
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Jul 1, 2007
A few days before his set with labelmate Ryan Elliott, Matthew Dear explained the Detroit Electronic Music Festival's je ne sais quoi. The good thing...
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Jul 1, 2007
AUDIO BOMB/BEST SERVICE DANCEHALL VIBES VOL. 1 HOT AS JERKY, SMOOTH AS RUM In the midst of literally hundreds of hip-hop libraries covering styles from...
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Jul 1, 2007
Style: World music, electronic music, overlooked pop gems, modern-dance grooves Established: In San Francisco, Calif. by Pat Berry and Bob Duskis Artists:...
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Jul 1, 2007
Oh, how Remix Hotel has grown. A great big apology from the Remix staff for the unruly lines at the Remix Hotel New York 2007 (May 18-20) for this year's...
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Jun 1, 2007
We Answer your questions about making music with Akai MPC sampling drum machines | Learn tips on using the Akai MPC samplers | How to make music with the Akai MPC sampling drum machines | How-to, MPC, sampling, drum machine...
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Jun 1, 2007
It's possible, and sometimes pleasurable, to swim against the current, which these days is definitely flowing toward the widespread adoption of computer-based...
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Jun 1, 2007
When Sharam Tayebi and I met in 1991 and formed Deep Dish, we had modest aspirations of launching a local label with the hopes of realizing a few of our...
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Jun 1, 2007
Sometimes people get way too serious about gear and lose sight of the fact that making music should be a lot of fun. It's probably a trap everyone has...
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Jun 1, 2007
By now notorious for its searing hot live music and even hotter desert sun, the annual Coachella festival sizzled for three long days this year, April...
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Jun 1, 2007
SAMPLE MAGIC BREAKBUSTERS ALL THE FUNK 'N' FILTH YOU CAN HANDLE Following the commercial dance appeal of Funky House Grooves, relative newcomer Sample...
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Jun 1, 2007
There's this big misconception that I started out as a spoken-word artist and then decided to rap, Sage Francis says with a rueful chuckle, his mood darkening...
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Jun 1, 2007
Browsing the endless shelves of tapes, vintage vinyl, musical scores, session notes and photos archived in the basement of Teo Macero's Long Island home,...
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Jun 1, 2007
Just Blaze devoted son to his mother (a high school principal), superfan of Roland V-Drums and Ableton Live, owner of three feisty poodles and producer...
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Jun 1, 2007
With a few exceptions, post-'90s dance music has lacked any identity. Although top-flight DJs continued to thrive in clubs around the world, there was...
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Jun 1, 2007
The only thing that'll glue together pulsing drums, gnarly synths, gargantuan bass lines and your favorite spatial ear-candy tricks into a perfectly balanced,...
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Jun 1, 2007
Without a good dose of jet lag, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn would have turned out to be quite a different album. When Bianca and Sierra...
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Jun 1, 2007
After five years in the making, Dntel's Dumb Luck hesitantly took shape, evolving into several acts after a splintering, disintegrated acoustic guitar...
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Jun 1, 2007
More than just a victim of stage fright, Daniel Kuypers has long suffered from chronic angst while spinning hip-hop in his native Chicago. Every week,...
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Jun 1, 2007
The first thing you'll notice about the new Savath & Savalas album is the absence of Eva Puyuelo, whose aching vocals floated over the modernized Catalonian...
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Jun 1, 2007
I read Editor's Notes in other magazines. Sometimes editors discuss things like their magazine's current issue, cultural trends, parties they went to,...
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Jun 1, 2007
Noon sharp. Sofitel hotel. Magda emerges. On one of many stops around the globe last year, she racked up 130 gigs Remix cornered Magda in Buenos Aires,...
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Jun 1, 2007
Remix reviews AudioRealism Bass Line 2, ABL2, plug-in emulator of the Roland TB-303. The Bass Line 2 is a virtual emulation of the classic TB-303 and promises to bring the magic of the litle silver box to your VST- or Audio Units-compatible host sequencer....
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Jun 1, 2007
M-Audio Torq has piqued the interest of a lot of digital DJs, many of whom are wondering if the oft-quoted Serato killer can live up to the buzz. Although...
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