Maxi Jazz had recently suffered from a sleep-depriving tooth abscess when he penned Faithless’ most enduring hit, ‘Insomnia’. His “I can’t get no sleep” refrain” has consistently thrilled millions of bug-eyed clubbers since the track was released in 1995, even though its writer’s inspiration came from a very different place. “The lines about having no electricity and reaching
Depeche Mode have announced their first album ‘Memento Mori’ and live tour in five years. This new release is their first since the death of founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher. Band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore revealed the news at an event in Berlin yesterday, performing a preview of the album and confirming that all tracks were made
Released in 2002, a dream collaboration between UK house heroes X-Press 2 and Talking Heads’ David Byrne, ‘Lazy’ lit up clubs and the pop charts alike. Here, Dave Jenkins talks to the group’s Ashley Beedle, Rocky and Diesel about how the track transcended generations and genres to become a timeless hit “Who even writes a
The album title is a rather funky acronym which gives an insight into the meaning behind the LP Producer and DJ duo Sofi Tukker released their latest album, ‘WET TENNIS’, this week. The title is an acronym, giving rise to the meaning and motivation behind the creation. Standing for ‘When Everyone Tries to Evolve, Nothing Negative Is
Nightclubs for many are a place of togetherness, where clubbers can come together and dance. This is no different for the deaf community, who have always been a part of the scene —moving to the heavy bass of a soundsystem while enjoying the bright lights of a smokey venue. Though what could be perceived as
Daft Punk’s split came without much warning. So why exactly did it happen? Daft Punk have split up. It’s truly the end of an era. The robots ruled underground dance music and then transcended into full-blown pop stars before turning into a mythical entity that rarely made public appearances. Their entry into the music hall
Pete Tong has announced his fourth EP under his Classics format, ‘Pete Tong + Friends: Ibiza Classics’. To celebrate, he shared the first track from the release, an electronic rendition of Hans Zimmer’s ‘Time’ in collaboration with Tale of Us featuring Jules Buckley. He shared the news on Twitter that he has “7 more Ibiza
ABBA are back together for the release of a new album titled ‘Voyage’ on November 5 this year via Polydor/Universal Music. The 10-track release features all new material, with two lead single singles ‘I Still Have Faith in You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ available to be stream now. You can listen below. Alongside the album news, ABBA
Beat’s recordings have previously only been available via archive recordings Janet Beat, the pioneering electronic music producer, has released her first album, aged 83. Titled ‘Pioneering Knob Twiddler’, the record features seven compositions from across the 1970s and 80s that bring together synthesisers, tape machines and acoustic instruments. Up until now, the British synthesist and composer’s
The seminal White Island trance record, first dropped in 1993, gets a 2021 refit Paul van Dyk has remixed Energy 52’s Ibiza trance anthem, ‘Cafe Del Mar’. The track, named after the iconic White Island sunset hangout, was first released in 1993, but it wasn’t until later in the decade that it achieved real recognition.