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TECHNICS HAS LAUNCHED A NEW TURNTABLE
Technics has launched a new turntable. The SL-100C retails at Aprox R15980.00 and is intended to be an 'affordable' option in the legendary SL series. The SL-100C is similar to its slightly more expensive sibling the SL-1500C: there's an iron-coreless direct-drive...
BURNING MAN CONSIDERING MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR ATTENDEES
As Music and Entertainment industries start to come back to life and event promoters begin their marketing, all over the world they take precautions to make sure its done carefully, the Burning Man is considering whether to make it mandatory for attendees to have had...
TPI AND MASTERSOUNDS PARTNER ON NEW TURNTABLE ISOLATION SOLUTION
TPI and MasterSounds have partnered on a new turntable isolation device called the TRBxM. The unit is designed to sit underneath a standardised turntable like the Technics SP-1200/10 – though other kits are available for other types of turntable – and signifcantly...
CHECK OUT A NEW ACID HOUSE-INSPIRED SNEAKER PACK FROM ADIDAS ORIGINALS
Adidas Originals has dropped a new sneaker collection inspired by aesthetic legacy of acid house. The new ‘Acid House’ pack pays homage to the iconic smiley face, and consists of reconfigured performance silhouettes in new, exclusive colourways. Rave flyers created by...
5 OF THE BEST NEW HARDWARE EFFECTS
ANALOG HEAT MKII For electronic musicians, the Heat may be the only crunch box you’ll need. Effectively a multipurpose distortion unit with a filter, assignable LFO and envelope generator/follower and 2 band EQ, choose between eight stereo analogue distortion circuits...
KANYE WEST HAS DESIGNED AN ANTI-DEMOCRATIC PARTY CLOTHING RANGE
Kanye West has designed an anti-Democratic clothing range, encouraging black Americans to quit the political party. ‘Blexit’ which means ‘black exit’, is the brainchild of Candace Owens, an American conservative commentator and pro-Trump supporter. Speaking during a...
MASSIVE ATTACK ARE GOING ON A ‘MEZZANINE’ ANNIVERSARY TOUR NEXT YEAR
Massive Attack have announced a new tour to celebrate 21 years since they released ‘Mezzanine’. XX1, which will tour through Europe in February and March 2019, will use “custom audio reconstructed from the original samples and influences.” The Bristolian trip hop...
ROLI’S BEATMAKER AND SONGMAKER KITS LET YOU CREATE MUSIC ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
ROLI has been making waves in the MIDI controller space since the release of its uniquely tactile Seaboard keyboard interface in 2015, and now counts artists as varied as Stevie Wonder, Hans Zimmer and Grimes among its many fans. The London-based company has now...
UNDERWORLD HAVE ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF CLUB SHOWS
Underworld have announced a series of intimate club shows in November and December this year. Karl Hyde and Rick Smith will visit Amsterdam twice and play at East London venue Village Underground three times. Explaining the band’s decision behind these more intimate...
THE PRODIGY – STATE ‘WE LIVE FOREVER’ ON THEIR LATEST TRACK
The Prodigy have released a new track, ‘We Live Forever’. The high-octane track, featuring an Ultramagnetic MCs vocal hook, is taken from their forthcoming album ‘No Tourists’, which will be released on November 2. Of the new album, Liam Howlett said: “In these times...
FOUR IMPRESSIVE UP-AND-COMING LABELS ON BEATPORT’S HYPE CHARTS
Back in July, Beatport introduced a new Hype Charts feature to its website to “strengthen its commitment to developing independent music and labels”, give smaller labels “greater visibility” and make it easier to identify unique and upcoming music from all over the...
PAUL VAN DYK TALKS ABOUT LIFE-THREATENING STAGE FALL INTERVIEW
Paul van Dyk has spoken out about his life-threatening stage fall during a candid interview at this year's Amsterdam Dance Event. The accident, which occurred during a performance for A State Of Trance back in 2016, left van Dyk with serious spinal and brain injuries,...
THIS NEW TELL-ALL DOCUMENTARY REVEALS THE REAL STORY BEHIND STUDIO 54
In the great mirror ball of history, there’s always one velvet rope to be on the right side of. And once upon a time, on April 26, 1978, in a sleazy neighborhood of West 54th Street between 8th and Broadway, in a former TV studio costing $400,000, Studio 54’s...
HOW DAFT PUNK’S ‘DISCOVERY’ RESHAPED DANCE MUSIC FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
It is not too much of an exaggeration to say that dance music entered a brave new world on February 26, 2001, when Daft Punk released their second album. ‘Discovery’ is one of the most important dance music releases of this, or any era; a record that anticipated the...
