Almost exactly a year after announcing their disbanding, French electro-house pioneers Daft Punk returned to social media to announce a special 25th anniversary edition re-release of their 1997 debut, Homework. Yesterday, fans were sent into a frenzy after Daft Punk’s logo, taken from Homework, popped up on Instagram and Twitter.
From scuzzy bubblegum pop to drum’n’bass from a techno superstar, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: Caroline Polachek – Billions On her new single, alt-pop star Caroline Polachek delivers a rapturous, sensual, and romantic slow-burner that’s more witchcraft than love song. Recalling Pagan
It’s official. Blawan is weird again. There was a point at which it seemed that the UK DJ-producer had switched tactics toward, dare we say, more straightforward techno ambitions. Perhaps the expectations pegged on him following his breakout single Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage? were always going
Image: Ghostly International British producer Fort Romeau has flirted along the lines of house, techno and kraut across his near decade long career, and his affiliations with labels such as Ghostly International, alongside the likes of Com Truise, and Germany’s Running Back Records have located him on the alternative end
Image by Sebastien Veronese Fourteen years ago, OXIA unleashed his seminal work Domino amidst the burgeoning resurgence of tech house. It was a total smash, an instant classic which would define the sound of the time and which made the name OXIA instantly recognisable in the world of electronic music.
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Electronic music equipment lynchpin Native Instruments has unveiled a myriad of new products and updates, including initial details for the upcoming Traktor Pro 3 software, which is scheduled to be released October 18th. Amongst the announcements is the updated Traktor Kontrol S4 DJ controller, slated for official release in November,
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão Analogue emulation experts Arturia have just announced an off-shoot from their DrumBrute range, but this time with more kick and less price: the DrumBrute Impact. This baby will be officially available in August for a sweet $349, as opposed to the original DrumBrute’s price of $499.
Quintonics have released a new synth…. that’s controlled by the elements! The Weather Warlock is a low voltage synthesiser designed by Quintonics, founded by Robert Rolston AKA Quintron. The Weather Warlock uses an array of sensors to pick up rain, sun, wind etc and the analogue synth translates them into
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The ‘pioneer’ of CDJ’s has revealed a new deck…. that doesn’t use CD’s. Back in the early 00’s Pioneer unleashed the revolutionary CDJ-1000 and persuaded many DJ’s to put their vinyls back on the shelf and make the move from analogue to digital. In the age of iTunes, Spotify and
