In an era of streamed sets, headphone hot-takes and endless scrolling screen time it can be easy for music writers to drift away from dancefloors and the crowds on them.... Read more
Having managed some of electronic music’s biggest PR agencies, and now heading up Boiler Room’s press team, Chanel Kadir knows a fair bit about connecting with electronic music audiences. But... Read more
What any writer is reading or listening to in their downtime will always steer their interests, influence their work and affect what stories they choose to share. It’s no different... Read more
To Seb Wheeler, one of electronic music’s leading strategists, there is nothing more punk at the moment than a Substack newsletter… Having helmed the digital departments of Mixmag, Defected and... Read more
A regular writer at Pitchfork, The Wire and Resident Advisor, electronic music journalist Philip Sherburne isn’t short on platforms to share his writing. So why would one of the field’s... Read more
Rave nostalgia aside, electronic music has always looked forward for inspiration. Futuristic sci-fi aesthetics have always dominated electronic music publications. However, zine maker and electronic musician Tommy Creep isn’t afraid... Read more
Although they have their own rich electronic music culture, anarchic sensibility and furious, free-thinking sounds, free parties are often glossed over in the UK rave culture story. All too often,... Read more
A quiet explosion is creeping into electronic music journalism, and you can find it in your inbox. In our Newsletter Selects series, Rob Smith chats to some of electronic music’s... Read more
“That’s why everyone involved in the early part of the scene has gone on to do something they wanted to do. They went to the Shoom or Spectrum or they... Read more
A quiet explosion is creeping into electronic music journalism, and you can find it in your inbox. With Elon Musk burying Twitter under his X rebrand, and clip-based TikTok and... Read more
From rigs and clashes to MCs and outdoor parties, much of contemporary UK electronic music culture is indebted to the Caribbean sound systems that arrived with the Windrush in the... Read more
Back in June, we did a book tour throughout the UK and Europe to promote Shawn Reynaldo’s book First Floor: Reflections on Electronic Music Culture Vol 1. “Going into it,... Read more
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