As you walk into Elray’s, your ears are just as surprised as you are. It’s not the usual hip-hop artists like Sexxy Red or Lil Baby. An electric beat fills your body: fast-tempo, heavy bass, ...

This week, the veteran producer Rupert Parkes, a.k.a. Photek, releases his DJ-Kicks mix to American audiences. But listeners boning up on his “two swords technique” can put away the Seven Samurai DVD: ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

Liquid has to be one of the most enduring and versatile staple sounds of the drum’n’bass menu. It comes in many forms and flavours, is home to many interesting and multi-skilled musicians and ...

Something special happened in UK music in the early ‘90s. A new inner-city soundtrack was forming, fusing the last 20 years of Black music and youth culture. Reggae, rare groove, hip-hop, soul, acid ...

Tucked away in underground music venues across Seattle from Capital Hill to SoDo is one of the city’s best-kept musical secrets. Compared to acts that regularly pack arenas, the drum and bass (DNB) ...

I booted Neon White on Steam the other day after not playing it for a couple years. But I didn’t play it this time. I just loaded into different stages to hear the soundtrack. Angel Matrix’s fantastic ...

Here’s Pure Acid with a fetching gold makeover. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Pure Acid is a bass synthesizer and drum machine app for the iPad, and it might just be the best drum machine app ever ...

SINCE the Outlook Festival and London’s Southbank Centre first collaborated in 2017, The Outlook Orchestra has gone from strength to strength. They take iconic tracks from the underground and then ...

Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...