LWE continue to prove they are leading event curators with an incredible third year of Junction 2 Festival London
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Calypso Records with Thomass Jackson & Iñigo Vontier
Compiled by Michael Mayer, KOMPAKT’s annual collection of new and unreleased tracks returns just in time for their 25th anniversary.
“Printworks London is like nowhere else. It’s just totally unique. We love that this incredible behemoth of a space has had life breathed into it” – Mark Newton, Broadwick Live Director
Blanda – I think the main element is that this label is open for all techno artists. We are giving every producer that has talent a great platform to release music. If we get goosebumps from your music we will release it
LWE continue to prove they are leading event curators with an incredible third year of Junction 2 Festival London
“I fear we are slowly losing our most important human nature: To care for others. So to be at a concert or electronic event might help you to stay in touch with that human nature, I hope” – Henrik Schwarz
“I love taking people out of their comfort zones and forcing them to turn the eyes of observation on themselves. My older live shows (when I was doing a lot of vocals) were extremely unhinged” – Blood Blood
“I’ve always said I only sign music I’m playing, I think this is the only way I’ve stayed true to the reasons I started the label in the first place. I’ve never signed a record just because I knew it would sell or to make money” – Matt Tolfrey
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Calypso Records with Thomass Jackson & Iñigo Vontier
“I moved from San Francisco to Miami and realised that there needed to be a change in the music scene in Miami and I opened up Do Not Sit On The Furniture” – Behrouz
“Art is always about something. And that can be very conscious or it can be very abstract, so I’m always trying to express something through every composition that I make” – Koichi
“When sending demos, introduce yourself, write something short about yourself or why you think your music fits with the label. Be patient, don’t try to force stuff.” – Sonic Union
Cologne based Jannowitz Records have garnered several of India’s top Techno guards for their next release ‘India Calling EP’
“As DJs we felt the need to have the missing tune we were looking for in our records bags. From this idea we created something groovy and dark with afro influences” – Pastaboys
“The Roland Juno 106 brought so much warmth to our music we used it in almost every single track. Speaking for myself, I think that the Juno 106 carries emotional contents like melancholia, confidence, and hope in our music” – Langenberg
“The one thing that hasn’t changed is my passion to make people dance. I don’t think that part will ever change” – Rick Pier O’Neil
“I know people have their opinion on Ibiza being ‘not the same as it was’. If Ibiza was still the same as it was say 20 years ago, would it still have the same magic?” – Alice Clark
“It’s always a great feeling to see artists you admire playing your tracks at huge events or festivals” – Matteo Floris
“I am quite happy with not sticking with what things sounded like 10 years ago and being part of the evolution of this sound.” – Flashmob
“Seeing people dancing is our life, when we can do it with our own music, it makes us complete” – Armonica
“It’s been really fun working throughout this year. It was probably one of the best and effective years in my professional career” – Spartaque
“The music industry is a bit like an apprenticeship really, you start at the bottom and have to go through all these experiences to get where you want to be” – Vibe Killers
Incroyable Music’s Fabio Montana, Bellville, Dopish, Fennec & Wolf pick their top 3 past, present & future tracks
“Music is an art form of expression, it should bring the inner side of an artist to the surface and give the world an insight of his vision, it is a form of communication” – Martin Landsky
“We only met around nine months ago at a house party about half a mile from where I live in West London. Several drinks later, we made a plan to have a jam in the studio, and after six afternoon sessions, ‘Oblivion’ was conceived” – Luke Brancaccio and Simon Berry
“Electronic music is an open system that is able to include every influence and background. While the Can generation needed to rebel against conventions, todays classically educated musicians don’t have do decide between tradition and subculture” – Gregor Schwellenbach
“Quality control is definitely a term that can be used which we have and still are developing in our productions and DJ sets” – Roygreen & Protone
Martin Kleinert – Nothing is better than playing your own music in a club and to feel the beautiful moment when you recognise that the people love it.
Meet our new Future Leader Lauren Lo Sung – It fascinated me how playing records could have so much control over a crowd, how a room full of strangers would come together and dance until sunrise.
Underlord – Promoters need to get some balls and book a DJ who is good at DJing, DJ’s are getting booked because they have 900,000 likes on facebook. Its ridiculous. Everyone knows 99% of those likes are fake.
“As DJs we felt the need to have the missing tune we were looking for in our records bags. From this idea we created something groovy and dark with afro influences” – Pastaboys
“The Roland Juno 106 brought so much warmth to our music we used it in almost every single track. Speaking for myself, I think that the Juno 106 carries emotional contents like melancholia, confidence, and hope in our music” – Langenberg
“I know people have their opinion on Ibiza being ‘not the same as it was’. If Ibiza was still the same as it was say 20 years ago, would it still have the same magic?” – Alice Clark
“We only met around nine months ago at a house party about half a mile from where I live in West London. Several drinks later, we made a plan to have a jam in the studio, and after six afternoon sessions, ‘Oblivion’ was conceived” – Luke Brancaccio and Simon Berry
“Although I was a Guitarist first, I had always been quite attracted to synthesizers and a desire to be a producer for electronic music touched me the most” – Eli Nissan
“Ecstasy played a massive role in Dance Music history and it did more for the peace process in Northern Ireland than any politician ever did.” – Mark Craven
“I never feel so inspired when I see a sound wave that is just one continuous wave. The Techno purists out there may disagree but for me it’s just not quite my sound” Markus Saarländer
“I know people have their opinion on Ibiza being ‘not the same as it was’. If Ibiza was still the same as it was say 20 years ago, would it still have the same magic?” – Alice Clark
“It’s been really fun working throughout this year. It was probably one of the best and effective years in my professional career” – Spartaque
“Music is an art form of expression, it should bring the inner side of an artist to the surface and give the world an insight of his vision, it is a form of communication” – Martin Landsky
Renowned, Berlin-based underground music brand HYTE are to take over a stage at America’s most famous dance music festival, Electric Zoo on Sunday, September, 2nd
Backyard Sessions Malmö announces second edition with Dominik Eulberg, Oxia, Gidge (live,) Per Hammar, Helga Keller, Or:la and more
This year, Diynamic Music will not only have one, but two of their infamous events on the White Isle. First at Amnesia (23rd June) and later at DC10 (14th September).
Dave Clarke announces Sam Paganini, Rebekah, Octave One, B.Traits and more for his legendary ADE night at Melkweg
Backyard Sessions Malmö announces second edition with Dominik Eulberg, Oxia, Gidge (live,) Per Hammar, Helga Keller, Or:la and more
This year, Diynamic Music will not only have one, but two of their infamous events on the White Isle. First at Amnesia (23rd June) and later at DC10 (14th September).
Decoded Magazine teams up with Brisbane’s Dragonfruit to win a day tour on Stradbroke Island and 4 passes to Dragonfruit By Day Festival
Win 2 VIP Tickets to EXIT Festival! Party in a fortress overlooking the River Danube at EXIT Festival Serbia
Art in Action at Cottonopolis, Manchester, an all day event filled with art, fashion and music championing local talent in association with Art Battle and Bulliet Frontier Works which will be free to attend
Watch the trailer for “What we Started” electronic music documentary featuring Carl Cox, Moby, Paul Oakenfold and more
Take a look at the forthcoming electronic music documentary “Era of Dance:The first Story of Soviet Techno Revolution (2017)”
ForTunes, the analytics service that enables music creators to analyse, track and engage in music related online data, is now available for mobile (IOS)
Marc Houle presents his latest technology project including Buji Tek for Ableton Live available as a free download
Award winning music producer and tutor Paul Nolan launches his new website ‘The Collective: Make Your Transition’
“We only met around nine months ago at a house party about half a mile from where I live in West London. Several drinks later, we made a plan to have a jam in the studio, and after six afternoon sessions, ‘Oblivion’ was conceived” – Luke Brancaccio and Simon Berry Ian French 8 months ago
“Although I was a Guitarist first, I had always been quite attracted to synthesizers and a desire to be a producer for electronic music touched me the most” – Eli Nissan Priya Sen 9 months ago
“Ecstasy played a massive role in Dance Music history and it did more for the peace process in Northern Ireland than any politician ever did.” – Mark Craven Damion Pell 12 months ago
“I never feel so inspired when I see a sound wave that is just one continuous wave. The Techno purists out there may disagree but for me it’s just not quite my sound” Markus Saarländer Damion Pell 12 months ago
“If you believe in something, just go with it till you get it. The expectation keeps us ‘hungry’ but happy” – Roy Rosenfeld Betty Jansen 1 year ago
I’ve learned not to compromise on quality. When starting out, this scene can be overwhelming, and there’s an inclination to release as much music as possible. Patience and quality control is essential for longevity – Third Son Ian French 1 year ago
Stelios Vassiloudis compiles an exclusive Decoded Magazine guest mix following his recent AFE tour of India Ian French 1 year ago
Zett Feral – The goal was to make Excess into an actual movement for underground music lovers with a home base in Amsterdam Priya Sen 2 years ago
Sanjay Dutta – There is always this pressure of staying cutting-edge but I enjoy that pressure, it keeps me going, to continue playing and enjoying every minute of it. Priya Sen 2 years ago
Frangellico – I was so hooked on music that all I wanted to do was to try to understand how those sounds came alive. Priya Sen 2 years ago
Dmitry Molosh – Belarus has a difficult club culture and sometimes it seems to me that it’s nonexistent Priya Sen 2 years ago
Arturo Hevia – In Argentina they want to ban electronic music and that simply lets you see that they are unwilling to address the underlying topic – to educate kids. Simon Huxtable 2 years ago
Tripswitch – My electronic music roots had been in underground parties and clubs, and despite building this career as a chill out artist those dance sensibilities had never left me Simon Huxtable 2 years ago
Dark Soul Project – I loved building my own music collection and then sorting it out and playing it for my friends, that’s where it all started for me. Ian Dillon 2 years ago
