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’
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Calypso Records with Thomass Jackson & Iñigo Vontier Daz Pearson 4 days ago
“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 Daz Pearson 1 week ago
“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 Mark Casey 2 weeks ago
“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 Damion Pell 2 weeks ago
“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 Ian French 2 weeks ago
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Mystic Garden Festival with Nakadia Daz Pearson 2 weeks ago
“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 Ian French 2 weeks ago
“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 Ian French 3 weeks ago
“I don’t believe that digital is quite there yet when it comes to synthesis but for processing (compression/EQ etc) they’re really on point. So for me, analog does sound much more natural than digital” – DOKTA Ian French 1 month ago
“Now, most upcoming artists have to become more than just musicians and producers. They need to be excellent at marketing, video editing, Photoshop and copywriting. Sorry to be so doom and gloom but is not an easy time for breaking through” – Baime Daniel Domville 1 month ago
“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 Ian French 1 month ago
Progressing in the music industry with Nick Halkes, co-founder of XL Recordings Ian French 1 month ago
“I want to break the circle of those standard nights in Ibiza, not all of them obviously, but quite a lot of nights and events are very similarly programmed” – Timo Maas Ian French 1 month ago
Constant Evolution: An interview with grime pioneer Flowdan at Native Sessions: Bars Ian French 2 months ago
Breaking into the music industry with Nick Halkes, co-founder of XL Recordings Ian French 2 months ago
When Markus met Timo, a candid talk on BMC18, progressive house, Brighton and everything inbetween. Damion Pell 2 months ago
“I’m fascinated by the concept of time. I believe electronic music is all about challenging how humans perceive time. Repetition and loud music in dark places is the closest we have ever gotten to time travel” – Kölsch Daz Pearson 2 months ago
“Ibiza Live TV is a unique channel and advertising platform which is focused on Ibiza and distributed by our network across the island and beyond. 2018 has seen us expand our operation to over 70 hotels playing in over 9000 rooms 24/7” – Ibiza Live TV Ian French 2 months ago
