Category: Editorial

Richie Hawtin’s Minimal Masterclass: Revisiting Sheet One Three Decades On

Richie Hawtin’s Minimal Masterclass: Revisiting Sheet One Three Decades On

By 1993, techno had moved well beyond its first wave. The rave scene was pulling serious numbers into abandoned warehouses…

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Sydney’s Lockout Laws Finally Abolished After 12 Years of Cultural Damage

Sydney’s Lockout Laws Finally Abolished After 12 Years of Cultural Damage

Twelve years to the day since they were first announced, Sydney’s lockout laws have been officially consigned to history. On…

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From Dorset to Burning Man: Director Hoj Jomehri on Telling Lee Burridge’s Story

From Dorset to Burning Man: Director Hoj Jomehri on Telling Lee Burridge’s Story

There’s something quietly compelling about documentaries that manage to capture the essence of electronic music culture without resorting to the…

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The Politics of Partying: Why Electronic Music Has Always Been Political

The Politics of Partying: Why Electronic Music Has Always Been Political

Thirty years into this thing we do, and I’m still hearing the same tired argument: electronic music isn’t political; it’s…

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Throwback Thursday – How Surrender Cemented the Chemical Brothers as All Time Greats

Throwback Thursday – How Surrender Cemented the Chemical Brothers as All Time Greats

There’s something instructive about the cover of Surrender. A solitary figure, arms aloft in total euphoria, captured at the 1976…

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Introducing Mix of the Year Winner – Wittak

Introducing Mix of the Year Winner – Wittak

When a DJ wins our Mix of the Month competition in December and then goes on to claim 2025 Mix…

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From DJs to Data Points: How We Traded Musical Expertise for Engagement Metrics

From DJs to Data Points: How We Traded Musical Expertise for Engagement Metrics

Recently over the holidays, I took advantage of a Spotify deal, 2 months free back on an account I stopped…

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Throwback Thursday – Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill at 39: The Controversial Masterpiece That Made Rap Go Mainstream

Throwback Thursday – Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill at 39: The Controversial Masterpiece That Made Rap Go Mainstream

Thirty nine years on from its release in November 1986, it still feels a bit surreal that three Jewish kids…

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The Economics Are Broken: How Touring DJ Fees Are Killing Clubs (And Why Residents Are The Answer)

The Economics Are Broken: How Touring DJ Fees Are Killing Clubs (And Why Residents Are The Answer)

The maths doesn’t work anymore, it’s that simple. Clubs are closing at a record rate across the world, from legendary…

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Half of Clubbers Think Phones Are Ruining the Dancefloor. We Asked the People Running the Clubs

Half of Clubbers Think Phones Are Ruining the Dancefloor. We Asked the People Running the Clubs

Look, we know. Another piece about phones ruining club culture. The think pieces have been written, the surveys conducted, the…

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