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Decoded Launches New Vinyl Pop Up Series And Monthly Events

Decoded Launches New Vinyl Pop Up Series And Monthly Events

Something we’ve been quietly working on We’ve been having conversations lately about where electronic music goes when it steps outside…

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The Last Dance: How Gentrification is Killing the Soul of Our Cities

The Last Dance: How Gentrification is Killing the Soul of Our Cities

An investigation into the systematic destruction of nightlife culture across London, Berlin, and Sydney The irony is so thick you…

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30 years of Goldie’s truly groundbreaking album – Timeless

30 years of Goldie’s truly groundbreaking album – Timeless

London Records celebrates the 30th anniversary of Goldie’s era-defining debut album, ‘Timeless’, with a remastered & repressed vinyl edition of the…

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The 10 Most Influential Electronic Artists of the 1980s

The 10 Most Influential Electronic Artists of the 1980s

The 1980s didn’t just birth electronic music, it birthed the future. While the world was still catching up to disco’s…

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The Technics SL-1200 MK2: Forty-Five Years of Cultural Revolution

The Technics SL-1200 MK2: Forty-Five Years of Cultural Revolution

The year 1979 witnessed the birth of a machine that would fundamentally alter the relationship between musician and medium. The…

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Decoded Magazine presents Aubrey Fry

Decoded Magazine presents Aubrey Fry

Decoded Magazine is pleased to present an exclusive interview and mix from UK DJ and producer Aubrey Fry, who has…

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Why Most Dance Music Journalism Is Dead Inside

Why Most Dance Music Journalism Is Dead Inside

A self-aware takedown of PR fluff, listicles, and review inflation. How can we revive authentic voices in electronic music media?…

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Synthwave: Neon Dreams in a Digital Age

Synthwave: Neon Dreams in a Digital Age

“Synthwave isn’t just music—it’s memory turned into motion.” —Gunship, in an interview with NewRetroWave Beneath the surface of today’s algorithm-driven…

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Boombox Culture: The 80s Stereos That Changed the Streets

Boombox Culture: The 80s Stereos That Changed the Streets

Before smartphones, before Bluetooth, before bedroom producers could upload tracks to Soundcloud, before Spotify —there was the boombox. These hulking,…

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11 Years of Decoded Magazine (Well, 12 If You Count Our Past Lives)

11 Years of Decoded Magazine (Well, 12 If You Count Our Past Lives)

Right then. Let’s get one thing straight, Decoded Magazine turns 11 years old this week, and we’re feeling a bit…

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