Check out this epic six-hour playlist of tracks featured in the Street Sounds Electro compilations…
Looking for some sounds to ease your way into the weekend? First issued in 1983,…
Electro
Remember when electroclash took over Berlin’s Love Parade…?
Described in some circles as ‘synthcore’ and ‘nu-new wave’ (who comes up with these titles?),…
Five great Dave Clarke DJ sets…
Today, 19 September, is techno legend Dave Clarke’s 50th birthday. The Brighton native, who will…
Ok, forget ‘Electrica Salsa’, THIS is my new favourite mid-80’s Sven Väth masterpiece… [September 1986]
As dance music memes go, Sven Väth’s Electrica Salsa takes some beating. The video for…
Olivier Abbeloos’ ‘New Beat’ series of mixes are essential listening for anyone into early house and techno…
The ‘New Beat’ genre, which emerged out of the EBM and New Wave scene in…
Artificial Life Begins At 40: Why Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine is more relevant now than ever… [May 1978]
“We’re charging our battery, and now we’re full of energy. We are the robots.” Kraftwerk’s…
The International DeeJay Gigolos CD back catalogue is a masterclass in electro goodness…
It’s not everyday that you can say that a record label inspired a whole genre,…
Why Fischerspooner decided to re-‘Emerge’…with a little help from Michael Stipe
When the annals of electro-pop are written, Emerge by Fischerspooner deserves to be considered as…
DJ Stingray: Detroit’s master craftsman…
Part of the ‘second wave’ of Detroit artists to emerge in the early 90s –…
A ‘Divine’ intervention [1982]…
Maybe I’m watching too much Ru Paul’s Drag Race at the moment (!), but back…