Looking for some sounds to ease your way into the weekend? First issued in 1983, few compilations encapsulated the emerging hip hop and electro scene like Street Sounds Electro, the

Described in some circles as ‘synthcore’ and ‘nu-new wave’ (who comes up with these titles?), the musical genre that came to be known as electroclash arguably reached its zenith in

Today, 19 September, is techno legend Dave Clarke’s 50th birthday. The Brighton native, who will be celebrating the occasion in style this coming Saturday at Fuse in Brussels, has been

As dance music memes go, Sven Väth’s Electrica Salsa takes some beating. The video for the track, recorded during Sven’s period as the lead vocalist in German pop group OFF

The ‘New Beat’ genre, which emerged out of the EBM and New Wave scene in the mid- to late-80s is arguably one of the most important, yet under-appreciated, in the

“We’re charging our battery, and now we’re full of energy. We are the robots.” Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine was released 40 years ago this week (May 19, 1978), and while the

It’s not everyday that you can say that a record label inspired a whole genre, but DJ Hell’s International DeeJay Gigolos imprint was arguably the driving force behind the electroclash

When the annals of electro-pop are written, Emerge by Fischerspooner deserves to be considered as the Gimme Shelter or Hey Jude of the genre – from the bubbling synth intro

Part of the ‘second wave’ of Detroit artists to emerge in the early 90s – Jeff Mills and Carl Craig are among the others – Sherard Ingram, aka DJ Stingray

Maybe I’m watching too much Ru Paul’s Drag Race at the moment (!), but back when the glamorous star of that show was just a twinkle in her creator’s eye,