Here’s how Roland introduced the TR-909 to the world back in the early 80s
While he was undoubtedly a visionary, it has been said that Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, who died in 2017, didn’t…
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Rebūke revisits 90s dance classic ‘Storm’ by Storm
Irish producer Rebūke has just released a new take on 90s’ anthem Storm by Storm, aka Jam & Spoon’s Jam…
The Dance Music Archive launches new weekly radio show on Kisstory
The recently-launched Dance Music Archive is taking to the airwaves, with the launch of a new weekly show on Kisstory…
Tom Tom Club’s ‘Genius Of Love’, four decades on
“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?I‘m gonna have some fun…” Released in September 1981, Tom Tom…
“I surround myself with equipment and just follow my feelings on the machines…” A 21-year-old Aphex Twin looks to the future [December 1992]
Having composed his first electronic symphonies as a precocious teenager (as catalogued in Selected Ambient Works 85–92), by the time the…
“Tina lives in Berlin…” The inspiration behind Underworld’s ‘Push Upstairs’
Landing in 1999 amid much fanfare, Underworld’s fifth album, Beaucoup Fish, is arguably the group’s most compete long player, featuring…
A few pints (and vodka and oranges) with Aphex Twin… [January 1997]
Not only is Richard D James one of electronic music’s true pioneers, he’s also a bloody nice bloke to hit…
“The punk-attitude, DIY aspect of The Prodigy…” How ‘Firestarter’ broke the mould
“I’m the trouble starter, punkin’ instigatorI’m the fear addicted, a danger illustrated…” The pop charts of March 1996 were a…
Examining the origins of Sabres of Paradise’s ‘Smokebelch II’
The recent anniversary of the passing of Andrew Weatherall saw a raft of DJs and music fans alike delve into…
“Shoryuken..!” The music of Street Fighter II – How Yoko Shimomura soundtracked one of the biggest video games of all time
Street Fighter II was released on 6 February 1991, becoming the biggest arcade game since the days of Pac-Man and…