Articles by: Danny Turner

DJ Seinfeld: "The debate is not whether lo-fi’s good or bad, but if that raw quality can bring something to a track"

By Danny Turner

Known for spearheading the lo-fi house scene, DJ Seinfeld’s new album Mirrors offers an entirely new sonic fidelity. Danny Turner talks to Armand Jakobsson about his reinvention

Japanese Breakfast: "I realised that I never want to do this DIY shit again, I’ve hit the ceiling with that"

By Danny Turner

Moving beyond the grief-stricken narrative woven into Michelle Zauner’s past Japanese Breakfast records, new album Jubilee strikes a more celebratory tone

LoneLady: "I was given a synth by Brian Eno. It’s a very crisp and weird digital-sounding beast"

By Danny Turner

Exchanging grey Manchester for a basement studio at London’s Somerset House, Julie Campbell broke out the machines and got started on her third album

Mano Le Tough: “If I can get one or two good tracks out of each synth then they kind of pay for themselves”

By Danny Turner

The Irish producer discusses new album, At The Moment, and his sizeable synth collection

Gary Numan's career in gear: "Honest to God, you could buy that and not need anything else"

By Danny Turner

Electronic rock icon on his top 10 gear synths, software and more from the last 40+ years

Sunroof: "We needed to move away from doing 45-minute rambling jams"

By Danny Turner

Danny Turner reveals how the iconic producers’ modular jams finally came to fruition

Hainbach: “I feel I make better music when I have to struggle with an instrument”

By Danny Turner

Motivated by a fascination for high-end research equipment and turning gear from old sheds and nuclear research labs into sound, Stefan Goetsch discusses his latest album Landfill Totems

Jonas Blue on his 5 favourite samples of all time: “If you use a sample, you need to be aware that you’re going to be giving a lot of your record away”

By Danny Turner

The producer on teaming up with AWA for the single Something Stupid, which features a Robin S sample from the classic ‘90s house track Show Me Love

Look Mum No Computer: “My 1,000 oscillator megadrone was challenging”

By Danny Turner

Ahead of Saturday's Keys & Frequencies, the synth builder and YouTube sensation shares his mind-boggling inventions

SG Lewis: “There are endless examples of incredible songwriters and producers who couldn’t play a C chord on a piano”

By Danny Turner, Future Music

Honed in his parents’ attic and featuring a collaboration with Nile Rodgers, here’s the story of Lewis’s debut album, Times

Clark: “I wanted to write an album that reflects how club music isn’t really working for me anymore”

By Danny Turner

The production process behind Chris Clark’s soundtrack work has increasingly filtered into his solo productions. Here, he discusses the making of his ambitious new album, Playground in a Lake

Maximo Park’s Paul Smith on making their new album remotely: “I recorded the vocals in GarageBand in my loft”

By Danny Turner

“I feel grateful that we’ve made this record, but the idea of making music as a group and coming up with ideas on the spot isn’t something we’d want to sacrifice going forward”

Trevor Horn: “I’m just an old muso who likes playing and programming”

By Danny Turner

The former Buggles man and chart-topping producer talks synths, studios and re-imagining his ’80s hits

Tom Oberheim: "Thanks to the dance crowd and the Eurorack guys, analogue is back and better than ever"

By Danny Turner

Synth pioneer on the rise and fall of Oberheim Electronics

Bobby Sparks II: “It’s better to invest in real instruments. The beautiful thing about owning all the originals is that I never have to keep buying computer stuff"

By Danny Turner

The story behind Sparks’ extraordinary electronic jazz fusion record Schizophrenia - The Yang Project

Tom Odell: “I couldn’t make the music I make today without having learned music theory”

By Danny Turner

Singer shares his songwriting secrets and discusses the terrors of social media

Trevor Jackson: "Some of the best things are made when you switch off your thought processes and just do it"

By Danny Turner

After a 30-year career and a period of introspection, we find him clearing the decks for new material

Benny Benassi: 10 tracks that blew my mind

By Danny Turner

Legendary Italian DJ/producer on the 10 killer dance tracks that gave him the most ‘satisfaction’

Showtek: 10 tracks that blew our minds

By Danny Turner

Brothers Sjoerd and Wouter Janssen reflect on the 10 tracks that helped forge their style

The Glitch Mob’s Edward Ma explains how their cutting-edge Blade 2.0 instrument will change the way they perform live

By Danny Turner

“It’s not something you can buy off the shelf”

Alison Wonderland’s top 10 tips for DJs and producers

By Danny Turner

“I give the mastering process to someone else too because that’s an art form in itself"

Danny Avila: "It’s important to take your technique to the next level, whether that’s by keeping your eye on the latest gear or applying new techniques."

By Danny Turner

Spanish electro house star discusses his DJ lifestyle and production

Camo & Krooked: 10 records that blew our minds

By Danny Turner

Drum and bass duo reminisce on the top records they’ll never forget

Vicetone: 10 tracks that blew our minds

By Danny Turner

Dutch house duo Vicetone on their top tunes of all time

In pictures: UNKLE’s live setup revealed

By Danny Turner

"Hopefully this is something we can tour with, but it can also keep changing and morphing."