Latest articles by Danny Turner
Cypress Hill’s beat-master Eric Bobo tells us why the band recorded their new album entirely in Spanish
Percussionist Eric Bobo reveals how Cypress Hill embraced their Latino roots on their first full-length Spanish-language album
Rogét Chahayed on how a quirky '90s Casio toy keyboard made the intro to Travis Scott's Sicko Mode
From the eerie opening of Scott's biggest hit to Bruno Mars and Rosé's record-breaking APT., Rogét Chahayed breaks down the stories behind some of the most successful songs he's worked on
“We’ll be in a room with multi-million-dollar speakers and he'll be sitting on the floor with the worst quality headphones and his laptop doing his thing”: Rogét Chahayed on the genius behind Skrillex's production
“He's one of the most enormous talents in the world – and one of the only people who treats the computer like an instrument”
"If I was going away on a trip and could only bring one keyboard, I’d bring that one": Rogét Chahayed on the stage keyboard he can't live without
“I have two walls of keyboards with about 30 or 40 synths, a Steinway and a Fender Rhodes - but this is my number one"
Rogét Chahayed: “We signed away our rights to get some cash, then a year and a half later, the album came out and two of our songs were on there”
Having worked on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 magnum opus, only to go uncredited, Chahayed reflects on the lessons the experience taught him about the industry
We speak to Future Islands about THAT Letterman performance, the internet's OTT reaction – and their new collection of rarities and B-sides
Over a decade on from exploding into the public consciousness with a performance for the ages, Future Islands reflect on their Letterman moment, and discuss their next moves
“He’s the Quincy Jones of the rap world”: Hip-hop hitmaker Rogét Chahayed on learning his craft from Dr Dre
The Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter behind songs from Drake, Travis Scott and Bruno Mars opens up about being mentored by one of hip-hop's living legends
Haircut 100’s Nick Heyward reflects on the group's ephemeral moment in the sun
We speak to Nick Heyward about the forty-four year journey to follow-up Haircut 100's chart-stealing Pelican West with Boxing the Compass
The destructive breakdown of a band that reached artistic greatness only to fall apart due to internal tensions – twice!
While Rain Tree Crow was an unlikely second chapter for Japan, its existence proved that their collective talent was too rare to walk away from
“I told my label I was going to make a rock album – as in an album made of rocks”: Laura Misch is turning the natural world into music
For her latest project, Lithic, Misch journeyed into caves, quarries and coastal environments to sculpt a record shaped by stone, water, lightning and wind
Olof Dreijer on mixing vintage synths and modular gear and why Ableton Live is essential to his workflow
Ever the outlier, beatless meditations and Zulu rap sit side-by-side on ex-The Knife member Olof Dreijer’s debut solo LP Loud Bloom
David Torn tells us about the time David Bowie's genius was on full display in the studio
Famed for his unconventional approach to guitar, film scoring and work with Bowie, David Torn returns with expansive new LP, Now I Imagine a Place Not the Same
"No-one in a band hears drums like a drummer does": Carlos de la Garza on why drummers make the best producers
From punk drummer to multi-talented studio supremo, Carlos de la Garza has worked with everyone from Paramore to Ziggy Marley. We sit down with the in-demand producer/songwriter to talk about his varied career
We speak to Yes, Asia and the Buggles synth legend Geoff Downes
From pop to prog, keyboard maestro Geoff Downes charts his journey from auditioning for Wizzard to global success with the Buggles, Yes and Asia
Midge Ure talks us through the making of Ultravox’s iconic Vienna
Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key
We speak to Japan and Porcupine Tree synth polymath Richard Barbieri
From glam rock novice to sonic architect, Richard Barbieri’s latest album, Hauntings, explores a memory-soaked sound world
"This guy pops out of a trash can – it was Ginger Baker!": Jimmy Douglass on his early days working for Atlantic Records
Having shaped rock, R&B and hip-hop across five decades, Grammy-winning engineer and producer Jimmy "The Senator" Douglass reflects on his extraordinary career
“We're all fragile little creatures. You sit down, lick your wounds and think - is there any point in going through this whole process again?”: We speak to Midge Ure
Midge Ure reflects on fame, resilience and reinvention as he returns with new music and a cinematic live touring experience
“The Koala app is amazing”: Shabaka Hutchings on his journey from jazz saxophone to iPad beatmaking
Picking up his saxophone after an extended hiatus, Hutchings expands his musical world with shakuhachi flutes and experimental electronics on self-produced solo album Of The Earth
"The answer might sound a little boring, but it's probably my iPhone": Modeselektor on their go-to instrument
Based in a new studio, Berlin’s favourite sonic troublemakers crash the DJ-Kicks series with a shape-shifting techno-industrial mix. We sit down with Sebastian Szary to find out more
“People have been imitating my sound for a long time, but now someone can type a prompt and make a song that sounds like Chris Lake – that's wild!”: Chris Lake on how AI is putting music-making “under threat”
One of house music’s most established talents., Chris Lake released his debut album this year after 20 years in the game. Danny Turner finds out more
“Omnisphere’s like a Korg Wavestation on crack – you press one button and 16 things happen at once”: Bicep on soft synths, sampling glaciers and club-focused new project CHROMA 000
The Irish duo opened a new creative chapter this year with two diverse projects that brought them to the Arctic and back to the dancefloor. Danny Turner finds out more
Ambient maestro Steve Hauschildt on the obscure plugins, generative tools and '00s digital synths behind Aeropsia
Following a relocation to Tbilisi, Steve Hauschildt’s eighth album finds him channelling a period of profound personal change through hallucinatory electronic explorations
“Each of our albums had a synth that really excited us. The first was a Prophet ‘08, the second was the MS-20, and this time the Moog Matriarch is on every track”: Maribou State on Hallucinating Love
On their third LP, Hallucinating Love, Maribou State return with a revitalized sound after battling mental health issues
